[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 26457-26573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3061

  Mr. REGULA submitted the following conference report and statement on 
the bill (H.R. 3061) ``making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes'':

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 107-342)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     3061) ``making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
     for other purposes'', having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2002, and for other purposes, namely:

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act, 
     including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
     other facilities, and the purchase of real property for 
     training centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment 
     Act; the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional 
     Occupations Act; and the National Skill Standards Act of 
     1994; $3,167,282,000 plus reimbursements, of which 
     $1,779,342,000 is available for obligation for the period 
     July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003; of which $1,353,065,000 
     is available for obligation for the period April 1, 2002 
     through June 30, 2003, including $1,127,965,000 to carry out 
     chapter 4 of the Workforce Investment Act and $225,100,000 to 
     carry out section 169 of such Act; and of which $3,500,000 is 
     available for obligation October 1, 2001 until expended for 
     carrying

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     out the National Skills Standards Act of 1994; and of which 
     $30,375,000 is available for the period July 1, 2002 through 
     June 30, 2005 for necessary expenses of construction, 
     rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers: 
     Provided,
  

     That $9,098,000 shall be for carrying out section 172 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law or related 
     regulation, $80,770,000 shall be for carrying out section 167 
     of the Workforce Investment Act, including $74,965,000 for 
     formula grants, $4,786,000 for migrant and seasonal housing, 
     and $1,019,000 for other discretionary purposes: Provided 
     further, That funding provided herein under section 166 of 
     the Workforce Investment Act shall include $1,711,000 for use 
     under section 166(j)(1) of the Act: Provided further, That 
     funds provided to carry out section 171(d) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act may be used for demonstration projects that 
     provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and 
     incumbent workers: Provided further, That funding provided to 
     carry out projects under section 171 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act that are identified in the Conference 
     Agreement, shall not be subject to the requirements of 
     section 171(b)(2)(B) of such Act, the requirements of section 
     171(c)(4)(D) of such Act, or the joint funding requirements 
     of sections 171(b)(2)(A) and 171(c)(4)(A) of such Act: 
     Provided further, That no funds from any other appropriation 
     shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 
     centers.
       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act, 
     including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
     other facilities, and the purchase of real property for 
     training centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment 
     Act; $2,463,000,000 plus reimbursements, of which 
     $2,363,000,000 is available for obligation for the period 
     October 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, and of which 
     $100,000,000 is available for the period October 1, 2002 
     through June 30, 2005, for necessary expenses of 
     construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps 
     centers.


            Community Service Employment for Older Americans

       To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as 
     amended, $445,100,000.


              Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances

       For payments during the current fiscal year of trade 
     adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I; and 
     for training, allowances for job search and relocation, and 
     related State administrative expenses under part II, 
     subchapters B and D, chapter 2, title II of the Trade Act of 
     1974, as amended, $415,650,000, together with such amounts as 
     may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
     appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to 
     September 15 of the current year.


     State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

       For authorized administrative expenses, $163,452,000, 
     together with not to exceed $3,237,886,000 (including not to 
     exceed $1,228,000 which may be used for amortization payments 
     to States which had independent retirement plans in their 
     State employment service agencies prior to 1980), which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund including the cost of 
     administering section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as amended, section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as 
     amended, the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the Immigration 
     Act of 1990, and the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     amended, and of which the sums available in the allocation 
     for activities authorized by title III of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502-504), and the sums available 
     in the allocation for necessary administrative expenses for 
     carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501-8523, shall be available for 
     obligation by the States through December 31, 2002, except 
     that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be 
     available for obligation by the States through September 30, 
     2004; and of which $163,452,000, together with not to exceed 
     $773,283,000 of the amount which may be expended from said 
     trust fund, shall be available for obligation for the period 
     July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, to fund activities under 
     the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, including the cost of 
     penalty mail authorized under 39 U.S.C. 3202(a)(1)(E) made 
     available to States in lieu of allotments for such purpose: 
     Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured 
     Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year 2002 is projected by the 
     Department of Labor to exceed 2,622,000, an additional 
     $28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for every 
     100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata 
     amount for any increment less than 100,000) from the 
     Employment Security Administration Account of the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a 
     national one-stop career center system, or which are used to 
     support the national activities of the Federal-State 
     unemployment insurance programs, may be obligated in 
     contracts, grants or agreements with non-State entities: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act for 
     activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as 
     amended, and title III of the Social Security Act, may be 
     used by the States to fund integrated Employment Service and 
     Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding 
     cost allocation principles prescribed under Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-87: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the portion of 
     the funds received by the State of Mississippi in the 
     settlement of litigation with a contractor relating to the 
     acquisition of an automated system for benefit payments under 
     the unemployment compensation program that is attributable to 
     the expenditure of Federal grant funds awarded to the State 
     shall be transferred to the account under this heading and 
     shall be made available by the Department of Labor to the 
     State of Mississippi for obligation by the State through 
     fiscal year 2004 to carry out automation and related 
     activities under the unemployment compensation program.


        Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds

       For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
     authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 
     as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to 
     the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by section 8509 of 
     title 5, United States Code, and to the ``Federal 
     unemployment benefits and allowances'' account, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2003, $464,000,000.
       In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black 
     Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after 
     September 15, 2002, for costs incurred by the Black Lung 
     Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums 
     as may be necessary.


                         Program Administration

       For expenses of administering employment and training 
     programs, $113,356,000, including $5,934,000 to administer 
     welfare-to-work grants, together with not to exceed 
     $48,507,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

              Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Pension and Welfare Benefits 
     Administration, $109,866,000.

                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation


               Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Fund

       The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to 
     make such expenditures, including financial assistance 
     authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96-364, within limits 
     of funds and borrowing authority available to such 
     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 (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may 
     be necessary in carrying out the program through September 
     30, 2002, for such Corporation: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $11,690,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of 
     the Corporation: Provided further, That expenses of such 
     Corporation in connection with the termination of pension 
     plans, for the acquisition, protection or management, and 
     investment of trust assets, and for benefits administration 
     services shall be considered as non-administrative expenses 
     for the purposes hereof, and excluded from the above 
     limitation.

                  Employment Standards Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards 
     Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, 
     and local agencies and their employees for inspection 
     services rendered, $369,220,000, together with $1,981,000 
     which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance 
     with sections 39(c), 44(d) and 44(j) of the Longshore and 
     Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Provided, That $2,000,000 
     shall be for the development of an alternative system for the 
     electronic submission of reports required to be filed under 
     the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as 
     amended, and for a computer database of the information for 
     each submission by whatever means, that is indexed and easily 
     searchable by the public via the Internet: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept, retain, 
     and spend, until expended, in the name of the Department of 
     Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid to the Secretary 
     of Labor, in accordance with the terms of the Consent 
     Judgment in Civil Action No. 91-0027 of the United States 
     District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands (May 21, 1992): Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Labor is authorized to establish and, in accordance with 
     31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and deposit in the Treasury fees for 
     processing applications and issuing certificates under 
     sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) and for 
     processing applications and issuing registrations under title 
     I of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).


                            Special Benefits

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
     (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current 
     or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, chapter 81 of 
     the United States Code; continuation of benefits as provided 
     for under the heading ``Civilian War Benefits'' in the 
     Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the 
     Employees' Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; 
     sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 percent of the additional 
     compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended,

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     $121,000,000 together with such amounts as may be necessary 
     to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the 
     payment of compensation and other benefits for any period 
     subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided, That 
     amounts appropriated may be used under section 8104 of title 
     5, United States Code, by the Secretary of Labor to reimburse 
     an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, 
     for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled 
     beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of 
     reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2001, shall 
     remain available until expended for the payment of 
     compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That 
     in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 
     from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or 
     instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share of 
     the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary 
     determines to be the cost of administration for employees of 
     such fair share entities through September 30, 2002: Provided 
     further, That of those funds transferred to this account from 
     the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of 
     the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $36,696,000 shall be 
     made available to the Secretary as follows: (1) for the 
     operation of and enhancement to the automated data processing 
     systems, including document imaging and conversion to a 
     paperless office, $24,522,000; (2) for medical bill review 
     and periodic roll management, $11,474,000; (3) for 
     communications redesign, $700,000; and (4) the remaining 
     funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
     receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary may require 
     that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for 
     benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provide as part of such notice and 
     claim, such identifying information (including Social 
     Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.


        Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Act, $136,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
     of Labor is authorized to transfer to any Executive agency 
     with authority under the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Act, including within the Department of 
     Labor, such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 2002 to 
     carry out those authorities: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for 
     benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim, such 
     identifying information (including Social Security account 
     number) as may be prescribed.


                    black lung disability trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, 
     $1,036,115,000, of which $981,283,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2003, for payment of all benefits as 
     authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (4), and (7) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and interest on 
     advances as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act, and 
     of which $31,558,000 shall be available for transfer to 
     Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, 
     $22,590,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries 
     and Expenses, $328,000 for transfer to Departmental 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, and $356,000 for 
     payment into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 
     Department of Treasury, for expenses of operation and 
     administration of the Black Lung Benefits program as 
     authorized by section 9501(d)(5) of that Act: Provided, That, 
     in addition, such amounts as may be necessary may be charged 
     to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of 
     compensation, interest, or other benefits for any period 
     subsequent to August 15 of the current year.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, $443,651,000, including not to exceed 
     $89,747,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for 
     grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act, which grants shall be no less than 50 
     percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health 
     programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the 
     Secretary under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of 
     training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized 
     by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for 
     occupational safety and health training and education grants: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary 
     of Labor is authorized, during the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2002, to collect and retain fees for services 
     provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and 
     may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 
     29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international 
     laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of 
     equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
     this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, 
     issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, 
     or order under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
     which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming 
     operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and 
     employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That no 
     funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or 
     expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, 
     regulation, or order under the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer 
     employees who is included within a category having an 
     occupational injury lost workday case rate, at the most 
     precise Standard Industrial Classification Code for which 
     such data are published, less than the national average rate 
     as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, 
     acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance 
     with section 24 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except--
       (1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, consultation, 
     technical assistance, educational and training services, and 
     to conduct surveys and studies;
       (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
     to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
     found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for 
     violations which are not corrected within a reasonable 
     abatement period and for any willful violations found;
       (3) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to imminent dangers;
       (4) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to health hazards;
       (5) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
     or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
     or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
     investigation authorized by such Act; and
       (6) to take any action authorized by such Act with respect 
     to complaints of discrimination against employees for 
     exercising rights under such Act:

     Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply 
     to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which 
     does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or 
     fewer employees.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, $254,768,000, including purchase and bestowal 
     of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue 
     and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     including up to $1,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery 
     activities, which shall be available only to the extent that 
     fiscal year 2002 obligations for these activities exceed 
     $1,000,000; in addition, not to exceed $750,000 may be 
     collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for 
     room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, 
     otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available 
     for mine safety and health education and training activities, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302; and, in addition, the Mine 
     Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $1,000,000 
     from fees collected for the approval and certification of 
     equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and 
     may utilize such sums for such activities; the Secretary is 
     authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other 
     contributions from public and private sources and to 
     prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, 
     Federal, State, or private; the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration is authorized to promote health and safety 
     education and training in the mining community through 
     cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety 
     associations; and any funds available to the department may 
     be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for 
     the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event 
     of a major disaster.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and 
     local agencies and their employees for services rendered, 
     $397,142,000, together with not to exceed $69,132,000, which 
     may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund; and $10,280,000 which 
     shall be available for obligation for the period July 1, 2002 
     through June 30, 2003, for Occupational Employment 
     Statistics.

                 Office of Disability Employment Policy


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
     Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and 
     initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of 
     eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people 
     with disabilities, $38,158,000, of which $2,640,000 shall be 
     for the President's Task Force on the Employment of Adults 
     with Disabilities.

                        Departmental Management


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
     including the hire of three sedans, and including the 
     management or operation, through contracts, grants or other 
     arrangements of Departmental activities conducted by or 
     through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, including 
     bilateral and multilateral technical assistance and other 
     international labor activities, of which the funds designated 
     to carry out bilateral assistance under the international 
     child labor initiative shall be available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2003, and $50,000,000, for the 
     acquisition of Departmental information technology, 
     architecture, infrastructure, equipment, software and related

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     needs which will be allocated by the Department's Chief 
     Information Officer in accordance with the Department's 
     capital investment management process to assure a sound 
     investment strategy; $378,778,000; together with not to 
     exceed $310,000, which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That no funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in a review 
     in any United States court of appeals of any decision made by 
     the Benefits Review Board under section 21 of the Longshore 
     and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where 
     such participation is precluded by the decision of the United 
     States Supreme Court in Director, Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. 
     Ct. 1278 (1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the 
     contrary contained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of 
     Appellate Procedure: Provided further, That no funds made 
     available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor 
     to review a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been 
     appealed and that has been pending before the Benefits Review 
     Board for more than 12 months: Provided further, That any 
     such decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board 
     for more than 1 year shall be considered affirmed by the 
     Benefits Review Board on the 1-year anniversary of the filing 
     of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order of the 
     Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the United States 
     courts of appeals: Provided further, That these provisions 
     shall not be applicable to the review or appeal of any 
     decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 
     901 et seq.).


                    Veterans Employment and Training

       Not to exceed $186,903,000 may be derived from the 
     Employment Security Administration Account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 
     U.S.C. 4100-4110A, 4212, 4214, and 4321-4327, and Public Law 
     103-353, and which shall be available for obligation by the 
     States through December 31, 2002. To carry out the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and section 168 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998, $25,800,000, of which 
     $7,550,000 shall be available for obligation for the period 
     July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $52,182,000, together with 
     not to exceed $4,951,000, which may be expended from the 
     Employment Security Administration Account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this title for 
     the Job Corps shall be used to pay the compensation of an 
     individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an 
     indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for 
     the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this 
     Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 
     appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by 
     any such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations 
     Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 
     15 days in advance of any transfer.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor 
     Appropriations Act, 2002''.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     Health Resources and Services

       For carrying out titles II, III, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIX, 
     and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, section 427(a) of 
     the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V and 
     sections 1128E and 1820 of the Social Security Act, the 
     Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, as amended, the 
     Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, as amended, the 
     Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and the Poison Control 
     Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, $6,081,237,000, of 
     which $311,978,000 shall be available for construction and 
     renovation of health care and other facilities, and of which 
     $40,000,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 
     1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for 
     carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants 
     program under section 1820 of such Act: Provided, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $250,000 shall be 
     available until expended for facilities renovations at the 
     Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center: Provided further, 
     That in addition to fees authorized by section 427(b) of the 
     Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, fees shall be 
     collected for the full disclosure of information under the 
     Act sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the 
     National Practitioner Data Bank, and shall remain available 
     until expended to carry out that Act: Provided further, That 
     fees collected for the full disclosure of information under 
     the ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data Collection Program'', 
     authorized by section 1128E(d)(2) of the Social Security Act, 
     shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating 
     the program, and shall remain available until expended to 
     carry out that Act: Provided further, That no more than 
     $15,000,000 is available for carrying out the provisions of 
     Public Law 104-73: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $265,085,000 shall be for the 
     program under title X of the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for voluntary family planning projects: Provided 
     further, That amounts provided to said projects under such 
     title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy 
     counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall 
     not be expended for any activity (including the publication 
     or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to 
     promote public support or opposition to any legislative 
     proposal or candidate for public office: Provided further, 
     That $639,000,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance 
     Programs authorized by section 2616 of the Public Health 
     Service Act: Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     under this heading, $80,000 shall be for the Wausau Health 
     Foundation in Wausau, Wisconsin, for a survey and analysis of 
     local health professionals' career paths to better understand 
     entry into and exit from health professions, $100,000 shall 
     be for the University of San Diego Institute for the 
     Advancement of Health Policy to assess through teaching, 
     research and delivery of services the impact of public policy 
     on families from vulnerable populations, $200,000 shall be 
     for the Luna County, New Mexico and the Columbus Volunteer 
     Fire Department to provide emergency medical services to 
     immigrants, $350,000 shall be for the Clinical Pharmacy 
     Training Program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, 
     $475,000 shall be for the American Federation of Negro 
     Affairs, $500,000 shall be for the University of Washington 
     Center for Health Workforce Studies in Seattle, Washington, 
     for a demonstration project to collect and analyze health 
     workforce data, $800,000 shall be for the University of Iowa 
     for the training of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, 
     $1,000,000 shall be for the Washington Health Foundation for 
     a comprehensive demonstration project on improving nurse 
     retention, and $1,100,000 shall be for the Iowa Department of 
     Public Health to create a Center for Health Care Workforce 
     Shortage: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 
     502(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, not to exceed 
     $115,236,000 is available for carrying out special projects 
     of regional and national significance pursuant to section 
     501(a)(2) of such Act, of which $50,000 is for the Center for 
     Great Expectations, Somerville, New Jersey to provide 
     prenatal health care, education and counseling for pregnant 
     teens, $565,000 is for the Milwaukee Health Department for a 
     pilot program providing health care services to at-risk 
     children in day care, and $4,000,000 is for the Columbia 
     Hospital for Women Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to 
     support community outreach programs for women: Provided 
     further, That $10,000,000 is available for special projects 
     of regional and national significance under section 501(a)(2) 
     of the Social Security Act, which shall not be counted toward 
     compliance with the allocation required in section 502(a)(1) 
     of such Act, and which shall be used only for making 
     competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as 
     defined in section 510(b)(2) of such Act) to adolescents and 
     for evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of 
     activities under the grants and for Federal costs of 
     administering the grants: Provided further, That grants under 
     the immediately preceding proviso shall be made only to 
     public and private entities which agree that, with respect to 
     an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence 
     education under such grant, the entities will not provide to 
     that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, 
     except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by 
     law to provide health information or services the adolescent 
     shall not be precluded from seeking health information or 
     services from the entity in a different setting than the 
     setting in which the abstinence education was provided: 
     Provided further, That the funds expended for such 
     evaluations may not exceed 3.5 percent of such amount.


               health education assistance loans program

       Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of 
     the program, as authorized by title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, as amended. For administrative expenses to carry 
     out the guaranteed loan program, including section 709 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, $3,792,000.


             Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund

       For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
     Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims 
     associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect 
     to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant 
     to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That for 
     necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $2,992,000 
     shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                disease control, research, and training

       To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX, and 
     XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, sections 101, 102, 
     103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety 
     and Health Act of 1977, sections 20, 21, and 22 of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, title IV of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the 
     Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; including insurance 
     of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $4,293,151,000, of 
     which $250,000,000 shall remain

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     available until expended for equipment and construction and 
     renovation of facilities, and of which $143,763,000 for 
     international HIV/AIDS shall remain available until September 
     30, 2003, and in addition, such sums as may be derived from 
     authorized user fees, which shall be credited to this 
     account: Provided, That in addition to amounts provided 
     herein, up to $23,286,000 shall be available from amounts 
     available under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act 
     to carry out the National Center for Health Statistics 
     surveys: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for injury prevention and control at the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or 
     promote gun control: Provided further, That the Director may 
     redirect the total amount made available under authority of 
     Public Law 101-502, section 3, dated November 3, 1990, to 
     activities the Director may so designate: Provided further, 
     That the Congress is to be notified promptly of any such 
     transfer: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 
     may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the 
     Public Health Service Act to not more than 15 States: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a single contract or related contracts for development 
     and construction of facilities may be employed which 
     collectively include the full scope of the project: Provided 
     further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the 
     clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18.

                     National Institutes of Health


                       National Cancer Institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to cancer, $4,190,405,000.


               National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and 
     blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,576,125,000.


         National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to dental disease, 
     $343,327,000.


    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and 
     kidney disease, $1,466,833,000.


        National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to neurological disorders and 
     stroke, $1,328,188,000.


         national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious 
     diseases, $2,372,278,000: Provided, That the Director may 
     transfer up to $25,000,000 to International Assistance 
     Programs, ``Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and 
     Tuberculosis'', to remain available until expended.


             National Institute of General Medical Sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to general medical sciences, 
     $1,725,263,000.


        National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to child health and human 
     development, $1,113,605,000.


                         National Eye Institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual 
     disorders, $581,366,000.


          National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

       For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV of the 
     Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental 
     health sciences, $566,639,000.


                      National Institute on Aging

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to aging, $893,443,000.


 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to arthritis and 
     musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $448,865,000.


    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other 
     communication disorders, $342,072,000.


                 National Institute of Nursing Research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to nursing research, 
     $120,451,000.


           National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and 
     alcoholism, $384,238,000.


                    National Institute on Drug Abuse

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $888,105,000.


                  National Institute of Mental Health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to mental health, 
     $1,248,626,000.


                National Human Genome Research Institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to human genome research, 
     $429,515,000.


      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to biomedical imaging and 
     bioengineering research, $111,984,000.


                 national center for research resources

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to research resources and 
     general research support grants, $1,011,594,000: Provided, 
     That none of these funds shall be used to pay recipients of 
     the general research support grants program any amount for 
     indirect expenses in connection with such grants: Provided 
     further, That $110,000,000 shall be for extramural facilities 
     construction grants, of which $5,000,000 shall be for 
     beginning construction of facilities for a Chimp Sanctuary 
     system as authorized in Public Law 106-551.


       National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to complementary and 
     alternative medicine, $104,644,000.


       National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to minority health and health 
     disparities research, $157,812,000.


                  John E. Fogarty International Center

       For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty 
     International Center, $56,940,000.


                      National Library of Medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public 
     Health Service Act with respect to health information 
     communications, $277,658,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be 
     available until expended for improvement of information 
     systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2002, the Library may 
     enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 
     services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 
     the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health.


                         office of the director

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the 
     Director, National Institutes of Health, $235,540,000, of 
     which $53,540,000 shall be for the Office of AIDS Research: 
     Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase of 
     not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
     only: Provided further, That the Director may direct up to 1 
     percent of the total amount made available in this or any 
     other Act to all National Institutes of Health appropriations 
     to activities the Director may so designate: Provided 
     further, That no such appropriation shall be decreased by 
     more than 1 percent by any such transfers and that the 
     Congress is promptly notified of the transfer: Provided 
     further, That the National Institutes of Health is authorized 
     to collect third party payments for the cost of clinical 
     services that are incurred in National Institutes of Health 
     research facilities and that such payments shall be credited 
     to the National Institutes of Health Management Fund: 
     Provided further, That all funds credited to the National 
     Institutes of Health Management Fund shall remain available 
     for 1 fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are 
     deposited.


                        buildings and facilities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the study of, construction of, and acquisition of 
     equipment for, facilities of or used by the National 
     Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of real 
     property, $309,600,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $26,000,000 shall be for the John Edward Porter 
     Neuroscience Research Center: Provided, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, single contracts or related 
     contracts, which collectively include the full scope of the 
     project, may be employed for the development and construction 
     of the first and second phases of the John Edward Porter 
     Neuroscience Research Center: Provided further, That the 
     solicitations and contracts shall contain the clause 
     ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: Provided 
     further, That the Director may transfer up to $75,000,000 to 
     International Assistance Programs, ``Global Fund to Fight 
     HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis'', to remain available 
     until expended.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


               substance abuse and mental health services

       For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to substance abuse and mental health 
     services, the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill 
     Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to program management, 
     $3,138,279,000, of which $28,721,000 shall be available for 
     the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of 
     the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act.

               Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


                    healthcare research and quality

       For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social Security 
     Act, $2,600,000; in addition, amounts received from Freedom 
     of Information

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     Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the 
     sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
     amount made available pursuant to section 926(b) of the 
     Public Health Service Act shall not exceed $296,145,000.

               Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services


                     Grants to States for Medicaid

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act, $106,821,882,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       For making, after May 31, 2002, payments to States under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of 
     fiscal year 2002 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States or in the case of section 
     1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, 
     $46,601,937,000, to remain available until expended.
       Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter with 
     respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during 
     such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and 
     approved in that or any subsequent quarter.


                  Payments to Health Care Trust Funds

       For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as 
     provided under section 1844 of the Social Security Act, 
     sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments 
     of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97-248, and for 
     administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) 
     of the Social Security Act, $81,979,200,000.


                           Program Management

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, 
     XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII 
     and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Clinical 
     Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, not to exceed 
     $2,440,798,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 
     Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance 
     with section 353 of the Public Health Service Act and section 
     1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may 
     be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, 
     which shall remain available until expended, and together 
     with administrative fees collected relative to Medicare 
     overpayment recovery activities, which shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in 
     accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established 
     under title XIII of the Public Health Service Act shall be 
     credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That $18,200,000 
     appropriated under this heading for the managed care system 
     redesign shall remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That $100,000 of the amount available for research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be awarded to 
     the Regional Nursing Centers Consortium in Philadelphia to 
     initiate a demonstration project to evaluate 15 nurse-managed 
     health centers in urban and rural areas across Pennsylvania: 
     Provided further, That $200,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to the Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, 
     Nebraska to create a new standard of rehabilitation practice 
     and program design for children and adults with disabilities: 
     Provided further, That $250,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to the Cook County, Illinois Bureau of Health for the 
     Asthma Champion Initiative to reduce morbidity and mortality 
     from asthma in high prevalence areas: Provided further, That 
     $250,000 of the amount available for research, demonstration, 
     and evaluation activities shall be awarded to the Illinois 
     Primary Health Care Association to implement the Shared 
     Integrated Management Information System providing 
     centralized case management, reimbursement and administrative 
     support services: Provided further, That $500,000 of the 
     amount available for research, demonstration, and evaluation 
     activities shall be awarded to Project Access in Muskegon, 
     Michigan to offer affordable insurance to uninsured workers, 
     primarily in small business, and low-income individuals: 
     Provided further, That $590,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to Santa Clara County, California, for the outreach 
     and application assistance aspects of its Children's Health 
     Initiative, to demonstrate means of expanding enrollment of 
     eligible children in Medicaid, SCHIP and other available 
     health care programs: Provided further, That $800,000 of the 
     amount available for research, demonstration, and evaluation 
     activities shall be awarded to the Fishing Partnership Health 
     Plan, based in Boston, Massachusetts, for a demonstration 
     project on the efficacy of using a community-based health 
     benefit program to provide health care coverage for lower-
     income independently employed workers and their families: 
     Provided further, That $800,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to the Mind-Body Institute of Boston, Massachusetts 
     to continue and expand a demonstration project: Provided 
     further, That $900,000 of the amount available for research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be awarded to 
     the Children's Hospice International demonstration program to 
     provide a continuum of care for children with life-
     threatening conditions and their families: Provided further, 
     That $1,500,000 of the amount available for research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be awarded to 
     the Iowa Department of Public Health for the continuation of 
     a prescription drug cooperative demonstration: Provided 
     further, That $2,000,000 of the amount available for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities shall be 
     awarded to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles for 
     a demonstration of residential and outpatient treatment 
     facilities: Provided further, That the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 
     2002 from Medicare+Choice organizations pursuant to section 
     1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible 
     organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 
     of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.


      Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund

       For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1308 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, any amounts received by the 
     Secretary in connection with loans and loan guarantees under 
     title XIII of the Public Health Service Act, to be available 
     without fiscal year limitation for the payment of outstanding 
     obligations. During fiscal year 2002, no commitments for 
     direct loans or loan guarantees shall be made.

                Administration for Children and Families


  Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support 
                                Programs

       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), 
     $2,447,800,000, to remain available until expended; and for 
     such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, 
     $1,100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
       For making payments to each State for carrying out the 
     program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children under 
     title IV-A of the Social Security Act before the effective 
     date of the program of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 
     (TANF) with respect to such State, such sums as may be 
     necessary: Provided, That the sum of the amounts available to 
     a State with respect to expenditures under such title IV-A in 
     fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation and under such 
     title IV-A as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the 
     limitations under section 116(b) of such Act.
       For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     payments to States or other non-Federal entities under titles 
     I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and 
     the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for the last 3 
     months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, 
     incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 
     necessary.


                   low income home energy assistance

       For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,700,000,000.
       For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981, $300,000,000: Provided, That 
     these funds are for the unanticipated home energy assistance 
     needs of one or more States, as authorized by section 2604(e) 
     of the Act: Provided further, That these funds are hereby 
     designated by Congress to be emergency requirements pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That these 
     funds shall be made available only after submission to 
     Congress of an official budget request by the President that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For making payments for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-422), $450,203,000: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated pursuant to section 414(a) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act for fiscal year 2002 
     shall be available for the costs of assistance provided and 
     other activities through September 30, 2004: Provided 
     further, That up to $10,000,000 is available to carry out the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
       For carrying out section 5 of the Torture Victims Relief 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320), $10,000,000.


   Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant

       For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990), $2,099,994,000 shall be 
     used to supplement, not supplant state general revenue funds 
     for child care assistance for low-income families: Provided, 
     That $19,120,000 shall be available for child care resource 
     and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which 
     $1,000,000 shall be for the Child Care Aware toll free 
     hotline: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 
     required to be reserved by the States under section 658G, 
     $272,672,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities 
     authorized under section 658G, of which $100,000,000 shall be 
     for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler 
     care: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be for use by 
     the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and 
     evaluation activities.


                      social services block grant

       For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
     Social Security Act,

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     $1,700,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent 
     specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out 
     State programs pursuant to title XX of such Act shall be 10 
     percent.


                Children and Families Services Programs

                        (including rescissions)

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head Start Act, the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 310 and 
     316 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as 
     amended, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II 
     of Public Law 95-266 (adoption opportunities), the Adoption 
     and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), sections 
     1201 and 1211 of the Children's Health Act of 2000, the 
     Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, the Early Learning 
     Opportunities Act, part B(1) of title IV and sections 413, 
     429A, 1110, and 1115 of the Social Security Act, and sections 
     40155, 40211, and 40241 of Public Law 103-322; for making 
     payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act, 
     section 473A of the Social Security Act, and title IV of 
     Public Law 105-285, and for necessary administrative expenses 
     to carry out said Acts and titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and 
     XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 
     U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, 
     title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 
     of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, section 5 of 
     the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320), 
     sections 40155, 40211, and 40241 of Public Law 103-322, 
     sections 310 and 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act, as amended, and section 126 and titles IV and V 
     of Public Law 100-485, $8,429,183,000, of which $43,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2003, shall be for 
     grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as 
     authorized by section 473A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 670-679) and may be made for adoptions 
     completed in fiscal years 2000 and 2001; of which 
     $738,821,000 shall be for making payments under the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act; and of which $6,537,906,000 shall 
     be for making payments under the Head Start Act, of which 
     $1,400,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2002 and 
     remain available through September 30, 2003: Provided, That 
     to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are 
     distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity 
     as provided under the Act, and have not been expended by such 
     entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into 
     the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity 
     consistent with program purposes: Provided further, That all 
     eligible entities currently in good standing in the Community 
     Services Block Grant program shall receive an increase in 
     funding proportionate to the increase provided in this Act 
     for the Community Services Block Grant: Provided further, 
     That $88,133,000 shall be for activities authorized by the 
     Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, notwithstanding the 
     allocation requirements of section 388(a) of such Act, of 
     which $39,739,900 is for the transitional living program: 
     Provided further, That $30,000,000 is for a compassion 
     capital fund to provide grants to charitable organizations to 
     emulate model social service programs and to encourage 
     research on the best practices of social service 
     organizations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible 
     property which permits grant funds, or intangible assets 
     acquired with funds authorized under section 680 of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended, to become the 
     sole property of such grantees after a period of not more 
     than 12 years after the end of the grant for purposes and 
     uses consistent with the original grant: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended, shall be 
     available for financing construction and rehabilitation and 
     loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by 
     community development corporations.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2002 under section 
     429A(e), part B of title IV of the Social Security Act shall 
     be reduced by $6,000,000.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2002 under section 
     413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000.


                   promoting safe and stable families

       For carrying out subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, $305,000,000. In addition, for such 
     purposes, $70,000,000 to carry out such subpart.


       payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance

       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, $4,885,600,000.
       For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 
     under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, for the first 
     quarter of fiscal year 2003, $1,754,000,000.

                        Administration on Aging


                        Aging Services Programs

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and section 398 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, $1,199,814,000, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for activities regarding 
     medication management, screening, and education to prevent 
     incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions.

                        Office of the Secretary


                    General Departmental Management

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
     departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and 
     for carrying out titles III, XVII, and XX of the Public 
     Health Service Act, and the United States-Mexico Border 
     Health Commission Act, $341,703,000, together with 
     $5,851,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund: Provided, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading for carrying out title XX of the 
     Public Health Service Act, $11,885,000 shall be for 
     activities specified under section 2003(b)(2), of which 
     $10,157,000 shall be for prevention service demonstration 
     grants under section 510(b)(2) of title V of the Social 
     Security Act, as amended, without application of the 
     limitation of section 2010(c) of said title XX: Provided 
     further, That of this amount, $50,000,000 is for minority 
     AIDS prevention and treatment activities; and $21,998,000 
     shall be for an Information Technology Security and 
     Innovation Fund for Department-wide activities involving 
     cybersecurity, information technology security, and related 
     innovation projects.


                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $35,786,000: Provided, That, of such 
     amount, necessary sums are available for providing protective 
     services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of 
     child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal 
     offense under 18 U.S.C. section 228.


                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
     $28,691,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000, to be 
     transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.


                            policy research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 
     Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act, 
     $2,500,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts provided 
     herein, funds from amounts available under section 241 of the 
     Public Health Service Act may be used to carry out national 
     health or human services research and evaluation activities: 
     Provided further, That the expenditure of any funds available 
     under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act are 
     subject to the requirements of section 205 of this Act.


     Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers

       For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 
     Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for 
     payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
     Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, for medical care of 
     dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' 
     Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), and for payments 
     pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be required during the 
     current fiscal year.


            public health and social services emergency fund

       For expenses necessary to support activities related to 
     countering potential biological, disease and chemical threats 
     to civilian populations, $242,949,000: Provided, That this 
     amount is distributed as follows: Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention, $181,919,000, of which $52,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for the National 
     Pharmaceutical Stockpile; and Office of Emergency 
     Preparedness, $61,030,000.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 202. The Secretary shall make available through 
     assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health 
     Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in 
     AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency 
     for International Development, the United Nations 
     International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health 
     Organization.
       Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may 
     be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Public Health 
     Service Act or section 1503 of the National Institutes of 
     Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-43.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare 
     Research and Quality, and the Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services Administration shall be used to pay the 
     salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural 
     mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level I.
       Sec. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, 
     or for other taps and assessments made by any office located 
     in the Department of Health and Human Services, prior to the 
     Secretary's preparation and submission of a report to the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House 
     detailing the planned uses of such funds.
       Sec. 206. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the Public 
     Health Service Act, such portion as the Secretary shall 
     determine, but not more than 1.25 percent, of any amounts 
     appropriated for programs authorized under said Act shall be

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     made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or 
     contracts) of the implementation and effectiveness of such 
     programs.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 207. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for 
     the current fiscal year for the Department of Health and 
     Human Services in this Act may be transferred between 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That 
     an appropriation may be increased by up to an additional 2 
     percent subject to approval by the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
     Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are 
     notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 208. The Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS 
     Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes, 
     centers, and divisions from the total amounts identified by 
     these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the 
     human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Congress is 
     promptly notified of the transfer.
       Sec. 209. Of the amounts made available in this Act for the 
     National Institutes of Health, the amount for research 
     related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly 
     determined by the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall 
     be made available to the ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. 
     The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer 
     from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 
     2353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act.
       Sec. 210. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     made available to any entity under title X of the Public 
     Health Service Act unless the applicant for the award 
     certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family 
     participation in the decision of minors to seek family 
     planning services and that it provides counseling to minors 
     on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in 
     sexual activities.
       Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used 
     to carry out the Medicare+Choice program if the Secretary 
     denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible 
     entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because 
     the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, 
     pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for 
     abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall make 
     appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment 
     to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of 
     the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's 
     enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage 
     for such services and a Medicare+Choice organization 
     described in this section shall be responsible for informing 
     enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare 
     covered services.
       Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
     notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
     molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
       Sec. 213. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-
     167) is amended--
       (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``1997, 1998, 1999, 
     2000, and 2001'' and inserting ``1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, and 2002''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``October 1, 2001'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 2002''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2002''.
       Sec. 214. (a) Except as provided by subsection (e) none of 
     the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to withhold 
     substance abuse funding from a State pursuant to section 1926 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-26) if such 
     State certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     by May 1, 2002 that the State will commit additional State 
     funds, in accordance with subsection (b), to ensure 
     compliance with State laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco 
     products to individuals under 18 years of age.
       (b) The amount of funds to be committed by a State under 
     subsection (a) shall be equal to 1 percent of such State's 
     substance abuse block grant allocation for each percentage 
     point by which the State misses the retailer compliance rate 
     goal established by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services under section 1926 of such Act.
       (c) The State is to maintain State expenditures in fiscal 
     year 2002 for tobacco prevention programs and for compliance 
     activities at a level that is not less than the level of such 
     expenditures maintained by the State for fiscal year 2001, 
     and adding to that level the additional funds for tobacco 
     compliance activities required under subsection (a). The 
     State is to submit a report to the Secretary on all fiscal 
     year 2001 State expenditures and all fiscal year 2002 
     obligations for tobacco prevention and compliance activities 
     by program activity by July 31, 2002.
       (d) The Secretary shall exercise discretion in enforcing 
     the timing of the State obligation of the additional funds 
     required by the certification described in subsection (a) as 
     late as July 31, 2002.
       (e) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
     to withhold substance abuse funding pursuant to section 1926 
     from a territory that receives less than $1,000,000.
       Sec. 215. In order for the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention to carry out international health activities, 
     including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and 
     environmental disease, and other health activities abroad 
     during fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services is authorized to--
       (1) utilize the authorities contained in subsection 2(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
     amended, and
       (2) utilize the authorities contained in 22 U.S.C. sections 
     291 and 292 and directly or through contract or cooperative 
     agreement to lease, alter or renovate facilities in foreign 
     countries, to carry out programs supported by this 
     appropriation notwithstanding PHS Act section 307.
       In exercising the authority set forth in (1) and (2), the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with the 
     Department of State to assure that planned activities are 
     within the legal strictures of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, and other applicable 
     parts of U.S.C. Title 22.
       Sec. 216. The Division of Federal Occupational Health may 
     utilize personal services contracting to employ professional 
     management/administrative and occupational health 
     professionals.
       Sec. 217. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     relating to vacancies in offices for which appointments must 
     be made by the President, including any time limitation on 
     serving in an acting capacity, the Acting Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health as of January 12, 2000, may 
     serve in that position until a new Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health is confirmed by the Senate.
       Sec. 218. Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 290hh-1(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     `Donald J. Cohen National Child Traumatic Stress 
     Initiative'.''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services Appropriations Act, 2002''.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (``ESEA'') and section 418A of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, $12,346,900,000, of which 
     $4,777,199,000 shall become available on July 1, 2002, and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2003, and of 
     which $7,383,301,000 shall become available on October 1, 
     2002, and shall remain available through September 30, 2003, 
     for academic year 2002-2003: Provided, That $235,000,000 
     shall be available for comprehensive school reform grants 
     under part F of the ESEA: Provided further, That $15,000,000 
     of the amount appropriated for title I, part B, subpart 1 
     shall become available October 1, 2001, and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2003, for evaluation and 
     technical assistance: Provided further, That the funds 
     provided for title I, part B, subpart 2 shall become 
     available October 1, 2001, and shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2003: Provided further, That $7,172,971,000 
     shall be available for basic grants under section 1124: 
     Provided further, That up to $3,500,000 of these funds shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Education on October 1, 
     2001, to obtain updated educational-agency-level census 
     poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, 
     That $1,365,031,000 shall be available for concentration 
     grants under section 1124A: Provided further, That 
     $1,018,499,000 shall be available for targeted grants under 
     section 1125: Provided further, That $793,499,000 shall be 
     available for education finance incentive grants under 
     section 1125A.


                               Impact Aid

       For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
     federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
     $1,143,500,000, of which $982,500,000 shall be for basic 
     support payments under section 8003(b), $50,000,000 shall be 
     for payments for children with disabilities under section 
     8003(d), $48,000,000 shall be for construction under section 
     8007 and shall remain available through September 30, 2003, 
     $55,000,000 shall be for Federal property payments under 
     section 8002, and $8,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 
     8008: Provided, That $3,000,000 of the funds for section 8007 
     shall be available for the local educational agencies and in 
     the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the 
     conference report accompanying this Act.


                      school improvement programs

       For carrying out school improvement activities authorized 
     by titles II, IV, V, VI, and parts B and C of title VII of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; part B of 
     title II of the Higher Education Act; the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     $7,827,473,000, of which $1,717,609,000 shall become 
     available October 1, 2001, and shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2003, of which $2,801,597,000 shall become 
     available on July 1, 2002, and remain available through 
     September 30, 2003, and of which $1,765,000,000 shall become 
     available on October 1, 2002, and shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2003, for academic year 2002-2003: 
     Provided, That $75,000,000 for continuing and new grants to 
     demonstrate effective

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     approaches to comprehensive school reform shall be allocated 
     and expended in the same manner as the funds provided under 
     the Fund for the Improvement of Education for this purpose 
     were allocated and expended in fiscal year 2001: Provided 
     further, That $142,189,000 shall be available to support the 
     activities authorized under subpart 4 of part D of title V of 
     the ESEA, of which up to 5 percent shall become available on 
     October 1, 2001, for evaluation, technical assistance, school 
     networking, peer review of applications, and program outreach 
     activities and of which not less than 95 percent shall become 
     available on July 1, 2002, and remain available through 
     September 30, 2003, for grants to local educational agencies: 
     Provided further, That funds made available to local 
     educational agencies under this subpart shall be used only 
     for activities related to establishing smaller learning 
     communities in high schools: Provided further, That of the 
     amount made available for subpart 3, part C, of title II of 
     the ESEA, $2,000,000 shall be used by the Center for Civic 
     Education to implement a comprehensive program to improve 
     public knowledge, understanding, and support of the Congress 
     and the state legislatures: Provided further, That 
     $269,906,000 of the funds for subpart 1, part D of title V of 
     the ESEA shall be available for the projects and in the 
     amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the 
     conference report accompanying this Act.


                            Indian Education

       For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965, $120,368,000.


                   bilingual and immigrant education

       For carrying out title III, part A of the ESEA, 
     $665,000,000, of which $415,000,000 shall become available on 
     July 1, 2002, and shall remain available through September 
     30, 2003.


                           Special Education

       For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, $8,672,804,000, of which $3,315,233,000 shall 
     become available for obligation on July 1, 2002, and shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2003, and of which 
     $5,072,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2002, and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2003, for 
     academic year 2002-2003: Provided, That $9,500,000 shall be 
     for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic to support the 
     development, production, and circulation of recorded 
     educational materials: Provided further, That $1,500,000 
     shall be for the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 
     105-78 under section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide 
     information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching 
     strategies for children with disabilities: Provided further, 
     That the amount for section 611(c) of the Act shall be equal 
     to the amount available for that section under Public Law 
     106-554, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in 
     section 611(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act: Provided further, That 
     $8,380,000 of the funds for section 672 of the Act shall be 
     available for the projects and in the amounts specified in 
     the statement of the managers on the conference report 
     accompanying this Act.


            rehabilitation services and disability research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 
     1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, 
     $2,945,813,000, of which $56,552,000 shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2003: Provided, That the funds provided 
     for title I of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (``the AT 
     Act'') shall be allocated notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) 
     of the AT Act: Provided further, That in the case of a State 
     that was in the third year of a 3-year extension grant made 
     pursuant to section 101(f) of the Assistive Technology Act of 
     1998 for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of Education shall 
     award under such section an additional 1-year extension of 
     the grant to such State for fiscal year 2002 in an amount 
     equal to the amount the State received under such section for 
     fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That each State shall be 
     provided $50,000 for activities under section 102 of the AT 
     Act: Provided further, That $36,552,000 shall be used to 
     support grants for up to 3 years to States under title III of 
     the AT Act, of which the Federal share shall not exceed 75 
     percent in the first year, 50 percent in the second year, and 
     25 percent in the third year, and that the requirements in 
     section 301(c)(2) and section 302 of that Act shall not apply 
     to such grants: Provided further, That $3,746,000 of the 
     funds for section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall 
     be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in 
     the statement of the managers on the conference report 
     accompanying this Act.

           Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities


                 american printing house for the blind

       For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 
     U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $14,000,000.


               national technical institute for the deaf

       For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under 
     titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
     U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $55,376,000, of which $5,376,000 shall 
     be for construction and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That from the total amount available, the 
     Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 
     program as authorized under section 207.


                          gallaudet university

       For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
     Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of 
     Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education 
     of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), 
     $96,938,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, 
     the University may at its discretion use funds for the 
     endowment program as authorized under section 207.


                     Vocational and Adult Education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and title 
     VIII-D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and 
     Public Law 102-73, $1,934,060,000, of which $1,136,560,000 
     shall become available on July 1, 2002 and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2003 and of which 
     $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2002 and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2003: Provided, 
     That of the amounts made available for the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, $6,500,000 
     shall be for tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and 
     technical institutions under section 117: Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
     regulation, the Secretary of Education shall not require the 
     use of a restricted indirect cost rate for grants issued 
     pursuant to section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Applied Technology Education Act: Provided further, That 
     $9,500,000 shall be for carrying out section 118 of such Act: 
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available for the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act, $5,000,000 shall be for demonstration activities 
     authorized by section 207: Provided further, That of the 
     amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $70,000,000 
     shall be made available for integrated English literacy and 
     civics education services to immigrants and other limited 
     English proficient populations: Provided further, That of the 
     amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics 
     education, notwithstanding section 211 of the Adult Education 
     and Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allocated to 
     States based on a State's absolute need as determined by 
     calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service data for immigrants 
     admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent 
     years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced 
     growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years 
     for which Immigration and Naturalization Service data for 
     immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are 
     available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount 
     less than $60,000: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, 
     $9,500,000 shall be for national leadership activities under 
     section 243 and $6,560,000 shall be for the National 
     Institute for Literacy under section 242: Provided further, 
     That $22,000,000 shall be for Youth Offender Grants, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be used in accordance with section 601 of 
     Public Law 102-73 as that section was in effect prior to the 
     enactment of Public Law 105-220.


                      Student Financial Assistance

       For carrying out subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part A, section 
     428K, part C and part E of title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965, as amended, $12,285,500,000, which shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2003.
       The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 
     eligible during award year 2002-2003 shall be $4,000.


             Federal Family Education Loan Program Account

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed 
     student loans authorized by title IV, part B, of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended, $49,636,000.


                            Higher Education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     section 121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, section 1543 of the 
     Higher Education Amendments of 1992, title VIII of the Higher 
     Education Amendments of 1998, and the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, $2,031,048,000, of which 
     $5,000,000 for interest subsidies authorized by section 121 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965, shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That $10,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2003, shall be available to 
     fund fellowships for academic year 2003-2004 under part A, 
     subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and 
     conditions of part A, subpart 1: Provided further, That 
     $1,000,000 is for data collection and evaluation activities 
     for programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
     including such activities needed to comply with the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993: Provided 
     further, That $17,500,000 shall be available for tribally 
     controlled colleges and universities under section 316 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available in this Act to carry out title VI of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended, and section 102(b)(6) of 
     the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may 
     be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by 
     individuals who are participating in advanced foreign 
     language training and international studies in areas that are 
     vital to United States national security and who plan to 
     apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries 
     in the fields of government, the professions, or 
     international development: Provided further, That up to one 
     percent of the funds referred to

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     in the preceding proviso may be used for program evaluation, 
     national outreach, and information dissemination activities: 
     Provided further, That $149,722,000 of the funds for part B 
     of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall be 
     available for the projects and in the amounts specified in 
     the statement of the managers on the conference report 
     accompanying this Act.


                           Howard University

       For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et 
     seq.), $237,474,000, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall 
     be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
     University Endowment Act (Public Law 98-480) and shall remain 
     available until expended.


         College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program

       For Federal administrative expenses authorized under 
     section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $762,000 to 
     carry out activities related to existing facility loans 
     entered into under the Higher Education Act of 1965.


  Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
                                Account

       The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 344 
     of title III, part D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such 
     bonds shall not exceed zero.
       For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically 
     Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
     entered into pursuant to title III, part D of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, as amended, $208,000.


             Education Research, Statistics, and Assessment

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational 
     Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 
     1994, including part E; the National Education Statistics Act 
     of 1994, including sections 411 and 412; section 4 of the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and title VI, part A of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, $443,870,000: 
     Provided, That $58,000,000 of the amount available for the 
     national education research institutes shall be allocated 
     notwithstanding section 912(m)(1)(B-F) and subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) of section 931(c)(2) of Public Law 103-227.

                        Departmental Management


                         Program Administration

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of two 
     passenger motor vehicles, $424,212,000.


                        Office for Civil Rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as 
     authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $79,934,000.


                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
     General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of 
     Education Organization Act, $38,720,000.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for 
     the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or 
     school system.
       Sec. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
     used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation 
     of any student to a school other than the school which is 
     nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring 
     special education, to the school offering such special 
     education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an 
     indirect requirement of transportation of students includes 
     the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving 
     the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the 
     pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any 
     combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. 
     The prohibition described in this section does not include 
     the establishment of magnet schools.
       Sec. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used 
     to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
     and meditation in the public schools.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for 
     the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred 
     between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
     increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: 
     Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses 
     of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 
     transfer.
       Sec. 305. (a) Section 1543(a) of the Higher Education 
     Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Award determination.--The amount of the financial 
     assistance provided to an athlete described in paragraph (1) 
     shall be determined in accordance with criteria, and in 
     amounts, specified in the application of the center under 
     subsection (c). Such assistance shall not exceed the 
     athlete's cost of attendance as determined under section 472 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
       ``(3) Information on distribution of assistance.--Each 
     center providing such assistance shall annually report to the 
     Secretary such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
     require on the distribution of such assistance among athletes 
     and institutions of higher education. The Secretary shall 
     compile such reports and submit them to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce and Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committees on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions and Appropriations of the Senate.''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to any funds appropriated pursuant to section 1543(d) 
     of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, including funds 
     appropriated pursuant to that section in fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001, that are available for financial assistance under 
     section 1543 on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 306. (a) Notwithstanding sections 413D, 442, and 488 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Secretary of 
     Education may reallocate, from funds made available under the 
     heading ``Student Financial Assistance'' to carry out part C 
     of title IV of that Act, excess allocations for fiscal year 
     2002 in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate 
     to institutions of higher education described in subsection 
     (b) for the purposes described in subsection (c). The 
     reallocation to each such institution shall be made in 
     accordance with subsection (d). Such excess allocations shall 
     remain available for obligation until March 31, 2004.
       (b) An institution of higher education may receive a 
     reallocation under subsection (a) if the institution--
       (1) is, on the date of enactment of this Act, participating 
     in the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and 
     Federal Work Study programs under subpart 3 of part A, and 
     part C of title IV of that Act, respectively;
       (2) initially began participating in both such programs 
     during or after 1989, but not later than 1999;
       (3) has a current enrollment of not less than 2,000 
     students;
       (4) provides educational programs for which the institution 
     awards baccalaureate and graduate degrees;
       (5) has experienced an actual enrollment increase of 75 
     percent or more since the institution began participating in 
     such programs; and
       (6) charged, for academic year 2000-2001, in-State tuition 
     and fees for a full-time undergraduate student that were less 
     than such tuition and fees charged by the institution for 
     academic year 1998-1999.
       (c) An institution of higher education that receives a 
     reallocation under subsection (a) may use that reallocation 
     for Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants or 
     Federal Work Study awards.
       (d)(1) A reallocation made under subsection (a) to an 
     institution described in subsection (b) shall be determined 
     by calculating the difference between--
       (A) the amount (commonly referred to as the ``base 
     guarantee'') that the institution received under section 
     413D(a) or 442(a) of that Act, as the case may be; and
       (B) the amount that the institution would receive pursuant 
     to section 413D(a)(2)(B)(ii) or 442(a)(2)(B)(ii) of that Act, 
     as the case may be, if the institution were beginning its 
     program participation in the 2002-2003 academic year.
       (2) If the amounts available for reallocation under 
     subsection (a) are insufficient to fully fund the amounts 
     determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection to each 
     institution described in subsection (b), then the amount to 
     be reallocated to each such institution shall be ratably 
     reduced.
       (e) The Secretary may use such data as he determines 
     appropriate in order to carry out this section.
       Sec. 307. If this Act is enacted before H.R. 1, the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2001, is enacted, then references to 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or to any 
     other Acts that would be amended by H.R. 1 shall be read to 
     be references to those Acts as they would be amended by H.R. 
     1 (including amendments made by H. Con. Res. 289, as passed 
     by the House and the Senate).
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 2002''.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

       For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     to operate and maintain the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home, to be paid 
     from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     Trust Fund, $71,440,000, of which $9,812,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for construction and renovation of 
     the physical plants at the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single 
     contract or related contracts for development and 
     construction, to include construction of a long-term care 
     facility at the United States Naval Home, may be employed 
     which collectively include the full scope of the project: 
     Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall 
     contain the clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 
     52.232-18 and 252.232-7007, Limitation of Government 
     Obligations.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


        Domestic Volunteer Service Programs, Operating Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service to carry

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     out the provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
     1973, as amended, $328,895,000: Provided, That none of the 
     funds made available to the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service in this Act for activities authorized by 
     part E of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
     1973 shall be used to provide stipends or other monetary 
     incentives to volunteers or volunteer leaders whose incomes 
     exceed 125 percent of the national poverty level.

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as 
     authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which 
     shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, 
     for the fiscal year 2004, $380,000,000: Provided, That no 
     funds made available to the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, 
     parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government 
     officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used 
     to aid or support any program or activity from which any 
     person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is 
     discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national 
     origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That in addition 
     to the amounts provided above, $25,000,000, for costs related 
     to digital program production, development, and distribution, 
     associated with the transition of public broadcasting to 
     digital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined by the 
     Corporation in consultation with public radio and television 
     licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives.

               Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in it 
     by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171-
     180, 182-183), including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 
     Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses necessary for 
     the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
     Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95-454 (5 U.S.C. ch. 
     71), $39,982,000, including $1,500,000, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2003, for activities authorized by the 
     Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): 
     Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, 
     up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and 
     other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, 
     including those provided to foreign governments and 
     international organizations, and for arbitration services 
     shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees 
     for arbitration services shall be available only for 
     education, training, and professional development of the 
     agency workforce: Provided further, That the Director of the 
     Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the 
     United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other 
     property in the aid of any projects or functions within the 
     Director's jurisdiction.

            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), $6,939,000.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services


         Office of Library Services: Grants and Administration

       For carrying out subtitle B of the Museum and Library 
     Services Act, $197,602,000: Provided, That of the amount 
     provided, $2,000,000 shall be awarded to the National Museum 
     of African American History and Culture Plan for Action 
     Presidential Commission, $250,000 shall be awarded to 
     American Village Project in Montevallo, Alabama, $20,000 
     shall be awarded to Evergreen-Conecuh Public Library, 
     Alabama, $50,000 shall be awarded to Gordo Public Library, 
     Pickens County Commission, Alabama, $300,000 shall be awarded 
     to Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, $1,500,000 shall be 
     awarded to National Museum for Women in the Arts, $300,000 
     shall be awarded to Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights 
     Multicultural Center, $50,000 shall be awarded to Heard 
     Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, $800,000 shall be awarded to 
     Children's Museum of Los Angeles, California, $150,000 shall 
     be awarded to Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles, 
     California, $750,000 shall be awarded to Natural History 
     Museum of Los Angeles County, California, $290,000 Santa 
     Barbara Maritime Museum, $25,000 Santa Maria Valley Discovery 
     Museum, California, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to The Fine 
     Arts Museums of San Francisco, $150,000 shall be awarded to 
     Bethel Public Library, Connecticut, $500,000 shall be awarded 
     to Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, $250,000 shall 
     be awarded to Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Georgia, 
     $700,000 shall be awarded to Bishops Museum in Honolulu, 
     Hawaii, $500,000 shall be awarded to Grout Museum in 
     Waterloo, Iowa, $61,000 shall be awarded to Iowa State 
     Historical Society, $389,000 shall be awarded to The National 
     Audobon Society's ARK Museum in Dubuque, Iowa, $750,000 shall 
     be awarded to University of Idaho Performance and Education 
     Facility, $50,000 shall be awarded to Adler Planetarium and 
     Astronomy Museum, $100,000 shall be awarded to Johnson County 
     Museum of History, Franklin, Indiana, $125,000 shall be 
     awarded to Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to Shakespeare Rose Theater, 
     $150,000 shall be awarded to Springfield-Greene County 
     Library, Springfield, Missouri, $1,160,000 shall be awarded 
     to Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, $850,000 shall be 
     awarded to University of Mississippi Foundation, Oxford, 
     Mississippi, $350,000 shall be awarded to University of 
     Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, $132,000 shall be awarded 
     to Lois Morgan Edward Memorial Library, Nashville, North 
     Carolina, $100,000 shall be awarded to Rocky Mount Children's 
     Museum, $100,000 shall be awarded to Confluence Visitor 
     Center in Williston, North Dakota and the North Dakota State 
     Historical Society, $100,000 shall be awarded to Fort Mandan 
     Visitor's Center, $100,000 shall be awarded to Mandan-on-a-
     Slant Museum, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to Franklin Pierce 
     College, $160,000 shall be awarded to Monmouth University, 
     West Long Branch, New Jersey, $100,000 shall be awarded to 
     Princeton Public Library, Mercer County, New Jersey, $125,000 
     shall be awarded to Albany Institute for History and Art, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to Brooklyn Historical Society, 
     New York, $22,500 shall be awarded to Buffalo and Erie County 
     Library System, Buffalo, New York, $250,000 shall be awarded 
     to Center for Jewish History, New York, New York, $150,000 
     shall be awarded to Children's Museum of Manhattan, New York, 
     $105,000 shall be awarded to Four County Library System, 
     Vestal, New York, $500,000 shall be awarded to Hunter 
     College, New York, $200,000 shall be awarded to Long Island 
     Maritime Museum in West Sayville, New York, $750,000 shall be 
     awarded to Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, 
     $1,000,000 shall be awarded to New York Hall of Science, 
     $22,500 shall be awarded to NIOGA Library System of Niagara 
     and Orleans County, New York, $100,000 shall be awarded to 
     The Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen, Inc., Woodstock, New York, 
     $100,000 shall be awarded to Clark County Historical Museum, 
     $40,000 shall be awarded to Cleveland Botanical Garden, 
     Cleveland, Ohio, $500,000 shall be awarded to Crawford 
     Museum, Cleveland, Ohio, $42,000 shall be awarded to Farmer's 
     Castle Museum in Belpre, $500,000 shall be awarded to MAPS 
     Air Museum, Canton Ohio, $44,000 shall be awarded to McKinley 
     Museum, Canton, Ohio, $50,000 shall be awarded to University 
     of Oregon Museum of Natural History in Eugene, Oregon, 
     $150,000 shall be awarded to Academy of Natural Sciences in 
     Philadelphia County, $100,000 shall be awarded to Beaver Area 
     Memorial Library, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, $300,000 shall 
     be awarded to Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft 
     Association, $100,000 shall be awarded to Discovery Square, 
     Inc. in Erie, Pennsylvania, $200,000 shall be awarded to 
     Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, $300,000 shall be 
     awarded to National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, $126,000 shall be awarded to Northland Public 
     Library Authority, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, $235,000 shall 
     be awarded to Penn Hills Public Library in Pittsburgh, 
     Pennsylvania, $250,000 shall be awarded to Philadelphia Zoo, 
     $100,000 shall be awarded to Pittsburgh Children's Museum, 
     $700,000 shall be awarded to Please Touch Museum at the 
     Children's Museum of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $50,000 
     shall be awarded to Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania, 
     $50,000 shall be awarded to Bamberg County Library in 
     Bamberg, South Carolina, $50,000 shall be awarded to 
     Clarendon County Library in Manning, South Carolina, $500,000 
     shall be awarded to Marion Wright Edelman Public Library, 
     Bennettsville, South Carolina, $600,000 shall be awarded to 
     The Children's Discovery House, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 
     $150,000 shall be awarded to The International Storytelling 
     Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee, $500,000 shall be awarded 
     to El Progreso Library, Uvalde, Texas, $500,000 shall be 
     awarded to Vietnam Archive Center, Texas Tech University, 
     Lubbock, Texas, $800,000 shall be awarded to Children's 
     Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, $325,000 shall be 
     awarded to Virginia Living Museum, $100,000 shall be awarded 
     to Burlington City Arts in Burlington, Vermont, $125,000 
     shall be awarded to Lake Champlain Science Center in 
     Burlington, Vermont, $175,000 shall be awarded to Vermont 
     Historical Society in Montpelier, Vermont, $100,000 shall be 
     awarded to Beaver Creek Reserve Education Center, Fall Creek, 
     Wisconsin, $500,000 shall be awarded to The Kenosha Civil War 
     Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, $75,000 shall be awarded to 
     Village of Hawkins, Wisconsin, and $500,000 shall be awarded 
     to Weis Earth Science Museum in Menasha, Wisconsin.

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the 
     Social Security Act, $8,250,000, to be transferred to this 
     appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.

        National Commission on Libraries and Information Science


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, established by the Act of 
     July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91-345, as amended), $1,000,000.

                     National Council on Disability


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
     Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973, as amended, $2,830,000.

                     National Education Goals Panel

       For expenses necessary for costs associated with the 
     termination of the National Education Goals Panel, $400,000.

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                     National Labor Relations Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations 
     Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-
     Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-
     167), and other laws, $226,438,000: Provided, That no part of 
     this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist 
     in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 
     with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders 
     concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers 
     as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 
     U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations 
     Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 
     Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said 
     definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation 
     of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained 
     or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 
     percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for 
     farming purposes.

                        National Mediation Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including 
     emergency boards appointed by the President, $10,635,000.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $8,964,000.

                       Railroad Retirement Board


                     Dual Benefits Payments Account

       For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, 
     authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     of 1974, $146,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming 
     available in fiscal year 2002 pursuant to section 
     224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount, 
     not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall 
     be available proportional to the amount by which the product 
     of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds 
     $146,000,000: Provided, That the total amount provided herein 
     shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the 
     first day of each month in the fiscal year.


          Federal Payments to the Railroad Retirement Accounts

       For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
     the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
     interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2003, which shall be the 
     maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 
     of Public Law 98-76.


                      Limitation on Administration

       For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
     for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the 
     Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $97,700,000, to be 
     derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the 
     railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the 
     railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.


             Limitation on the Office of Inspector General

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized 
     by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more 
     than $6,261,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement 
     accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available in any other 
     paragraph of this Act may be transferred to the Office; used 
     to carry out any such transfer; used to provide any office 
     space, equipment, office supplies, communications facilities 
     or services, maintenance services, or administrative services 
     for the Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for 
     any personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating 
     expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for 
     any service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office.

                     Social Security Administration


                Payments to Social Security Trust Funds

       For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided 
     under sections 201(m), 217(g), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act, $434,400,000.


               Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners

       For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977, $332,840,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the 
     current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of 
     fiscal year 2003, $108,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                  Supplemental Security Income Program

       For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security 
     Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public 
     Law 93-66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, 
     including payment to the Social Security trust funds for 
     administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $21,277,412,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion 
     of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year 
     and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 
     returned to the Treasury.
       In addition, $200,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2003, for payment to the Social Security trust 
     funds for administrative expenses for continuing disability 
     reviews as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104-121 
     and section 10203 of Public Law 105-33. The term ``continuing 
     disability reviews'' means reviews and redeterminations as 
     defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security 
     Act, as amended.
       For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, 
     $10,790,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $35,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, not more than 
     $7,035,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of 
     the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not less 
     than $1,800,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory 
     Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances at the end 
     of fiscal year 2002 not needed for fiscal year 2002 shall 
     remain available until expended to invest in the Social 
     Security Administration information technology and 
     telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, 
     including related equipment and non-payroll administrative 
     expenses associated solely with this information technology 
     and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further, That 
     reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for 
     expenditures for official time for employees of the Social 
     Security Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and for facilities or support services 
     for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or 
     procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 
     be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
     amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as 
     soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
       From funds provided under the first paragraph, not less 
     than $200,000,000 shall be available for conducting 
     continuing disability reviews.
       In addition to funding already available under this 
     heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions, 
     $433,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, 
     for continuing disability reviews as authorized by section 
     103 of Public Law 104-121 and section 10203 of Public Law 
     105-33. The term ``continuing disability reviews'' means 
     reviews and redeterminations as defined under section 
     201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as amended.
       In addition, $100,000,000 to be derived from administration 
     fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected 
     pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or 
     section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93-66, which shall remain 
     available until expended. To the extent that the amounts 
     collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in 
     fiscal year 2002 exceed $100,000,000, the amounts shall be 
     available in fiscal year 2003 only to the extent provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts.
       From funds previously appropriated for this purpose, any 
     unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2001 shall be 
     available to continue Federal-State partnerships which will 
     evaluate means to promote Medicare buy-in programs targeted 
     to elderly and disabled individuals under titles XVIII and 
     XIX of the Social Security Act.


                      Office of Inspector General

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $19,000,000, together with not to exceed 
     $56,000,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
       In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
     provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the 
     ``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'', Social Security 
     Administration, to be merged with this account, to be 
     available for the time and purposes for which this account is 
     available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be 
     transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate.

                    United States Institute of Peace


                           Operating Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of 
     Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act, $15,104,000.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended 
     balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to 
     current appropriations provided in this Act: Provided, That 
     such transferred balances are used for the same purpose, and 
     for the same periods of time, for which they were originally 
     appropriated.
       Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act shall be used, other than

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     for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
     relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the 
     preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, publication, radio, television, or video 
     presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 
     pending before the Congress or any State legislature, except 
     in presentation to the Congress or any State legislature 
     itself.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
     shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
     contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
     related to any activity designed to influence legislation or 
     appropriations pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature.
       Sec. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are 
     authorized to make available not to exceed $23,000 and 
     $15,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and 
     expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official 
     reception and representation expenses; the Director of the 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $2,500 from the funds available for 
     ``Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
     Service''; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board 
     is authorized to make available for official reception and 
     representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from funds 
     available for ``Salaries and expenses, National Mediation 
     Board''.
       Sec. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to carry 
     out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes 
     for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
       Sec. 506. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       (c) 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. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, requests 
     for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents 
     describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part 
     with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds 
     included in this Act, including but not limited to State and 
     local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, 
     shall clearly state: (1) the percentage of the total costs of 
     the program or project which will be financed with Federal 
     money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project 
     or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
     costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-
     governmental sources.
       Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this 
     Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
     are appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for any 
     abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, and none 
     of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
     appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for health 
     benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 509. (a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds).
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider from 
     offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or 
     locality to contract separately with such a provider for such 
     coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's 
     contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
       Sec. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for--
       (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
     purposes; or
       (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
     destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of 
     injury or death greater than that allowed for research on 
     fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo 
     or embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human 
     subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, 
     cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or 
     human diploid cells.
       Sec. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization 
     of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the 
     schedules of controlled substances established by section 202 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
       (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when 
     there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 
     advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that 
     federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to 
     determine therapeutic advantage.
       Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with an entity if--
       (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
     States and is subject to the requirement in section 4212(d) 
     of title 38, United States Code, regarding submission of an 
     annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment 
     of certain veterans; and
       (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 
     that section for the most recent year for which such 
     requirement was applicable to such entity.
       Sec. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under 
     section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-
     2(b)) providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a 
     unique health identifier for an individual (except in an 
     individual's capacity as an employer or a health care 
     provider), until legislation is enacted specifically 
     approving the standard.
       Sec. 514. (a) Section 10 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
     Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11709) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``Kamehameha School/Bishop Estate'' and 
     inserting ``Papa Ola Lokahi''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ``Kamehameha 
     School/Bishop Estate'' and inserting ``Papa Ola Lokahi''.
       (b) Section 338K(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 254s(a)) is amended by striking ``Kamehameha School/
     Bishop Estate'' and inserting ``Papa Ola Lokahi''.
       Sec. 515. (a) In this section the term ``qualified 
     magistrate judge'' means any person who--
       (1) retired as a magistrate judge before November 15, 1988; 
     and
       (2) on the date of filing an election under subsection 
     (b)--
       (A) is serving as a recalled magistrate judge on a full-
     time basis under section 636(h) of title 28, United States 
     Code; and
       (B) has completed at least 5 years of full-time recall 
     service.
       (b) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts may accept the election of a qualified 
     magistrate judge to--
       (1) receive an annuity under section 377 of title 28, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) come within the purview of section 376 of such title.
       (c) Full-time recall service performed by a qualified 
     magistrate judge shall be credited for service in calculating 
     an annuity elected under this section.
       (d) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts may promulgate regulations to carry out this 
     section.
       Sec. 516. Amounts made available under this Act for the 
     administrative and related expenses for departmental 
     management for the Department of Labor, the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education, 
     shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by $25,000,000:  
     Provided, That this provision shall not apply to the Food and 
     Drug Administration and the Indian Health Service: Provided 
     further, That not later than 15 days after the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations the accounts subject to the pro rata 
     reductions and the amount to be reduced in each account.
TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF MARK-TO-MARKET PROGRAM FOR MULTIFAMILY ASSISTED 
                                HOUSING

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Mark-to-
     Market Extension Act of 2001''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF MARK-TO-MARKET PROGRAM FOR MULTIFAMILY ASSISTED 
                                HOUSING

Sec. 601. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 602. Purposes.
Sec. 603. Effective date.

 Subtitle A--Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Assistance Restructuring 
                     and Section 8 Contract Renewal

Sec. 611. Definitions.
Sec. 612. Mark-to-market program amendments.
Sec. 613. Consistency of rent levels under enhanced voucher assistance 
              and rent restructurings.
Sec. 614. Eligible inclusions for renewal rents of partially assisted 
              buildings.

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Sec. 615. Eligibility of restructuring projects for miscellaneous 
              housing insurance.
Sec. 616. Technical corrections.

   Subtitle B--Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring

Sec. 621. Reauthorization of Office and extension of program.
Sec. 622. Appointment of Director.
Sec. 623. Vacancy in position of Director.
Sec. 624. Oversight by Federal Housing Commissioner.
Sec. 625. Limitation on subsequent employment.

          Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Housing Program Amendments

Sec. 631. Extension of CDBG public services cap exception.
Sec. 632. Use of section 8 enhanced vouchers for prepayments.
Sec. 633. Prepayment and refinancing of loans for section 202 
              supportive housing.
Sec. 634. Technical correction.

     SEC. 602. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to continue the progress of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (referred to in 
     this section as ``that Act'');
       (2) to ensure that properties that undergo mortgage 
     restructurings pursuant to that Act are rehabilitated to a 
     standard that allows the properties to meet their long-term 
     affordability requirements;
       (3) to ensure that, for properties that undergo mortgage 
     restructurings pursuant to that Act, reserves are set at 
     adequate levels to allow the properties to meet their long-
     term affordability requirements;
       (4) to ensure that properties that undergo mortgage 
     restructurings pursuant to that Act are operated efficiently, 
     and that operating expenses are sufficient to ensure the 
     long-term financial and physical integrity of the properties;
       (5) to ensure that properties that undergo rent 
     restructurings have adequate resources to maintain the 
     properties in good condition;
       (6) to ensure that the Office of Multifamily Housing 
     Assistance Restructuring of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development continues to focus on the portfolio of 
     properties eligible for restructuring under that Act;
       (7) to ensure that the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development carefully tracks the condition of those 
     properties on an ongoing basis;
       (8) to ensure that tenant groups, nonprofit organizations, 
     and public entities continue to have the resources for 
     building the capacity of tenant organizations in furtherance 
     of the purposes of subtitle A of that Act; and
       (9) to encourage the Office of Multifamily Housing 
     Assistance Restructuring to continue to provide participating 
     administrative entities, including public participating 
     administrative entities, with the flexibility to respond to 
     specific problems that individual cases may present, while 
     ensuring consistent outcomes around the country.

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided in sections 616(a)(2), 633(b), and 
     634(b), this title and the amendments made by this title 
     shall take effect or are deemed to have taken effect, as 
     appropriate, on the earlier of--
       (1) the date of the enactment of this title; or
       (2) September 30, 2001.
 Subtitle A--Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Assistance Restructuring 
                     and Section 8 Contract Renewal

     SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 512 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of 
     Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring established 
     under section 571.''.

     SEC. 612. MARK-TO-MARKET PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Funding for Tenant and Nonprofit Participation.--
     Section 514(f)(3)(A) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Secretary may provide not more than 
     $10,000,000 annually in funding'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     shall make available not more than $10,000,000 annually in 
     funding, which amount shall be in addition to any amounts 
     made available under this subparagraph and carried over from 
     previous years,''; and
       (2) by striking ``entities), and for tenant services,'' and 
     inserting ``entities), for tenant services, and for tenant 
     groups, nonprofit organizations, and public entities 
     described in section 517(a)(5),''.
       (b) Exception Rents.--Section 514(g)(2)(A) of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking 
     ``restructured mortgages in any fiscal year'' and inserting 
     ``portfolio restructuring agreements''.
       (c) Notice to Displaced Tenants.--Section 516(d) of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking ``Subject 
     to'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Notice to certain residents.--The Office shall notify 
     any tenant that is residing in a project or receiving 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) at the time of rejection under this 
     section, of such rejection, except that the Office may 
     delegate the responsibility to provide notice under this 
     paragraph to the participating administrative entity.
       ``(2) Assistance and moving expenses.--Subject to''.
       (d) Restructuring Plans for Transfers of Prepayment 
     Projects.--The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
       (1) in section 524(e), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plans.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the owner 
     of the project may request, and the Secretary may consider, 
     mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency 
     plans to facilitate sales or transfers of properties under 
     this subtitle, subject to an approved plan of action under 
     the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715l note) or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
     Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), 
     which plans shall result in a sale or transfer of those 
     properties.''; and
       (2) in the last sentence of section 512(2), by inserting 
     ``, but does include a project described in section 
     524(e)(3)'' after ``section 524(e)''.
       (e) Addition of Significant Features.--Section 517 of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) (except that the striking of 
     such subsection may not be construed to have any effect on 
     the provisions of law amended by such subsection, as such 
     subsection was in effect before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act);
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``(7)'' and inserting 
     ``(1)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Addition of significant features.--
       ``(A) Authority.--An approved mortgage restructuring and 
     rental assistance sufficiency plan may require the 
     improvement of the project by the addition of significant 
     features that are not necessary for rehabilitation to the 
     standard provided under paragraph (1), such as air 
     conditioning, an elevator, and additional community space. 
     The Secretary shall establish guidelines regarding the 
     inclusion of requirements regarding such additional 
     significant features under such plans.
       ``(B) Funding.--Significant features added pursuant to an 
     approved mortgage restructuring and rental assistance 
     sufficiency plan may be paid from the funding sources 
     specified in the first sentence of paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(C) Limitation on owner contribution.--An owner of a 
     project may not be required to contribute from non-project 
     resources, toward the cost of any additional significant 
     features required pursuant to this paragraph, more than 25 
     percent of the amount of any assistance received for the 
     inclusion of such features.
       ``(D) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply to all 
     eligible multifamily housing projects, except projects for 
     which the Secretary and the project owner executed a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan on or 
     before the date of the enactment of the Mark-to-Market 
     Extension Act of 2001.''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) of subsection (b) the 
     following:
       ``(c) Rehabilitation Needs and Addition of Significant 
     Features.--''.
       (f) Look-Back Projects.--Section 512(2) of the Multifamily 
     Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by adding after the period at 
     the end of the last sentence the following: ``Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title, the Secretary may treat a 
     project as an eligible multifamily housing project for 
     purposes of this title if (I) the project is assisted 
     pursuant to a contract for project-based assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 renewed 
     under section 524 of this Act, (II) the owner consents to 
     such treatment, and (III) the project met the requirements of 
     the first sentence of this paragraph for eligibility as an 
     eligible multifamily housing project before the initial 
     renewal of the contract under section 524.''.
       (g) Second Mortgages.--Section 517(a) of the Multifamily 
     Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``no more than the'' 
     and inserting the following: ``not more than the greater of--
       ``(i) the full or partial payment of claim made under this 
     subtitle; or
       ``(ii) the''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``of the second 
     mortgage, assign the second mortgage to the acquiring 
     organization or agency,'' after ``terms''.
       (h) Exemptions From Restructuring.--Section 514(h)(2) of 
     the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act 
     of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by inserting before 
     the semicolon the following: ``, or refinanced pursuant to 
     section 811 of the American Homeownership and Economic 
     Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note)''.

     SEC. 613. CONSISTENCY OF RENT LEVELS UNDER ENHANCED VOUCHER 
                   ASSISTANCE AND RENT RESTRUCTURINGS.

       Subtitle A of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

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     ``SEC. 525. CONSISTENCY OF RENT LEVELS UNDER ENHANCED VOUCHER 
                   ASSISTANCE AND RENT RESTRUCTURINGS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall examine the 
     standards and procedures for determining and establishing the 
     rent standards described under subsection (b). Pursuant to 
     such examination, the Secretary shall establish procedures 
     and guidelines that are designed to ensure that the amounts 
     determined by the various rent standards for the same 
     dwelling units are reasonably consistent and reflect rents 
     for comparable unassisted units in the same area as such 
     dwelling units.
       ``(b) Rent Standards.--The rent standards described in this 
     subsection are as follows:
       ``(1) Enhanced vouchers.--The payment standard for enhanced 
     voucher assistance under section 8(t) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)).
       ``(2) Mark-to-market.--The rents derived from comparable 
     properties, for purposes of section 514(g) of this Act.
       ``(3) Contract renewal.--The comparable market rents for 
     the market area, for purposes of section 524(a)(4) of this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 614. ELIGIBLE INCLUSIONS FOR RENEWAL RENTS OF PARTIALLY 
                   ASSISTED BUILDINGS.

       Section 524(a)(4)(C) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) 
     is amended by adding after the period at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary shall include in such budget-based cost increases 
     costs relating to the project as a whole (including costs 
     incurred with respect to units not covered by the contract 
     for assistance), but only (I) if inclusion of such costs is 
     requested by the owner or purchaser of the project, (II) if 
     inclusion of such costs will permit capital repairs to the 
     project or acquisition of the project by a nonprofit 
     organization, and (III) to the extent that inclusion of such 
     costs (or a portion thereof) complies with the requirement 
     under clause (ii).''.

     SEC. 615. ELIGIBILITY OF RESTRUCTURING PROJECTS FOR 
                   MISCELLANEOUS HOUSING INSURANCE.

       Section 223(a)(7) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715n(a)(7)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``under this Act: Provided, That the 
     principal'' and inserting the following: ``under this Act, or 
     an existing mortgage held by the Secretary that is subject to 
     a mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency 
     plan pursuant to the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), provided 
     that--
       ``(A) the principal'';
       (2) by striking ``except that (A)'' and inserting ``except 
     that (i)'';
       (3) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(ii)'';
       (4) by striking ``(C)'' and inserting ``(iii)'';
       (5) by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(iv)'';
       (6) by striking ``: Provided further, That a mortgage'' and 
     inserting the following ``; and
       ``(B) a mortgage'';
       (7) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) a mortgage that is subject to a mortgage 
     restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan pursuant 
     to the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
     Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) and is refinanced under 
     this paragraph may have a term of not more than 30 years; 
     or''.

     SEC. 616. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Exemptions From Restructuring.--
       (1) In general.--Section 514(h) of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended to read as if the amendment made by section 
     531(c) of Public Law 106-74 (113 Stat. 1116) were made to 
     ``Section 514(h)(1)'' instead of ``Section 514(h)''.
       (2) Retroactive effect.--The amendment made by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection is deemed to have taken effect on the 
     date of the enactment of Public Law 106-74 (113 Stat. 1109).
       (b) Other.--The Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
       (1) in section 511(a)(12), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``this title'';
       (2) in section 513, by striking ``this Act'' each place 
     such term appears in subsections (a)(2)(I) and (b)(3) and 
     inserting ``this title'';
       (3) in section 514(f)(3)(B), by inserting ``Housing'' after 
     ``Multifamily'';
       (4) in section 515(c)(1)(B), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (5) in section 517(b)--
       (A) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6), by capitalizing 
     the first letter of the first word that follows the paragraph 
     heading;
       (B) in each of paragraphs (1) through (5), by striking the 
     semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
       (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period;
       (6) in section 520(b), by striking ``Banking and''; and
       (7) in section 573(d)(2), by striking ``Banking and''.
   Subtitle B--Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring

     SEC. 621. REAUTHORIZATION OF OFFICE AND EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.

       Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a) Repeals.--
       ``(1) Mark-to-market program.--Subtitle A (except for 
     section 524) is repealed effective October 1, 2006.
       ``(2) OMHAR.--Subtitle D (except for this section) is 
     repealed effective October 1, 2004.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``October 1, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2006'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``upon September 30, 
     2001'' and inserting ``at the end of September 30, 2004''; 
     and
       (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Transfer of Authority.--Effective upon the repeal of 
     subtitle D under subsection (a)(2) of this section, all 
     authority and responsibilities to administer the program 
     under subtitle A are transferred to the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 622. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.

       (a) In General.--Section 572 of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(a) Appointment.--The Office shall be under the 
     management of a Director, who shall be appointed by the 
     President from among individuals who are citizens of the 
     United States and have a demonstrated understanding of 
     financing and mortgage restructuring for affordable 
     multifamily housing.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the first Director of the Office of 
     Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and any such Director 
     appointed thereafter.

     SEC. 623. VACANCY IN POSITION OF DIRECTOR.

       (a) In General.--Section 572 of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the position of Director shall 
     be filled by appointment in the manner provided under 
     subsection (a). The President shall make such an appointment 
     not later than 60 days after such position first becomes 
     vacant.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any vacancy in the position of Director of the 
     Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development which occurs or 
     exists after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 624. OVERSIGHT BY FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER.

       (a) In General.--Section 578 of the Multifamily Assisted 
     Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 578. OVERSIGHT BY FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER.

       ``All authority and responsibilities assigned under this 
     subtitle to the Secretary shall be carried out through the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development who is the Federal Housing Commissioner.''.
       (b) Report.--The second sentence of section 573(b) of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking 
     ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development who is the 
     Federal Housing Commissioner''.

     SEC. 625. LIMITATION ON SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT.

       Section 576 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
     Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended 
     by striking ``2-year period'' and inserting ``1-year 
     period''.
          Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Housing Program Amendments

     SEC. 631. EXTENSION OF CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES CAP EXCEPTION.

       Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is amended by striking 
     ``through 2001'' and inserting ``through 2003''.

     SEC. 632. USE OF SECTION 8 ENHANCED VOUCHERS FOR PREPAYMENTS.

       Section 8(t)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)(2)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``insurance contract for the mortgage for such housing 
     project'' the following: ``(including any such mortgage 
     prepayment during fiscal year 1996 or a fiscal year 
     thereafter or any insurance contract voluntary termination 
     during fiscal year 1996 or a fiscal year thereafter)''.

     SEC. 633. PREPAYMENT AND REFINANCING OF LOANS FOR SECTION 202 
                   SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Section 811 of the American Homeownership 
     and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note) 
     is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (b) Effectiveness Upon Date of Enactment.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (a) of this section shall take effect upon 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and the provisions of 
     section 811 of the American Homeownership and Economic 
     Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section, shall apply as so amended 
     upon such date of enactment, notwithstanding--
       (1) any authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to issue regulations to implement or carry out 
     the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section or the 
     provisions of section 811 of the American Homeownership and 
     Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note); or

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       (2) any failure of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to issue any such regulations authorized.

     SEC. 634. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a) of Public Law 100-77 (42 
     U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended to read as if the amendment 
     made by section 1 of Public Law 106-400 (114 Stat. 1675) were 
     made to ``Section 101'' instead of ``Section 1''.
       (b) Retroactive Effect.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) of this section is deemed to have taken effect 
     immediately after the enactment of Public Law 106-400 (114 
     Stat. 1675).
                    TITLE VII--MENTAL HEALTH PARITY

     SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS

       (a) ERISA.--Section 712(f) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a(f)) is amended 
     by striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2002''.
       (b) PHSA.--Section 2705(f) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300gg-5(f)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.
       (c) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 9812(f) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.

     SEC. 702. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT.

       Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping 
     Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of 
     the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 
     105-217, the provisions of this title that would have been 
     estimated by the Office of Management and Budget as changing 
     direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 were it 
     included in an Act other than an appropriations Act shall be 
     treated as direct spending or receipts legislation, as 
     appropriate, under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and by the Chairmen of 
     the House and Senate Budget Committees, as appropriate, under 
     the Congressional Budget Act.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2002''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Ralph Regula,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Dan Miller,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Anne M. Northup,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Kay Granger,
     John E. Peterson,
     Don Sherwood,
     David Obey,
     Steny Hoyer,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Nita Lowey,
     Rosa DeLauro,
     Jesse Jackson, Jr,
     Patrick J. Kennedy,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Tom Harkin,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Daniel Inouye,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     Mary Landrieu,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Arlen Specter,
     Thad Cochran,
     Judd Gregg,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Ted Stevens,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Mike DeWine,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3061) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, 
     submit the following joint statement of the House and Senate 
     in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.
       In implementing this agreement, the Departments and 
     agencies should comply with the language and instructions set 
     forth in House Report 107-229 and Senate Report 107-84.
       In the case where the language and instructions in either 
     report specifically address the allocation of funds, the 
     Departments and agencies are to follow the funding levels 
     specified in the Congressional budget justifications 
     accompanying the fiscal year 2002 budget or the underlying 
     authorizing statute and should give full consideration to all 
     items, including items allocating specific funding included 
     in the House and Senate reports. With respect to the 
     provisions in the House and Senate reports that specifically 
     allocate funds, each has been reviewed and those that are 
     jointly concurred in have been included in this joint 
     statement.
       The conferees specifically endorse the provisions of the 
     House Report 105-205 directing ``. . . the Departments of 
     Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the 
     Social Security Administration and the Railroad Retirement 
     Board to submit operating plans with respect to discretionary 
     appropriations to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations. These plans, which are to be submitted within 
     30 days of the final passage of the bill, must be signed by 
     the respective Departmental Secretaries, the Social Security 
     Commissioner and the Chairman of the Railroad Retirement 
     Board.''
       The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
     incorporates the following agreements of the managers:

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION


                    Training and Employment Services

       The conference agreement includes $5, 630,282,000 for 
     training and employment services instead of $5,583,147,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $5,533,281,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the amount appropriated, $2,463,000,000 is an 
     advance appropriation for fiscal year 2003, as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $1,127,965,000 for Youth 
     Training, which is the Senate level. Funding for the Youth 
     Opportunity Grants, $225,100,000, provided within the total 
     for this activity in the House bill, is provided separately 
     in the conference agreement as proposed by the Senate. These 
     grants are aimed at increasing the long-term employment of 
     youth who live in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, 
     and other high-poverty areas.
       The conference agreement includes $1,549,000,000 for the 
     Dislocated Worker program, which is the same as the Senate 
     level. The conferees intend that 80 percent of the funds 
     provided will be used for State formula grants and 20 percent 
     for National Emergency Grants as authorized under the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and provided in the House 
     bill.
       The conferees have been informed that the Department plans 
     to cut dislocated worker funding in program year 2001 for 
     community-based organizations and, therefore, strongly urge 
     the Administration to continue, at least at current services 
     levels, job training activities for these organizations.
       The conference agreement includes $57,000,000 for Native 
     Americans instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $57,800,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $80,770,000 for 
     activities authorized under Section 167 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act, reflected in two separate line items on the 
     table accompanying the conference agreement: ``Migrant and 
     Seasonal Farmworkers'' and ``National Activities/Other''. 
     Under the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers line item, the 
     conference agreement provides $79,751,000. The agreement 
     includes bill language directing that $4,786,000 of this 
     amount be used for migrant and seasonal farmworker housing 
     grants. The conferees agree that the remaining amount should 
     be used for State service area grants, including funding 
     grantees in those States impacted by formula changes at their 
     comparable 1998 levels. Within the National Activities/Other 
     line item, the conference agreement includes $1,019,000 to be 
     used for Section 167 training, technical assistance and 
     related activities, including funds for migrant rest center 
     activities. The agreement anticipates that the Department 
     will continue valuable technical assistance services provided 
     by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs.
       The conference agreement includes $1,459,200,000 for Job 
     Corps. Within the total, $1,328,825,000 is provided for 
     continuing operations of the program and $130,375,000 is for 
     renovation and construction of Job Corps centers. The 
     additional $10,000,000 above the request in construction and 
     renovation is for the first year costs for a minimum of two 
     new Job Corps centers. The Secretary is urged to initiate the 
     process of selecting and designing these new centers in the 
     2002 fiscal year and to include additional required funding 
     in subsequent budget requests, beginning with fiscal year 
     2003.


       The conference agreement includes a citation to the Women 
     in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill did not cite this Act.
       The conference agreement provides that funds for the 
     National Skill Standards Board shall become available October 
     1, 2001 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not 
     contain this provision.
       The conferees urge the Secretary to target funds to fill 
     vacancies in caring for our nation's elderly and disabled 
     with those workers recently unemployed. Training for long-
     term care workers should be a high priority for the use of 
     Workforce Investment Act funds both at the federal level and 
     in the States.
       The conferees urge the Department of Labor, in cooperation 
     with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to 
     assess the shortage of frontline caregivers in long-term care 
     settings (certified nurse aids, licensed practical nurses) 
     and make comprehensive recommendations to address the 
     increasing demand of an aging baby-boomer generation, and 
     report findings and recommendations to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees by June 2002.

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       With respect to the projects listed below for pilots and 
     demonstrations, the conferees encourage the Department to 
     ensure that these projects are coordinated with local 
     Workforce Investment Boards. The conferees also encourage the 
     Department to ensure that project performance is adequately 
     documented and evaluated. The conference agreement includes 
     the following amounts for the following projects and 
     activities:

Bristol Bay Native Association vocational job training program.$500,000
Recruitment and retention of Alaska Natives in nursing at University 
  of Alaska in Anchorage........................................500,000
Center for Textile Training and Apparel Technology at Central 
  Alabama Community College.....................................750,000
Arkansas Enterprise Group's Good Faith Fund to focus on employment 
  training and career path development for low-income residents of 
  the Delta Region in Arkansas..................................150,000
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences BioVentures Incubator for 
  equipment needed for wetlabs used in training.................200,000
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, to develop 
  technology training programs..................................250,000
City of Compton to support the Compton Youth Succeed Initiative.250,000
Greater Sacramento Urban League, Sacramento, CA, for job training 
  activities....................................................270,000
Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA, for the Brentwood Outreach 
  Center to develop model program to serve low-income minorities440,000
Pride Industries, Roseville, CA, to create long-term jobs for 
  persons with disabilities and other barriers to employment..1,000,000
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency for the Sacramento Pre-
  Apprenticeship Construction Job Training Program..............800,000
Urban League of Metropolitan Denver, CO, for Project Connect 
  Technical Training Program....................................100,000
Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT, to develop skills sets for 
  the manufacturing sector......................................500,000
Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury, Danbury, CT, to provide career 
  services to minority populations.............................$150,000
National Student Partnerships continuation project for expansion to 
  10 new sites..................................................550,000
Waterbury Adult Education Technical Center to provide occupational 
  training to workers at small firms............................400,000
Jobs for America's Grads (JAG) program $1,000,000.............1,000,000
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Tallahassee, FL, for a 
  pilot program to recruit and train health care workers......2,000,000
American Indian Science and Engineering Society for the Rural 
  Computer Utilization Training Program.........................500,000
Bishops Museum..................................................800,000
High Tech Training--Maui, HI....................................500,000
Maui Economic Development Board for the Rural Computer Utilization 
  Training Program............................................1,000,000
Remote Rural Hawaii Job Training Project......................5,000,000
Samoan/Asian Pacific Job Training--Hawaii.....................3,500,000
Training & Education Opportunities at the University of Hawaii at 
  Maui........................................................5,000,000
Iowa Policy Project for a study on temporary and contingent work500,000
The Joblinks program..........................................1,000,000
University of Northern Iowa's Program for Integrating Immigrants and 
  Refugees into the Workforce...................................250,000
Harvey Community Center, Harvey, IL, for a demonstration project to 
  provide job training for low income individuals/families......200,000
Lakeside Community Committee, Chicago, IL, for a job training 
  program targeting the hard core unemployed....................440,000
Opportunity, Inc. in Highland Park, IL to implement a model job 
  training program to integrate workers with disabilities into a 
  manufacturing workplace.......................................125,000
Policy Research Action Group in Chicago to train inner-city 
  residents for careers in the automotive industry..............125,000
Safer Foundation, Chicago, IL to continue the Workplace Acclimation 
  Program for Ex-Offenders......................................400,000
Labor Institute for Training, Indianapolis, IN, to expand and 
  improve services to newly dislocated and incumbent workers....152,000
Career Resources, Inc., Louisville, KY, to establish a workforce 
  computer training program.....................................100,000
Career Vision Inc., Louisville, KY, to establish a distance learning 
  pilot program for computer-based employment skills for youths and 
  adults with disabilities......................................100,000
Center for Women and Families, Louisville, KY, to expand technology 
  training and professional education for women affected by domestic 
  violence......................................................700,000
Clifty Heights Community Development Organization, Inc, Science 
  Hill, KY, for program development, operation and equipment....200,000
Custom Quality Services, Louisville, KY, for training for their 
  disabled employees.............................................30,000
New Vision Enterprises, Louisville, KY, for an employment program 
  for people with disabilities..................................100,000
University of Louisville Center for Supply Chain Workforce 
  Development...................................................800,000
Louisiana National Guard for the Louisiana Job Challenge Program to 
  fund a trade/skill training program for at-risk teenagers.....200,000
Military Educational Training Enhancement Fund, Carville, LA, for a 
  job challenge program for at risk youth.......................500,000
Kennebec Valley Technical College to develop a Precision Machining 
  Technology Program to address the critical workforce shortage in 
  Maine's metal products industry...............................400,000
United Technologies Center to develop a Photonics Training Pilot 
  Project, to regional technical high school students in the field 
  of photonics..................................................400,000
Focus: HOPE in Detroit, MI to provide training programs to women and 
  minorities through their Information Tech Center..............500,000
Michigan Technology Commercialization, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, for 
  planning activities...........................................350,000
Mott Community College, Flint, MI to develop simulation curriculum 
  in virtual machining........................................1,000,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans to support their workforce 
  readiness program for homeless veterans.......................500,000
Northeast Higher Education District (NHED) in Minnesota to design a 
  Rural Telework Center which will provide workforce programs and 
  employment opportunities in IT jobs.........................1,000,000
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, for 
  economic and workforce development............................900,000
Alcorn Biotechnology Center, Lorman, MS for entrepreneurial trai150,000
Mississippi Delta Community College Business Services Center....300,000
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges for an 
  automotive workforce training program in Madison County, MS.5,000,000
Mississippi State University Nursery Assistance.................800,000
Mississippi State University, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, 
  Mississippi State, MS, for automotive engineering training....200,000
Mississippi Valley Biometric Technology, Itta Bena, MS..........150,000
Minot State University, Minot, ND, for the Minot Job Corps 
  Fellowship Training Program...................................385,000
Traill County Technology Center at Mayville State University to 
  retain graduates in business in Traill County, ND.............175,000
New Hampshire Motor Transport Association to recruit, train, and 
  retrain truck drivers in Concord, NH..........................375,000
Youth Opportunities in Retailing, Inc., to work in cooperation with 
  schools and community organizations to teach sales and service 
  skills to develop a future workforce..........................200,000
City of Las Vegas for worker initiatives in response to post-
  terrorist attack layoffs....................................1,750,000
NevadaWorks to create a job skills training program to help 
  residents meet the employment needs of new businesses in the a250,000
Reno/Sparks Chamber of Commerce--Workforce Learning Academy Summ150,000
Audrey Cohen College, New York City, for Welfare to Careers Prog475,000

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Healthcare Association of New York State to develop the Center for 
  Health Care Workforce Innovations.............................150,000
Westchester-Putnam Counties Consortium for Worker Education and 
  Training, Inc., Yonkers, NY, for outreach and training for 
  construction workers..........................................500,000
Eastern Ohio Training Center, Cambridge, OH, for instructional 
  software, training materials, computer hardware and accessorie300,000
Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network to expand 
  metalworking training programs................................500,000
State Board of Career and Technology Education, Stillwater, OK, to 
  develop and update training modules...........................300,000
Altoona Blair County Development Corporation Workforce Initiativ200,000
College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development to expand 
  training programs in Philadelphia.............................300,000
Community Empowerment Association, Inc. for community re-entry of 
  offenders job training in Allegheny County....................100,000
Community Loan Fund of Southwestern Pennsylvania to expand its 
  ``Family-Wage Job Initiative''................................200,000
Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, PA, to establish a 
  training network consortium...................................250,000
Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board for the implementation of a 
  training and curriculum program...............................100,000
National Student Partnerships for the opening of drop-in centers at 
  Temple University, establishing staffed centers at the University 
  of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh, and 18 current 
  sites.........................................................150,000
Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resources Center, Inc., Erie, PA, 
  for development and distribution of Foundation Skills Curriculum 
  for Wood/Forest Industry......................................100,000
Nueva Esperanza for the administration of the Nueva Esparanza 
  Telework Center in Philadelphia...............................200,000
Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation to provide support services 
  in the community for workers seeking technology training in 
  Philadelphia..................................................100,000
Olde Kensington Redevelopment Corporation in Philadelphia for the 
  establishment of the North Philadelphia Senior Development 
  Project--to maximize seniors' self-sufficiency and independent 
  community residence through technology training...............100,000
Pennsylvania Association of Individuals with Disabilities to develop 
  programs to help disabled individuals to move into the workfor500,000
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board to train workforce in 
  technology occupations in Alleghany County....................200,000
UMWA Career Centers, Inc. to provide training and placement services 
  to dislocated coalminers...................................$2,000,000
University Technology Park/Westchester University to establish a 
  Computer and Internet Training Center.........................200,000
Venango Economic Development Corporation, Oil City, PA, to quantify 
  the need for technology training in rural areas...............200,000
Intertribal Bison Cooperative in Rapid City, SD to provide 
  employment training...........................................300,000
Midland College, Midland, TX, for training and safety programs for 
  students desiring to work in the oil and gas industry.......1,600,000
Permian Basin Energy Education Project, Midland Community College 
  and Odessa College............................................250,000
Project Quest for innovations to improve program performance in the 
  delivery of training to the unemployed and the underemployed..440,000
Alexandria /Arlington Workforce Investment Board to increase 
  employment of the disabled....................................300,000
Chantilly Mews Preservation Program, Springfield, VA, to purchase 
  educational equipment and software............................100,000
Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce, Martinsville, VA, for 
  Workforce Learning Academies...................................50,000
SERVE, Inc., Manassas, VA, for job training and employment servi400,000
Southwest Virginia Community College for Work Keys...............70,000
Champlain College in Burlington, VT, for the Vermont 
  Telecommunications Application Center (VTAC) to understand, plan 
  and leverage the opportunities of advanced technology.........250,000
Cyberskills Vermont Workforce Development Initiative in Burlington, 
  VT, to provide community-based job training programs for low and 
  medium income residents.......................................200,000
Lake Champlain Life-Long Learning Fund in Burlington, VT, to plan 
  development of a fully integrated academic and technical 
  curriculum for secondary and adult technical education.........50,000
Vermont Department of Employment and Training in Montpelier to 
  develop a Registered Apprenticeship Program designed to provide 
  opportunities to a wider range of individuals who are not bound 
  for college but require instruction in new occupational areas.200,000
Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center to work in 
  collaboration with the Vermont State College System to develop a 
  Vermont Workforce and Training Initiative which will be a regional 
  system for technological and skills development...............300,000
Seattle King County Workforce Development Council, Seattle, WA, for 
  the purpose of retraining displaced Boeing employees..........800,000
Green Bay Area Workforce Development Board in Green Bay, WI, to 
  create a public-private partnership providing training for 
  specific employer needs in the area.........................1,200,000
The Superior-Douglas County Senior Computer Training in Superior, 
  WI, to expand a computer lab used to train the senior workforce 
  for new technologies...........................................32,000
University of Wisconsin-Extension Service for the Northern Economic 
  Development Initiative for baseline analysis, strategic planning 
  and workforce training in northern Wisconsin..................175,000
Workforce Development Board of South Central WI, located in Madison, 
  WI, to create an industry partnership that develops workers for 
  targeted applications.......................................1,140,000
West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation to expand IT 
  training and establish a pilot curriculum.........................

                                                                700,000


            Community Service Employment for Older Americans

       The conference agreement appropriates $445,100,000 for 
     Community Service Employment for Older Americans, instead of 
     $440,200,000 as proposed by the House and $450,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


              Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances

       The conference agreement provides $415,650,000 for Federal 
     Unemployment Benefits and Allowances as proposed by the House 
     and the Senate. The conferees did not provide these funds 
     contingent upon enactment of authorizing legislation as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill did not include this 
     provision.


     State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

       The conference agreement provides $3,401,338,000 for State 
     Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations 
     instead of $3,400,338,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $3,430,338,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees include $50,680,000 instead of the 
     $49,680,000 proposed by the House and $51,680,000 proposed by 
     the Senate for employment service national activities.
       The conferees include $120,000,000 for One-Stop/America's 
     Labor Market Information system as proposed by the House, 
     instead of $148,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees include a provision directing that funds 
     recovered in the settlement of litigation between the State 
     of Mississippi and a contractor relating to the acquisition 
     of an automated system for benefit payments be transferred 
     from the Treasury to the State of Mississippi.

                         Program Administration

       The conference agreement appropriates $161,863,000 for 
     Program Administration, the same as the House level. The 
     detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects 
     the activity distribution agreed to by the conferees.
       The conferees also include funding, as listed in the Senate 
     report, for management and oversight of pilot and 
     demonstration projects.

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              Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement appropriates $109,866,000 for the 
     Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, salaries and 
     expenses, as proposed by the House instead of $112,418,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the total, $85,525,000 is 
     provided for enforcement and compliance, $20,205,000 is 
     provided for policy, regulation, and public service, and 
     $4,136,000 is included for program oversight.

                  Employment Standards Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement appropriates $371,201,000 for the 
     Employment Standards Administration, salaries and expenses, 
     instead of the $369,631,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $377,145,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within the total, 
     $156,092,000 is provided for enforcement of wage and hour 
     standards, $30,632,000 is provided for the office of labor-
     management standards, $77,914,000 for federal contractor EEO 
     standards enforcement, $91,356,000 for federal programs for 
     worker compensation, and $13,226,000 for program direction 
     and support.
       The Senate conferees do not concur with the House report 
     language regarding Davis-Bacon wage determination process 
     reforms. The conferees request the Department of Labor to 
     submit a report not later than June 30, 2002, outlining 
     specific changes, which are proposed to modernize the Davis-
     Bacon wage determination process under the reengineering 
     approach.


        Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund

       The conference agreement includes $136,000,000 for the 
     administrative expenses related to the processing of claims 
     for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
     Act, the same as both the House and Senate.
       The conferees are aware that a significant number of 
     possible beneficiaries reside in West Texas near the Pantex 
     facility. The conferees encourage the Secretary to establish 
     a full-time resource center in West Texas in order to provide 
     sufficient services to those who may qualify for benefits 
     under the law.


                    Black Lung Disability Trust Fund

       The conference agreement includes a definite annual 
     appropriation of $1,035,759,000 for black lung benefit 
     payments and interest payments on advances made to the Trust 
     Fund as proposed by the House instead of an indefinite 
     permanent appropriation as proposed by the Senate.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $443,651,000 for the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration instead of 
     $435,307,000 as proposed by the House and $450,262,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at the end of this 
     joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to 
     by the conferees.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $254,768,000 for the Mine 
     Safety and Health Administration instead of $251,725,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $256,093,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The detailed table at the end of this joint statement 
     reflects the activity distribution agreed to by the 
     conferees.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $476,554,000 for the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics rather than $477,108,000 as 
     provided by the House and $476,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The detailed table at the end of this joint statement 
     reflects the activity distribution agreed to by the 
     conferees.

                 Office of Disability Employment Policy


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $38,158,000 for the 
     Office of Disability Employment Policy instead of $33,053,000 
     as proposed by the House and $43,263,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within the total, $2,640,000 is specifically for the 
     President's Task Force on Employment of Adults with 
     Disabilities, the same as in the House bill.
       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000, as provided 
     by the Senate, for three pilot programs for Federal 
     employment for individuals with significant disabilities from 
     home-based workstations. The conferees intend that Federal 
     agencies include in these pilots all appropriate positions, 
     whether the work is performed in-house, contracted, or 
     outsourced in the types of jobs which can be performed from 
     home, such as customer service/call contact centers, and 
     claims, loan or financial transaction processing operations.

                        Departmental Management


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $379,088,000 for 
     Departmental Management, salaries and expenses, instead of 
     $383,878,000 as proposed by the House and $361,834,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at the end of this 
     joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to 
     by the conferees.
       Within the total provided for this account, the conference 
     agreement appropriates $50,000,000 for the Department-wide 
     information technology crosscut.
       The conference agreement includes $148,282,000 for the 
     Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), instead of 
     $147,982,000 as provided in both the House and Senate bills. 
     The conference agreement also includes language authorizing 
     the expenditure of funds for bilateral and multilateral 
     technical assistance and other international labor 
     activities, and general grant authority for the agency. 
     Within the total provided, $82,000,000 is to assist 
     developing countries with the elimination of child labor. Of 
     this amount, $45,000,000 is for the International Labor 
     Organization's International Programme for the Elimination of 
     Child Labor. In addition, $37,000,000 is provided for 
     bilateral assistance, made available through September 30, 
     2003, to improve access to basic education in international 
     areas with a high rate of abusive and exploitative child 
     labor. The conference agreement further includes $20,000,000 
     for multilateral technical assistance and $17,000,000 for 
     bilateral technical assistance. These funds help developing 
     countries implement core labor standards, strengthen the 
     capacities of Ministries of Labor to enforce national labor 
     laws, and protect internationally-recognized worker rights. 
     The conference agreement further includes $5,000,000 for ILAB 
     to build its own permanent capacity to monitor and report 
     regularly and in-depth to the Congress on the extent to which 
     foreign countries with trade and investment agreements with 
     the United States respect internationally-recognized worker 
     rights and effectively promote core labor standards. The 
     conference agreement also includes $10,000,000 for global 
     workplace-based HIV-AIDS education and prevention programs. 
     The conferees agree that the Secretary may transfer up to 5 
     percent of ILAB funding, exempting child labor protection and 
     monitoring amounts, for other unspecified ILAB activities. 
     The conferees also agree that no funds shall be transferred 
     from amounts included for child labor protection and 
     monitoring activities.
       The conferees also include funding for the following 
     activity:
       --$300,000 to the University of Iowa for work on child 
     labor.
       Within the total amount provided for ILAB, the conferees 
     expect the Department to work with the U.S. Department of 
     State to post additional labor attaches overseas. The 
     conferees expect the Department to submit a plan detailing 
     the countries with which the U.S. has bilateral or regional 
     trade and investment agreements and to which it would propose 
     to send labor attaches, as well as the entire cost attendant 
     to such overseas assignments. The conferees also strongly 
     encourage the Secretary to continue the Labor Exchange 
     Program with the State Department through which employees 
     throughout the Labor Department have the opportunity to serve 
     as labor attaches abroad in countries that ILAB and State 
     determine to have significant problems with respect to child 
     labor and other core labor standards. The conferees expect 
     the Department to submit a draft of the plan, developed in 
     collaboration with the Department of State, to the Committees 
     on Appropriations no later than March 31, 2002.
       The conferees urge ILAB to submit a report by September 1, 
     2002 to the Committees on Appropriations on the nature and 
     scope of technical assistance funds already appropriated in 
     prior fiscal years. Similar language was included in the 
     Senate report. In addition, the conferees urge ILAB to report 
     by June 30, 2002 on the study that was undertaken by the 
     Department with regard to regular reporting of working 
     conditions in the production of apparel imported into the 
     U.S. The Senate report contained similar language.
       The conferees note that the Department had a significant 
     lapse in full-time equivalent usage at the end of fiscal year 
     2001, particularly in the worker protection programs. The 
     conferees recognize that this was partly due to the 
     transition from the previous Administration to the current 
     one, as well as to some uncertainty regarding the final 2001 
     budget level. It is the conferees' intention that the 
     Department should make every effort to ensure that the 
     programs are appropriately staffed to perform their mandated 
     responsibilities and meet performance goals. The conferees 
     are pleased to note, from the data most recently available, 
     that the Department has been able to achieve wholly, in part, 
     or exceed over 90 percent of its performance objectives. The 
     conference agreement directs the Department to prepare a 
     report detailing its hiring plans for fiscal year 2002 and to 
     submit the report no later than January 15, 2002.
       The conferees are aware of the important work the 
     Department is doing to encourage small businesses to develop 
     alcohol and drug-free workplace programs. Therefore, the 
     conferees recommend continuation of the Working Partners 
     Program within the Department's Office of Policy.


                    Veterans Employment and Training

       The conferees appropriate $212,703,000 for veterans 
     employment and training, instead

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     of the $211,703,000 as proposed by the House and $213,703,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. Within the funds provided, 
     $18,250,000 is included for the homeless veterans program and 
     $7,550,000 is included for the veterans workforce investment 
     programs.

                           General Provisions


         Dislocated Worker Assistance to Airport Career Centers

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding appropriations to enable airport 
     career centers in New York and New Jersey to provide 
     dislocated worker employment and training assistance to 
     workers in the airline and related industries who have been 
     dislocated as a result of the September 11, 2001 attack. The 
     House bill contains no similar provision.


                   Vocational Rehabilitative Services

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding assistance to individuals with 
     disabilities from New York and New Jersey who require 
     vocational rehabilitative services as a result of September 
     11. The House bill contains no similar provision.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     Health Resources and Services

       The conference agreement includes $6,081,237,000 for health 
     resources and services instead of $5,691,480,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $5,501,343,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $311,978,000 for the construction and renovation of health 
     care and other facilities instead of $10,000,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision. 
     These funds are to be used for the following projects: Prince 
     George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, Maryland; Whitman-Walker 
     Clinic, Inc., Washington, D.C.; ARCH (Adolescent Residential 
     Center for Help) Facility, Anchorage, Alaska; Southcentral 
     Foundation's Pathways Home Residential Substance Abuse 
     Treatment Facility, Anchorage, Alaska; Baptist Health 
     Foundation, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama; Pickens County Medical 
     Center, Carrollton, Alabama; Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, 
     Alabama; University of South Alabama Gulf Coast Cancer Center 
     and Research Institute; University of Alabama School of 
     Medicine, Huntsville Primary Care Center; Cooper Green 
     Hospital in Alabama; Hospice of West Alabama; University of 
     Alabama, Birmingham, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research 
     Institute; Arkansas Children's Hospital; Children's Health 
     Fund in Arkansas; Advance Care Hospital, Hot Springs, 
     Arkansas; College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for 
     Medical Sciences; Community Healthcare of Douglas, Douglas, 
     Arizona; Copper Queen Community Hospital, Bisbee, Arizona; 
     Sierra Vista Health Center, Sierra Vista, Arizona; University 
     of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Cochise County Department of 
     Health, Arizona; Pima County Department of Health, Arizona; 
     Santa Cruz County Department of Health, Arizona; Yuma County 
     Department of Health, Arizona; Maricopa Integrated Health 
     System, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona; University 
     of Southern California Alfred E. Mann Institute and 
     Biomedical Engineering Center; California School of 
     Professional Psychology, Center for Innovation in Behavioral 
     Health, San Diego; Children's Regional Emergency Care Center 
     at Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, 
     California; Sharp Coronado Hospital, Coronado, California; 
     Placer County Children's Emergency Shelter, Auburn, 
     California; Psychiatric Emergency Services Center, San Mateo 
     County, California Health Center; Hartnell College, Regional 
     Health Occupations Resource Center, Salinas, California; The 
     Children's Hospital of Los Angeles; University of Southern 
     California Keck School of Medicine; Paradise Valley Hospital, 
     Complementary Medicine Center, National City, California; 
     Grossmont College, El Cajon, California; Riverside-San 
     Bernardino South Clinic, Temecula, California; La Clinica de 
     la Raza, Oakland, California; Loma Linda University Medical 
     Center, Trauma/Emergency Medical Services Center, Loma Linda, 
     California; Los Angeles Eye Institute, Los Angeles, 
     California; Touro University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 
     Mare Island, California; San Francisco Community Clinic 
     Consortium, San Francisco, California; Community Medical 
     Centers, Fresno, California; AltaMed Health Services 
     Corporation, Los Angeles, California; Pediatric and Family 
     Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; East Los Angeles 
     Health Task Force, Los Angeles, California; Alliance Medical 
     Center, Healdsburg, California; Center Point, Inc., San 
     Rafael, California; Colorado State University 
     Bioenvironmental Hazards Level-3 Facility; University of 
     Northern Colorado Low-Incidence Disabilities Center; The 
     Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center at Denver Health; 
     National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, 
     Colorado; Boys Village Youth and Family Services, Milford, 
     Connecticut; John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for 
     Education, Training and Research, Branford, Connecticut; 
     Southern Connecticut State University, School of Nursing, New 
     Haven, Connecticut; Jefferson Senior Citizens Center, 
     Monticello, Florida; Northwest Florida Community Hospital; 
     Camillus House, Inc., Miami, Florida; Ambulatory Care Center 
     at Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida; Economic 
     Opportunity Family Health Center, Miami, Florida; Florida 
     Association of Community Health Centers; University of 
     Florida College of Dentistry; University of Miami School of 
     Medicine, Batchelor Children's Health Center; Columbia County 
     Senior Services, Lake City Florida; Enrichment Center, 
     Brooksville, Florida; Bridges of America, Inc., St. 
     Petersburg, Florida; Community Health Centers of Pinellas, 
     Inc., Johnnie Ruth Clark Health Center, St. Petersburg, 
     Florida; University of South Florida Health Sciences Center 
     and College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Paul D. Coverdell 
     Building at the Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences 
     at the University of Georgia; Marcus Institute, Atlanta, 
     Georgia; West End Medical Centers, Atlanta, Georgia; J.P. 
     Carr Human Services Complex in Rockdale County, Georgia; 
     Oakhurst Medical Centers, Decatur and Stone Mountain, 
     Georgia; Maui Community Health Center; Molokai General 
     Hospital; Community Health Care Inc., Davenport, Iowa; Des 
     Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center; Grandview 
     Health Center, Des Moines, Iowa; Mercy Medical Center, Des 
     Moines, Iowa; Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania; Palmer 
     Chiropractic College, Davenport, Iowa; Peoples Community 
     Health Clinic, Waterloo, Iowa; Primary Health Care Inc., Des 
     Moines, Iowa; River Hills Community Health Center, Ottumwa, 
     Iowa; Siouxland Community Health Center, Sioux City, Iowa; 
     South East Iowa Community Health Centers, Burlington, Iowa; 
     University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Children's 
     Memorial Hospital, Children's Memorial Institute for 
     Education and Research, Chicago, Illinois; Loretto Hospital, 
     Chicago, Illinois; Prentice Women's Hospital, Northwestern 
     Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Edward Health Services 
     Women's & Children's Pavilion, Naperville, Illinois; La 
     Rabida Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Community 
     Health Care, Inc., Rock Island, Illinois; Carl Sandburg 
     College, Galesburg, Illinois; Access Community Health Center, 
     Chicago, Illinois; Marklund Children's Home, West Chicago, 
     Illinois; Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, Illinois; 
     Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, Illinois; Marklund 
     Children's Home, Bloomingdale, Illinois; Chicago Family 
     Health Center, Chicago, Illinois; The Clinic in Altgeld, 
     Chicago, Illinois; Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, 
     Illinois; Lake County Health Department and Community Health 
     Center, Waukegan, Illinois; Edward Hospital, Naperville, 
     Illinois; Northwestern University Center for Genomics and 
     Molecular Medicine, Evanston, Illinois; Women's Health Center 
     at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Illinois; Southern Illinois 
     University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois; 
     Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Illinois; Union Hospital, 
     Midwest Center for Rural Health, Terre Haute, Indiana; 
     Indiana University Midwest Proton Radiation Institute, 
     Bloomingdale, Indiana; Indiana Genomics Initiative, Indiana 
     University School of Medicine; Bethany Medical Center, Kansas 
     City, Kansas; Kansas University Imaging Facilities; Harrison 
     Memorial Hospital Dialysis Center, Cynthiana, Kentucky; Jane 
     Todd Crawford Hospital, Greensburg, Kentucky; St. Catharine's 
     College, St. Catharine, Kentucky; University of Louisville 
     Cardiac Assist Device Center; James Taylor Memorial Nursing 
     Home, Louisville, Kentucky; Park DuValle Community Health 
     Center, Louisville, Kentucky; Kentucky Communities Economic 
     Opportunity Council, Inc., Appalachian Regional Wellness 
     Center, Barbourville, Kentucky; Martin County Community 
     Center, Inc., Health and Wellness Resource Center, Inez, 
     Kentucky; University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 
     Lexington, Kentucky; Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lake 
     Charles, Louisiana; Allied Health Sciences Building at the 
     University of Louisiana, Monroe; East Jefferson Community 
     Health Center, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Innis, Louisiana 
     Community Health Center; Louisiana Memorial Hospital, Lake 
     Charles, Louisiana; Louisiana State University Pennington 
     Biomedical Center; Louisiana State University Health Science 
     Center, Shreveport, Louisiana; Louisiana State University 
     Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Manet 
     Community Health Center, Massachusetts; Jaharis Family Center 
     on Biomedical Research and Nutrition; Massachusetts Biologic 
     Laboratories at the University of Massachusetts; Northeastern 
     University Bouve College of Health Sciences; Caritas Good 
     Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Massachusetts; J. Joseph 
     Moakley Medical Services Building, Boston Medical Center, 
     Boston, Massachusetts; Brandeis University National Center 
     for Behavioral Genomics, Waltham, Massachusetts; City of 
     Malden, Massachusetts, Urgent Care Clinic and Family Health 
     Center at Malden Hospital; University of Massachusetts 
     Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, 
     Massachusetts; Lowell Community Health Center, Lowell, 
     Massachusetts; Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Joint Venture 
     between the University of Massachusetts and Baystate Medical 
     Center; Holyoke Hospital, Holyoke, Massachusetts;

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     Jackson Laboratory in Maine; Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, 
     Saginaw, Michigan; Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; 
     Community Health and Social Services, Detroit, Michigan; 
     Samaritan Center, Detroit, Michigan; Madonna University, 
     Livonia, Michigan; Charlevoix Area Hospital in Traverse City, 
     Michigan; Marquette General Health System; Wayne State 
     University and the University of Detroit Mercy; Ele's Place 
     Healing Center, Lansing, Michigan; Hillsdale Community Health 
     Center, Hillsdale, Michigan; American Lung Association of 
     Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; Model Cities Health Center, 
     St. Paul, Minnesota; North End Health Center, St. Paul, 
     Minnesota; West Side Community Health Services Dental Clinic, 
     St. Paul, Minnesota; Fairview University Medical Center, 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota; West Side Community Health Services 
     Minneapolis Clinic, St. Paul, Minnesota; Ozark Tri-County 
     Health Care Consortium Inc., Anderson, Missouri; University 
     of Missouri Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering 
     Research, Kansas City; Cross Trails Medical Center, Bollinger 
     County, Missouri; Douglas County Public Health Services 
     Group; Northeast Missouri Health Council, Kirksville, 
     Missouri; Samuel U. Rodgers Community Health Center, Kansas 
     City, Missouri; Christian Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; 
     Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, Missouri; 
     Operation Breakthrough, Kansas City, Missouri; University of 
     Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Biomedical Research; 
     Family Care Health Centers, St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City 
     Area Life Sciences Institute, Kansas City, Missouri; Center 
     for Delta Health, Stoneville, Mississippi; Guyton Building, 
     University of Mississippi Medical Center; Mississippi State 
     School of Agriculture/Agromedicine; Mississippi State 
     University Social Science Research Center; Neshoba County 
     General Hospital, Philadelphia, Mississippi; Health and 
     Wellness Center at Jackson State University, Jackson, 
     Mississippi; Gilmore Hospital, Amory, Mississippi; McLaughlin 
     Animal Facility and Research Laboratories, Great Falls, 
     Montana; University of Montana National Center for Health 
     Care Informatics; Greene County Health Care, Inc., North 
     Carolina; Northeast Medical Center and the Carrabus College 
     of Health Sciences, Concord, North Carolina; Ruth and Billy 
     Graham Children's Center, Asheville, North Carolina; Durham 
     County Hospital Corporation, Durham, North Carolina; McDowell 
     Hospital, McDowell County, North Carolina; Education and 
     Research Consortium of Western North Carolina, Inc., 
     Asheville, North Carolina; University of North Carolina 
     Biomedical Research and Teaching Facility; University of 
     North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand 
     Forks, North Dakota; Ai Ki Ruti Substance Abuse Treatment 
     Center in Winnebago, Nebraska; Boys Town National Research 
     Hospital National Learning and Technology Center for 
     Childhood Deafness and Vision Disorders, Omaha, Nebraska; 
     Nebraska Health Systems, Omaha, Nebraska; University of 
     Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; University of 
     Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Cancer Institute, New 
     Brunswick, New Jersey; Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, 
     New Jersey; Child Health Institute of New Jersey, New 
     Brunswick, New Jersey; Leon G. Smith Infectious Disease 
     Institute, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, New 
     Jersey; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Advanced Breast 
     Care Center, Englewood, New Jersey; Hackensack University 
     Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey; Holy Name Hospital, 
     Teaneck, New Jersey; Cooper Hospital, Camden New Jersey; 
     Kessler Rehabilitation Research Institute in West Orange, New 
     Jersey; First Choice Community Clinic, Albuquerque, New 
     Mexico; New Mexico State University, College of Health and 
     Social Services, Las Cruces, New Mexico; University of 
     Nevada, Reno Biotechnology and Genomics Center; Huntsman 
     Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah; University Medical 
     Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Las Vegas, Nevada; 
     University of Nevada, Las Vegas Cancer Institute; North Shore 
     Long Island Jewish Health System, Hillside Hospital; Little 
     Falls Hospital and Residential Health Care Facility, Little 
     Falls, New York; University of Buffalo Bioinformatics Center; 
     New York University School of Medicine; The National Center 
     for Muskuloskeletal Research at the Hospital for Special 
     Surgery, New York, New York; Dominican College Center for 
     Health Sciences, Orangeburg, New York; Village of Kiryas 
     Joel, Maternal and Infant Health Care Convalescence Center, 
     Monroe, New York; Ellenville Regional Hospital, Ellenville, 
     New York; Kingston Hospital, Kingston, New York; Putnam 
     Hospital, Camel, New York; Nassau University Medical Center, 
     East Meadow, New York; Open Door Family Medical Center, 
     Edison School Clinic, Port Chester, New York; Mount Sinai 
     Hospital, New York, New York; Lewis County General Hospital, 
     Lowville, New York; Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York; 
     Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, New York, New York; 
     New York University Downtown Hospital, New York, New York; 
     State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 
     Advanced Biotechnology Incubator, Brooklyn, New York; 
     Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York; North General 
     Hospital, New York, New York; University of Rochester Medical 
     Center, Children's Hospital at Strong Clinical Genetics 
     Center; Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, New York; Glens 
     Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, New York; Mary McClellan 
     Hospital, Inc., Cambridge, New York; Kings County Hospital 
     Center, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Emergency Medicine, 
     State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 
     Syracuse, New York; Hospice of Finger Lakes, Auburn, New 
     York; National Kidney Foundation of Central New York; State 
     University of New York Upstate Medical University; St. Joseph 
     Community Center, Lorain, Ohio; Akron Children's Hospital; 
     Cincinnati's Children's Hospitals; Columbus Children's 
     Hospital; Huron Hospital Emergency Department; Mercy 
     Hospital, Hamilton, Ohio; Rainbow Babies' and Children's 
     Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio; Stella Maris Detoxification 
     Center, Cleveland, Ohio; Hopeland Health Center, Grandview 
     Hospital and Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio; Hospice and Health 
     Services of Fairfield County, Lancaster, Ohio; Mary Rutan 
     Hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Regional Outpatient Cancer 
     Center, Springfield, Ohio; Tecumseh YMCA Health and Wellness 
     Center, New Carlisle, Ohio; University Hospitals of 
     Cleveland, Department of Psychiatry, Center of Excellence for 
     the Care of Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Illness and 
     Other Severe Mental Disorders, Cleveland, Ohio; Barnesville 
     Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio; Beallsville E-Squad, 
     Beallsville, Ohio; Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire, 
     Ohio; University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio; University of 
     Cincinnati Medical Center, Medical Sciences Building; Joel 
     Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio; Knox Community 
     Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Ohio State University Biomedical 
     Research and Education Center, Columbus, Ohio; Red Center, 
     Massillon, Ohio; Stark State College of Technology, Canton, 
     Ohio; Walsh University Bioinformatics Laboratory, Medical 
     Sciences Building, North Canton, Ohio; Malone College Health 
     and Wellness Center, Canton, Ohio; Mercy Hospital, Scranton, 
     Pennsylvania; NorthEast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, 
     Cleveland, Ohio; Family and Children's Services, Tulsa, 
     Oklahoma; St Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 
     Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Virginia Garcia 
     Collaborative Health Center in Hillsboro, Oregon; Volunteers 
     in Medicine Clinic, Eugene, Oregon; Community Outreach, 
     Corvallis, Oregon; Salud Medical Center, Woodburn, Oregon; 
     Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., Maria de los Santos 
     Community Health Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lake 
     Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania; 
     United Cerebral Palsy of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 
     Washington, Pennsylvania; Brookville Hospital, Brookville, 
     Pennsylvania; Bucktail Medical Center, Renova, Pennsylvania; 
     Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, Pennsylvania; 
     Clarion Hospital, Clarion, Pennsylvania; Jersey Shore 
     Hospital, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; Kane Community 
     Hospital, Kane, Pennsylvania; Punxsutawney Area Hospital, 
     Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Soldier and Sailors Memorial 
     Hospital, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; Warren General Hospital, 
     Warren, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia College of Osteopathic 
     Medicine Clinical Learning and Assessment Center; Endless 
     Mountains Health Systems, Montrose, Pennsylvania; Memorial 
     Hospital Inc., Towanda, Pennsylvania; Moses Taylor Health 
     Care System, Scranton, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia College of 
     Osteopathic Medicine's Sullivan County Medical Clinic, 
     LaPorte, Pennsylvania; Fulton County Medical Center, 
     McConnellsberg, Pennsylvania; Albert Einstein Healthcare 
     Network in Philadelphia; Carnegie Mellon University; 
     Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Crozer-Keystone Health 
     System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fox Chase Cancer Center 
     and Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University; Inner 
     Harmony Wellness Center, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; 
     Kidspeace National Outpatient Health Center; Magee-Womens 
     Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sacred Heart Hospital, 
     Allentown, Pennsylvania; Shamokin Area Community Hospital, 
     Coal Township, Pennsylvania; Susquehanna School for the Blind 
     and Vision Impaired; Temple University Health System, 
     Episcopal Hospital campus; University of Pennsylvania, 
     Comprehensive Cancer Treatment and Research Center; Wills Eye 
     Hospital, National Center for Clinical Research, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Wistar Institute; Children's 
     Health Fund; Caribbean Primate Research Center, University of 
     Puerto Rico; Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, East 
     Providence, Rhode Island; Thundermist Health Associates, 
     Woonsocket, Rhode Island; Cancer Prevention Research Center, 
     University of Rhode Island, Kingston; Newport Hospital, 
     Newport, Rhode Island; Women and Infants Hospital, 
     Providence, Rhode Island; Williamsburg Regional Hospital, 
     Kingstree, South Carolina; Medical University of South 
     Carolina Oncology Center, Charleston, South Carolina; 
     Voorhees College, Center of Excellence in Rural and Minority 
     Health; University of South Carolina School of Public Health, 
     Columbia, South Carolina; Community Memorial Hospital, 
     Redfield, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Fort 
     Thompson, South Dakota; Ellen Stephen Hospice, Kyle, South 
     Dakota;

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     Wakanyeja Pawicayapi, Inc., Porcupine, South Carolina; St. 
     Bernard's Hospital, Milbank, South Dakota; University of 
     South Dakota, School of Medicine; Children's Hospital at 
     Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; 
     East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 
     Johnson City, Tennessee; Tennessee Tech, School of Nursing, 
     Chattanooga, Tennessee; University of Texas M.D. Anderson 
     Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Institute for Research and 
     Rehabilitation, Houston, Texas; Val Verde Regional Medical 
     Center, Del Rio, Texas; Memorial Hermann The Woodlands 
     Hospital, The Woodlands, Texas; Fort Bend Hospital, Missouri 
     City, Texas; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Cook Children's 
     Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas; University of North Texas 
     Health Science Center; Driscoll Children's Hospital, 
     Pediatric Clinic, McAllen, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine 
     and Texas A&M University, Michael E. DeBakey Institute; 
     University of Texas, Southwestern Comprehensive Stroke 
     Center; Houston County Hospital, Crockett, Texas; University 
     of Texas Health Science Center, Texas Diabetes Institute, San 
     Antonio; Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia; 
     Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 
     Richmond, Virginia; Medical Clinic, Haysi, Virginia; 
     Northwest Community Services, Front Royal, Virginia; Our 
     Health, Inc., Winchester, Virginia; Rutland Regional Medical 
     Center, Rutland, Vermont; Spectrum Youth and Family Services, 
     Burlington, Vermont; Vermont Department of Health, Division 
     of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Primary Care Facility; 
     University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen 
     Health Care; Northeast Washington County Community Health 
     Center, Plainfield, Vermont; University of Washington, Life 
     Sciences Facility, Seattle, Washington; Lourdes Health 
     Network, Pasco, Washington; Puget Sound Blood Center, 
     Seattle, Washington; Memorial Hospital of Iowa County, 
     Dodgeville, Wisconsin; Northcentral Technical College, 
     Wausau, Wisconsin; Chippewa Valley Technical College Health 
     Education Center, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Marquette University 
     School of Dentistry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Marshfield 
     Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin; Marshall University 
     Biotechnology Science Center; University of Charleston, 
     Riggleman Hall; West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 
     Ambulatory Care Facility; and Friends-R-Fun, Summersville, 
     West Virginia.
       The conferees urge HRSA to give full and fair consideration 
     to a proposal from Yeshiva University, Einstein Medical 
     College.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to limit 
     the amount available for Federal tort claims within community 
     health centers funding to not more than $15,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $265,085,000 for family planning instead of $264,170,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $266,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language to 
     provide $30,000,000 for abstinence education in fiscal year 
     2003 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision. The conferees agree with the President's 
     request to fund this program on a current year basis.
       The conference agreement includes $1,343,723,000 for 
     community health centers as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $1,318,559,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees concur 
     with language contained in the Senate report that not less 
     than $7,000,000 be provided for Native Hawaiian health care 
     activities.
       The conferees urge HRSA to give full and fair consideration 
     to proposals to support expanded services to reach priority 
     populations in under-served communities in Kane, Marion, 
     Saline, and Will, Illinois counties on the southwest side of 
     Chicago and in the AAPI community on the north side of 
     Chicago.
       The conferees urge HRSA to give full and fair consideration 
     to proposals to support expanded services to reach priority 
     populations in under-served communities in Greene, Howell, 
     Washington, Benton, Sullivan, Vernon, and Ozark counties, 
     Missouri.
       The conference agreement includes $46,511,000 for the 
     national health service corps, field placements instead of 
     $42,511,000 as proposed by the House and $49,511,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $107,000,000 for national 
     health service corps, recruitment instead of $100,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $104,916,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within the total provided, $8,000,000 is for State 
     offices of rural health.
       The conference agreement includes $662,768,000 for health 
     professions instead of $669,992,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $596,369,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within the total 
     provided, $285,000,000 is for children's hospitals graduate 
     medical education.
       The conferees provide $2,000,000 to establish a graduate 
     psychology education program. These funds are to be used 
     consistent with language contained in the House report.
       The conferees provide $8,000,000 to expand graduate medical 
     education curriculum in geriatrics. These funds are to be 
     used consistent with language contained in the House report.
       In convening the panel to examine the education and 
     training requirements for all nursing occupations, as 
     directed in the Senate report, the Secretaries of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of 
     Labor shall also collaborate with the American Association of 
     Community Colleges, the American Organization of Nurse 
     Executives, and the National League for Nursing, and ensure 
     that a representative spectrum of views on relevant issues is 
     considered.
       The conferees note the value of the Native Hawaiian Center 
     of Excellence in Nursing in addressing the nursing shortage 
     in Hawaii.
       The conference agreement includes $17,841,000 for Hansen's 
     disease services instead of $17,491,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $18,391,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within the 
     total provided, $350,000 is for the Diabetes Lower Extremity 
     Amputation Prevention program at the University of South 
     Alabama.
       The conference agreement includes $731,615,000 for the 
     maternal and child health block grant instead of $740,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $719,087,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language designating 
     $115,236,000 of the funds provided for the block grant for 
     special projects of regional and national significance 
     (SPRANS) instead of $116,145,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate bill did not earmark funds for this purpose. It is 
     intended that $4,000,000 of the SPRANS amount will be used to 
     enhance the sickle cell newborn screening program and its 
     locally based outreach and counseling efforts. The conferees 
     urge HRSA to give full and fair consideration to a proposal 
     by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. It is also 
     intended that $4,000,000 of the SPRANS amount will be used 
     for Columbia Hospital for Women Medical Center in Washington, 
     D.C., to support community outreach programs for women, 
     $565,000 will be used for the Milwaukee Health Department for 
     a pilot program providing health care services to at-risk 
     children in day care, and $50,000 will be used for the Center 
     for Great Expectations, Somerville, New Jersey to provide 
     prenatal health care, education, and counseling for pregnant 
     teens.
       Funding for the continuation of the traumatic brain injury 
     State demonstration projects is provided as a separate line 
     item in the table as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     provided funding for this purpose within the SPRANS amount.
       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for 
     abstinence education as proposed by the House instead of 
     $15,000 as proposed by the Senate. This additional funding 
     brings the total discretionary amount available for 
     abstinence education in fiscal year 2002 to $40,000,000.
       The conference agreement includes $99,000,000 for healthy 
     start instead of $102,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $89,996,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees urge 
     HRSA to give preference to current and former grantees with 
     expiring or recently expired project periods, including 
     grantees that did not receive renewed funding but whose grant 
     applications were approved but not funded during fiscal year 
     2001.
       The conference agreement includes $51,928,000 for rural 
     health outreach grants instead of $51,863,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $52,921,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees continue to be concerned about the health 
     care needs of those in the Mississippi River Delta region. 
     The conferees concur with the budget request and provide 
     $6,800,000 to continue HRSA's ongoing initiative which is 
     providing funding and technical assistance to help 
     underserved rural communities identify and better address 
     their health care needs and to help small rural hospitals 
     improve their financial and operational performance. The 
     conferees recommend that HRSA consult with the Delta Regional 
     Authority (DRA), given DRA's ongoing relationship with 
     communities in the Delta.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$75,000 is for Ellen Stephen Hospice in Kyle, South 
     Dakota to provide end-of-life care for Native Americans on 
     the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation;
       --$100,000 is for the Mississippi Disease State Management 
     program at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, 
     which focuses on providing information and medications to the 
     underserved, particularly those with diabetes and asthma;
       --$100,000 is for the Northwest Health Center in Pascoag, 
     Rhode Island to support health care services for low-income 
     individuals;
       --$100,000 is for the People of Color AIDS Foundation in 
     Santa Fe, New Mexico for education, prevention, and HIV 
     testing services in northern New Mexico;
       --$200,000 is for the Louisiana Public Health Institute, 
     Center for Community Capacity Enhancement to promote 
     community partnerships in order to address health improvement 
     priorities;
       --$200,000 is for Health Centers of Northern New Mexico in 
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     Truchas, New Mexico to improve service delivery and access to 
     care for low-income families in Northern New Mexico;
       --$200,000 is for the Geisinger Health Systems Rural Stroke 
     Care Partnership in Danville, Pennsylvania;
       --$200,000 is for the Eastside Neighborhood Center, Inc. in 
     Pierre, South Dakota for the Frontier School Health 
     Initiative to provide health care services to children in 
     rural areas who do not receive regular health care services;
       --$215,000 is for Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Crystal 
     City, Missouri for its rural health outreach activities;
       --$250,000 is for the St. Nicholas Free Clinic in Paducah, 
     Kentucky to establish health education and wellness promotion 
     programs for the working-poor of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, 
     Fulton, Graves, Hiuskman, Livingston, McCracken, and Marshall 
     Counties;
       --$250,000 is for the Buncombe County Medical Society in 
     North Carolina for Project Access;
       --$300,000 is for the Western Kentucky University Healthy 
     Farm Families Initiative;
       --$300,000 is for the Carolina's Health Care Systems;
       --$300,000 is for the University of Nebraska Medical 
     Center, 500 mile medical center;
       --$330,000 is for Mercy Housing health care technical 
     support, to provide health care in coordination with 
     affordable housing to low income families, seniors, and 
     individuals with disabilities;
       --$370,000 is for the Clackamas County, Oregon, Public 
     Health Division, for rural outreach activities;
       --$400,000 is for the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior in 
     Bayfield, Wisconsin for dental services;
       --$425,000 is for the Southern University Nurse Managed 
     Family Health Center in Baton Rouge for a health clinic on 
     campus and a mobile health clinic;
       --$500,000 is for the State of Alaska: ``A Counselor in 
     Every Village'' program to train behavioral health counselors 
     and provide their services in Alaskan villages; and Alaska 
     Native Health Board to expand the Alaska Community Health 
     Aide program in rural Alaska and to update training 
     materials;
       --$500,000 is for the Western Kentucky University Emergency 
     Medical Services Academy;
       --$500,000 is for the Western Kentucky University Mobile 
     Health Screening program;
       --$500,000 is for the Louisiana State University Health 
     Science Center in New Orleans to reduce diabetes-related foot 
     amputations in a high-risk population;
       --$500,000 is for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center to 
     expand access to healthcare in rural areas of central 
     Pennsylvania;
       --$500,000 is for the Huntsman Cancer Institute to develop 
     a pilot project involving mobile clinics equipped with 
     Positron Emission Tomography to educate Native Americans on 
     cancer risk, early detection, prevention and treatment;
       --$550,000 is for the Center for Sustainable Health 
     Outreach at the University of Southern Mississippi;
       --$800,000 is for the Tennessee Hospital Education Research 
     Foundation in Nashville, Tennessee for the Center for Health 
     Workforce Planning;
       --$500,000 is for the Cooperative Education Service Agency 
     #11 in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin for dental services;
       --$1,000,000 is for the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman's 
     Health Board in Aberdeen, South Dakota to support the 
     Northern Plains Healthy Start project;
       --$1,000,000 is for the Center for Acadiana Genetics and 
     Hereditary Health Care at Louisiana State University Medical 
     Center to continue and expand the development of the center;
       --$1,200,000 is for Creighton University's Accelerated 
     Nursing Program in Omaha, Nebraska; and
       --$1,250,000 is for the Montana Comprehensive Health 
     Association in Helena, Montana to develop a demonstration 
     program to bring insurance coverage to high-risk individuals.
       The conference agreement includes $16,810,000 for rural 
     health research instead of $12,099,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$200,000 is for the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 
     Center for Rural Health Practices;
       --$250,000 is for the Healthcare Association of New York 
     State for a Center for Health Care Workforce Innovations
       --$300,000 is for Bassett Healthcare to develop and 
     initiate a comprehensive cardiovascular research initiative 
     to demonstrate the effectiveness of an integrated cardiac 
     care program in rural New York;
       --$360,000 is for the University of South Dakota to 
     establish a cooperative academic Rural Primary Care and 
     Health Service Research Center to help define the status of 
     health care delivery in South Dakota;
       --$400,000 is for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences 
     Center at El Paso and the University of Texas at El Paso for 
     joint research and education on the health problems of 
     migrant workers;
       --$400,000 is for the University of Vermont, School of 
     Nursing in Burlington, Vermont to create a nursing center of 
     excellence that will assist policy formulation regarding the 
     severe shortage of nurses, especially in rural areas;
       --$1,400,000 is for Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, 
     South Dakota to develop and apply computerized radiography 
     within multiple rural and tertiary level medical care 
     settings;
       --$1,500,000 is for the University of North Dakota School 
     of Medicine to support its rural health program in 
     preventative medicine and behavioral sciences; and
       --$2,000,000 is for the Raleigh County Commission in 
     Beckley, West Virginia for an Educational Mall to serve as a 
     coordinating and research location for rural health 
     initiatives, especially in preventative medicine.
       The conference agreement includes $39,197,000 for 
     telehealth instead of $27,609,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $5,609,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$45,000 is for the Oregon Community Health Information 
     Network for technology upgrades;
       --$75,000 is for the University of South Alabama for the 
     Southwest Alabama Network for Education and Telemedicine;
       --$100,000 is for the Oklahoma State Department of Health, 
     Oklahoma City for planning and development of a rural 
     telemedicine system;
       --$100,000 is for the Coalition for Ultrasound Education 
     and Training to develop a comprehensive multi-institution 
     model distance learning network for the training of 
     ultrasound technologists and medical sonographers;
       --$100,000 is for the University of Pittsburgh School of 
     Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program and LaRoche College for the 
     Nurse Anesthesia Rural and Elderly Expansion project;
       --$200,000 is for the Primary Care Association of Hawaii;
       --$200,000 is for Logan College of Chiropractic in 
     Chesterfield, Missouri for a distance learning project;
       --$200,000 is for Clarion University and the Primary Care 
     Council of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education;
       --$250,000 is for Molokai General Hospital to use the 
     latest technology advances to provide health care in rural 
     areas;
       --$250,000 is for Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio 
     for a Medical Safety Modernization project;
       --$250,000 is for the Pennsylvania School of Optometry in 
     Philadelphia to establish a network of urban community-based 
     satellite centers to provide access to inner city, 
     underserved persons who need vision care;
       --$250,000 is for the Pennsylvania Association of Home 
     Health Agencies to conduct a multi-facility examination of 
     telehomecare and concurrent development and analysis of the 
     Telenursing role as a solution to the nursing shortage, 
     working with Penn State University Health Policy and 
     Administration;
       --$300,000 is for the University of Virginia for 
     telemedicine projects in southwest Virginia;
       --$350,000 is for Fairview Ridges Hospital for a 
     demonstration to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity using 
     technology and communications methodologies;
       --$400,000 is for Deaconess Billings Clinic Northwest Area 
     Center for Studies on Aging in Billings, Montana to address 
     healthcare problems associated with rural aging, and expand 
     access to specialty health care via telemedicine;
       --$400,000 is for the Rocky Mountain Technology Foundation 
     in Billings, Montana through Rocky Mountain College and 
     Deaconess Billings College to provide telemedicine links to 
     rural areas;
       --$400,000 is for the University of Vermont College of 
     Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care to support its use of 
     two-way interactive video telemedicine systems to reduce 
     disparities in the clinical care and medical education of 
     trauma;
       --$440,000 is for the Telehealth Resource Center at the 
     University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas for a 
     telehealth initiative;
       --$450,000 is for St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana 
     to establish a regional video telecommunications network for 
     healthcare providers;
       --$500,000 is for Central Michigan University in Mt. 
     Pleasant for the rural telehealth and community education 
     network to improve access and quality of health care to 
     migrants and underserved in rural populations;
       --$500,000 is for the Alaska Telemedicine Advisory Council 
     for an Alaska telemedicine project;
       --$500,000 is for Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, 
     Illinois for an automated clinical information system;
       --$500,000 is for the University of Montana, ImProving 
     Health Among Rural Montanans project for expansion of 
     existing capabilities of the campus-based Drug Information 
     Service;
       --$500,000 is for the New Mexico-Hawaii Telehealth Outreach 
     for Unified Community Health (TOUCH) project in remote and 
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       --$500,000 is for the Penn State Cancer Institute at 
     Hershey Medical Center to develop a digital informatics and 
     communications system to provide a virtual work environment 
     offering patient services across central and northeastern 
     Pennsylvania;
       --$550,000 is for the North Idaho Rural Telehealth program 
     to help provide for the logical extension of more complete 
     telehealth services to additional, high-priority participants 
     and rural areas;
       --$600,000 is for the Institute for Urban Family Health in 
     New York, New York for an information technology initiative;
       --$600,000 is for North Dakota State University College of 
     Pharmacy to conduct a pilot study testing the safety, cost-
     effectiveness and access to health care provided by new 
     telepharmacy technology in rural communities;
       --$750,000 is for Susquehanna Health Systems in 
     Williamsport, Pennsylvania for an Electronic Medical 
     Information and Physician Access project;
       --$750,000 is for the Morehouse School of Medicine to 
     develop networking capability at the National Center of 
     Primary Care;
       --$800,000 is for the Fairview Lakes Regional Medical 
     Center in Wyoming, Minnesota for its telemedicine program;
       --$800,000 is for the University of South Dakota in 
     Vermillion to implement a distance learning project to train 
     entry-level nursing home workers to become nurses;
       --$850,000 is for the New York Presbyterian Hospital 
     telehealth initiative;
       --$900,000 is for South Dakota State University to develop 
     and evaluate on-line health tracking to help manage chronic 
     conditions in tribal communities;
       --$982,000 is for the Maricopa County, Arizona Correctional 
     Health Telemedicine Initiative;
       --$1,000,000 is for Baycare Health Systems in Clearwater, 
     Florida for a Medical Information Systems Initiative;
       --$1,000,000 is for Case Western Reserve University in 
     Cleveland, Ohio for a Netwellness Internet health program;
       --$1,000,000 is for Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive 
     Health Services for Phase II of a telemedicine system to link 
     its patients with the research capabilities of the American 
     Health Foundation;
       --$1,100,000 is for Northeastern Ohio Universities College 
     of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio for implementation of the 
     Medical Education Network Teaching Ohio Region III;
       --$1,500,000 is for the Idaho State University Telehealth 
     Integrated Care Center to improve the quality and quantity of 
     access to healthcare for people living in Idaho's rural and 
     frontier areas by providing consultation and diagnosis over 
     long distance;
       --$1,500,000 is for the Northeast Ohio Health Outreach 
     Network in Massillon, Ohio for a patient safety pilot 
     program;
       --$1,721,000 is for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for 
     its e-Health program to improve access to specialized and 
     high quality health care in rural Nevada;
       --$1,940,000 is for the University of Pittsburgh Medical 
     Center for support of the development and deployment of its 
     state of the art health care information technology system;
       --$2,000,000 is for the University of South Dakota School 
     of Medicine;
       --$2,085,000 is for the Education and Research Consortium 
     of Western North Carolina, Inc., Western North Carolina 
     Health Care Regional Center to provide computer hardware/
     software acquisition, upgrade and installation as well as 
     training and consultation services for medical staff and 
     administrators; and
       --$2,900,000 is for West Virginia University to provide 
     medical care to rural communities through the Mountaineer 
     Doctor Television (MDTV) program.
       The conference agreement includes $20,000,000 for 
     authorized health-related activities of the Denali Commission 
     as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes $18,993,000 for emergency 
     medical services for children instead of $19,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $18,986,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $21,210,000 for poison 
     control instead of $16,421,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $7,500,000 for traumatic 
     brain injury instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill provided $5,000,000 for this purpose 
     within the maternal and child health block grant SPRANS 
     funding. Within the total provided, $1,500,000 is for 
     protection and advocacy services. These funds are to be used 
     consistent with language contained in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement includes $6,000,000 for black lung 
     clinics as proposed by the House instead of $7,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $3,500,000 for trauma 
     care instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $4,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $10,240,000 for nursing 
     loan repayment for shortage area service instead of 
     $2,279,000 as proposed by the House and $15,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a total of $1,910,806,000 
     for Ryan White programs instead of $1,919,609,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $1,883,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Included in this amount is $619,585,000 for emergency 
     assistance, $977,485,000 for comprehensive care, $193,939,000 
     for early intervention, $70,998,000 for women, infants, 
     children, and youth, $13,500,000 for dental services, and 
     $35,299,000 for education and training centers.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $639,000,000 for the Ryan White Title II State AIDS drug 
     assistance programs instead of $649,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $610,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $123,200,000 is for the Minority 
     HIV/AIDS initiative. These funds are to be used consistent 
     with language contained in the House report.
       The conferees concur with House report language under title 
     IV regarding the distribution of title IV funds.
       The conferees are concerned about the increasing incidence 
     of HIV/AIDS infection in rural regions of the United States, 
     and are aware that HIV/AIDS disproportionately impacts 
     minority communities in underserved rural areas, particularly 
     in the Southeast. Therefore, States should utilize funds 
     provided under the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative to fund 
     outreach strategies that assist in linking underserved 
     minority populations with State ADAPs, primary care, and 
     other HIV/AIDS treatment services.
       The conferees are concerned about the formula-based 
     distribution of discretionary supplemental ADAP grant awards 
     to States with demonstrated need. The conferees encourage 
     HRSA to distribute these grant awards to eligible States 
     based on needs identified by the States, rather than a 
     formula based solely on living AIDS cases. The conferees also 
     encourage HRSA to consider capped program enrollment and 
     client waiting lists, in conjunction with the eligibility, 
     formulary, and medical criteria as among the ADAP access 
     restrictions that may qualify a State or territory for these 
     grant awards. The conferees also urge HRSA to provide 
     supplemental awards to States with an ADAP eligibility limit 
     in excess of 200 percent of the Federal poverty level when 
     those States meet any of the statutorily defined criteria.
       The conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for rural 
     hospital flexibility grants instead of $35,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $25,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within the total provided, $15,000,000 is for a rural 
     hospital performance improvement program. These funds would 
     be used for the small rural hospital prospective payment 
     systems grant program as created in section 409 of the 
     Balanced Budget Relief Act of 1999 and authorized in section 
     1820(g)(3) of the Social Security Act. These funds would also 
     be used to help rural hospitals comply with provisions of the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
     and to reduce medical errors and support quality improvement. 
     The funds would be geared toward small rural hospitals that 
     are essential access points for Medicare and Medicaid 
     beneficiaries.
       The conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the 
     Radiation Exposure Compensation Act instead of $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes $120,041,000 for the 
     community access program as proposed by the House instead of 
     $15,041,000 as proposed by the Senate. These funds are to be 
     used consistent with language contained in the House report.
       The conference agreement includes $149,154,000 for program 
     management instead of $147,049,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $135,991,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the increase 
     provided, $2,500,000 is for information technology.
       The conferees are concerned by the recently announced plan 
     to abolish the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth and 
     reassign these functions to the HIV/AIDS Bureau. The 
     conferees have provided sufficient funds to continue the 
     operations of this Office as a component of the Office of the 
     Administrator.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$80,000 is for the Wausau Health Foundation in Wausau, 
     Wisconsin for a survey and analysis of local health 
     professionals' career paths to better understand entry into 
     and exit from health professions;
       --$100,000 is for the University of San Diego Institute for 
     the Advancement of Health Policy to assess through teaching, 
     research and delivery of services the impact of public policy 
     on families from vulnerable populations;
       --$200,000 is for Luna County, New Mexico and the Columbus 
     Volunteer Fire Department to provide emergency medical 
     services to immigrants;
       --$350,000 is for the Clinical Pharmacy Training program at 
     the University of Hawaii at Hilo;
       --$475,000 is to support the efforts of the American 
     Federation of Negro Affairs Education and Research Fund of 
     Philadelphia;
       --$500,000 is for the University of Washington Center for 
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     in Seattle, Washington for a demonstration project to collect 
     and analyze health workforce data;
       --$800,000 is for the University of Iowa for the training 
     of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists;
       --$1,000,000 is for the Washington Health Foundation for a 
     comprehensive demonstration project on improving nurse 
     retention; and
       --$1,100,000 is for the Iowa Department of Public Health to 
     create a Center for Health Care Workforce Shortage.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                Disease Control, Research, and Training

       The conference agreement includes $4,293,151,000 for 
     disease control, research, and training instead of 
     $4,077,060,000 as proposed by the House and $4,418,910,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to earmark 
     $250,000,000 for equipment, construction, and renovation of 
     facilities as proposed by the Senate instead of $175,000,000 
     as proposed by the House. Within the total provided, 
     $6,000,000 is for data storage infrastructure hardware and 
     software upgrades to provide for the remote mirroring of 
     information between CDC data centers, and provide 
     heterogeneous connectivity to existing systems used at CDC, 
     to ensure protection, recovery, and availability of critical 
     data resources.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to allow 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enter 
     into a single contract or related contracts for the full 
     scope of development and construction of facilities as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to earmark 
     $143,763,000 for international HIV/AIDS instead of 
     $137,527,000 as proposed by the House and $154,527,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language to 
     earmark funds for the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile 
     within CDC. The agreement includes bill language for this 
     purpose within the Public Health and Social Services 
     Emergency Fund.
       The conference agreement includes a total of $126,978,000 
     for the National Center for Health Statistics as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. The agreement also includes 
     bill language designating $23,286,000 of the total to be 
     available to the Center from the Public Health Service Act 
     evaluation set-aside as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     bill contained no similar provision.
       The conferees urge CDC to review the Pregnancy Risk 
     Assessment Monitoring Survey to explore the feasibility of 
     establishing a uniform State and national reporting system of 
     pregnancy related complications for women, to provide 
     technical assistance to States in examining pregnancy related 
     health data, to track interventions and patterns of care 
     received, and to conduct research into the causes of and 
     interventions for pregnancy complications, especially for 
     complications relating to disparities in mother and infant 
     outcomes for different racial and ethnic populations.
       The conference agreement includes $90,078,000 for birth 
     defects, developmental disabilities, disability and health 
     instead of $80,280,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $88,748,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $12,000,000 is for fetal alcohol 
     syndrome, $3,000,000 is to support the Christopher Reeve 
     Paralysis Foundation, and $2,000,000 is to expand 
     surveillance and epidemiological efforts of Duchenne and 
     Becker muscular dystrophy in the United States.
       Within the total provided, $2,800,000 is for a Special 
     Olympics Healthy Athletes Initiative to help train health 
     professionals and sensitize health care systems and 
     institutions to the special needs of individuals with mental 
     retardation; expand systems to make them accessible for 
     special needs individuals; help identify the nature and scope 
     of health challenges and health access barriers to persons 
     with mental retardation; and create and test models for 
     athlete health promotion at the local level.
       Within the total provided, $2,500,000 above the budget 
     request is to expand autism and developmental disability 
     surveillance activities in additional States and $1,250,000 
     above the budget request is to establish an attention 
     deficit/hyperactivity disorder resource center.
       The conferees support CDC's prevention activities for folic 
     acid and urge the agency to expand efforts to enhance State 
     and local activities to educate women about this effective 
     prevention strategy.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$100,000 for the Birth Defects Monitoring and Prevention 
     Center at the University of South Alabama;
       --$150,000 for the California Teratogen Information Center 
     at the University of California, San Diego;
       --$300,000 for the Children and Adults with Attention 
     Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD); and
       --$750,000 for the University of Louisville Craniofacial 
     Birth Defects Research Center.
       The conference agreement includes $747,823,000 for chronic 
     disease prevention and health promotion instead of 
     $722,495,000 as proposed by the House and $701,654,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Programs within this account are 
     funded at the following levels:

Arthritis...................................................$13,896,000
Breast and Cervical Cancer..................................192,598,000
Cancer Prevention and Control................................76,662,000
  Cancer Registries........................................(40,000,000)
  Colorectal Cancer........................................(12,000,000)
  Other Cancers.............................................(4,357,000)
  Ovarian Cancer............................................(4,596,000)
  Prostate Cancer..........................................(14,062,000)
  Skin Cancer...............................................(1,647,000)
Community Health Promotion...................................15,243,000
Diabetes.....................................................61,754,000
Epilepsy......................................................6,527,000
Heart Disease and Stroke.....................................37,384,000
Iron Overload...................................................477,000
National Campaign to Change Children's Health Behaviors......68,400,000
Nutrition/Physical Activity..................................27,505,000
Oral Health..................................................10,839,000
Prevention Centers...........................................26,182,000
Safe Motherhood/Infant Health................................50,790,000
School Health................................................58,495,000
Tobacco.....................................................101,071,000

       Within the total provided, $68,400,000 is for the National 
     Campaign to Change Children's Health Behaviors. These funds 
     are to be used consistent with language contained in the 
     House report. The conferees do not provide funds to continue 
     the Health Resources and Services Administration and the 
     National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
     activities.
       The conferees concur with the Senate report language 
     encouraging CDC to continue public and professional awareness 
     activities with respect to pulmonary hypertension.
       With the additional funding provided for oral health, the 
     conferees understand that priority will be given to 
     completing the funding of cooperative agreements to 
     strengthen State oral disease prevention programs. These 
     programs may include projects that will include dental 
     sealant programs for children and community fluoridation 
     projects.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       Within the total for breast and cervical cancer, $50,000 is 
     for SHAREing & CAREing, Inc., Astoria, New York for an 
     outreach, education and breast cancer screening program; 
     $150,000 is for a breast cancer demonstration project at the 
     Healthcare Association of New York State; and $250,000 is for 
     the Swope Parkway Health Center Breast and Cervical Cancers 
     Demonstration and Outreach project in Kansas City, Missouri.
       Within the total for comprehensive cancer control, $250,000 
     is for the Rhode Island Cancer Council in Pawtucket, Rhode 
     Island for public education and professional outreach; 
     $440,000 is for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer 
     Center in Houston, Texas for a comprehensive cancer control 
     program to address minority and medically underserved 
     populations; and $500,000 is for the St. Mary's Medical 
     Center Comprehensive Cancer Care Center in Long Beach, 
     California.
       Within the total provided for prostate cancer, $290,000 is 
     for the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas for 
     satellite prostate cancer testing centers to carry out 
     programs of prevention, education and testing related to 
     prostate cancer.
       Within the total provided for community health promotion, 
     $2,800,000 is to develop a model project to test the efficacy 
     of glaucoma screening using mobile units. The conferees 
     further suggest the program establish protocols to conduct 
     outreach, identify staffing needs, provide patient education 
     regarding glaucoma management, address other eye conditions, 
     and make appropriate referrals to eye care professionals.
       Within the total provided for community health promotion, 
     $1,200,000 is for the Mind-Body Medical Institute in Boston, 
     Massachusetts to continue practice-based assessments, 
     identification, and study of promising and heavily used mind/
     body practices.
       Within the total provided for community health promotion, 
     $225,000 is for the Roger Williams Medical Center Healthlink 
     in Providence, Rhode Island for a disease prevention 
     initiative for senior retirees; $250,000 is for Valley 
     Children's Hospital in California for a mobile asthma care 
     program to reduce the incidence of asthma in the region and 
     reduce the related costs of hospital-based treatment; 
     $300,000 is for Pikeville College, School of Osteopathic 
     Medicine to conduct epidemiological studies in the 
     Appalachian Region of Southeastern Kentucky; $500,000 is for 
     Community Health Centers in Hawaii for a childhood rural 
     asthma project; $500,000 is for the State of Alaska for a 
     program to reduce high anemia rates of children in the Yukon 
     Delta and the Bristol Bay region; and $1,000,000 is for the 
     University of Texas, Dallas for the Southwestern Medical 
     Center, National Multiple Sclerosis Training Center.
       Within the total for diabetes prevention, $100,000 is a 
     diabetes care program at the Clinica Monsenor Oscar A. Romero 
     in Los Angeles, California; $250,000 is for a diabetes

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     and diabetic retinopathy demonstration at the Oklahoma Center 
     for the Advancement of Science and Technology in Oklahoma 
     City, Oklahoma; $440,000 is for the University of Arizona in 
     Tucson for a Border Health Initiative; $500,000 is for the 
     Texas Tech University Center for Diabetes Prevention and 
     Control; and $1,600,000 is for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 
     and Cheyenne Sioux Tribe for the Dakota Plains Diabetes 
     Center.
       Within the total provided for heart disease and stroke, 
     $4,500,000 is for the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke 
     Registry.
       Within the total for heart disease and stroke, $130,000 is 
     for the Wausau Health Foundation in Wausau, Wisconsin, for a 
     school-based program to increase awareness of cardiovascular 
     disease and the importance of prevention and to document 
     prevalence of cardiovascular disease in youth; $200,000 is 
     for a Cardiac Outreach program at HealthReach NY in Flushing, 
     New York; and $440,000 is for the Stroke Belt Research and 
     Intervention Network at the University of Alabama, 
     Birmingham.
       Within the total provided for nutrition and physical 
     activity, $5,000,000 is for efforts to eliminate 
     micronutrient malnutrition and $475,000 is for a study by the 
     Institute of Medicine on childhood obesity as described in 
     the Senate report.
       Within the total for nutrition and physical activity, 
     $125,000 is for the Village of Park Forest, Illinois Health 
     Department, for preventive health education and screening 
     projects in fields such as nutrition, chronic illness, food 
     safety, health screening, and hygiene, and nutrition 
     education for school children; $200,000 is for the Great 
     South Bay YMCA in Bay Shore, New York, for its Fit Kids 
     education and health promotion program; $500,000 is for the 
     State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services for 
     an Obesity Prevention and Control program; and $2,000,000 is 
     for West Virginia University to establish the Center on 
     Obesity.
       Within the total for prevention centers, $250,000 is for 
     the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute to support 
     infectious disease, cancer and cardiovascular disease, and 
     prevention research at the Kansas City Proteomics Consortium.
       Within the total for safe motherhood, $2,650,000 is for the 
     Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies 
     in Tampa, Florida, of which $1,500,000 is for training 
     paraprofessionals in the health-care field.
       Within the total for school health, $225,000 is for the 
     School of Optometry at the University of Missouri, St. Louis 
     for a program of mobile vision screenings for school 
     children.
       The conference agreement includes $153,753,000 for 
     environmental health instead of $146,683,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $171,863,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $37,149,000 is for the 
     environmental health laboratory, $33,201,000 is for 
     environmental health activities, $35,193,000 is for asthma, 
     and $42,140,000 is for lead poisoning.
       Within the total provided, $2,200,000 is to expand the 
     physician education and public awareness program for primary 
     immune deficiency disease.
       The conferees have included funds for a CDC assessment, in 
     conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health, on the 
     effect of environmental factors on rural health.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$130,000 is for Environment and Human Health, Inc. in 
     North Haven, Connecticut to research and track asthma among 
     the school-age population in Connecticut;
       --$300,000 is for the Sustainable Resource Center in 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota to focus on lead poisoning remediation 
     and education;
       --$300,000 is for Citizens Against Toxic Exposure in 
     Pensacola, Florida to locate and screen individuals for 
     health problems associated with local toxic pollution and to 
     assist those who have been exposed to these environmental 
     toxins;
       --$350,000 is for the Community Lead Education and 
     Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) in St. Louis, Missouri to fight 
     childhood lead poisoning;
       --$440,000 is for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health 
     District to expand an assessment of human exposure to 
     environmental contaminants near Kelly Air Force Base, Texas;
       --$700,000 is for the University of Montana at Missoula, 
     Center for Environmental Health Sciences to support research 
     on the impact of environmental factors in causing or 
     exacerbating human diseases; and
       --$850,000 is for the University of West Florida for an 
     environmental health study in Escambia and Santa Rosa 
     Counties.
       The conference agreement includes $80,303,000 for epidemic 
     services and response as proposed by the House instead of 
     $85,303,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $1,135,532,000 for HIV/
     AIDS, STD and TB prevention instead of $1,148,452,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,121,612,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Included in this amount is $835,293,000 for HIV/AIDS 
     activities, of which $143,763,000 is for global HIV/AIDS 
     activities; $167,450,000 for STD activities; and $132,789,000 
     for TB activities.
       Within the total provided for HIV/AIDS, $96,000,000 is for 
     the Minority HIV/AIDS initiative. These funds are to be used 
     consistent with language contained in the House report.
       The conferees are concerned about the increasing incidence 
     of HIV/AIDS infection in rural regions of the United States, 
     and are aware that HIV/AIDS disproportionately impacts 
     minority communities in underserved rural areas, particularly 
     in the Southeast. Therefore, CDC should develop strategies 
     with States to implement interventions targeted to these 
     communities.
       Within the total provided for tuberculosis, $500,000 is for 
     the State of Alaska for a tuberculosis control and prevention 
     program.
       The conference agreement includes $627,895,000 for 
     childhood immunization instead of $599,645,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $637,145,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Included in this amount is $223,527,000 for vaccine purchase, 
     $200,697,000 for operation/infrastructure activities, 
     $107,400,000 for global polio eradication activities, 
     $26,388,000 for measles eradication activities, and 
     $69,883,000 for prevention activities. In addition, the 
     Vaccines for Children (VFC) program funded through the 
     Medicaid program is expected to provide $795,553,000 in 
     vaccine purchases and distribution support in fiscal year 
     2002, for a total program level of $1,423,448,000.
       The conference agreement includes $344,858,000 for 
     infectious diseases instead of $343,018,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $331,518,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $4,000,000 above the budget 
     request is for a prevention program to control and reduce the 
     incidents of hepatitis C. This funding is to develop State-
     based programs and demonstrations to learn the most feasible 
     approach to integrating hepatitis C and B screening, 
     counseling, and referral programs into existing HIV and STD 
     State programs. The conferees also urge CDC to more 
     aggressively undertake the implementation of the National 
     Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy with greater emphasis on 
     communication of information about hepatitis C to health care 
     professionals, and educate the general public and groups at 
     increased risk for infection.
       Within the total provided, $4,000,000 above the budget 
     request is to continue planned activities and expand efforts 
     to control the West Nile virus.
       Within the total provided, $2,200,000 is to establish a 
     comprehensive thalassemia-based blood safety and surveillance 
     program.
       Within the total provided, $1,500,000 is for the 
     establishment of a national autopsy network for prion disease 
     surveillance. These funds are to be used consistent with 
     language contained in the House report. The conferees urge 
     CDC to give full and fair consideration to a proposal from 
     the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center at 
     Case Western Reserve University.
       The conferees encourage CDC to consider funding the 
     Pediatric Prevention Network (PPN) and its efforts to improve 
     infection control for children. The PPN works to decrease 
     health-care acquired infections in hospitalized children, 
     with special emphasis on blood stream infections and the 
     transmission of resistant organisms.
       It is estimated that 30 million people reside in, or are 
     adjacent to, areas considered endemic for the soil organism 
     that causes Valley Fever. The conferees encourage CDC to 
     support ongoing efforts in the development of a vaccine, 
     including appropriate epidemiological and surveillance 
     activities.
       The conferees support the implementation of the 
     demonstration project developed through the enhancing the 
     monitoring of pharmaceutical services and patient safety 
     through connectivity project.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$200,000 for the Border Health Institute in El Paso, 
     Texas for research related to infectious diseases and other 
     public health problems affecting the U.S.-Mexico border 
     region;
       --$440,000 for the Children's Medical Center of Dallas, 
     Center for Infectious Diseases, Advanced Diagnostics, and 
     Emerging Pathogens for efforts to improve the early 
     detection, prevention and control of meningitis, sepsis, 
     pneumonia and myocarditis and for research on the immune 
     responses of at-risk populations;
       --$500,000 is for the University of Idaho, Post Falls for 
     biomedical sensor electronics development; and
       --$500,000 for the State of Utah Health Department to 
     assist local health authorities in ensuring the safety of 
     food and to protect against communicable disease outbreaks 
     during the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Salt 
     Lake City.
       The conference agreement includes $149,767,000 for injury 
     control instead of $143,655,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $146,655,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $2,000,000 above the budget 
     request is to expand current activities to better understand 
     the scope of child abuse and neglect and its consequences. 
     These activities could include examining child fatality 
     review systems, supporting States in their collection of 
     surveillance data, improving data collection on the incidence 
     of child maltreatment through the development of consensus 
     definitions, and supporting the implementation and evaluation

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     of interventions aimed at the prevention of child 
     maltreatment.
       Within the total provided, $1,500,000 above the budget 
     request is for the National Violent Death Reporting System to 
     gather information on the circumstances of violent deaths and 
     develop effective methods of prevention and intervention.
       Within the total provided, $125,000 is for the trauma 
     information and exchange program.
       The conferees have included funds for the continuation of 
     the Iowa Injury Control Center.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$37,000 for the Save A Life Foundation, Inc. in Schiller 
     Park, Illinois to expand the training of its basic life 
     supporting first aid program;
       --$100,000 for the Westchester County, New York, Department 
     of Emergency Services to develop and implement a training 
     program in pediatric trauma for pre-hospital providers; and
       --$450,000 for the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, Washington 
     DC for its SAFE KIDS AT HOME project to improve child health 
     through outreach to public housing and other at-risk 
     communities.
       The conference agreement includes $276,460,000 for 
     occupational safety and health instead of $270,135,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $276,135,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within the total provided, $2,000,000 is for the Education 
     and Research Centers to expand research activities in support 
     of implementation of NORA and $2,000,000 is to develop an 
     intramural and extramural prevention research program that 
     will target all aspects of workplace violence and to 
     coordinate its efforts with the Departments of Justice and 
     Labor.
       The conferees have provided sufficient funds for NIOSH to 
     carry out research and related activities aimed at protecting 
     workers who respond to public health needs in the event of a 
     terrorist incident.
       The conferees are aware of the research on construction 
     worker safety and health being done by the Center to Protect 
     Worker Rights.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$125,000 for the University of Buffalo, Division of 
     Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for a joint educational 
     program with Millard Fillmore Hospital's Sleep Disorder 
     Center in Buffalo, New York and Mount St. Mary's Hospital 
     Sleep Disorder Center in Lewiston, New York to increase 
     knowledge of sleep disorders; and
       --$200,000 is for the Occupational and Environmental Health 
     Center of Rhode Island for research, tracking and 
     investigation of employment-related disease.
       The conference agreement includes $148,520,000 for public 
     health improvement instead of $149,910,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $114,910,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $17,500,000 is for development 
     and implementation of a nationwide environmental health 
     tracking network and capacity development in environmental 
     health at State and local health Departments.
       Within the total provided, $2,500,000 above the budget 
     request is for prevention research. These funds are to be 
     used consistent with language contained in the Senate report.
       The conferees urge CDC to give full and fair consideration 
     to a proposal from the CNA Corporation.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$60,000 is for the Lawrence-Douglas County Health 
     Department in Lawrence, Kansas for assessment, training and 
     equipment related to public health information systems 
     infrastructure;
       --$150,000 is for the Interstitial Cystitis (IC) 
     Association CURE program in Rockville, Maryland for 
     activities to broaden the understanding of IC;
       --$350,000 is for the New England Medical Center to develop 
     predictive instrument research in technology to reduce 
     medical errors;
       --$400,000 is for the University of Vermont College of 
     Medicine to support the Vermont Oxford Network and its 
     efforts to improve the quality of health care available to 
     children born prematurely through the reduction of medical 
     errors;
       --$400,000 is for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute 
     Cancer Epidemiology Research Program in Northeastern 
     Pennsylvania;
       --$500,000 is for the Institute for Clinical Evaluation for 
     the reduction of medical errors through the development and 
     demonstration of virtual reality medical technology 
     simulation training for training health care workers in 
     medical procedures;
       --$500,000 is for the University of Louisville and Kosair 
     Children's Hospital Sleep Medicine Center;
       --$500,000 is for the National Emergency Response and 
     Rescue Training Center's Integrated Health and Medical 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Program in College 
     Station, Texas;
       --$650,000 is for the University of Georgia to establish a 
     Center for Leadership in Education and Applied Research in 
     Mass Destruction Defense to train health professionals to 
     respond to chemical and biological attacks;
       --$700,000 is for the Kirkwood Community College in Cedar 
     Rapids, Iowa for the National Mass Fatalities Institute;
       --$800,000 is to continue the development of the Delaware 
     Electronic Reporting Systems (DEERS) to track diseases;
       --$900,000 is for the Center for the Study of Bioterrorism 
     and Emerging Infections at the St. Louis University School of 
     Public Health;
       --$1,000,000 is for Westchester County, New York to conduct 
     readiness assessments of all response systems, including 
     emergency response and management systems, hospitals, the 
     county health department, equipment needs and communications 
     systems, in the development of a comprehensive bioterrorism 
     response plan;
       --$1,000,000 is for the University of Kentucky Center for 
     Improving Medication-Related Outcomes;
       --$1,000,000 is for the Delta Health and Prevention 
     Research Initiative at Delta State University;
       --$1,000,000 is for the Public Health Service Noble 
     Training Center for the development of a comprehensive 
     bioterrorism curriculum and the conduct of on-site training 
     for health care professionals to be done in conjunction with 
     appropriate Federal agencies, Auburn University and the 
     University of Alabama at Birmingham;
       --$1,000,000 is for Iowa State University for the creation 
     of a Center for Food Security and Public Health;
       --$1,000,000 is for the University of Iowa for the planning 
     of a Hygienic Lab;
       --$1,000,000 is for the Center for Civilian Biodefense 
     Strategies at Johns Hopkins University to improve the 
     nation's medical and public health preparedness and response 
     to bioterrorism;
       --$1,000,000 is for the University of Texas Medical Branch, 
     National Rapid Response Bioterrorism Defense Center;
       --$1,200,000 is for the Oral Vaccine Institute in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada for the development of innovative oral vaccine 
     delivery alternatives;
       --$1,500,000 is for the University of Louisville Center for 
     the Deterrence of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism; and
       --$2,000,000 is for West Virginia University for continued 
     development of the virtual medical campus.

                     National Institutes of Health


                       National Cancer Institute

       The conference agreement includes $4,190,405,000 for the 
     National Cancer Institute instead of $4,146,291,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $4,258,516,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees urge NCI to continue supporting cancer 
     genomics projects with the goal of identifying potential 
     cancer therapies.


                National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

       The conference agreement includes $2,576,125,000 for the 
     National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute instead of 
     $2,547,675,000 as proposed by the House and $2,618,966,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


         National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

       The conference agreement includes $343,327,000 for the 
     National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research 
     instead of $339,268,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $348,767,000 as proposed by the Senate.


    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

       The conference agreement includes $1,466,833,000 for the 
     National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney 
     Diseases instead of $1,446,705,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $1,501,476,000 as proposed by the Senate.


        National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

       The conference agreement includes $1,328,188,000 for the 
     National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
     instead of $1,306,321,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,352,055,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees understand that over two million Americans 
     suffer from epilepsy, with one million suffering from 
     uncontrolled seizures. The conferees are interested in the 
     acceleration of epilepsy research and encourage NINDS to take 
     steps to jumpstart promising epilepsy research areas. In 
     particular, the conferees urge NINDS to establish an annual 
     lectureship in the epilepsy research field to provide the 
     intellectual stimulation to prompt new findings in both the 
     NINDS intramural program and the extramural community. The 
     conferees request that NINDS consider naming the lectureship 
     in memory of Judith Hoyer. Mrs. Hoyer had epilepsy; she spent 
     her life helping families dealing with the condition and 
     promoting research into a cure and a better quality of life 
     for those with epilepsy. Such a lectureship would continue 
     her legacy of stimulating important epilepsy research.

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         National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

       The conference agreement includes $2,372,278,000 for the 
     National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases instead 
     of $2,337,204,000 as proposed by the House and $2,375,836,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to give the 
     Director discretion to transfer up to $25,000,000 to 
     International Assistance Programs, Global Fund to Fight HIV/
     AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate bill included a general provision to transfer this 
     amount to the Global Fund.


             National Institute of General Medical Sciences

       The conference agreement includes $1,725,263,000 for the 
     National Institute of General Medical Sciences instead of 
     $1,706,968,000 as proposed by the House and $1,753,465,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


        National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

       The conference agreement includes $1,113,605,000 for the 
     National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
     instead of $1,088,208,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,123,692,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees note the achievements of the NICHD Study of 
     Early Child Care and Youth Development and urge its 
     continuation, including its program of data collection and 
     dissemination of findings.
       The conferees are pleased to hear that over the past year, 
     NICHD has begun to plan a major initiative on stillbirth. In 
     March, the Institute convened scientific and medical experts 
     from around the country to explore the available information 
     about the incidence of stillbirth, its varying causes, and 
     the opportunities for research. The conferees urge NICHD to 
     build upon this knowledge by planning for a prospective 
     investigation of the scope and causes of stillbirth 
     nationally and internationally. The conferees also encourage 
     NICHD to work with professional organizations on this issue 
     to assess current knowledge and develop research 
     opportunities in the management of stillbirth.


                         National Eye Institute

       The conference agreement includes $581,366,000 for the 
     National Eye Institute instead of $566,725,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $614,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


          National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

       The conference agreement includes $566,639,000 for the 
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences instead 
     of $557,435,000 as proposed by the House and $585,946,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                      National Institute on Aging

       The conference agreement includes $893,443,000 for the 
     National Institute on Aging instead of $873,186,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $909,174,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

       The conference agreement includes $448,865,000 for the 
     National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
     Diseases instead of $440,144,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $460,202,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is a multi-systemic disorder 
     that was first recognized in 1989. The conferees encourage 
     NIAMS to enhance research efforts to identify the cause of 
     this disease and develop a better understanding of the 
     characterization of pathophysiological events leading to the 
     chronic phase of the disease.


    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

       The conference agreement includes $342,072,000 for the 
     National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication 
     Disorders instead of $334,161,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $349,983,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees continue to support the expansion of NIDCD's 
     research on the efficacy of new hearing screening 
     technologies through all available mechanisms, as 
     appropriate, including clinical studies on screening 
     methodologies and studies on the efficacy of intervention and 
     follow-up, and related research.


                 National Institute of Nursing Research

       The conference agreement includes $120,451,000 for the 
     National Institute of Nursing Research instead of 
     $116,773,000 as proposed by the House and $125,659,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


           National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

       The conference agreement includes $384,238,000 for the 
     National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism instead of 
     $379,026,000 as proposed by the House and $390,761,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                    National Institute on Drug Abuse

       The conference agreement includes $888,105,000 for the 
     National Institute on Drug Abuse instead of $900,389,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $902,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                  National Institute of Mental Health

       The conference agreement includes $1,248,626,000 for the 
     National Institute of Mental Health instead of $1,228,780,000 
     as proposed by the House and $1,279,383,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.


                National Human Genome Research Institute

       The conference agreement includes $429,515,000 for the 
     National Human Genome Research Institute instead of 
     $423,454,000 as proposed by the House and $440,448,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

       The conference agreement includes $111,984,000 for the 
     National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 
     instead of $39,896,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $140,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees commend NIH for agreeing to establish a task 
     force comprising both NIH staff and representatives of the 
     extramural research community to review all current imaging 
     and bioengineering grants and identify those that are 
     appropriate for transfer to the newly-established National 
     Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). 
     Toward that end, the conferees support the agreement to 
     create a nine-member task force that includes representatives 
     of NIH (three members), the extramural imaging community 
     (three members), and the bioengineering community (three 
     members), with representatives of the outside groups to be 
     appointed by the appropriate professional organizations in 
     those fields. The conferees direct the task force to 
     establish criteria to be applied consistently to all grants 
     under consideration. The conferees urge that these criteria 
     ensure that research projects with applications to multiple 
     disease processes or organ systems should generally reside in 
     NIBIB in accordance with the intent of Congress in creating 
     the new Institute. The Director of the NIH shall submit a 
     report on the findings of the task force to the House and 
     Senate Appropriations Committees by March 31, 2002.
       While the conferees are pleased that progress has been 
     achieved in implementing the legislation that created NIBIB, 
     they have been concerned that the amount of research grants 
     proposed by the NIH for transfer to the new Institute falls 
     short of previous assessments of NIH support for basic 
     biomedical imaging and bioengineering as expressed in NIH 
     statements to the Congress. Creation of the joint NIH-
     extramural task force should help to ensure that all parties 
     have confidence in the process.


                 National Center for Research Resources

       The conference agreement includes $1,011,594,000 for the 
     National Center for Research Resources instead of 
     $966,541,000 as proposed by the House and $1,014,044,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to earmark 
     $110,000,000 for extramural facilities construction grants 
     instead of $97,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $125,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes bill language to earmark $5,000,000 of these funds 
     to begin construction of facilities for a Chimp Sanctuary as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       Within the total provided, $160,000,000 is for the 
     Institutional Development Awards program and $271,580,000 is 
     for the General Clinical Research Centers.


       National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

       The conference agreement includes $104,644,000 for the 
     National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
     instead of $99,288,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $110,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


       National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities

       The conference agreement includes $157,812,000 for the 
     National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
     instead of $157,204,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $158,421,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees concur with language contained in the House 
     report regarding the newly established National Center for 
     Minority Health and Health Disparities. The conferees 
     encourage the Center to move forward in implementing the 
     Research Endowment and Centers of Excellence programs as 
     ongoing initiatives.


                  John E. Fogarty International Center

       The conference agreement includes $56,940,000 for the John 
     E. Fogarty International Center instead of $56,021,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $57,874,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                      National Library of Medicine

       The conference agreement includes $277,658,000 for the 
     National Library of Medicine instead of $273,610,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $281,584,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                         Office of the Director

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       The conference agreement includes $235,540,000 for the 
     Office of the Director instead of $232,098,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $236,408,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement includes a designation in bill language of 
     $53,540,000 for the operations of the Office of AIDS 
     Research.

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       Within the total provided, $10,341,000 is for the Office of 
     Rare Diseases and $17,000,000 is for the Office of Dietary 
     Supplements.
       The conferees are agreed that NIH should continue to 
     allocate funds for biomedical research on the basis of 
     scientific opportunity, taking into consideration the many 
     other factors identified by NIH as being relevant to funding 
     decisions, such as the infectious nature of a disease, the 
     number of cases and deaths associated with a disease, the 
     costs of disease treatment, and/or other costs associated 
     with a disease. The conferees also expect NIH to carefully 
     consider the language in the House and Senate reports and 
     give it appropriate weight when determining funding 
     allocations across disease areas. Regarding the cases in 
     which the House or Senate reports reference funding levels 
     for a specific disease, the conferees are agreed that these 
     are intended only to express relative priority and are not 
     funding earmarks.
       The conferees concur with language contained in the Senate 
     report regarding the pediatric research initiative.
       The conferees recognize the significance of child abuse and 
     neglect as a serious public health problem. The conferees 
     commend the efforts of NIH, under the leadership of NIMH, for 
     convening a working group of organizations and relevant 
     Federal agencies to facilitate collaborative and cooperative 
     efforts on child abuse and neglect research. The conferees 
     encourage NIH to continue to address this public health 
     problem and request that the Director of NIH be prepared to 
     report on the progress of this research at the fiscal year 
     2003 appropriations hearing.
       The conferees are concerned about the impact of Tropical 
     Storm Allison on the research programs and institutions 
     located in Houston, Texas, in particular Baylor College of 
     Medicine and the University of Texas at Houston Health 
     Sciences Center. The conferees recognize the efforts of NIH 
     to extend application deadlines and provide administrative 
     supplements to affected grantees. The conferees strongly 
     encourage NIH to continue this practice and, to the extent 
     practicable, provide one-year extensions for those 
     investigators who need them.
       The conferees recognize the association between religion 
     and positive health outcomes. This may be the result of the 
     emphasis of some religions on healthy behaviors. For example, 
     the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also known 
     as the Mormon religion, encourages members to adopt health-
     promoting behaviors and proscribes behaviors associated with 
     poor health outcomes, such as smoking or substance abuse. The 
     conferees encourage NIH to examine further the association 
     between religion and health outcomes and how some religious 
     organizations effectively promote healthy behaviors among 
     their members.
       The conferees continue to be very interested in matching 
     the increased needs of researchers, particularly NIH 
     grantees, as well as intramural and university-based 
     researchers, who rely upon human tissues and organs to study 
     human diseases and to search for cures. The conferees are 
     aware that NIH is in the process of encouraging the 
     Institutes and Centers to expand support for NDRI and urge 
     NIH to submit a written progress report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than February 1, 
     2002.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       The conference agreement includes $309,600,000 for 
     buildings and facilities instead of $311,600,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $306,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to give the 
     Director discretion to transfer up to $75,000,000 to 
     International Assistance Programs, Global Fund to Fight HIV/
     AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate bill included a general provision to transfer 
     $70,000,000 to the Global Fund.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


               Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

       The conference agreement includes $3,138,279,000 for 
     substance abuse and mental health services instead of 
     $3,131,558,000 as proposed by the House and $3,088,456,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language as 
     proposed by the Senate to earmark funds to carry out subtitle 
     C of title XXXVI of the Children's Health Act of 2000. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision. The conferees 
     provide funding for this purpose within the Center for 
     Substance Abuse Prevention.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language to 
     earmark funds for mental health providers serving public 
     safety workers affected by disasters of national 
     significance. The House bill contained no similar provision. 
     The conferees provide funding for this purpose within the 
     Center for Mental Health Services.
     Center for Mental Health Services
       The conference agreement includes $433,000,000 for the 
     mental health block grant instead of $440,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $420,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $96,694,000 for 
     children's mental health instead of $97,694,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $91,694,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $32,500,000 for 
     protection and advocacy instead of $33,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $32,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $230,067,000 for programs 
     of regional and national significance instead of $223,499,000 
     as proposed by the House and $208,599,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within the total provided, $95,000,000 is for continuation 
     and expansion of youth violence prevention programs.
       Within the total provided, $20,000,000 is provided under 
     section 582 of the Public Health Service Act to support 
     grants to local mental health providers for the purposes of 
     developing knowledge of best practices and providing mental 
     health services to children and youth suffering from post-
     traumatic stress disorder as a result of having witnessed or 
     experienced a traumatic event.
       Within the total provided, $7,000,000 is for the Minority 
     HIV/AIDS initiative. These funds are to be used consistent 
     with language contained in the House report.
       Within the total provided, $5,000,000 is to provide mental 
     health outreach and treatment to the elderly.
       Within the total provided, $4,000,000 is for grants to 
     develop and implement programs to divert individuals with a 
     mental health illness from the criminal justice system to 
     community-based services and for related training and 
     technical assistance as authorized by section 520G of the 
     Public Health Service Act.
       Within the total provided, $3,000,000 is to establish a 
     National Suicide Prevention Resource Center to provide 
     technical assistance in developing, implementing, and 
     evaluating effective suicide prevention programs. These funds 
     are to be used consistent with language contained in the 
     Senate report.
       Within the total provided, $2,500,000 is for mental health 
     providers serving public safety workers affected by disasters 
     of national significance.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$46,000 for Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital Association, 
     Hot Springs, Arkansas for a school-based student/family 
     psychotherapy program;
       --$50,000 is for the Wisconsin Primary Healthcare 
     Association in Madison, Wisconsin to provide mental health 
     services to farm families affected by economic problems 
     related to agriculture;
       --$100,000 is for American Trauma Society's 2nd Trauma 
     Program;
       --$150,000 is for the Weingart Center in Los Angeles, 
     California to develop and expand mental health support and 
     long-term case management within transitional housing and 
     clinical programs;
       --$160,000 is for the Hispanic Counseling Center in 
     Hempstead, New York for mental health, alcoholism, and 
     substance abuse treatment services;
       --$172,000 is for Family Communications Inc. in Pittsburgh 
     for an antiviolence program entitled the National Preschool 
     Anger Management Project;
       --$200,000 is for the Bert Nash Community Mental Health 
     Center in Lawrence, Kansas to provide mental health services 
     in schools and other settings to prevent juvenile crime and 
     substance abuse among high-risk youth;
       --$200,000 is for the Concord-Assabet Family Services 
     Center for a model transitional living program for troubled 
     youth;
       --$250,000 is for the further development, testing, and 
     implementation of the computerization of the Texas Medication 
     Algorithm Project (T-MAP) in Tarrent County, Texas;
       --$250,000 is for the Texas Department of Mental Health and 
     Retardation for further development of Texas Medication 
     Algorithm Project (T-MAP)
       --$350,000 is for Casa Myrna Vazquez in Boston to support 
     domestic violence services and related services;
       --$350,000 is for Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital in East 
     Providence, Rhode Island for a school-based adolescent mental 
     health initiative;
       --$400,000 is for the Corporation for Supportive Housing, 
     New York, New York to advise and assist supportive housing 
     organizations in providing mental health and substance abuse 
     services;
       --$490,000 is for Pacific Clinics in Arcadia, California to 
     support a school-based mental health demonstration program 
     for Latina adolescents;
       --$500,000 is for the Life Quest Community Mental Health 
     Center for its program for treatment of co-occurring 
     disorders among the population of Mat-Su Valley;
       --$500,000 is for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, 
     Alabama for the Geriatric Mental Health Research Center;
       --$650,000 is for the University of Connecticut for an 
     urban health initiative, jointly with Yale University, to 
     improve mental health services to underserved, high-risk 
     urban residents;
       --$700,000 is for the Providence Center for Counseling and 
     Psychiatric Services in Providence, Rhode Island for an early 
     intervention preschool and parent training program;
       --$800,000 is for the Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction 
     demonstration in Ventura County, California;
       --$800,000 is for the Yale University, Child Study Center 
     to support collaborative programs aimed at addressing the 
     needs of children exposed to violence and based on the

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     Child Development-Community Policing program model;
       --$850,000 is for the Iowa State University extension for 
     the training of rural mental health providers; and
       --$1,000,000 is for the Ch'eghutsen comprehensive mental 
     health services program for children in Interior Alaska.
     Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
       The conference agreement includes $291,572,000 for programs 
     of regional and national significance instead of $305,122,000 
     as proposed by the House and $276,122,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within the total provided, $57,000,000 is for the Minority 
     HIV/AIDS initiative. These funds are to be used consistent 
     with language contained in the House report.
       Within the total provided, $9,000,000 above last year's 
     level is for grants to develop and expand mental health and 
     substance abuse treatment services for homeless individuals 
     as authorized by section 506 of the Public Health Service 
     Act. The intent of this section was to permit grants to be 
     made to projects which provide either mental health services, 
     substance abuse services, or services in both fields. This 
     allows communities greater flexibility to provide the 
     services they believe to be the most urgent. While the 
     resources have been included within the Center for Substance 
     Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the conferees believe that the most 
     effective outcomes will be achieved in addressing the 
     multiple needs of homeless individuals if CSAT and the Center 
     for Mental Health Services work cooperatively. The conferees 
     further intend that these funds could be used in conjunction 
     with permanent supportive housing programs for homeless 
     people in support of the Secretary's initiative to reduce 
     chronic homelessness.
       Within the total provided, $10,000,000 is to expand support 
     of clinically based treatment and related services for adult, 
     juvenile, and family drug courts and individuals returning to 
     the community who are on probation, parole, or unsupervised 
     release.
       Within the total provided, $3,000,000 is for the Addiction 
     and Technology Transfer Center program. These funds are to be 
     used consistent with language contained in the House report.
       The conferees urge SAMHSA to give full and fair 
     consideration to a proposal by the National Center on 
     Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$50,000 is for Recovery House in Wallingford, Vermont to 
     develop a day treatment program for substance abuse 
     counseling and other support services for pregnant women and 
     women with dependent children;
       --$100,000 is for Haymarket West in Schaumburg, Illinois to 
     expand its comprehensive substance abuse treatment and 
     related services;
       --$100,000 is for Treatment Alternatives for Safe 
     Communities in Chicago, Illinois for a substance abuse 
     treatment program;
       --$100,000 is for ThedaCare Behavioral Health in Menasha, 
     Wisconsin to establish pilot models for expanded regional 
     substance abuse prevention and treatment services for youth 
     and families;
       --$200,000 is for the Dimock Community Health Center to 
     support inpatient detoxification and behavioral health 
     programs;
       --$200,000 is for the Vinland Center in Loretto, Minnesota 
     to offer specialized residential treatment programs for 
     adults with cognitive and functional impairments;
       --$200,000 is for the Vermont Department of Health, 
     Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs for long-term 
     residential treatment services for adolescents with 
     significant substance abuse problems in Bradford, Vermont;
       --$200,000 is for Lutheran Social Services in Appleton, 
     Wisconsin to expand alcohol abuse prevention programs for 
     older adults in northern Wisconsin;
       --$250,000 is for the Pennington County Detention Center in 
     South Dakota for mental health and substance abuse treatment 
     services;
       --$400,000 is for the WestCare Foundation, Inc. in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada to demonstrate and evaluate the Batterers 
     Intervention Demonstration project;
       --$500,000 is for the Cook Inlet Tribal Council to treat 
     women and children with substance abuse problems in Kenai;
       --$500,000 is for the Vermont Department of Health, 
     Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs to establish 
     pilot projects in Rutland and Burlington that will develop 
     prevention and treatment strategies for combating substance 
     abuse problems in urban and rural settings;
       --$500,000 is for the United Community Center/Centro de la 
     Comunidad to establish a demonstration project integrating 
     substance abuse treatment programs into domestic violence 
     intervention and outreach programs geared toward Hispanic 
     women;
       --$750,000 is for the Cook Inlet Tribal Council's Ernie 
     Turner Center to provide outpatient substance abuse 
     treatment;
       --$750,000 is for the Fairbanks Native Association's 
     Lifegivers program;
       --$750,000 is for the Southcentral Foundation's Pathways 
     Home Residential Treatment Center for Adolescent Substance 
     Abusers;
       --$800,000 is for Diversion Alternatives, Inc. in Ft. 
     Worth, Texas for a comprehensive outpatient substance abuse 
     treatment program;
       --$1,000,000 is for the San Francisco Department of Public 
     Health, for its model substance abuse treatment on demand 
     initiative; and
       --$2,500,000 is for the City of Baltimore, Maryland to 
     expand its drug treatment services.
     Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
       The conference agreement includes $198,140,000 for programs 
     of regional and national significance instead of $187,215,000 
     as proposed by the House and $199,013,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within the total provided, $38,100,000 is for the Minority 
     HIV/AIDS initiative. These funds are to be used consistent 
     with language contained in the House report.
       Within the total provided, $12,500,000 is to expand efforts 
     to identify, disseminate, and implement effective fetal 
     alcohol syndrome prevention and treatment programs.
       Within the total provided, $5,000,000 is to carry out the 
     Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000.
       Within the total provided, $5,000,000 is for grants to 
     public and nonprofit entities to carry out school-based and 
     community-based programs concerning the dangers of 
     methamphetamine abuse and addiction.
       The conferees urge SAMHSA to give full and fair 
     consideration to a proposal by the National Center on 
     Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2002:
       --$75,000 is for the Start S.M.A.R.T. Foundation in 
     Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for the development of a pilot 
     project to examine the optimal ways of distributing ``QED,'' 
     a new saliva alcohol test;
       --$100,000 is for the Syracuse University for the Twelve 
     Point for Substance Abuse Prevention program;
       --$100,000 is for the Rock Island County Council on 
     Addictions in East Moline, Illinois for its Healthy Youth 
     Prevention Program;
       --$150,000 is for the Palm Beach County Community Services 
     Department for the Free to Grow Program that provides drug 
     prevention services to families of pre-schoolers;
       --$150,000 is for the State University of New York Upstate 
     Medical University for the Developmental Exposure Alcohol 
     Research Center;
       --$250,000 is for the Northwestern Community Services Board 
     in Front Royal, Virginia for a Warren County Drug Initiative;
       --$300,000 is for the Orleans Parish, SE Louisiana Drug 
     Prevention Education program for student drug testing 
     assessment, counseling, treatment, drug education, outreach 
     services and program evaluation;
       --$400,000 is for the Institute for Research, Education, 
     and Training in Addictions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at St. 
     Francis Health System to facilitate the coordination of 
     approaches to research, treatment and health policy 
     development;
       --$500,000 is for Coalition for Safe and Drug Free St. 
     Petersburg, Inc. in St. Petersburg, Florida for a 
     demonstration project;
       --$600,000 is for Chrysalis House, Inc. in Fayette County, 
     Kentucky for substance abuse prevention programs;
       --$750,000 is for the Anchorage Department of Health for 
     drug and alcohol prevention programs to reach 50 percent of 
     Alaska's population;
       --$800,000 is for Fenway Community Health in Boston, 
     Massachusetts to expand its HIV prevention, mental health, 
     and substance abuse programs;
       --$1,200,000 is for the Ohio Prevention in Education 
     Resource Center in Cincinnati, Ohio for the Bridgebuilders 
     project; and
       --$1,250,000 is for Community Health Centers in the Big 
     Island of Hawaii for a youth anti-drug program.
     Program Management
       The conference agreement includes $91,451,000 for program 
     management instead of $80,173,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $96,173,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $3,278,000 is to continue 
     testing the effectiveness of Community Assessment and 
     Intervention Centers in providing integrated mental health 
     and substance abuse services to troubled and at-risk children 
     and youth, and their families in four Florida communities. 
     Building upon successful juvenile programs, this effort 
     responds directly to nationwide concerns about youth 
     violence, substance abuse, declining levels of service 
     availability and the inability of certain communities to 
     respond to the needs of their youth in a coordinated manner.

               Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


                    Healthcare Research and Quality

       The conference agreement includes $2,600,000 in 
     appropriated funds instead of $168,435,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $291,245,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement designates $296,145,000 to be 
     available to the agency under the Public Health Service Act 
     one percent evaluation set-aside instead of

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     $137,810,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       Within the total provided, $55,000,000 is to determine ways 
     to reduce medical errors.

               Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services


                           Program Management

       The conference agreement includes $2,440,798,000 for 
     program management instead of $2,361,158,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $2,464,658,000 as proposed by the Senate. An 
     additional appropriation of $700,000,000 has been provided 
     for the Medicare Integrity Program through the Health 
     Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
     Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation
       The conference agreement includes $118,201,000 for 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation instead of 
     $55,311,000 as proposed by the House and $125,311,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $40,000,000 is for Real Choice 
     Systems Change Grants to States. These funds are to be used 
     consistent with language contained in the Senate report.
       Within the total provided, $15,000,000 is to continue the 
     Nursing Home Transition Initiative.
       The conferees do not concur with the Senate report language 
     regarding the extension of Disease State Management Programs 
     to Medicare demonstration projects.
       The conferees have included sufficient funds to continue a 
     Medicare demonstration project to test the effectiveness of 
     using lifestyle changes to treat heart disease.
       The agreement includes bill language for the following 
     projects and activities for fiscal year 2002:
       --$100,000 is for the Regional Nursing Centers Consortium 
     in Philadelphia to initiate a demonstration project to 
     evaluate 15 nurse-managed health centers in urban and rural 
     areas across Pennsylvania;
       --$200,000 is for the Madonna Rehabilitation Center in 
     Lincoln, Nebraska to create a new standard of rehabilitation 
     practice and program design for children and adults with 
     disabilities;
       --$250,000 is for the Cook County, Illinois Bureau of 
     Health for the Asthma Champion Initiative to reduce morbidity 
     and mortality from asthma in high prevalence areas;
       --$250,000 is for the Illinois Primary Health Care 
     Association to implement the Shared Integrated Management 
     Information System providing centralized case management, 
     reimbursement and administrative support services;
       --$500,000 is for Project Access in Muskegon, Michigan to 
     offer affordable insurance to uninsured workers, primarily in 
     small business, and low-income individuals;
       --$590,000 is for Santa Clara County, California for the 
     outreach and application assistance aspects of its Children's 
     Health Initiative, to demonstrate means of expanding 
     enrollment of eligible children in Medicaid, SCHIP and other 
     available health care programs;
       --$800,000 is for the Fishing Partnership Health Plan, 
     based in Boston, Massachusetts for a demonstration project on 
     the efficacy of using a community-based health benefit 
     program to provide health care coverage for lower-income 
     independently employed workers and their families;
       --$800,000 is to continue a demonstration project being 
     conducted at the Mind-Body Institute of Boston, 
     Massachusetts, and expand the demonstration so that eligible 
     patients shall also include those who have undergone coronary 
     bypass surgery or angioplasty and do not have reduced blood 
     flow to the heart, and/or angina;
       --$900,000 is for the Children's Hospice International 
     demonstration program to provide a continuum of care for 
     children with life-threatening conditions and their families;
       --$1,500,000 is for the Iowa Department of Public Health 
     for the continuation of a prescription drug cooperative 
     demonstration; and
       --$2,000,000 is for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los 
     Angeles for a demonstration of residential and outpatient 
     treatment facilities.
     Medicare Contractors
       The conference agreement includes $1,534,500,000 for 
     Medicare contractors instead of $1,522,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $1,547,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $52,000,000 is for the 
     Medicare+Choice information campaign and $12,500,000 is to 
     support grants for State Health Insurance Counseling and 
     Assistance programs.
     State Survey and Certification
       The conference agreement includes $256,397,000 for State 
     survey and certification instead of $252,147,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $260,647,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Federal Administration
       The conference agreement includes $531,700,000 for Federal 
     administration as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The conferees understand that CMS is developing a 
     comprehensive regulation establishing a new fee schedule for 
     ambulance payments as required by the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997. The conferees believe it is equally important to 
     implement condition codes and urge CMS to do so 
     simultaneously with the new fee schedule.
       The conferees are aware of underpayment to certain 
     hospitals that treat newborns with life threatening 
     respiratory diseases and encourage CMS to implement a 
     methodology to reimburse hospitals for inhaled nitric oxide 
     treatment for neonatal hypoxic respiratory failure.
       The conferees strongly concur with Senate report language 
     regarding the Medicaid upper payment limit agreement that was 
     included in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   Low Income Home Energy Assistance

       The conference agreement specifies that the contingency 
     funds are for the unanticipated home energy assistance needs 
     of one or more States, consistent with language contained in 
     the House bill. The Senate bill did not include such a 
     provision.
       The conference agreement specifies that the contingency 
     funds shall be made available only after submission to the 
     Congress of an official budget request as proposed by the 
     Senate, instead of a formal budget request as proposed by the 
     House.
       The conferees note that the amount provided by the Congress 
     in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2001 was 
     $150,000,000 more than requested by the Administration 
     because of serious concerns about low-income households which 
     had experienced significant increases in their home heating 
     costs during the harsh winter of the past year. In addition, 
     many States exhausted their LIHEAP allocations as the program 
     served one million households more than it had in the 
     previous year. The conferees are concerned that the 
     combination of circumstances, according to objective data 
     sources, has left many low income households with utility 
     debts at levels considerably higher than the previous year, 
     while applications for this coming heating season are coming 
     in at rates significantly higher than last year. Therefore, 
     the conferees encourage the Administration to release funds 
     to reduce the energy burden on low income households 
     throughout the nation. The conferees recognize that the 
     contingency fund was authorized to meet the additional home 
     energy assistance needs of one or more States arising from a 
     natural disaster or other emergency, which includes a 
     significant increase in the cost of home energy, a 
     significant increase in home energy disconnections or a 
     significant increase in unemployment, layoffs, or the number 
     of households applying for unemployment benefits. The 
     conferees understand that the latest Department of Labor 
     employment data indicate the unemployment rate has risen 
     almost one full percentage point in the last two months, 
     while payroll employment has fallen by almost 800,000.


                     Refugee and Entrant Assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $460,203,000, instead 
     of $460,224,000 as proposed by the House and $445,224,000 
     proposed by the Senate. Within this amount, for Social 
     Services, the agreement provides $158,600,000 instead of 
     $156,621,000 as proposed by the House and $143,621,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees specify that funds for section 414 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act shall be available for three 
     fiscal years, as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 that is to be 
     used under social services to increase educational support to 
     schools with a significant proportion of refugee children, 
     consistent with language contained in the House report.
       The agreement also includes $19,000,000 for increased 
     support to communities with large concentrations of refugees 
     whose cultural differences make assimilation especially 
     difficult justifying a more intense level and longer duration 
     of Federal assistance, consistent with language contained in 
     the House report.


                 Child Care and Development Block Grant

       The conference agreement includes $2,099,994,000 for the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant, instead of 
     $2,199,987,000 as proposed by the House and $2,000,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the funds provided for child 
     care resources and referrals, the agreement also includes 
     $1,000,000 for the Child-Care Aware toll-free hotline 
     operated by the National Association of Child Care Resource 
     and Referral Agencies.


                      Social Services Block Grant

       The conference agreement provides that States may transfer 
     up to 10 percent of TANF funds to SSBG as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate proposed a transfer amount of 5.7 percent.


                Children and Families Services Programs

                        (including rescissions)

       The conference agreement includes $8,429,183,000 for 
     children and families services programs instead of 
     $8,275,442,000 as proposed by the House and $8,592,496,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. In addition, the agreement rescinds 
     $21,000,000 from permanent appropriations as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate.

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     Head Start
       The conference agreement includes $6,537,906,000 for Head 
     Start instead of $6,475,812,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $6,600,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement 
     includes an advance appropriation of $1,400,000,000 for Head 
     Start for fiscal year 2003 as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.
     Runaway Youth
       The conference agreement includes $88,133,000 for runaway 
     youth instead of $105,133,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $71,133,000 as proposed by the House. Within the funds 
     provided, $39,739,900 is available for the transitional 
     living program (TLP). The conference agreement includes these 
     additional resources to meet the needs of young people in 
     need of services.
       The Administration proposed $33,000,000 for a separate 
     transitional living program designed to serve pregnant and 
     parenting youth. The conferees are aware of the need for and 
     share the Administration's interest in funding residential 
     services for young mothers and their children who are unable 
     to live with their own families because of abuse, neglect, or 
     other circumstances. The conferees also recognize the need 
     for and value of expanding transitional living opportunities 
     for all homeless youth. Therefore, the conferees seek to 
     preserve the flexibility afforded in current law to respond 
     to the needs of the young people who are most at-risk and in 
     greatest need of transitional living opportunities in their 
     communities by providing additional resources to consolidated 
     runaway and homeless youth act programs.
       It is the conferees' expectation that current and future 
     TLP grantees will continue to provide transitional living 
     opportunities and supports to pregnant and parenting homeless 
     youth, as is their current practice. To further ensure that 
     pregnant and parenting homeless youth are able to access 
     transitional living opportunities and supports in their 
     communities, the conferees encourage the Secretary, acting 
     through the network of federally-funded runaway and homeless 
     youth training and technical assistance providers, to offer 
     guidance to grantees and others on the programmatic 
     modifications required to address the unique needs of 
     pregnant and parenting youth and on the various sources of 
     funding available for residential services to this 
     population.
     Child abuse
       The conference agreement includes $22,013,000 for child 
     abuse state grants, instead of $23,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $21,026,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $26,178,000 for child abuse 
     discretionary programs instead of $19,978,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $33,717,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within 
     the funds provided for child abuse prevention programs, the 
     agreement includes the following items:

Agape of Central Alabama, Inc., Montgomery, AL, for their work with 
  the children in need..........................................$45,000
Alameda County Social Services Agency for the Alternative Response 
  System........................................................440,000
Alaska Native Health Board and the State of Alaska to develop and 
  implement statewide child abuse prevention and treatment plan for 
  Alaska Native children and parents............................450,000
Center for Women and Families, Louisville, KY, for child abuse 
  prevention....................................................300,000
Child Advocacy Center of the Ozarks, Inc., Monett, MO, for equipm50,000
Cornerstone Advocacy Service in Bloomington, MN, to provide 
  prevention and education services to children and adults who are 
  survivors of domestic violence................................300,000
Family and Children's Services for a child abuse prevention prog400,000
Family social service provider in Yellowstone County, MT, to deliver 
  early intervention services to at-risk families including the 
  provision of family social services...........................400,000
Farm Resource Center, Mound City, IL, for mental health and 
  substance abuse outreach to farm families.....................600,000
Healthy Families/Better Beginnings home visiting program for State 
  of AK and regional Native non-profit organizations..........2,000,000
Little Flower Children Services facility, Wading, NY, for a 
  comprehensive child abuse prevention and remediation program..800,000
Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start to implement community-based 
  education interventions.......................................500,000
Ohel Family Services in Brooklyn, NY, to provide intensive 
  treatment, crisis intervention, in-home support and rehabilitation 
  services to abused and neglected children in foster care......275,000
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana to train teachers in the Greater New 
  Orleans area on how to recognize and report child abuse cases 
  among their students..........................................200,000
Project SafePlace in Louisville to conduct a demonstration project 
  serving at-risk youth in Kentucky.............................150,000
Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery, Kennewick, WA, for child abuse 
  prevention....................................................200,000
University of Notre Dame to develop model intervention effort to 
  help prevent child neglect and abuse..........................220,000

       The conference agreement includes $7,498,000 for child 
     welfare training, instead of $6,998,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $7,998,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Adoption Awareness
       The conference agreement includes $12,906,000 for adoption 
     awareness as proposed by the Senate instead of $9,906,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The conference agreement includes 
     $3,000,000 above the budget request to implement the Special 
     Needs Awareness Campaign in fiscal year 2002.
     Compassion Capital Fund
       The conference agreement includes $30,000,000 for the 
     compassion capital fund as proposed by the House instead of 
     $89,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. This new program is 
     part of the Administration's Faith Based Initiative. Funds 
     available for this program will be used for grants to public/
     private partnerships that help small faith-based and 
     community-based organizations replicate or expand model 
     social services programs. The conferees also intend that 
     funding be used to support and promote rigorous evaluations 
     on the ``best practices'' among charitable organizations so 
     that successful models can be emulated and expanded by other 
     entities. The conferees expect funds made available through 
     this program to supplement and not supplant private resources 
     and encourage the Secretary to require private resources to 
     match grant funding provided to public/private partnerships.
     Social Services and Income Maintenance Research
       The conference agreement includes $31,250,000 for social 
     services and income maintenance research instead of 
     $27,000,000 as proposed by the House and $27,426,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees continue to support the 
     agency's efforts to assist States in meeting the complex 
     information and systems reporting requirements of TANF and 
     have provided $1,000,000 to continue this initiative. The 
     State Information Technology Consortium is coordinating this 
     effort. Given the success of this effort, the conferees 
     believe that there can be better coordination of child 
     support enforcement activities. The flow of information 
     between Federal and State agencies and the court system 
     continues to be a critical factor in the success of the Child 
     Support Enforcement program. While some States have succeeded 
     in implementing seamless, cost-effective processes for 
     information-sharing among their human service agencies and 
     the courts, others have not. The conferees have included 
     $2,000,000 to expand this ongoing initiative so that the 
     State Information Technology Consortium can identify and 
     widely disseminate methods for improving the flow of 
     information between agencies and the court system. The 
     conferees also provide sufficient funding for the following:

Metropolitan Family Services for a demonstration project encouraging 
  more involved fathers........................................$400,000
Montana Child Care Financing Demonstration......................200,000
National Center for Appropriate Technology in Butte, MT.........150,000
University of Georgia to evaluate the feasibility of creating a 
  commission to carry out a comprehensive program of economic and 
  human resource development in the Southern Black Belt.........250,000
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., for a National 
  Center on Child Welfare Training Evaluation...................250,000
     Community Services
       The conference agreement includes $33,417,000 for community 
     based resource centers, instead of $34,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $32,834,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       For Developmental Disabilities, the conference agreement 
     includes $35,000,000 for protection and advocacy services as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $34,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House. It also includes $11,734,000 for special projects 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $10,734,000 as proposed 
     by the House. For university affiliated programs, the 
     agreement includes $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $21,800,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $45,946,000 for Native 
     Americans, instead of $44,396,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $45,996,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     recommend that the Administration on Native Americans 
     increase support for Native Hawaiian educational programs

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     which enhance their ability to participate effectively in the 
     governmental process. Within the total the conferees provide 
     funding for the following:

Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.................................$350,000
Kawerak, Inc....................................................150,000
Tanana Chiefs Conference in interior Alaska.....................250,000

       The conference agreement includes $650,000,000 for the 
     community services block grant instead of $620,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $675,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement includes bill language 
     stipulating that all local entities that are in good standing 
     in the community services block grant program shall receive 
     an increase in funding for the next program year that is 
     proportionate to the overall increase in the appropriation 
     provided for the block grant. The conference agreement also 
     includes bill language proposed by the Senate that clarifies 
     that the community economic development grant funds may be 
     used to finance construction and rehabilitation.
       The conference agreement also includes $32,517,000 for 
     economic development, instead of $30,034,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $35,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees also set aside $5,500,000 within the community 
     economic development program for the job creation 
     demonstration authorized under the Family Support Act. The 
     conference agreement also includes $7,000,000 for the rural 
     community facilities program described in the House and 
     Senate reports, as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $5,321,000 as proposed by the House.
       For National Youth Sports, the agreement includes 
     $17,000,000 as proposed by the House instead of $16,000,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. For the community food program, 
     the agreement includes $7,314,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $6,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement also includes $124,459,000 for 
     Battered Women's Shelters instead of $126,918,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $122,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. For 
     the Early Learning Fund, the agreement includes $25,000,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not include 
     funding for this program. The agreement also includes 
     $1,500,000 for the Faith Based Center instead of $3,000,000 
     as proposed by the House. The Senate bill did not include 
     funding for this program.


                   promoting safe and stable families

       The conference agreement appropriates funds for promoting 
     safe and stable families under subpart 2 of part B of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act, as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate proposed providing funds under section 430 of the 
     Social Security Act.


       payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance

       The conference agreement includes $6,621,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House instead of $6,621,100,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate.

                        Administration on Aging


                        aging services programs

       The conference agreement includes $1,199,814,000 for aging 
     services programs instead of $1,144,832,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $1,209,756,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $357,000,000 for 
     supportive centers, instead of $327,075,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $366,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $21,123,000 for preventive health 
     services as proposed by the House instead of $22,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees intend that $5,000,000 
     be made available from preventive health services for 
     activities regarding medication management, screening, and 
     education to prevent incorrect medication and adverse drug 
     reactions.
       The conference agreement also includes $17,681,000 for 
     ombusdsman/elder abuse prevention activities, instead of 
     $14,181,000 as proposed by the House and $18,181,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The agreement also includes 
     $141,500,000 for family caregivers, instead of $137,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $146,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within the funds provided for family caregivers, the 
     agreement includes $5,500,000 for Native American caregivers. 
     The Senate bill provided $6,000,000 for this purpose.
       The conference agreement includes $390,000,000 for 
     congregate meals, instead of $396,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $384,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement includes $176,500,000 for home delivered 
     meals, instead of $176,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $177,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $25,729,000 for grants to Indians instead of 
     $25,457,000 as proposed by the House and $26,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement includes $38,280,000 for aging research and 
     demonstrations instead of $19,100,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $36,574,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within the 
     funds, the conferees have included sufficient funding for an 
     osteoporosis prevention education program aimed at post-
     menopausal women. The conferees also include the following 
     amounts under aging research and training:

Adult Day Care of Winchester, Winchester, VA, to provide adult day 
  care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease................$150,000
Allegheny County Homestead Apartments LIFE Center...............300,000
Alzheimer's Family Day Center, Falls Church, VA, to provide adult 
  day care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease.............250,000
Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas, Inc., for demonstration 
  project for non-Medicaid eligible elderly.....................500,000
Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Arkansas for family care-giving 
  research project..............................................231,000
Champlain Senior Center in Burlington, VT, to support its efforts to 
  help low-income seniors remain independent and active for as long 
  as possible through the use of technology.....................100,000
Civic Ventures for Experience Corps initiative for older adults to 
  mentor young people...........................................800,000
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups in Madison, WI, to provide 
  assistance and education to the legal community and the public 
  about elder financial abuse...................................136,000
Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc., Baltimore, MD, for 
  demonstration project on Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities to the Baltimore Jewish Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Community...................................................1,000,000
Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC for ACCESS to 
  BENE*FITS Demonstration Project................................75,000
DuPage County Human Services Department, Wheaton, IL, ``Elder Abuse 
  and Neglect Program''.........................................100,000
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, for Anne and Louis 
  Green Alzheimer's Care and Research Center..................1,000,000
Florida International University, Miami, FL, National Policy and 
  Research Center on Nutrition and Aging ``Nutrition 2030 progra500,000
Garrett County Area Agency on Aging to increase access to nutrition 
  services for rural seniors.....................................25,000
Guadelupe Community Center, Los Angeles, CA, for a demonstration 
  project on delivery of outreach services to the elderly, including 
  non-English speaking seniors..................................440,000
Hmong Mutual Assistance Association in La Crosse, WI, to provide 
  employment, social, economic and educational assistance to elder 
  Hmong refugees................................................127,000
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, Bronx, NY, for research 
  involving the use of music to assist individuals suffering from 
  stroke, dementia, Alzheimer's.................................500,000
INTEGRIS health system in Oklahoma for technology centers that 
  seniors could utilize for health education and community 
  interaction...................................................100,000
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Seamless System to integrate senior 
  programs. In administering this award, the AoA and CMS should 
  provide the technical assistance and related support necessary to 
  develop and implement program changes.......................1,500,000
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, for the universal kitchen design 
  project to develop technologies for independent living for 
  individuals with disabilities.................................200,000
Jewish Association on Aging, Pittsburgh, for a demonstration project 
  on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities.................200,000
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia for a 
  demonstration project on Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................200,000
Jewish Federation of St. Louis to establish a Naturally Occurring 
  Retirement Communities (NORCs) demonstration project providing 
  supportive services to seniors..............................1,280,000
Mecklenburg County, NC, Nutrition 2000 program to help provide 
  nutritional care for homebound frail senior citizens........1,000,000
National Center for Seniors' Housing Research to enable the elderly 
  to live independently.........................................475,000
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, Cleveland, OH, for a 
  demonstration program.......................................1,000,000
Oregon Health Sciences University for Healthy Aging Project.....450,000
Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April to rehabilitate the 
  homes of the low income elderly...............................500,000

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Senior Community Centers of San Diego for the Health Promotion/Harm 
  Reduction Demonstration Project................................90,000
Senior Specialists Agency on Aging of West Central Arkansas for 
  research on services to the aging.............................455,000
Social Research into Alzheimer's disease care options, best 
  practices and other Alzheimer's research priorities as specified 
  in the House Report.........................................3,685,000
SPRY Foundation to develop web-based resources and training programs 
  to help seniors access high-quality information and caregiver 
  support services..............................................367,000
Texas Tech Institute University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 
  for the Institute for Healthy Aging.........................1,000,000
The Motion Picture and Television Fund, in partnership with the 
  University of Southern California's Andrus School of Gerontology, 
  for the Eden Alternative demonstration project that seeks to 
  improve quality of care and life for seniors residing in nursing 
  homes and assisted living facilities..........................100,000
Tri-County Community Action Program, Berlin, NH, for demonstration 
  project........................................................50,000
Wayne County, MI, demonstration project to enhance services to the 
  elderly, including dementia patients, and to serve ethnic grou800,000
Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services for a 
  Senior Outreach to Senior program..............................20,000

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       The conference agreement includes $347,554,000 for general 
     departmental management instead of $338,887,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $422,212,000 as proposed by the Senate. In 
     addition, the agreement provides $21,552,000 in program 
     evaluation funds as proposed by the House. The Senate did not 
     provide for evaluation funds in this account.
       Within the total provided, $4,000,000 is for the United 
     States-Mexico Border Health Commission as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House did not specify an amount for the 
     Commission.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 for the National 
     Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine (NAS/IOM) to 
     develop a cost-effective strategy for reducing and preventing 
     underage drinking. The House had included funds for a similar 
     purpose within the appropriation for the Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services Administration, while the Senate bill 
     included funds for this purpose in this account.
       To help develop a cost-effective strategy for reducing and 
     preventing underage drinking, the NAS/IOM shall review 
     existing Federal, State and non-governmental programs, 
     including media-based programs, designed to change the 
     attitudes and health behaviors of youth. Based on its review, 
     the NAS/IOM shall produce a strategy designed to prevent and 
     reduce underage drinking including: an outline and 
     implementation strategy, message points that will be 
     effective in changing the attitudes and health behaviors of 
     youth concerning underage drinking, target audience 
     identification, goals and objectives of the campaign, and the 
     estimated costs of development and implementation. The review 
     and recommendations of the NAS/IOM shall be reported to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Congress, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and 
     the U.S. Attorney General no later than nine months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       The conferees have heard concerns from state and local 
     health departments and community-based organizations about 
     the lack of availability of rapid HIV tests to identify 
     individuals with HIV disease. Rapid HIV tests are needed for 
     increasing the number of HIV-infected individuals who know 
     they are infected; for screening pregnant women in labor to 
     prevent transmission to their infants; for screening 
     potential recipients of smallpox or other live-virus vaccines 
     against potential agents of bioterrorism; and for emergency 
     screening of blood transfusions in the event of large-scale 
     terrorist attack. The conferees strongly encourage the 
     Secretary to expedite approval and make available simple, 
     rapid HIV diagnostic tests for use by a variety of health and 
     community-based personnel.
       The conferees concur with language in the House report 
     regarding the coordination of men's health activities.
       The conferees concur with language in the Senate report 
     regarding the ongoing research supported by the Office of 
     Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of 
     Health concerning ephedra and the corresponding language 
     relating to FDA rulemaking. The conferees urge the Secretary 
     to work with FDA and ODS to resolve this rulemaking matter 
     expeditiously so that the millions of Americans who use these 
     weight loss products can continue to do so responsibly. 
     Several states, such as Ohio in 1997 and Nebraska as recently 
     as 2001, have already taken action to put in place clear and 
     science-based regulatory parameters in an effort to preserve 
     consumer access and safeguard public health by precluding the 
     sale of ephedrine products marketed as street drug 
     alternatives. The conferees urge the Secretary to work with 
     industry and to take an active role in this regulatory 
     process and to ensure that any interim actions as well as the 
     final rule establish appropriate rules based on science. The 
     conferees also urge industry to share with the Department all 
     data from clinical studies with ephedra.
       The conferees are concerned about the growing shortages of 
     qualified healthcare workers, particularly in underserved 
     rural and urban areas. The problem is at once an educational 
     issue, a labor issue, and a healthcare issue. The conferees 
     urge the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education, to convene a high level 
     task force to develop both immediate and longer-term 
     solutions to these shortages. The conferees expect the 
     Secretary to be prepared to discuss this issue and the status 
     of the task force during the fiscal year 2003 budget 
     hearings.
       The conferees are aware that patients who suffer terminal 
     illnesses face severe and excruciating pain. For such 
     patients, palliative care is essential. The conferees are 
     concerned that, although palliative care is well-established 
     in many other countries, most of the American public and many 
     health care professionals still know little about it. The 
     conferees urge the Secretary to work with organizations like 
     the American Medical Association and the American Board of 
     Hospice and Palliative Medicine, to disseminate appropriate 
     information to health care professionals and the public.
       The conferees note that it has been seven years since 
     enactment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act 
     and the Department has yet to promulgate good manufacturing 
     practices regulations as called for under the Act. These 
     regulations are crucial for consumer protection. The 
     conferees strongly urge the Secretary to publish these 
     regulations within 15 days of enactment of this Act.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 to augment the 
     resources of the Office of General Counsel for enforcement of 
     violations of DSHEA's labeling and content requirements as 
     recommended by the Senate. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       The conferees understand the White House Commission on 
     Complementary and Alternative Medicine will release its final 
     report early in 2002. The conferees urge the Secretary to 
     form a coordinating unit to review the Commission's report 
     and implement ways to better coordinate the Department's many 
     CAM-related activities.
       Within the total, the agreement includes funds above the 
     request for the Department's Information Collection Review 
     and Analysis System as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to launch a 
     public awareness campaign to inform Americans about the 
     existence of spare embryos and options for couples to adopt 
     an embryo or embryos in order to bear children, as proposed 
     by the Senate. The House had no similar provision. The 
     conferees further direct that the Secretary prepare and 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations by April 
     1, 2002, outlining the Department's plans and timeline to 
     launch this campaign.
       The conferees encourage the Secretary, in conjunction with 
     the CDC and relevant NIH institutes, to work with interested 
     members of the physician community to provide nationwide 
     access to a physician-only multi-media internet site. The 
     conferees are aware of such sites with webcast experience, 
     media response capability, and original content developed by 
     nationally recognized medical faculty. Access to this web-
     based technology, which should function in conjunction with 
     Federal health agencies' information systems, will allow the 
     nation's primary care providers to receive important Federal 
     health news and alerts as well as up to date information on 
     treatment protocols for biological threats.
       The conferees are aware of a proposal to develop a 
     Prescription Drug Surveillance System using independent, 
     real-time pharmaceutical transaction data. The conferees 
     encourage the Secretary to consider this proposal.
       It has come to the conferees' attention that a number of 
     experts believe that more needs to be done in the area of 
     tissue engineering, including the development of a national 
     strategy. The conferees urge the Secretary to consider 
     developing such a national strategy, one that includes 
     collaborative research and entrepreneurship. The conferees 
     further urge the Secretary to consider using the scientific 
     expertise at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
     Bioengineering to execute the strategy and encourage 
     consideration of the establishment of a Center for Tissue 
     Engineering and Regenerative Medicine through the Institute's 
     extramural research program.
       The agreement provides $28,931,000 for the adolescent 
     family life program instead of $27,862,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $30,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement includes bill language earmarking $11,885,000 under 
     the adolescent

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     family life program for activities specified under section 
     2003(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, of which 
     $10,157,000 shall be for prevention grants under section 
     510(b)(2) of Title V of the Social Security Act, without 
     application of the limitation of section 2010(c) of Title XX 
     of the Public Health Service Act. The conference agreement 
     includes funds above the request to expand efforts in 
     providing care services.
       The agreement provides $49,584,000 for minority health, 
     instead of $43,084,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate. The conferees urge the Secretary, where appropriate, 
     to incorporate the out-year costs of fiscal year 2002 program 
     initiatives in the operating divisions as recommended by the 
     House.
       The conferees concur with the House recommendation 
     regarding the importance of OMH partnerships with minority 
     health professions institutions. Specifically, the conferees 
     urge the Office to continue its successful cooperative 
     agreement with Meharry Medical College. In addition, the 
     conferees urge the OMH to give priority consideration to 
     partnering with the Morehouse School of Medicine. In 
     addition, the conferees urge the Office to retain Central 
     State University as the managing institution for the Family 
     Community Violence Prevention program. Also, the conferees 
     encourage the Office of Minority Health to work with 
     Morehouse College of Atlanta, Georgia and a consortium of 
     historically black colleges and universities to undertake the 
     planning and design phase of the National Minority Male 
     Project. The conferees also urge that during the 
     implementation phase of the project, the Office reach out and 
     involve as many interested minority institutions as possible.
       The agreement provides $26,819,000 for the office of 
     women's health instead of $26,769,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $27,396,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees urge the Secretary, where appropriate, to 
     incorporate the out-year costs of fiscal year 2002 program 
     initiatives in the operating divisions as recommended by the 
     House.
       The agreement includes $1,000,000 to commission a Surgeon 
     General's report on osteoporosis and related bone diseases, 
     detailing the burden bone disease places on society and 
     highlighting preventive measures to improve and maintain bone 
     health throughout life as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     included no similar provision.
       The agreement does not include $68,700,000 for bioterrorism 
     within this account as proposed by the Senate. Instead, funds 
     for bioterrorism preparedness and response are provided 
     within the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund 
     as proposed by the House.
       Within the total provided, $50,000,000 is for minority HIV/
     AIDS Initiative as proposed by the House and Senate. The 
     conferees concur with the House report regarding the purposes 
     and uses of these funds. The agreement deletes bill language 
     included by the House requiring the Secretary to submit an 
     operating plan prior to the obligation of these funds, 
     because the conferees expect this information to be included 
     in the general operating plan to be submitted by the 
     Department. The Senate had no similar provision.
       The agreement includes $21,998,000 for the IT Security and 
     Innovation Fund, instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees include the amounts for the following 
     projects and activities in fiscal year 2002 listed below. The 
     conferees direct that none of these project funds be 
     transferred to either the National Institutes of Health or 
     the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

For the Community Transportation Association of America to provide 
  technical assistance to human services transportation providers on 
  ADA requirements...........................................$1,000,000
For the ARCH National Resource Center on Respite and Crisis Services 
  in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to expand training, technical 
  assistance, evaluation and networking expertise in respite car200,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for Access Community Health 
  Network in Maywood/Chicago Heights IL to expand its women's health 
  programs......................................................100,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for Padres Contra El Cancer in 
  Los Angeles to expand patient education programs and family 
  support services for Latino children with cancer..............200,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for Sisters Network, Inc. in 
  Houston, Texas, for an educational and outreach program on breast 
  cancer targeted to African-American women.....................150,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the Baltimore City Health 
  Department to provide HIV/AIDS testing, counseling, and prevention 
  programs for high-risk persons................................500,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the San Francisco 
  Department of Public Health, to expand and support San Francisco 
  General Hospital's capacity to provide HIV care and related 
  services with an emphasis on providing care for women and 
  minorities....................................................650,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the Cleveland Clinic 
  Foundation, Cleveland, OH, for the development of community-based 
  programs and support of public education and outreach activities 
  on sarcoidosis and minority health..........................2,000,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the AIDS Foundation of 
  Chicago, Illinois, for projects related to HIV/AIDS prevention and 
  treatment in minority and disadvantaged communities...........500,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the Thomas Jefferson 
  University Hospital in Philadelphia, to create a Chinese language 
  and culture Primary Health Care Center where members of the 
  community can gain access to desperately needed linguistically 
  competent and culturally sensitive health care services.....1,500,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the Glaucoma Caucus 
  Foundation to provide glaucoma screening and outreach activiti500,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the University of Medicine 
  and Dentistry in NJ to focus research on key health areas that 
  disproportionately affect minority populations, and to educate and 
  train minority health providers...............................200,000
Within the Office of Minority Health for the County of San Diego to 
  provide treatment to TB patients along the Mexican border with 
  California....................................................200,000
Within the Office of Women's Health for the Adelphi Breast Cancer 
  Hotline and Support Program for counseling services and to address 
  psycho-social issues associated with breast cancer.............50,000

                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $35,786,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General as proposed by the House and 
     Senate. The conferees do not include language proposed by the 
     House to limit the amount of funds available to the Inspector 
     General in fiscal year 2002 under the Health Insurance 
     Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to not 
     more than $130,000,000. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate authorizing the use of funds for the hire of vehicles 
     for investigations. The House bill had no similar provision. 
     In addition, the agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate permanently authorizing the use of funds to provide 
     protective services to the Secretary and to investigate non-
     payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a 
     federal offense. Like the House bill, the agreement includes 
     language providing this authority for one year.
       The conferees request the Inspector General to conduct an 
     audit of all federal amounts and activities allocated for 
     AIDS prevention programs in the Act and to report its 
     findings to the Congress.


                            Policy Research

       The conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for policy 
     research as proposed by the House, instead of $20,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The agreement also includes language 
     proposed by the House providing authority to the Secretary to 
     utilize evaluation funds available under section 241 of the 
     Public Health Service Act. The conferees understand that this 
     authority, along with the $2,500,000 in appropriated funds, 
     will yield a program level of at least $20,500,000 in fiscal 
     year 2002.
       The conference agreement also includes language proposed by 
     the House requiring the Secretary to comply with section 205 
     of this Act before utilizing section 241 funds to support 
     Policy Research activities. The Senate bill contained no 
     similar provision. In addition, the conferees are aware that 
     the national poverty center grant expired on June 30, 2001, 
     and expect the Secretary to hold a national competition to 
     award a new five-year grant or grants. This agreement 
     includes sufficient funds to continue to support one or more 
     national poverty research centers on a competitive basis.
       Within the funds available, $7,125,000 is to continue to 
     study the outcomes of welfare reform and to assess the 
     impacts of policy changes on the low-income population. The 
     conferees recommend that this effort include the collection 
     and use of state-specific surveys, state and federal 
     administration data,

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     and data administratively linking the National Database of 
     New Hires, other child support enforcement data, TANF and 
     Medicaid records together. These studies should focus on 
     assessing the well-being of the low income population, 
     developing and reporting reliable and comparable state-by-
     state measures of family hardship and well-being, the 
     utilization of other support programs and the impact of child 
     support enforcement efforts. These studies should continue to 
     measure outcomes for a broad population of current, former 
     and potential welfare recipients, as well as other special 
     populations affected by state TANF policies. The conferees 
     further expect these studies to analyze how the earnings of 
     custodial and non-custodial parents who are, or have had 
     children who are, current or former welfare recipients have 
     changed over time and whether the pattern is significantly 
     different among states. The conferees request a report on 
     these topics to be submitted to House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees by May 1, 2002.


            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

       The conference agreement includes $242,949,000 for the 
     Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund instead of 
     $300,619,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate provided 
     $181,919,000 within the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and $68,700,000 within General Departmental 
     Management for these activities.
       The amount provided includes $181,919,000 for the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention for the following 
     bioterrorism and related activities:
       --$2,000,000 to continue to discover, develop, and 
     transition anti-infective agents to combat emerging diseases;
       --$18,040,000 for the third year of a collaborative 
     research program on the anthrax vaccine;
       --$34,000,000 for a national health alert network; and
       --$127,879,000 for all other activities.
       The remaining $61,030,000 is for the Office of Emergency 
     Preparedness for bioterrorism-related activities.

                           General Provisions


                       NIH and SAMHSA Salary Cap

       The conference agreement includes a modified provision 
     limiting the use of the National Institutes of Health, the 
     Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Substance 
     Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funds to pay 
     the salary of an individual, through a grant or other 
     extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Level I of the 
     Executive Schedule.


                             Evaluation Tap

       The conference agreement includes a provision to allow for 
     not more than a 1.25 percent evaluation tap pursuant to 
     section 241 of the Public Health Service Act. The House bill 
     contained a provision to allow for a one percent evaluation 
     tap and the Senate bill contained a provision to allow for an 
     evaluation tap of not more than two percent.


                           Transfer Authority

       The conference agreement includes modified language to 
     provide general transfer authority for the Department of 
     Health and Human Services. The language limits the amount an 
     appropriation can be increased by a transfer to not more than 
     three percent as proposed by the Senate instead of ten 
     percent as proposed by the House. The language also allows an 
     appropriation to be increased by an additional two percent 
     subject to approval by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.


              Extension of Certain Adjudication Provisions

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate to extend the refugee status for persecuted 
     religious groups. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


                      CDC International Authority

       The conference agreement includes a modified provision to 
     provide authority to support CDC carrying out international 
     HIV/AIDS and other infectious and chronic disease activities 
     abroad.


                Division of Federal Occupational Health

       The conference agreement includes a provision to allow the 
     Division of Federal Occupational Health to use personal 
     services contracting to employ professional management/
     administrative and occupational health professionals as a 
     general provision as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     contained a similar provision within the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration.


                            NIH Obligations

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the House to limit NIH obligations. The Senate 
     bill contained no similar provision.


                          NIH Acting Director

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate to allow the NIH Acting Director to remain in that 
     position until a new Director of NIH is confirmed by the 
     Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision.


                     Global HIV/AIDS Transfer Fund

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to transfer funds from the National 
     Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and NIH 
     Buildings and Facilities to International Assistance 
     Programs, ``Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and 
     Tuberculosis'' as a general provision. The agreement provides 
     for this transfer within the individual accounts as proposed 
     by the House.


Enforcement of Labeling Provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and 
                         Education Act of 1994

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to earmark funds for the Office of the 
     General Counsel to provide legal support for enforcement of 
     the labeling provisions of the Dietary Supplement Health and 
     Education Act of 1994. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. The agreement addresses this issue under General 
     Departmental Management.


       Sense of the Senate Regarding Good Manufacturing Practices

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding good manufacturing practices. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.


                  Federal Use of AIDS Prevention Funds

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to require the Inspector General to 
     audit all Federal amounts allocated to AIDS Prevention 
     programs. The House bill contained no similar provision.


          Sense of the Senate Regarding Hospital Reimbursement

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding reimbursement of certain hospitals 
     testing and treating individuals for exposure to anthrax. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision. The conferees 
     encourage the Department to assist and fairly compensate 
     hospitals and other health providers that respond to 
     emergency public health threats.


  Sense of the Senate Regarding Lead Poisoning Screening and Medicaid

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding lead poisoning screenings and 
     treatments under the Medicaid program. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision. The conferees encourage CMS 
     to work with medical providers to ensure that all eligible 
     children receive a lead poison screening and appropriate 
     treatment as required by the Medicaid program.


    Sense of the Senate Regarding Lead Poisoning Screening and SCHIP

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding lead poisoning screenings and 
     treatments under the SCHIP program. The House bill contained 
     no similar provision. The conferees encourage the Department 
     to consider expanding SCHIP to allow funds to be used for 
     lead poison screenings.


         Sense of the Senate Regarding Childhood Lead Screening

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding the establishment of a bonus 
     program for improvement of childhood lead screening rates. 
     The House bill contained no similar provision. The conferees 
     encourage the Department to consider establishing such a 
     program.


                  Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to earmark funds for cancer prevention 
     and screening programs under section 471C of the Public 
     Health Service Act. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. The agreement addresses this issue within the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration.


                            TANF Rescission

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to rescind $200,000,000 of TANF funds. 
     The House bill contained no similar provision.


  Sense of the Senate Regarding Post-Abortion Depression and Psychosis

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding research on, and services for, 
     individuals with post-abortion depression and psychosis. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.


                  Children's Traumatic Stress Program

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate to rename section 582 of the Public Health Service 
     Act. The House bill contained no similar provision.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                    EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

       The conference agreement includes $12,346,900,000 for 
     Education for the Disadvantaged instead of $12,571,400,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $11,926,400,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement includes advance funding for this 
     account of $7,383,301,000 instead of $6,758,300,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $6,953,300,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       For Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) the 
     agreement provides $10,350,000,000 instead of $10,500,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $10,200,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The conference agreement includes $7,172,971,000 
     for basic grants and $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants. 
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     agreement also includes $1,018,499,000 for targeted grants, 
     and $793,499,000 for education finance incentive grants. Both 
     targeted and education finance incentive grants are 
     authorized distributions of the title I formula that have not 
     previously been funded. For targeted grants, funds are 
     distributed based on a weighted count of the number of poor 
     children within the state. Distribution for education finance 
     incentive grants is based on the total number of poor 
     children within the State multiplied by the per pupil 
     expenditure, a state effort factor and a state equity factor. 
     There is a within-state allocation for education finance 
     incentive grants which is based on variations of the targeted 
     grant formula with the greatest targeting on high poverty 
     school districts in the states where the equity factor is 
     lowest. Concentration grants, targeted grants, and incentive 
     grants are all provided on an advance-funded basis.
       The House bill proposed $8,037,000,000 for basic grants, 
     $1,684,000,000 for concentration grants, and $779,000,000 for 
     targeted grants. The Senate bill proposed $7,172,690,000 for 
     basic grants, $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants, 
     $1,000,000,000 for targeted grants, and $662,279,000 for 
     education finance incentive grants.
       The conference agreement also provides $3,500,000 for 
     updated census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census, as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes $250,000,000 for the Even 
     Start program instead of $260,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $200,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $12,500,000 for 
     Literacy through School Libraries instead of $25,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not provide 
     funding for this program. This program is designed to improve 
     literacy skills and academic achievement of students by 
     providing students with increased access to up-to-date school 
     library materials, a well-equipped, technologically advanced 
     school library media center, and well-trained, professionally 
     certified school library media specialists.
       The conference agreement includes $396,000,000 for the 
     migrant education program instead of $410,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $405,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $48,000,000 for neglected and 
     delinquent youth instead of $46,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $235,000,000 for grants 
     to local educational agencies for comprehensive school 
     reform, compared to $310,000,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate bill did not include funds for this activity. The 
     conference agreement permits up to 3 percent of these funds 
     to be used for quality improvement initiatives, as 
     authorized.
       The conference agreement also includes $10,000,000 for 
     dropout prevention programs, instead of $15,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not provide 
     funding for this program.
       The conference agreement includes $1,500,000 for the Close 
     Up Foundation as proposed by the House instead of $2,500,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.


                               IMPACT AID

       The conference agreement includes $1,143,500,000 for the 
     Impact Aid programs instead of $1,130,500,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. Within this amount, 
     $48,000,000 is provided for construction instead of 
     $35,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       Sufficient funding is provided within the account for 
     construction for the following:

Killeen Independent School District, Texas, for capital impro$2,000,000
Ronan School District in Ronan, Montana to facilitate the 
  construction of a new middle school.........................1,000,000


                      SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $7,827,473,000 for School 
     Improvement Programs instead of $7,673,584,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $8,751,514,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement provides $6,062,423,000 in fiscal year 2002 and 
     $1,765,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 funding for this account.
     Improving teacher quality
       The conference agreement includes $2,850,000,000 for state 
     grants for improving teacher quality, instead of 
     $3,175,000,000 as proposed by the House and $3,039,834,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $1,150,000,000 is 
     provided as a fiscal year 2003 advance as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $1,345,000,000 as proposed by the House. 
     Grants for Improving Teacher Quality consolidates and 
     streamlines the Eisenhower Professional Development program 
     and the Class Size Reduction program to allow greater 
     flexibility for local school districts. The purpose of this 
     part is to provide grants to States, school districts, State 
     agencies for higher education, and eligible partnerships to: 
     (1) increase student academic achievement through such 
     strategies as improving teacher and principal quality and 
     increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the 
     classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant 
     principals in schools; (2) hold districts and schools 
     accountable for improvements in student academic achievement; 
     and (3) hold districts and schools accountable so that all 
     teachers teaching core academic subjects in public elementary 
     schools and secondary schools are highly qualified.
       The conferees understand that the Eisenhower Professional 
     Development program, which has been consolidated into a 
     larger State Teacher Quality Improvement Grant program under 
     the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary School 
     Act, was funded at $485,000,000 in fiscal year 2001. The 
     Eisenhower program required that a minimum of $250,000,000 be 
     dedicated to math and science professional development 
     activities; however, the conferees understand that as much as 
     $375,000,000 was actually expended on math and science in 
     fiscal year 2001. The conferees believe that providing high-
     quality math and science instruction is of critical 
     importance to our Nation's future competitiveness, and agree 
     that math and science professional development opportunities 
     should be expanded. The conferees therefore strongly urge the 
     Secretary and the States to continue to fund math and science 
     activities within the Teacher Quality Grant program at a 
     comparable level in fiscal year 2002.
       The conference agreement also includes $12,500,000 for math 
     and science partnerships, instead of $25,000,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. Math and science partnerships are intended to 
     improve the performance of students in the areas of 
     mathematics and science by encouraging States, institutions 
     of higher education, districts, elementary schools, and 
     secondary schools to participate in programs that: (1) 
     improve and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and 
     science teaching by encouraging institutions of higher 
     education to assume greater responsibility for improving 
     mathematics and science teacher education; (2) focus on 
     education of mathematics and science teachers as a career-
     long process; (3) bring mathematics and science teachers 
     together with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to 
     improve their teaching skills; and (4) develop more rigorous 
     mathematics and science curricula that are aligned with State 
     and local academic achievement standards expected for 
     postsecondary study in engineering, mathematics, and science.
       The conferees note that, although this is a separate 
     program designed specifically for the development of high 
     quality math and science professional development 
     opportunities, in no way do the conferees intend to 
     discourage the Secretary and States from using other federal 
     funding for math and science instructional improvement 
     programs. The conferees strongly urge the Secretary and 
     States to utilize funding provided by the Teacher Quality 
     Grant program, as well as other programs funded by the 
     federal government, to strengthen math and science education 
     programs across the Nation.
       The conference agreement includes $88,000,000 for 
     activities designed to recruit and train new teachers. The 
     House bill proposed $50,000,000 for Troops to Teachers and 
     Transition to Teaching programs, while the Senate proposed 
     $95,000,000 for these activities as well as for a variety of 
     other national teacher improvement activities.
       The conference agreement includes $53,000,000 for the 
     Troops-to-Teachers and Transition-to-Teaching programs 
     authorized under part C of title II of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act, as amended. Of this amount, 
     $18,000,000 is available to the Secretary to transfer to the 
     Department of Defense for Troops-to-Teachers and not less 
     than $35,000,000 shall be available for Transition-to-
     Teaching. The conference agreement increases by 6 times the 
     amount made available for Troops-to-Teachers compared to last 
     year. The conferees are aware of the tremendous interest in 
     the Transition-to-Teaching initiative that is aimed at 
     recruiting and supporting mid-career professionals and 
     talented, recent college graduates to become teachers. In FY 
     2001, 172 applications requesting over $220,000,000 in 
     federal funds were submitted--seven times more than the 
     $31,000,000 available for awards. As a result, many grantees 
     received awards substantially less than requested and other 
     applicants were not funded at all. The conferees intend that 
     the Department use a portion of the additional resources for 
     Transition-to-Teaching to make supplemental awards to current 
     national grantees to enable them to accelerate multi-state 
     teacher recruitment efforts.
       The conference agreement also includes $10,000,000 for the 
     National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate and $15,000,000 for the 
     early childhood educator professional development grants 
     program, as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $10,000,000 for principal recruitment. The House 
     bill did not include funding for these activities.
     National writing project
       The agreement also includes $14,000,000 for the National 
     Writing Project instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

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     Civic education
       For Cooperative Education Exchanges, formerly the 
     International Education Exchange program, the conference 
     agreement includes $11,500,000, instead of $12,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not fund this 
     program. Within the total, $4,300,000 is included for the 
     Center for Civic Education and $4,300,000 is for the National 
     Council on Economic Education for economics education to 
     continue the work these organizations are doing in Central 
     and Eastern Europe and the newly independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union, as well as to expand significantly the 
     economic education and civic education programs already 
     underway in Russia. Also included is $2,900,000 for 
     competitive grants in economics and civics and/or government 
     education.
       For Civic Education, the conference agreement includes 
     $15,500,000 instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     support allocating $1,500,000 of the total amount for a 
     continuation of the violence prevention demonstration 
     program, and $500,000 of the total amount for the Native 
     American civic education initiative. Further, the conferees 
     intend that $2,000,000 be allocated for a cooperative project 
     among the Center for Civic Education, the Center on Congress 
     at Indiana University, and the Trust for Representative 
     Democracy at the National Conference of State Legislatures to 
     implement a comprehensive program to improve public 
     knowledge, understanding, and support of American democratic 
     institutions.
     Teaching of traditional American history
       The conference agreement includes $100,000,000 for the 
     teaching of traditional American history, as proposed by the 
     Senate in the LIFE fund. The House bill did not propose 
     separate funding for this program.
     Innovative education program strategies
       For innovative education program strategies, the education 
     block grant, the conference agreement includes $385,000,000 
     as proposed by the House instead of $410,000,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate.
     School renovation
       The conference agreement does not include funding for 
     grants to local educational agencies for emergency school 
     renovation and repair activities. The House bill provided no 
     funding for this activity. The Senate bill provided 
     $925,000,000 for this purpose.
     Education technology
       The conference agreement includes $700,500,000 for 
     education technology state grants, instead of $1,000,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $712,146,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act consolidates several technology programs 
     (including the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund and Local 
     Innovation Challenge Grants) into a State-based technology 
     grant program that sends more money to schools. In doing so, 
     it will facilitate comprehensive and integrated education 
     technology strategies that target the specific needs of 
     individual schools. Uses of funds include: (1) promoting 
     innovative State and local initiatives using technology to 
     increase academic achievement; (2) increasing access to 
     technology, especially for high-need schools; and (3) 
     improving and expanding teacher professional development in 
     technology.
       The conference agreement also includes $62,500,000 for 
     teacher training in technology, instead of $125,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not include 
     separate funding for this activity.
       The agreement also includes $22,000,000 for Ready to Learn 
     Television, instead of $16,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Safe and Drug Free Schools
       The conference agreement includes $644,250,000 for the Safe 
     and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate.
       Included within this amount is $472,017,000 for state 
     grants instead of $527,250,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $444,250,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement also includes $172,233,000 for national 
     programs instead of $117,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $150,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within this amount, 
     the conferees include $100,000,000 to support the Safe 
     Schools/Healthy Students initiative.
       Of the amount provided for Safe and Drug Free Schools 
     National programs, the conferees also agree that up to 
     $1,000,000 is available to the Secretary of Education, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     to develop and disseminate recommendations and models to 
     assist communities in implementing emergency response, 
     evacuation and parental notification plans for schools and 
     other community facilities where children gather, and 
     coordinating these plans with local law enforcement, public 
     safety, health and mental health agencies. Further, the 
     conferees agree that $9,000,000 is available for grants to 
     enable local educational agencies to improve and strengthen 
     emergency response and crisis management plans, including 
     training school personnel, students and parents in emergency 
     response procedures and coordinating with local law 
     enforcement, public safety, health and mental health 
     agencies. The conferees intend that these funds shall be 
     available only to local educational agencies that demonstrate 
     a significant need for emergency preparedness improvements 
     and a lack of fiscal capacity to implement these 
     improvements. The conferees have provided extended 
     availability of funding for these two activities through 
     September 30, 2003.
       Within the funds for national programs, the agreement also 
     provides $37,500,000 to fund coordinators. The conferees 
     understand that in the reauthorization of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act, this program has been expanded to 
     serve schools at all education levels.
     Mentoring, community service, and alcohol abuse reduction 
         programs
       The conference agreement includes $17,500,000 for mentoring 
     programs, instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $50,000,000 for grants for community service for 
     expelled or suspended students and $25,000,000 for grants to 
     reduce alcohol abuse as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     bill did not propose separate funding for these programs.
     State assessments
       The conference agreement includes $387,000,000 for 
     assessments instead of $400,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $352,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The new 
     assessment provisions in H.R. 1 require States to implement 
     annual reading and math assessments for grades 3-8, to hold 
     states and local school districts that use federal funds 
     accountable for improving student academic achievement. 
     Annual reading and math assessments are intended to provide 
     parents with the information they need to know how well their 
     child is doing in school, and how well the school is 
     educating their child. States may select and design 
     assessments of their choosing. However, State assessments 
     must be aligned with State academic standards, allow student 
     achievement to be comparable from year to year, be of 
     objective knowledge, be based on measurable, verifiable and 
     widely accepted professional assessment standards, and not 
     evaluate or assess personal or family beliefs and attitudes. 
     States will have until the 2005-2006 school year to develop 
     and implement these assessments.
       The conferees understand that funding provided above the 
     trigger set in the authorizing law for state assessments will 
     be used for enhanced assessment instruments.
     Public school choice
       The conference agreement includes $25,000,000 to support 
     voluntary public school choice programs, instead of 
     $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not 
     provide funding for this program.
     Magnet schools
       The conferees concur with language in the House report 
     directing the Secretary, when allocating magnet schools 
     assistance funds, to give priority for funding to the 
     highest-quality applications remaining from the previous 
     year's competition before funding applications approved in a 
     new competition. The conferees also note that no funds are 
     included for a new competition in innovative programs, since 
     this program is no longer authorized.
     Education for Homeless Children and Youth
       The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for Education 
     for Homeless Children and Youth as proposed by the House 
     instead of $36,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Education of Native Hawaiians
       The conference agreement includes $30,500,000 for the 
     Education of Native Hawaiians instead of $33,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and $28,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The conferees urge the Department to provide 
     $1,000,000 for construction and co-location, $7,000,000 for 
     curriculum development, $2,100,000 for community-based 
     learning centers, $3,500,000 for higher education, $1,250,000 
     for gifted and talented, $3,100,000 for special education, 
     $500,000 for Native Hawaiian education councils; and 
     $12,050,000 for family-based education centers.
     Alaska Native Educational Equity
       The conference agreement includes $24,000,000 for the 
     Alaska Native Educational Equity program instead of 
     $33,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $15,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House.
     Rural education
       The conference agreement includes $162,500,000 for rural 
     education programs, instead of $200,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $125,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. This 
     program is intended to address the unique needs of rural 
     school districts that frequently: (1) lack the personnel and 
     resources needed to compete effectively for federal 
     competitive grants; and (2) receive formula grant allocations 
     in amounts too small to be effective in meeting their 
     intended purposes. The program consists of two parts:
       Subpart 1--Small, Rural School Achievement Program--Under 
     subpart 1, a school district is able to combine funds under 
     various formula grant programs to carry out local activities 
     intended to improve the academic achievement of elementary 
     and secondary school students and the quality of instruction 
     provided to these students. In addition, grants under this 
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     awarded to eligible districts based on the number of students 
     in average daily attendance less the amount they received 
     from consolidated formula grant programs.
       Subpart 2--Rural and Low-Income School Program--If a 
     district did not qualify for funding under subpart 1, it 
     would be eligible for funding under subpart 2. Funds awarded 
     to districts or made available to schools under subpart 2 can 
     be used to carry out local activities intended to improve the 
     academic achievement of elementary and secondary school 
     students and the quality of instruction provided for these 
     students.
       The conferees intend that the funds provided for rural 
     education programs be distributed equally between subpart 1 
     and subpart 2, as authorized.
     Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)
       The conference agreement includes $832,889,000 for the Fund 
     for the Improvement of Education. This program has 
     consolidated a number of programs that had previously been 
     funded as separate line items.
       Within the total for FIE, the conference agreement includes 
     $32,500,000 for the elementary school counseling program, 
     instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $35,000,000 as proposed by the Senate within the Local 
     Innovations for Education (LIFE) fund.
       The conference agreement includes $25,000,000 for the 
     partnership in character education program under the Fund for 
     the Improvement of Education. The House bill recommended 
     $25,000,000 for this purpose as a separate program, while the 
     Senate bill included funding for this purpose under the LIFE 
     fund. The conferees encourage the Secretary to consider 
     funding projects that sensitize students to the painful 
     effects of bullying, ridicule and other forms of disrespect--
     behaviors that frequently lie at the root of emotional and 
     physical injury that children inflict upon one another. The 
     conferees are supportive of such projects that help teachers 
     and students create a respectful, compassionate and ridicule-
     free environment that nurtures both the emotional/social and 
     academic growth of students.
       The conference agreement includes $142,189,000 for small, 
     safe and successful high schools, instead of $200,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $100,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The bill provides the funds on a forward funding 
     basis. The conferees concur in the direction in House Report 
     107-229 concerning this activity.
       For the Reading is Fundamental program, the conference 
     agreement provides $24,000,000 instead of $23,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $25,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $11,250,000 for 
     Javits Gifted and Talented Education, instead of $7,500,000 
     as proposed by the House and $15,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement includes $27,520,000 for Star Schools 
     instead of $59,300,000 as proposed by the Senate in the LIFE 
     fund. The House bill did not provide separate funding for 
     this program.
       The agreement also includes $12,000,000 for the Ready to 
     Teach program, instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill did not include separate funding for 
     this activity. Funds may be used to develop high-quality, 
     curriculum-based digital content and a national 
     telecommunications-based program to improve the teaching of 
     core academic subjects.
       The agreement also provides $14,000,000 for foreign 
     language assistance instead of $16,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill did not include separate funding for 
     this activity.
       For the Carol M. White Physical Education for Progress 
     program, the conference agreement includes $50,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not propose 
     funding for this program. The agreement also includes 
     $32,475,000 for community based technology centers instead of 
     $64,950,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not 
     propose funding for this program.
       The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for a program 
     to promote educational, cultural, apprenticeship and exchange 
     programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their 
     historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts.
       For Arts in Education, the conference agreement includes 
     $30,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The 
     conferees provide that within this total, $8,650,000 is for 
     Very Special Arts, $6,000,000 is for the John F. Kennedy 
     Center for the Performing Arts, and $2,000,000 is to be used 
     to continue a youth violence prevention initiative. The 
     conferees agree that of the funds provided to Very Special 
     Arts, $1,650,000 is for planning for the 2004 International 
     Festival. In addition, $2,000,000 is for model professional 
     development programs for music educators and $4,000,000 is 
     for activities authorized under subpart 2 of the Arts in 
     Education program.
       The conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for parental 
     assistance and local family information centers instead of 
     $45,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not 
     propose funding for this program. The conference agreement 
     also includes $3,000,000 for the Women's Educational Equity 
     Act as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $75,000,000 for 
     continuing and new grants to local educational agencies for 
     comprehensive school reform. The House and Senate bills did 
     not include funds for this activity. The bill includes 
     language specifying that these funds shall be allocated and 
     expended in the same manner as in FY 2001 and provides the 
     funds on a forward funding basis. The conference agreement 
     includes funds to continue all existing grants and contracts 
     for comprehensive school reform capacity and dissemination 
     activities, including the national clearinghouse for 
     comprehensive school reform.
       The conferees have included additional funds in this line 
     item for the Secretary to support programs and projects that 
     address national priorities in K-12 education. The conferees 
     note that projects to promote economic education are 
     authorized under this program and encourage the Secretary to 
     utilize funds to support these activities.
       Within the total for FIE, the following amounts are 
     provided:
American Airlines Travel Academy, Fort Worth, Texas, for a 
  demonstration project to implement a school-to-work education 
  curriculum focused on careers in the travel and tourism industry 
  in up to 10 school districts in New Jersey serving predominantly 
  low-income Hispanic students.................................$600,000
North Syracuse Central School, Cicero, New York for technology..200,000
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, for a model teacher 
  preparation program...........................................440,000
White Plains School District, New York, for after school and summer 
  academic programs serving at-risk elementary students.........260,000
``Project Promotion,'' a project of the Southern Penobscot Regional 
  Program for Children with Exceptionalities (SPRPCE) and Eastern 
  Maine Technical College for Paraprofessional Educators to pursue a 
  two-year college degree.......................................200,000
24 Challenge and Jumping Levels to continue the empirical study of 
  the math program in Philadelphia County........................50,000
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science Foundation, Mobile, AL, 
  for program development and equipment.........................300,000
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development for Alyeska 
  Central School, to prepare students in small rural schools for the 
  Alaska High School Qualifying exam through distance delivery of 
  core courses..................................................500,000
Alaska Department of Education for a remedial summer tutoring 
  program.......................................................800,000
Alaska Department of Education for its ``Qualified Teachers for 
  Alaska'' program............................................2,000,000
Alaska Geographic Alliance to work with the Library of Congress to 
  incorporate its ``Meeting of the Frontiers'' work into the Alaska 
  school history and geography curriculum.......................250,000
Alaska Mentoring Demonstration Project, Big Brothers/Big Sisters 
  agencies in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau and other partners to 
  extend the proven benefits of mentoring at-risk youth.........500,000
Albuquerque Public Schools to expand child and family development 
  services in the South Valley area of Albuquerque..............200,000
Alliance for the Arts, New York City, for arts education program600,000
Alliance Neighborhood Center, Alliance, OH, for after-school pro250,000
American Film Institute Screen Education Center and Initiative for 
  arts education curriculum development and teacher training....650,000
Amer-I-can program to assist at-risk youth with developing life 
  management skills , goals and self-esteem necessary to acquire 
  gainful employment..........................................1,000,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, for a 
  Mississippi Arts in Education program.........................150,000
American Theater Arts For Youth, Inc., for an Arts in Education 
  Program........................................................25,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, San Diego, CA, for educational 
  assistance in music and arts for students.....................100,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Spokane, WA, for educational 
  assistance in music and arts for students in Spokane, WA.......50,000

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AMISTAD America, Inc. to coordinate with school districts and 
  schools to provide students free admission, tours and history 
  lessons on the schooner Amistad vessel when it visits various 
  ports in the United States....................................810,000
Anchorage Community Theater School after school program in the 
  performing arts for grades K-12................................50,000
Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, Athens, Ohio, to expand a 
  computer entrepreneurship project...........................1,200,000
Art Share Los Angeles, California, for equipment and programmatic 
  support to expand an technology instructional program for at-risk 
  youth.........................................................150,000
Arts and Education in Concert, Centreville, VA, for violence 
  prevention programs...........................................250,000
Auburn City Board of Education, Auburn, AL, for technology.......38,000
Audubon Institute of New Orleans, LA to expand after-school programs 
  that offer safe, positive alternatives for at-risk students in 
  kindergarten through 8th grade................................100,000
Augusta Public School District, Augusta, KS, for staff development 
  in technology curriculum......................................250,000
Babyland Family Services, Newark, New Jersey for technology training 
  and extended learning opportunities for students, parents and 
  teachers......................................................200,000
Baltimore City Public School System to help complete wiring schools 
  to the Internet.............................................1,500,000
Bay County School District, Florida, for technology equipment, 
  supplies, teacher training, and student transportation for a 
  science education project in partnership with ZooWorld.........26,000
Beaver Local School District, Lisbon, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Belmont-Harrison Vocational School District, St. Clairsville, OH, 
  for educational programming....................................40,000
Bibb County Board of Education, Centreville, AL, for technology..38,000
Bloom Township High School District 206, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 
  to establish a work-study cooperative program.................450,000
Blue Springs Youth Outreach Unit, Blue Springs, MO, for educational 
  training in combating Goth culture............................273,000
Board of Education, Albertville City, AL, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................30,000
Board of Education, Arab City, AL, for technology enhancements...30,000
Board of Education, Attalla City, AL, for technology enhancements30,000
Board of Education, Cullman City, AL, for technology enhancements30,000
Board of Education, Fort Payne City, AL, for technology enhanceme30,000
Board of Education, Gadsdene City, AL, for technology enhancement30,000
Board of Education, Guntersville City, AL, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................30,000
Board of Education, Haleyville City, AL, for technology enhanceme30,000
Board of Education, Jasper City, AL, for technology enhancements.30,000
Board of Education, Oneonta City, AL, for technology enhancements30,000
Board of Education, Russellville City, AL, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................30,000
Board of Education, Winfield City, AL, for technology enhancement30,000
Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado, Arkansas, for after school 
  programs for at-risk youth.....................................14,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, D.C., Silver Spring, MD 
  for after school programs for at-risk youth...................825,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia to develop a school based 
  mentoring program..............................................75,000
Bridgeport Exempted Village School District, Bridgeport, OH, for 
  educational programming........................................40,000
Brooke High School, Wellsburg, WV, for educational programming...40,000
Brooklawn Youth Services, Louisville, KY, for comprehensive care 
  treatment and education for children with serious emotional 
  disabilities...................................................50,000
Brown University's Northeast and Islands Regional Educational 
  Laboratory to support the Knowledge Loom web site that provides 
  enrichment resources for educators............................100,000
Buckeye Local School District, Rayland, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT to expand 
  the arts-in-education program.................................440,000
Calhoun County Board of Education, Anniston, AL, for technology..38,000
Camp Fire Boys and Girls--First Texas Council, Ft. Worth, TX, for an 
  early childhood violence reduction program....................700,000
Canaan Community Development Corporation, Louisville, KY, after 
  school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk 
  students.......................................................60,000
Centennial School District, Bucks County, PA, for activities 
  authorized by title V, part D, subpart 20 of ESEA.............500,000
Centennial School District, Circle Pines, Minnesota, for an after 
  school program................................................293,000
Center for Community Transformation, Chicago, IL, to support student 
  fellowships and ongoing secular educational activities in 
  community leadership transformation, including curriculum 
  development...................................................200,000
Central Florida Community College, Ocala, FL, for Education Training 
  Consortium for teacher training, recruitment and retention....800,000
Challenger Learning Center at SciTrek, Atlanta, GA to use a 
  simulated mission control station and space laboratory to create a 
  dynamic learning environment for students in the areas of science 
  and technology................................................350,000
Chambers County Board of Education, LaFayette, AL, for technology38,000
Champions of Caring programs that encourage young people to take an 
  active role in their communities...............................50,000
CHAR High School-to-work vocational training program............100,000
Charter School Development Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada to focus 
  on technology and college preparation.......................1,500,000
Chicago Children's Choir, Illinois, to support arts-integrated 
  academic curriculum development, musical equipment, textbooks, and 
  learning aids for the Choir Academy...........................225,000
Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, for after school programs.....100,000
Chicago State University for an innovative project designed to 
  support teacher training and expand technology................200,000
Children's Land Alliance Supporting Schools (CLASS).............200,000
Children's Literacy Initiative to supplement Head Start's distance 
  learning program as well as a teacher education program.......100,000
Chilton County Board of Education, Clanton, AL, for technology...38,000
Chippewa Falls Unified School District, WI, for after school 
  programs......................................................950,000
Choteau Elementary School in Choteau, Montana for an e-learning 
  pilot program.................................................500,000
Cincinnati Arts School, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, for development of the 
  school's academic and artistic curricula....................1,000,000
City of Boston for after-school programs........................200,000
City of Salt Lake, Utah, for the YouthCity Empowerment project to 
  establish after school centers..............................1,200,000
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada, to expand after 
  school programs for drop out prevention.......................440,000
Clark County, NV School District for a School-to-Work Program to 
  provide students who do not plan to attend college with 
  instruction in nursing and home health aid....................160,000
Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, to expand the ARTsmarts and 
  SS VETA arts education initiatives in Arlington and Alexandria, 
  Virginia schools..............................................500,000
Clay County Board of Education, Ashland, AL, for technology......38,000
Cleburne County Board of Education, Heflin, AL, for technology...38,000
Coffeyville Public School District, Coffeyville, KS, for technol250,000
Columbia College in Chicago to establish a mentoring program 
  designed to improve minority student educational success and 
  retention.....................................................200,000

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Columbiana County Career Center, Lisbon, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Communities in Schools of East Texas, Inc., Marshall, Texas, for 
  educational services to at-risk students......................240,000
Communities in Schools of Northeast Texas, Inc., Mount Pleasant, 
  Texas, for educational services to at-risk students...........240,000
Concord College Technology Center to equip new teachers with the 
  technical skills essential for the utilization of information 
  technologies in the classroom...............................1,000,000
Continuation and expansion of the Iowa Communications Network 
  statewide fiber optic demonstration.........................3,000,000
Cooperative Educational Services Agency #9, WI, for after school 
  programs....................................................1,200,000
Coosa County Board of Education, Rockford, AL, for technology....38,000
Council Bluffs Community Schools in Iowa for a demonstration on 
  testing software..............................................500,000
D.C. Everest School District, WI, for a history day project.....200,000
Dardanelle School District, Dardanelle, Arkansas, to establish a 
  center to use technology to enhance English, academic and 
  parenting skills for Hispanic students and adults..............50,000
Daycare Literacy Project in Salem, Oregon........................20,000
Depaul School, Louisville, KY, for technology needs..............45,000
Detroit Science Center, Detroit, Michigan, to develop science 
  education programs and exhibits to introduce students to science, 
  technology, and engineering...................................500,000
Discovery Place, North Carolina, for development of exhibits and 
  science education programs....................................440,000
Do Something, Inc., New York, New York, to implement the ``Community 
  Coaches'' leadership and citizenship program at up to 20 schools 
  in the Chicago metropolitan area..............................125,000
Dowling High School Project Intercept--mentoring and tutoring 
  program for low-income youth..................................300,000
Drop out prevention program in the Pendleton school district, Or125,000
Drug Free Pennsylvania to implement a demonstration project in 
  Dauphin County.................................................50,000
Early Reading Success Institute in Connecticut to broaden the 
  training of professionals in best practices in the delivery of 
  reading instruction...........................................800,000
East Liverpool School District, East Liverpool, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
East Los Angeles Classic Theatre, East Los Angeles, California for 
  the ``Beyond Borders: Literacy Through Performing Arts'' literacy 
  program........................................................50,000
East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, California, for ``APPLES 
  Project'' to provide early childhood curriculum development, 
  professional development, parental instruction and program 
  dissemination.................................................230,000
East Providence School District, Rhode Island, for music curriculum 
  development, teacher recruitment and equipment purchases......400,000
Eastern College for computers, printers, computer cables, 
  telecommunications equipment and laboratory equipment for the 
  Center for Information, Science and Learning Resources in St 
  Davids, Pennsylvania..........................................100,000
Edison Local School District, Hammondsville, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Education Service District 117 in Wenatchee, WA to equip a community 
  technology center to expand technology-based training.........250,000
Educational Advancement Alliance of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to 
  establish computer centers in high schools and education cente500,000
Educational Service District 112, Vancouver, Washington, to 
  implement the Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) reading program 
  in elementary schools.........................................167,000
Eisenhower Foundation for a demonstration of full-service schools in 
  Iowa..........................................................500,000
El Dorado Public School District, El Dorado, KS, for PROJECT CON250,000
Electronic Data Systems Project to create a database that would 
  improve the acquisition, analysis and sharing of student 
  information.................................................1,000,000
Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary, Ellijay, GA, to provide 
  educational programs for at-risk youth........................500,000
Ernie Pyle Middle School, Albuquerque, NM, for a middle school 
  initiative.....................................................50,000
Eufaula Independent School District Number 1, Oklahoma, for 
  instructional materials and teacher-related expenses..........250,000
Everybody Wins! In New York, NY to promote children's literacy and 
  love of learning through mentoring programs with adults.....1,000,000
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA, Bridging the Digital 
  Divide........................................................150,000
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA, for educator-to-educator 
  training......................................................260,000
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA, Institute for Student 
  Achievement...................................................270,000
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA, Pre-Delinquent and 
  Delinquent Prevention Program..................................40,000
Faith Academy Child Development Center, Hamlet, NC, for after school 
  program.......................................................100,000
Father Maloney's Boys' Haven, Louisville, Kentucky, for technolog20,000
Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and University for 
  telecommunications equipment and for training programs necessary 
  to link educational institutions to a high bandwidth network..200,000
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, for curriculum development 
  and outreach..................................................500,000
First Gethsemane Center for Family Development, Louisville, KY, 
  after school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-
  risk students..................................................60,000
Five Towns Community Center, Nassau County, New York for after 
  school programs...............................................500,000
Florida 4-H Foundation Inc., Gainesville, Florida, for personnel and 
  other expenses to provide educational programs for youth 
  participants..................................................100,000
Florida Institute of Education, Jacksonville, FL, for Florida 
  Network of Readiness Hubs.....................................500,000
Fort Lewis College Child Development Center to serve young children 
  and their families, students, faculty and community in the Four 
  Corners Regions.............................................1,500,000
Foundation for the Improvement of Mathematics and Education in San 
  Diego, CA to improve math and science testing scores through the 
  advancement of curriculum and improvements in teacher/
  administrator education.......................................150,000
Freedom Theatre: to provide greater access to its training program 
  for talented African Americans in Philadelphia.................25,000
Fresno At-Risk Youth Services to address the problems of at-risk 
  youths by coordinating the city's efforts through an education 
  program coordinator, working with targeted groups, and making peer 
  counselors available to students..............................200,000


Fresno Unified School District, in partnership with the City of 
  Fresno, California, for after school programs for middle schools 
  in disadvantaged communities..................................225,000
Friends of the Children in Portland, Oregon.....................100,000
Friends of the Children, providing full-time, paid adult mentors to 
  at-risk children, in Chester, Pennsylvania.....................50,000
Futures for Children, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to expand its 
  educational services to Native American children............1,000,000
Galena School district and other partners to assist Alaska Native 
  students attending boarding schools and colleges make the 
  transition from rural village life to educational residence 
  facility......................................................250,000
Galena School District for alternative education programs.......750,000
Garfield Middle School, Albuquerque, NM, ``Accelerated Reader 
  Program''......................................................50,000
General George S. Patton School District 133, Riverdale, Illinois, 
  for computer lab equipment and professional development for school 
  reform initiatives............................................150,000

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Georgia Project, Inc. in Dalton, GA to support the academic and 
  social needs of Hispanic children and their families in northern 
  Georgia.......................................................650,000
Girard Community Committee Incorporated, Girard, OH, for educational 
  programming...................................................700,000
Glendale Unified School District in La Crescenta, California, to 
  expand after school programs at Valley View Elementary School, 
  Monte Vista Elementary School and Mountain Avenue Elementary 
  School.........................................................40,000
GlennOaks Therapeutic Day School, Addison, IL, to upgrade technology 
  and improve student safety for children with emotional and 
  behavioral problems...........................................200,000
GRAMMY Foundation, Santa Monica, California, for music education 
  programs....................................................1,200,000
Grand Valley State University Teacher Academy in Allendale, MI, to 
  train a cadre of master teachers who will develop curriculum and 
  will mentor pre-service and novice science and math teachers..200,000
Great Projects Film Company to produce ``Educating America,'' a 
  documentary T.V. series and multi-media project about challenges 
  facing public schools..........................................50,000
Greater Minneapolis Day Care Council, Minnesota, for a demonstration 
  initiative to improve early learning and after school programs350,000
Green Bay Area School District in Green Bay, Wisconsin to implement 
  a district-wide technology plan...............................750,000
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, Mobile, AL, to staff and 
  support science activities....................................400,000
Hackensack Public School District, Hackensack, New Jersey, to 
  establish an after school program at Jackson Avenue School.....75,000
Hamcock County Schools, New Cumberland, WV, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Hampshire Educational Collaborative at Northampton, Massachusetts 
  for implementation of internet-based professional development for 
  K-12 teachers and early child care providers..................400,000
Hands Across Cultures Corporation, Espanola, New Mexico, for after 
  school programs at the Espanola and Pojoaque Valley School 
  Districts.....................................................500,000
Harrison Middle School, Albuquerque, NM, for an after-school prog50,000
Hawthorne Elementary Junior High School in Hawthorne, NV for the 
  One-on-one Laptop Computer Program............................420,000
Hazel Crest School District 152.5, Hazel Crest, Illinois, to 
  implement a comprehensive professional development program for 
  teachers and administrators to improve student achievement....100,000
Healthy Foundation in Murrieta, CA to conduct a study of the impact 
  of vitamin intake and the school performance of at-risk youth.500,000
Helen Keller Worldwide to expand the ChildSight Vision Screening 
  Program and provide eyeglasses to additional children whose 
  educational performance may be hindered because of poor visi1,000,000
Henry, Highlands, Glades and Okeechobee county school districts in 
  Florida for technology upgrades...............................500,000
Holy Redeemer Health System in Philadelphia for after-school 
  programs for at-risk children.................................250,000
Illinois Challenger Learning Center, Bloomington-Normal, IL, for 
  science and math programs.....................................250,000
Illinois Department of Education, Improving Reading Achievement for 
  Grades 7-12 program for Peoria School District #150............50,000
Illinois Department of Education, Improving Reading Achievement for 
  Grades 7-12 program for Springfield School District #186.......50,000
Illinois Math and Science Academy ``21st Century Information Fluency 
  Program''.....................................................900,000
Illinois State Board of Education ``Improving Reading Achievement 
  for grades 7-12'' for Kankakee District #111 and Champaign 
  District #4...................................................200,000
Illinois State Board of Education for Downers Grove School District 
  #99 ``Teacher Helping Teachers'' and Joliet Public School District 
  #86 ``Helping Hands Lead to Success'' mentoring programs......500,000
Illinois State Board of Education for Induction and Mentoring Model 
  Districts Program at Elgin, Illinois #46......................150,000
Illinois State Board of Education for the At Risk Student Program at 
  Aurora Illinois East 131 School District......................200,000
Illinois State Board of Education, ``Illinois Virtual High Sch1,500,000
Illinois State Board of Education, for curriculum development, 
  materials, and professional development activities to improve math 
  achievement in the middle grades in Decatur School District 61300,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Freeport School District #16 for 
  a Reading Improvement Achievement Pilot Program for grades 7-1250,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Rockford School District #205 for 
  a Reading Improvement Achievement Pilot Program for grades 7-1250,000
Illinois State Board of Education, to provide alternative learning 
  opportunities for at risk students in the Mt. Vernon Township High 
  School District #201, Christopher Unit #99, and Grayville 
  Community Unit School District #1.............................400,000
Illinois State Board of Education/Boys and Girls Clubs of America, 
  Springfield, IL, for Community Technology Centers.............300,000
Independence Public School District, Independence, KS, for teacher 
  training and curriculum development...........................250,000
Independent School District 834, Minnesota, for an after school 
  program.......................................................227,000
Indian Creek School District, Wintersville, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Indiana University-Purdue University, Ft. Wayne, IN, to enhance 
  educational and cultural programming through the development of 
  ``Teleplex''..................................................650,000
Infinity Project at Southern Methodist University...............500,000
Ingham County Intermediate School District, Mason, MI, for 
  Technology Enhancements for Capital Area Career Center........200,000
Innovative Directions, an Educational Alliance, Bronx County, New 
  York, for after school and summer academic enrichment programs.75,000
Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island 
  to address issues of sportsmanship between athletes and their 
  parents, coaches and teachers.................................100,000
Institute for Student Achievement in Lake Success, NY to expand its 
  intervention program that provides academic enrichment and 
  counseling support for students performing in the lowest quartile 
  in their middle or high schools...............................200,000
Institute for Student Achievement, Manhasset, New York for 
  educational programs for at-risk students in the Mount Vernon 
  school district...............................................250,000
International Music Products Association, Carlsbad, CA, for school 
  music programs................................................100,000
Invent Iowa to encourage kids to invent and hold fairs to display 
  those inventions..............................................100,000
Iowa Department of Education for additional bilingual and English as 
  a Second Language training in rapid growth areas of Iowa....1,055,000
Iowa Online AP Academy to continue and expand the online advanced 
  placement demonstration.....................................2,000,000
Iowa School Board Association Lighthouse for School Reform for the 
  training of school board members on education issues..........500,000
Isaac Stern Education Legacy in New York, NY to integrate distance 
  learning and educational technology with music education pro2,000,000
Jacksonville City Board of Education, Jacksonville, AL, for 
  technology.....................................................38,000
James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, College Park, Maryland, 
  for a National Youth Leadership Institute for K-12 students...250,000
Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, Bloomingdale, OH, for 
  educational programming........................................40,000
Jewish Family and Community Service in Chicago, IL for its 
  therapeutic program...........................................100,000
Jobs for Youth of Boston, Massachusetts for technical assistance and 
  training related to standards based education.................500,000

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Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley, Inc. for a youth mentoring 
  initiative....................................................150,000
Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD, to complete the school-
  to-work instructional model for its Career and Technology High 
  School........................................................440,000
Kenosha Unified School District, Kenosha, WI, for after-school 
  programs......................................................300,000
Kent State University, Kent, OH, to develop a replicable model for 
  supporting GED graduates in higher education..................500,000
Kentucky Opera, Louisville, KY, for educational outreach programs50,000
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, for technology and science improvements 
  and upgrade.................................................1,000,000
Kids Voting South Dakota in Pierre, South Dakota, to expand the 
  program in the state, primarily to the nine Indian Reservation100,000
Kids Voting USA, Tempe, Arizona for a civics program to educate 
  children about the importance of voting.......................380,000
La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium in La Crosse, Wisconsin 
  to expand reading remediation services to literacy-impaired 
  adolescents...................................................375,000
Lake Metroparks, Concord, OH, for equipment...................1,000,000
Lawrence County School District, Mississippi, for a Parents as 
  Teachers program..............................................400,000
Lawrence Public Schools, Lawrence, Kansas, for after school programs 
  in the New York and East Heights elementary schools...........100,000
Learning Collaborative Inc., Milford, Connecticut, for the ``Pebbles 
  Project'' to demonstrate innovative technology to deliver 
  educational services to children medically unable to attend sc870,000
Lee County Board of Education, Opelika, AL, for technology.......38,000
Lee's Summit Education Foundation in Missouri, for Parents as 
  Teachers......................................................500,000
Lewiston-Auburn College/University of Southern Maine TEAMS program 
  to prepare teachers to meet the demands of Maine's 21st century 
  elementary and middle schools at Sherwood Heights Elementary 
  School in Auburn and Lewiston Middle School in Lewiston........50,000
Lincoln Center, New York City, for the Louis Armstrong Jazz 
  Curriculum project to provide arts education professional 
  development to teachers across the country....................250,000
Livingston Technical Academy, Howell, MI, for Technology 
  Enhancements..................................................150,000
Local Initiative Support Corporation Child Care Education.......400,000
Long Island Works Coalition to provide school-to-career partnerships 
  for students, and to provide them with the skills necessary for 
  successful employment.........................................100,000
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, California, for the 
  Early Advantage Initiative to provide preschool and family 
  learning activities, and training for parents, child care 
  providers and community members...............................440,000
Loudonville Golden Center, Loudonville, OH, to develop a technology, 
  training and youth mentoring program for seniors and youths...130,000
Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for 
  professional development......................................300,000
Louisiana Department of Education to implement an early childhood 
  development program for at risk children......................300,000
Louisiana Department of Education to implement the Voyager Universal 
  Literacy System in Louisiana..................................700,000
Louisiana District Attorney's Office, The Orleans Parish, Louisiana 
  for a School-Based Drug Awareness program.....................100,000
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, ``Project Catalyst''.....400,000
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, ``Project LIFE (Laboratory 
  Investigations and Field Experience'')........................400,000
Lyons Township High School District 204, Illinois, for a Quality 
  Teacher Recruitment Model Program.............................440,000
Macomb County Intermediate School District, Michigan for the ``Kids 
  Klub'' after school program...................................600,000
Macon County Board of Education, Tuskegee, AL, for technology....38,000
Madison County School District's School Needs Assessment in Madison 
  County, MS to conduct an impact study of the sudden influx of a 
  large number of new students in the school district...........500,000
Maine School Administrative District #58 in Kingfield, Maine, for 
  Pathway Partners rural education program, to help connect young 
  people to fundamental resources such as caring adults and safe 
  places........................................................200,000
Maine School Administrative District Number 64, East Corinth, Maine, 
  for the STAR technology teacher training project..............100,000
Malverne Afterschool Center, Malverne, NY, to expand an after school 
  program.......................................................100,000
Marshfield School District, WI, for computers, library books, and 
  supplies for a new elementary school...........................75,000
Martins Ferry School District, Martins Ferry, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Maryhurst Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, for an educational program.50,000
Math, Science and Technology Education Partnership K-12 cluster 
  pilot program in Albuquerque public schools.................1,250,000
Mehlville School District, St. Louis, Missouri, to implement a new 
  reading technology program.....................................75,000
Mellen School District, WI, for after school programs...........340,000
MENC (Music Education and Technology Advancement) to establish and 
  support standard music education and creativity, instructional 
  technology and professional development for approximately 4000 K-
  12 public schools..............................................50,000
Meredith-Dunn School, Louisville, KY, technology infrastructure for 
  children with learning disabilities............................60,000
Mid-American Regional Council in Kansas City, Missouri to establish 
  the Finance CIRCLE demonstration initiative to improve financing 
  for early learning and after-school programs..................250,000
Midland School District, Midland, PA, for educational programming40,000
Military Heritage Foundation, Carlisle, PA, Army Heritage and 
  Education Center to establish educational programs and materia150,000
Millikin University to assist inner-city and rural high school 
  students prepare for college..................................200,000
Milton Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC for a full-service 
  community school demonstration project in up to five locations450,000
Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin to expand programs to 
  recruit, prepare and retain a diverse, effective, innovative 
  teaching force................................................350,000
Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, for after school programs..400,000
Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, for the Bradley School for 
  Technology and Trade High School for technology training and 
  curriculum implementation.....................................200,000
Mississippi Delta Education Initiative for teacher recruitment, 
  Delta University..............................................900,000
Murray State University, Murray, KY, Center for Teaching Excellence 
  in Science and Mathematics....................................800,000
Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY to expand its distance learning 
  program to give students and teachers access to their collecti220,000
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT, to develop an Onboard and Online 
  Program.......................................................350,000
National Center for Youth Issues, Chattanooga, TN, to provide 
  Internet based resource in character education..............1,000,000
New Mexico Department of Education to provide on-line courses 
  aligned with state academic standards and curriculum to students 
  in rural and remote areas.....................................200,000
New York City Public Schools, New York to expand the New York City 
  Teaching Fellows Program to attract and retain certified teachers 
  in New York City Schools that need qualified teachers.........500,000
New York Hall of Science, Corona Park, New York, to expand the 
  Science Career Ladder and After-School Science Club programs for 
  middle school students........................................300,000

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New Zion Community Development Foundation, Louisville, KY, after 
  school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk 
  students.......................................................30,000
Newport Public Schools, Newport, Rhode Island, for early childhood 
  programs, specialized teacher recruitment and professional 
  development...................................................750,000
Newton Public School District, Newton, KS, to help incorporate 
  technology into the math curriculum...........................250,000
Nicholls State University to train faculty, reading specialists and 
  families in order to identify the reading disabilities of children 
  and adults in the Southern Gulf Coast region of Louisiana.....500,000
North Carolina Aquarium Society for development of environmental 
  education exhibits and distance learning programs for students440,000
North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association 
  Education Foundation, for a technology demonstration project in 
  rural and underserved school districts........................250,000
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina for arts and 
  environmental education programs..............................100,000
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science for development of 
  BioQuest exhibits.............................................150,000
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina to expand 
  regional satellite centers to provide science and math education 
  to rural schools through the Science House....................600,000
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA, ``Star Nations 
  Program''.....................................................450,000
Northwood School District in Minong, Wisconsin to complete their 
  distance education project that enhances learning opportunities 
  and provides useful skill development..........................62,000
Nosotros, Hollywood, California to implement music education 
  activities, including purchasing instruments for low-income 
  students, for the Mariachi Plaza after school program.........100,000
Oakland Unified School District, California, for teacher 
  professional development......................................440,000
Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH, to expand the Council's 
  international programming...................................1,200,000
Ohio Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH, for the 
  development of a statewide science and math education service 
  program.....................................................5,000,000
Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH, ``Troops to Teachers 
  Ohio Demonstration''........................................2,500,000
Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma City, OK, for a 
  handheld computing initiative to be coordinated with the 
  University of Central Oklahoma in Edmund, OK................1,000,000
Olympic Park Institute to expand its scholarship fund to allow more 
  disadvantaged students to attend its environmental education 
  programs......................................................250,000
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY, for technology and 
  personnel.....................................................500,000
Opelika City Board of Education, Opelika, AL, for technology.....38,000
Operation Get Ahead, Hempstead, New York, for an Early Awareness for 
  College program for disadvantaged youth.......................200,000
Our Hope For Youth, Delaware, for an anti-school violence education 
  media program on in-school educational networks...............500,000
Oxford City Board of Education, Oxford, AL, for technology.......38,000
Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development in American S400,000
Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington to develop a hands-on 
  genetics exhibit to explain basic concepts of genetics and the 
  human genome project..........................................250,000
Paleontological Research Institute, Ithaca, New York, for the 
  development of earth science educational programs.............100,000
PARENTS, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, for creation of a full-working 
  parent matching, mentoring and home visit system to support 
  parents of children with disabilities for the state of Alaska.500,000
PARENTS, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, for implementation and expansion 
  of their projects to train teachers, specialists and parents in 
  the use of technology to assist students with disabilities..1,000,000
Phenix City Board of Education, Phenix City, AL, for technology..38,000
Philadelphia Opera Sounds of Learning...........................100,000
Piedmont City Board of Education, Piedmont, AL, for technology...38,000
Pima Community College, Arizona, for an Achieving a College 
  Education initiative to help low-income and minority students 
  attend college................................................185,000
Pinellas County Florida School District, St. Petersburg, FL, for 
  technology for Title I schools..............................3,587,000
Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium.....................................200,000
Plymouth Community Renewal Center, Louisville, KY, after school 
  tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk student40,000
Pomona Unified School District, Pomona, CA, for a Literacy 
  Technology Center...........................................1,000,000
Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, New York, for an after 
  school program at Thomas Edison Elementary School.............260,000
Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI, Expanding Educational 
  Programming ``The BIG Zoo Lesson''............................100,000
Prairie Lakes Education Cooperative in Madison, SD to advance 
  distance learning for Native Americans in BIA and tribal schoo500,000
Prime Time Family Reading Time to continue its family literacy 
  programs in Louisiana.........................................100,000
Prince William County, VA, Bilingual Literacy Extended Kindergarten 
  Program.......................................................140,000
Prince William County, VA, for assistance to Special Need Middle 
  School Students...............................................100,000
Prince William County, VA, Mathematics Intervention Program......90,000
Project Intercept to identify and intercept youth who display early-
  stage problems, implement mentoring programs and offer sensitivity 
  training to teachers, principals and parents..................100,000
Project STARS (Strategies to Accelerate Reading Success) in Clark 
  County, NV to provide literacy intervention for students......900,000
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ, for ``Center for 
  International Education and Entrepreneurship''................800,000
Randolph County Board of Education, Wedowee, AL, for technology..38,000
Reading Alabama, Inc. in Montgomery, Alabama....................150,000
Reading Evaluation and Assessment Demonstration, Today Foundation in 
  Dallas, Texas.................................................200,000
Reading Together USA Program at the University of North Carolina at 
  Greensboro for tutoring program expansion.....................800,000
ReadNet Foundation, New York, NY, to fully implement web-based 
  simulation educational program................................600,000
Red Bluff Joint Union High School District, Red Bluff, CA, for 
  technology....................................................180,000
Resource Area for Teachers, San Jose, California, to provide 
  classroom learning materials and teacher training in use of 
  interactive materials.........................................340,000
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Forces 
  of Change Collaborative Exhibit...............................200,000
Rio Linda Union School District, Rio Linda, CA, for technology..350,000
Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA, for curriculum 
  development and related costs for the Riverside School for the 
  Arts..........................................................500,000
Robbie Valentine Stars Club Education Program, Louisville, KY, after 
  school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk 
  students.......................................................50,000
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio, for 
  curriculum development, educational materials, and outreach 
  activities to expand the ``Rockin' the Schools'' music education 
  program to reach additional students..........................200,000
Rockford Public School District #205, Rockford, IL, for a magnet 
  schools program.............................................1,200,000
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development in Detroit, 
  Michigan to expand Pathways to Freedom and Learning Center 
  programs......................................................200,000
Russell County Board of Education, Phenix City, AL, for technolog38,000

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Rutgers University Law School to support a scholarship fund, public 
  interest activities, and its work with the LEAP Academy Charter 
  School, including the purchase of books and equipment.........540,000
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers, New Jersey for 
  the RUNet 2000 to expand its innovative voice-video-data 
  communications system to bring the resources of the university to 
  more K-12 teachers and students.............................2,000,000
San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, for a distance 
  learning project..............................................150,000
San Diego Unified School District in CA, for ``The Blueprint for 
  Student Success in a Standards-Based System''...............1,000,000
San Luis Obispo County Office of Education, California, to develop, 
  maintain and distribute school violence emergency response kits75,000
Santa Barbara High School District, California, to develop a health 
  careers academy at San Marcos High School......................50,000
School District of Bruce, WI, for after school programs.........400,000
School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, to provide after 
  school and evening supplemental bilingual language instruction for 
  immigrant students and their parents..........................600,000
School District of Rhinelander, WI, for after school programs.1,000,000
Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI, VistaTech Center for development 
  and technological equipment to provide extensive connectivity to 
  the Internet................................................1,000,000
Schurz Elementary School in Schurz, NV for the One-on-one Laptop 
  Computer Program..............................................249,000
Science and Math Teacher Academy University of North Texas and Paul 
  Quinn College.................................................200,000
Science Applications International Corporation, King of Prussia, PA, 
  for HUBS Education Program....................................200,000
ScienceSouth, Inc., Florence, South Carolina, for science education 
  programming, a science traveling exhibit, and outreach activit500,000
Shake-A-Leg Miami to develop curriculum and provide equipment for 
  its educational programs including its Marine Trade Sea School and 
  marine environmental education programs for students with and 
  without disabilities from Miami- Dade County public schools...150,000
Shawnee Gardens Tenants Association, Louisville, KY, for after 
  school programs................................................35,000
Shiloh Baptist Church Community Renewal Center, Louisville, KY, 
  after school tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-
  risk students..................................................50,000
South Cook Education Consortium in Hazel Crest, IL, to support 
  computer laboratory facilitators, equipment and technology support 
  for community technology centers serving eight elementary school 
  districts in South Cook County, Illinois......................400,000
South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs for the 
  Distance Education Alliance to advance distance learning for South 
  Dakota Schools..............................................2,000,000
South Side School District, Hookstown, PA, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Southeast Associated Ministries, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, for an 
  after school programs..........................................20,000
Southeast Missouri State University's NASA Educator Resource Center 
  in Cape Girardeau, MO to make available to K-12 schools, teachers 
  and students a wide variety of educational materials related to 
  science, mathematics and space-science education..............170,000
Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEL) to improve 
  science and math education at the elementary and middle school 
  level.........................................................200,000
Southern Local School District, Salineville, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Southern Star Development Corporation, Louisville, KY, after school 
  tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk student40,000
Southwest Texas State University Center for School Improvement..250,000
Space Education Initiatives Inc., Green Bay, WI, for professional 
  development programs and technology...........................250,000
Spelman College Teacher as Leader Educational Initiative in Atlanta, 
  GA to provide early intervention and academic support through the 
  for at-risk, disadvantaged children and their families........500,000
Springfield School District, for the Schools Plus initiative to 
  provide after school services for elementary school students..440,000
St. Clair County Board of Education, Ashville, AL, for technology38,000
St. Clair County Educational Cooperative Board of Control, 
  Belleville, Illinois, for the development of hands-on learning 
  activities about the Mississippi River........................700,000
St. Clair County Intermediate School District, Michigan for the 
  ``Kids Klub'' after school program............................400,000
St. Joseph's Indian School of Chamberlain, South Dakota, for after-
  school programs, educational outreach, mentoring, equipment and 
  educational materials.........................................800,000
St. Stephens Family Life Center, Louisville, KY, after school 
  tutoring, mentoring and enrichment programs for at-risk student75,000
Stark County Parks, Canton, OH, for an Electronic Gateway Proj1,000,000
State of Alaska for Right Start extended-day kindergarten prog1,000,000
State of Louisiana for ``Louisiana Online''...................1,000,000
Steps to Success of Louisiana to expand its efforts to provide 
  parents of children from birth to three years of age with the 
  information and support necessary for their development.......250,000
Steubenville City Schools, Steubenville, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Sylacauga City Board of Education, Sylacauga, AL, for technology.38,000
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Outreach Foundation, 
  Mountain View, California, to support project-based science and 
  math education at elementary, middle and high schools in Santa 
  Clara County, California......................................100,000
Talladega County Board of Education, Talladega, AL, for technolog38,000
Tallapoosa County Board of Education, Dadeville, AL, for technolo38,000
Teaneck Public School District, Teaneck, New Jersey, to establish 
  ``Project Lighthouse'' after school programs at Benjamin Franklin 
  and Thomas Jefferson Middle Schools............................75,000
TELACU Education Foundation in Los Angeles to provide interactive 
  computer literacy and tutoring to economically disadvantaged 
  Latino students.............................................1,800,000
The Boston History Collaborative to develop educational programs on 
  the history of Boston.........................................100,000
The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, for teacher training initiatives and 
  curriculum development........................................250,000
The Imaginarium in Anchorage to provide coursework, teaching 
  materials and teacher training in science and math to benefit 
  students in rural Alaska who do not have access to such courses 
  and teachers..................................................100,000
The Professional Partnership Laboratory School at Roger Williams 
  University in Bristol, Rhode Island to provide an innovative 
  learning environment for K-12 students in the Bristol-Warren 
  Regional School District......................................850,000
YMCAs of Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater for expansion of 
  YMCA Character Development Schools which address school behavior 
  problems through family partnerships, counseling, case management, 
  parenting classes, and positive behavior modification interven250,000
THINK Together, Santa Ana, California for after school programs for 
  low-income students in Orange County, CA......................440,000
Thirteenth Place Youth and Family Services in Gadsden, AL, after-
  school program.................................................10,000
Three Rivers Connect in Pittsburgh..............................100,000

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Tides Foundation to provide assistance in supporting McKelvey 
  entrepreneurial college scholarships to rural, low income 
  Pennsylvania high school graduates. Funds shall be used for 
  screening of applicants, computers, books and other educational 
  tools, and outreach to inform students of the scholarship prog250,000
Toronto School District, Toronto, OH, for educational programming40,000
Trinity Family Life Center, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, for an after 
  school program.................................................10,000
University of Akron, Akron, OH, for the ``Exercise in Hard Choic500,000
University of Akron, Ohio, for curriculum development, teacher 
  training and technology enhancements for the K-12 Urban School 
  Project.......................................................200,000
University of Alaska and Alaska Department of Education to establish 
  the Alaska Center for Excellence in Schools at the University of 
  Alaska........................................................500,000
University of Arkansas Little Rock to offer high school students a 
  web-based math course with the goal of reducing the number of 
  entering freshmen who need math remediation...................200,000
University of Iowa for a demonstration in Iowa of a computerized 
  reading program...............................................500,000
University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska, for Minority Access to 
  Higher Education Program to help teachers to address the special 
  need of minority populations from grades K-12.................900,000
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ``Mathematics and Science 
  Teacher Academy'' for professional development................850,000
University of New Orleans Millennium School Project to establish a 
  charter school district and redesign teacher education to support 
  school restructuring........................................1,000,000
University of Northern Iowa in collaboration with the Waterloo 
  Community Schools for the expansion of an early childhood 
  development center............................................600,000
University of Northern Iowa's National Center for Public and Private 
  School Foundations............................................200,000
University of Southern Maine, Orono, Maine, for the Electronic 
  Learning Marketplace to expand K-12 professional development and 
  improve educational standards and assessments statewide.......440,000
University of Southern Mississippi Gifted Center................100,000
University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the Urban 
  Educator Corps Partnership initiative.........................500,000
University of Wisconsin-Extension's School Readiness Project to 
  provide training and technical assistance to its partners in 
  preparing children for learning in school.....................200,000
Urban League of Metropolitan Denver, Colorado for an after school 
  program for at-risk youth in Aurora and northeast Denver......300,000
Utah Literacy Project to support the Utah Reading Excellence Act in 
  providing reading and training materials to rural schools.....600,000
Utah State Office of Education to help school districts test 
  effectiveness of administering yearly assessment using compute700,000
Vermont Higher Education Council in Essex Junction to develop 
  universal early learning programs to ensure that at least one 
  certified teacher will be available in center-based child care 
  programs......................................................200,000
Village of Riverdale, Illinois, to provide mentoring, conflict 
  resolution, and other intervention services for at-risk youth.100,000
Vocational Technical Center, New Cumberland, WV, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
Walnut Street Theater: for its Educational and Outreach program for 
  area K-12 schools, which includes an apprenticeship program, an 
  adopt a school program, and a summer camp......................25,000
Washington and Jefferson College: To support professional 
  development and quality education initiatives at the K-12 in the 
  Southwest Region of Pennsylvania..............................200,000
Washington Association of Career and Technical Education to update 
  training technology to ensure that it meets industry standards250,000
Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium to establish 
  interconnectivity between rural schools to create expanded 
  learning opportunities........................................750,000
Watertown Public Schools, Watertown, SD, to integrate technology in 
  the classroom by expanding wireless labs and computers........220,000
Watts Learning Center, Los Angeles, California for instructional 
  programming in reading and language arts......................285,000
Wausau School District, WI, for after school programs in middle 
  schools.......................................................850,000
Wellington Public School District, Wellington, KS, for teacher 
  training......................................................250,000
Wellsville Local School District, Wellsville, OH, for educational 
  programming....................................................40,000
West Allis/West Milwaukee School District, Wisconsin, for after 
  school centers serving low-income elementary students.........200,000
West Ed Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and Mathematics, 
  San Francisco, CA, for 24 Challenge and Jumping Levels Math...300,000
Westchester Philharmonic, Hartsdale, NY for the ``Philharmonic 
  Alive'' after school music and arts education pilot project....50,000
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, Joint Demonstration 
  Project for the ``Study of Wireless Technology in Education''.500,000
Wheeling Jesuit University NASA Center for Educational Technologies 
  to provide technology training to all elementary and secondary 
  West Virginia math and science teachers.....................3,600,000
Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, WV, for educational programm40,000
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Winston-Salem, NC, for 
  ``Winston Net''...............................................100,000
Wisconsin Educational Partnership Initiative in Chippewa Falls, 
  Wisconsin for a professional development initiative...........350,000
Wisconsin Rapids Area Public School District, WI, for after school 
  programs......................................................700,000
WNVT/KidzOnline, Falls Church, VA, for online K-12 programming..800,000
Working in the Schools, Chicago to expand tutoring and mentoring 
  programs in the Chicago public schools........................100,000
WQED Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to provide math and science education 
  through its Learning Center...................................205,000
Yell County Schools in Arkansas to expand their bilingual programs 
  to address needs of a growing Hispanic population.............150,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, for Community 
  Action Program................................................300,000
YMCA for a demonstration of youth mentoring and after school 
  activities in Iowa............................................770,000
YMCA of Central Stark County, Canton, OH, to implement a pilot 
  project to work with middle school youth during after school h200,000
YMCA of Greater Seattle to expand their teen development activit500,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin to expand its Teen Agenda 
  to serve at-risk teenage youth..............................1,000,000
YMCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County to support women and 
  families through an at-risk youth center and other family supp250,000
Yosemite National Institutes, Sausalito, CA, to develop outreach 
  programs targeted toward minority, disadvantaged students.....500,000
Youth Alive, Inc., Louisville, KY, after school tutoring, mentoring 
  and enrichment programs for at-risk students...................30,000
YWCA of Anchorage for after-school enrichment programs to benefit 
  at-risk Anchorage schoolchildren and their mothers............500,000
Zero to Five Foundation, Los Angeles, California, to develop an 
  early childhood education and parenting project at the Los Angeles 
  Elementary School.............................................340,000
Big Brothers/ Big Sisters national program to double the number 
  children served in school-based mentoring.....................250,000

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CAPE/PETE Net: to continue to develop its national demonstration 
  program for distance learning with 105 Pennsylvania universities 
  and colleges..................................................550,000
Cheyney University: to create a pilot ``Collaborative Center for 
  Teacher Preparation'' program by partnering with area school 
  districts.....................................................100,000
College of Physicians of Philadelphia: to expand its educational 
  outreach to all students in the Philadelphia School District 
  through a medical science museum-based experimental learning 
  program........................................................50,000
Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley: to further develop in-
  school and after school programs for at-risk middle school and 
  high school students...........................................50,000
Eisenhower Foundation: to replicate the full community school 
  program that emphasizes the school as the central point of the 
  community.....................................................100,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: to establish a K-12 computer 
  services center for area school districts......................50,000
Microsociety: to further develop and disseminate the MICROSOCIETY 
  whole school model of comprehensive school reform in Philadelp200,000
Pennsylvania Ballet: for ``Accent on Dance'' program for elementary 
  and secondary school students for in-school and after school 
  programs.......................................................75,000
Philadelphia Orchestra: to allow the Orchestra to expand its 5 
  educational programs to reach broader and more diverse audienc175,000
Pittsburgh Technology Council: provide computer training to teachers 
  in school districts in the 13 county area......................50,000
Project 2000: to expand the existing program to the adjoining 
  housing project in Washington, DC.............................125,000
SEPCHE in Philadelphia to develop ``global curriculum'' to challenge 
  students to develop their knowledge of foreign languages and 
  culture, recognize relationships between history and current 
  issues, and collaborate with peers on oral and written 
  presentations.................................................750,000
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship to expand the 
  program to Philadelphia........................................50,000
       --$20,000,000 is included for a grant to the Commonwealth 
     of Pennsylvania Department of Education to provide assistance 
     to low-performing school districts that are slated for 
     potential takeover and/or on the Education Empowerment List 
     as prescribed by Pennsylvania State Law. The initiative is 
     intended to improve the management and operations of the 
     school districts; assist with curriculum development; provide 
     after-school, summer and weekend programs; offer teacher and 
     principal professional development and promote the 
     acquisition and effective use of instructional technology and 
     equipment.
       --$50,000,000 is included for a grant to the Iowa 
     Department of Education to expand the Iowa School 
     Construction Demonstration Project. The funds will be used to 
     build and repair public schools in Iowa.
       --$18,000,000 for Project GRAD-USA Inc., in Houston, Texas 
     for continued support and expansion of the successful school 
     reform program.
       --$9,000,000 for I CAN LEARN
       --$2,000,000 for Reach Out and Read.
       It has been brought to the conferees' attention that Tesoro 
     High School Knowledge Center in Las Flores, California is 
     establishing an electronic communications demonstration 
     project to customize storage, retrieval and dissemination of 
     information throughout the school. The project will consist 
     of state-of-the-art computers, networked within labs both 
     inside and outside of the school, with the capability to do 
     on-line research, multi-media development, video microfiche 
     research and desktop presentation. The conferees strongly 
     encourage the Department to consider funding this initiative.
       It has been brought to the conferees' attention that the 
     Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania conducts 
     educational programs for teachers and students in history, 
     constitutional rights, citizen's responsibilities, core 
     values and the private enterprise system. The conferees 
     strongly encourage the Department to consider funding this 
     initiative.
     Charter Schools Homestead
       The conference agreement does not include funding for 
     Charter Schools Homestead fund. The Senate bill proposed 
     $50,000,000 for this program; the House bill did not include 
     funding for it.


                            indian education

       The conference agreement includes $120,368,000 for Indian 
     Education instead of $123,235,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $117,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within the 
     totals, $97,133,000 is provided for grants to LEAs, instead 
     of $100,000,000 as proposed by the House and $94,265,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The agreement also includes 
     $3,235,000 for national activities as proposed by the House 
     instead of $2,735,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                   bilingual and immigrant education

       The conference agreement includes $665,000,000 for 
     Bilingual and Immigrant Education programs instead of 
     $700,000,000 as proposed by the House and $600,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. H.R. 1 consolidates the Bilingual 
     Education Act with the Emergency Immigrant Education Program. 
     Reform of existing law will focus existing programs on 
     teaching English to limited English proficient children 
     (LEP), including immigrant children and youth, and holding 
     states accountable for their LEP students attaining English. 
     H.R. 1 eliminates the requirement that 75 percent of federal 
     bilingual education funds are to be used for programs that 
     use a child's native language in instruction and also 
     requires that 95 percent of funds must go to the local level 
     to teach LEP children.

                           Special Education

       The conference agreement includes $8,672,804,000 for 
     Special Education instead of $8,860,076,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $8,439,643,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement provides $3,600,804,000 in fiscal year 2002 and 
     $5,072,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 funding for this account.
       Included in these funds is $7,528,533,000 for Grants to 
     States part b instead of $7,714,685,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $7,339,685,000 as proposed by the Senate. This 
     funding level provides nearly an additional $1,200,000,000 to 
     assist the States in meeting the additional per pupil costs 
     of services to special education students.
       The conference agreement includes $417,000,000 for Grants 
     for Infants and Families instead of $430,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $383,567,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $51,700,000 for state 
     program improvement grants instead of $54,200,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $49,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement includes $78,380,000 for research and innovation 
     instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate. Within the amounts provided for Special Education 
     Research and Innovation, the conference agreement includes 
     funding for the following:

2002 Paralympic Winter Games for the Salt Lake City Organizing 
  Committees or to a government agency or a not-for-profit 
  organization, to support venue operations, spectator services, 
  broadcast support, and ceremonies............................$850,000
Best Buddies International, Inc., in Miami, FL to enhance the lives 
  of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for 
  one-to-one friendships and integrated employment..............500,000
Center for Discovery International Family Institute, Sullivan 
  County, NY, to develop a program initiative directed toward 
  acquisition, synthesis and application of information about 
  disabilities..................................................500,000
Center for Literacy and Assessment, University of Southern 
  Mississippi...................................................850,000
Easter Seals' Delta Project.....................................100,000
Fraser Child and Family Center, Richfield, Minnesota, for research, 
  technology, personnel development, and parent training to improve 
  services to children with neurological, emotional and behavioral 
  disorders.....................................................200,000
Hebrew Academy for Special Children, New York City for a 
  demonstration project to enhance academic and social outcomes of 
  developmentally disabled children and adults..................540,000
Iowa Parent Training Information Center for pilot on referral and 
  legal advice..................................................100,000
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD for computer technology to 
  expand distance learning opportunities for disabled students and 
  to provide professional development.........................1,700,000
Lady B. Ranch, Apple Valley, CA, for direct services related to the 
  Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program..........................150,000
Norman Howard School, Rochester, NY, for the Community Learning 
  Resource Initiative for children with learning disabilities...400,000
Puget Sound Educational Service District, Burien, Washington for a 
  pilot program to improve special education services and teacher 
  training......................................................490,000
Rainbows United, Wichita, KS, for research efforts and staff 
  development in special education programs.....................500,000

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Spokane Guilds' School and Neuromuscular Center, Spokane, WA, to 
  evaluate the effectiveness of type of care provided at the cen500,000
University of Kentucky Special Education Instructional Technology 
  Initiative..................................................1,000,000

       The agreement also includes $36,210,000 for technology and 
     media services as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $31,710,000 as proposed by the House. The agreement includes 
     $9,500,000 for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic for the 
     purposes described in both the House and Senate reports.
       The agreement also includes $1,500,000 for Public 
     Telecommunications Information and Training Dissemination as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not contain funds 
     for this activity.


            rehabilitation services and disability research

       The conference agreement includes $2,945,813,000 for 
     Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research instead of 
     $2,942,117,000 as proposed by the House and $2,932,617,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees agree that, in reallocating any FY 2002 funds 
     that become available for reallocation to states under the 
     reallotment process authorized under section 110(b)(1) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act, the Department accord priority to states 
     that received a formula allocation providing less than a full 
     cost-of-living adjustment in FY 2002 and to the early 
     implementation states under the Ticket to Work and Self 
     Sufficiency Program that have experienced an increase in the 
     number of eligible applicants as a result of the 
     implementation of this program.
       The conference agreement includes $11,897,000 for client 
     assistance state grants instead of $12,147,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate and $11,647,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     agreement also includes $21,238,000 for demonstration and 
     training programs instead of $16,492,000 as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate. The conference agreement includes 
     $1,000,000 above the budget request to support programs 
     designed to improve the quality of applied orthotic and 
     prosthetic research and help meet the increasing demand for 
     provider services. Within the amounts provided for vocational 
     rehabilitation demonstration and training programs, the 
     conference agreement includes funding for the following 
     activities:

American Foundation for the Blind, for a National Literacy Center 
  for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta, Georgia................$266,000
Apple Patch Community Inc., Crestwood, KY, for vocational training 
  for adults with mental retardation.............................45,000
Cabrillo College Stroke Center, Santa Cruz, California, for a 
  demonstration project on classroom-based approaches to long-term 
  rehabilitation................................................200,000
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation's Rehabilitation Research and 
  Training Center and Wichita State University to continue to help 
  people with disabilities obtain self-sufficient employment....500,000
Darden Rehabilitation Foundation in Gadsden, AL, for vocational 
  evaluation, employment preparation services and job developmen275,000
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Learning Disability Research 
  and Training at Krasnow Institute for continuation of learning 
  disability research...........................................400,000
Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center to expand their welding training 
  program so individuals with disabilities gain the vocational 
  skills needed to lead productive and independent lives........160,000
Lighthouse for the Blind to expand services that help deaf-blind 
  clients with daily tasks, to purchase adaptive computer equipment 
  and to provide interpreter services...........................500,000
Oakland Community College, Michigan, for a sign language instruction 
  interpreter training program, in conjunction with Deaf Community 
  Advocacy Network, to serve deaf and hard-of-hearing individual100,000
Orange County Public Schools, Maitland, FL, for the Virtual Reality-
  Based Education & Training for the Deaf program...............800,000
Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Madison, Wisconsin, 
  for the Tech Works project to train individuals with disabilities 
  for high-skill jobs in the information technology sector......500,000

       The conference agreement includes $15,200,000 for 
     Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights instead of 
     $16,000,000 as proposed by the House and $14,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $62,500,000 for 
     Independent Living Centers instead of $63,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $60,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $25,000,000 for services for older 
     blind individuals as proposed by the House instead of 
     $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes language which allows 
     states in their third year of a three-year assistive 
     technology extension grant to continue to receive an award in 
     fiscal year 2002. This language is provided to allow time for 
     the authorizing committees to review the Assistive Technology 
     program, as it now operates in the new policy landscape that 
     includes the Olmstead decision, final section 508 guidelines, 
     and the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. 
     This language was not included in either the House or Senate 
     bills. However, the Senate bill included language providing 
     minimum grants of $500,000 for each state and $150,000 for 
     outlying areas.
       The conferees also have included bill language contained in 
     the House bill to provide minimum grants of $50,000 to each 
     state for activities relating to protection and advocacy 
     systems. The Senate bill included language providing minimum 
     grants of $100,000 for states and $50,000 for outlying areas 
     for this purpose.
       The conferees recommend that the Department of Education 
     reconsider whether there might be any circumstances under 
     which a placement in an extended employment setting should be 
     considered an acceptable outcome.

           Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities


                 American Printing House for the Blind

       The conference agreement includes $14,000,000 for American 
     Printing House for the Blind as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $13,000,000 as proposed by the House.


               National Technical Institute for the Deaf

       The conference agreement includes $55,376,000 for the 
     National Technical Institute for the Deaf as proposed by the 
     House instead of $54,976,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                          Gallaudet University

       The conference agreement includes $96,938,000 for Gallaudet 
     University instead of $95,600,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $97,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                     Vocational and Adult Education

       The conference agreement includes $1,934,060,000 for 
     Vocational and Adult Education instead of $2,006,060,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,818,060,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement provides $1,143,060,000 in fiscal year 
     2002 and $791,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 funding for this 
     account.
       The conference agreement includes $1,180,000,000 for 
     Vocational Education basic state grants instead of 
     $1,250,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,100,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $108,000,000 for Tech 
     Prep, instead of $110,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $106,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $6,500,000 for Tribally 
     Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions instead of 
     $7,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $6,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House.
       The conferees remain interested in the distribution of 
     funds available under section 117 Perkins Act, and request 
     that the Department report no later than August 1, 2002 on 
     how it is distributing funds as set out in the law. The 
     conferees further request that this report include the per 
     capita data used by the Department in distributing these 
     funds.
       The conference agreement includes bill language allowing 
     grantees under section 117 of the Perkins Act to be exempt 
     from indirect cost rate requirements imposed by this program. 
     The conferees have included this bill language because they 
     recognize that there are certain circumstances in which 
     grantees might require additional flexibility not provided 
     under current law or regulation. However, the conferees 
     remain committed to maximizing federal resources for direct 
     educational services, as opposed to paying for administrative 
     and other indirect costs that do not increase access to high 
     quality vocational and technical post secondary education 
     programs for students served through this program. Therefore, 
     the conferees urge the Secretary to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce of the 
     House and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, 
     Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate on the indirect 
     cost rates of grantees participating in this program, 
     including a justification for any grantee that has an 
     indirect cost rate considerably greater than those allowed 
     under current law and regulation.
       The agreement also includes $9,500,000 to continue the 
     occupational and employment information program instead of 
     $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not 
     include funding for this activity.
       The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for the tech-
     prep education demonstration authorized under section 207 of 
     the Perkins Act as proposed by the Senate. The House did not 
     provide funding for this activity. The agreement also 
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     $22,000,000 for State Grants for Incarcerated Youth as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $17,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
       The conference agreement includes $575,000,000 for adult 
     education state grants instead of $595,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $540,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                      Student Financial Assistance

       The conference agreement includes $12,285,500,000 for 
     Student Financial Assistance instead of $12,410,100,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $12,284,100,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The agreement provides a program level of $10,314,000,000 
     for Pell Grants as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $10,458,100,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees note 
     that this is the largest increase in appropriations in the 
     Pell Grant program's history, bringing the total number of 
     students served to 4.3 million, the highest level in the 
     program's history. The Pell Grant program is of great 
     importance in a declining economy because it enables people 
     to develop new job skills so they can become more marketable 
     in highly competitive workplaces. The conferees strongly 
     support an increased maximum in the Pell Grant program and 
     have accordingly retained the maximum Pell Grant for academic 
     year 2002-2003 at $4,000 as set in both the House and Senate 
     bills.
       The conferees are aware that the Department of Education is 
     currently projecting a funding shortfall of $716,000,000 in 
     the Pell Grant program for academic year 2001-2002. This 
     shortfall is the result of a larger-than-expected increase in 
     the number of independent students applying and qualifying 
     for the Pell Grant program in a worsening economy and was 
     exacerbated by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. 
     As such, the shortfall was not anticipated in either the 
     budget request or the House and Senate bills. The increase in 
     funding provided in the conference report will retire this 
     shortfall for academic year 2001-2002; however, the conferees 
     are aware that the Pell Grant program will experience an 
     additional shortfall in academic year 2002-2003 at the $4,000 
     maximum award level and strongly recommend that the 
     Administration propose a supplemental budget request to begin 
     to retire this shortfall in fiscal year 2002.
       The conference agreement includes $725,000,000 for 
     Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants as proposed by 
     the House instead of $713,100,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The agreement also includes $67,500,000 for Perkins Loan 
     cancellations instead of $60,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $75,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $67,000,000 for Leveraging Educational Assistance 
     Partnerships (LEAP) instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $70,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees support continuing funding for work colleges, 
     authorized in section 448 of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965. These funds help support comprehensive work-service-
     learning programs at seven work colleges, and cooperative 
     efforts among the work colleges to expose other institutions 
     of higher education to the work college concept. Of the funds 
     provided, the conference agreement includes $4,000,000 to 
     continue and expand the work colleges program.

                            Higher Education

       The conference agreement includes $2,031,048,000 for Higher 
     Education instead of $1,908,151,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $1,826,223,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Aid for Institutional Development
       The conference agreement includes $73,625,000 for 
     strengthening institutions instead of $73,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $74,250,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $86,000,000 for Hispanic Serving 
     Institutions instead of $81,500,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $77,750,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $206,000,000 for 
     Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     instead of $215,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $197,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $49,000,000 for 
     Historically Black Graduate Institutions instead of 
     $50,000,000 as proposed by the House and $48,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $6,500,000 for Alaska and 
     Native Hawaiian Institutions instead of $7,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and $6,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House.
       The conference agreement includes $17,500,000 for 
     Strengthening Tribal Colleges instead of $18,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and $17,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The conference agreement provides that the additional 
     funds for Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities for 
     fiscal year 2002 shall only be for grants for renovation and 
     construction of facilities, to help address urgently needed 
     facilities repair and expansion.
     Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
       The conference agreement includes $180,922,000 for the Fund 
     for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education instead of 
     $52,400,000 as proposed by the House and $51,200,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the amounts provided for the 
     Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, the 
     conference agreement includes funding for the following:

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, California to upgrade and 
  purchase equipment for automotive and culinary training progr$350,000
Purchase College, NY to develop academic programs and implement a 
  computerized academic advising system.........................500,000
Africa-America Institute for the African Workforce and Market 
  Development Initiative which will employ new information 
  technologies to deliver education and training from American 
  universities to Africa........................................500,000
AIB College of Business, Des Moines, IA, to train court reporting 
  students in captioning........................................800,000
Alabama A&M University Research Institute, Huntsville, Alabama, for 
  continuation of research activities and operations............400,000
Albany Technical College in Albany, GA to reach out to rural 
  communities through the Interactive Distance Learning program and 
  give citizens the opportunity to improve their basic and technical 
  skills........................................................500,000
Alfred State College of Technology Court and Real-time Reporting 
  program, Alfred, NY, to train close-caption reporters.........800,000
Alverno College, Wisconsin, for technology equipment and upgrade500,000
Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, New Orleans, 
  Louisiana, for education outreach and to develop an African 
  American curatorship program..................................225,000
Arkansas State University Mountain Home Hearing Healthcare Degree 
  program to utilize distance learning technology to develop and 
  offer a new degree program for hearing health care practitione140,000
Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. for technology 
  infrastructure, training and support..........................200,000
Auburn University at Montgomery for instructional technology lab 
  equipment.....................................................100,000
Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA, for science center technology, 
  equipment and personnel.....................................1,000,000
Ball State University in Muncie, IN, technology education projec600,000
Bay Mills Community College, Brimley Michigan for instruction 
  equipment and technology infrastructure.......................200,000
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to develop an associates degree 
  program in nanotechnology at four community colleges in 
  southeastern Pennsylvania and to establish outreach programs in 
  local high schools............................................600,000
Beville State Community College in Sumiton, AL, for technology 
  upgrades......................................................500,000
Bloomsburg University: to provide computer wiring, computers and 
  training for teachers in the 25 surrounding school districts..100,000
Brookdale's Community College for design, acquisition and 
  installation of the technology component of ``New Jersey Coastal 
  Communiversity''..............................................500,000
Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, for equipment.........1,000,000
Cal State, San Marcos, CA, Center for the Study of Books in Span300,000
Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ, ``Center of Excellence in Teaching'' 
  to develop academic programs and workshops and to purchase 
  technology..................................................1,000,000
California State University Monterey Bay, for student support 
  services......................................................200,000
California State University, Monterey Bay, California, for a 
  cooperative project with Western Michigan University for a study 
  of wireless technology in education and industry...............75,000
California State University, San Bernardino, CA, for 
  telecommunications and equipment..............................500,000
California State University, Stanislaus, California, for 
  laboratories, curriculum development, faculty and scholarships for 
  a pre-licensure nursing program...............................225,000
Cameron County Jr/Sr. High School, Emporium, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000

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Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, to enhance distance learning 
  programs......................................................210,000
Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to expand 
  programs that address workforce development needs in the teaching 
  and nursing professions.......................................800,000
Center for International Trade, Oklahoma State University, 
  Stillwater, OK, for educational programs......................300,000
Central College, Pella, Iowa, for teacher training in technology and 
  for distance education programs.............................1,000,000
Centre County AVTS, Pleasant Gap, PA, for technology infrastruct100,000
Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga, TN, to 
  support real time captioning training.........................700,000
City College of San Francisco, California, for the National 
  Articulation and Transfer Network.............................800,000
Clarion County Career Center, Shippenville, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
Clark State Community College, Springfield, OH, to train and recruit 
  students in closed-captioning.................................250,000
Clemson University College of Health's ``Call Me MISTER'' program, 
  designed to recruit minority males as teachers in public schoo500,000
Clemson University Extension Service's Digital Divide program, to 
  partner with local communities, agencies, and organizations to 
  make information accessible to those who live in South Carolina's 
  least developed areas.........................................250,000
Clemson University's Strom Thurmond Institute, to address the effect 
  of increased funding on education.............................250,000
Cleveland State University, College of Education, Cleveland, OH, for 
  technology..................................................1,000,000
College of Charleston School of Sciences and Mathematics for 
  scientific and audio/visual equipment and telecommunications 
  systems.......................................................500,000
College of Southern Maryland, in conjunction with the Technical 
  Career Institute in New York City, to implement a Women in 
  Technology demonstration program..............................250,000
Columbia River Estuary Research Program at Oregon Graduate Institute 
  School of Science and Engineering certificate and degree programs 
  in Environmental Information Technology........................50,000
Columbia University Teachers College, New York City, NY to expand 
  teacher professional development and mentoring in high need 
  schools.......................................................430,000
Columbia University, New York, for a joint project with the Hostos 
  Community College of the City University of New York, New York, 
  for a distance learning initiative to train minority students in 
  foreign policy disciplines....................................100,000
Community College of Allegheny and the Orleans Technical Institute 
  to train captioners...........................................200,000
Contra Costa Community College, California, for the Bridge to the 
  Future pilot project to increase the enrollment of low-income 
  students......................................................400,000
Coudersport Area Jr/Sr. High School, Coudersport, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
Darton College, Albany, Georgia, for personnel, curriculum 
  development, technology equipment and support for a rural 
  technology network............................................440,000
Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona, FL, for high technology 
  instructional equipment and technology infrastructure.........250,000
Delta State University's Delta Education Initiative in Cleveland, 
  MS, to improve birth through 12th grade education in the 
  impoverished Mississippi Delta................................500,000
Dominican University of California to develop a center for science 
  and technology to serve as a national model for the education of 
  female and minority scientists, nurse training and the use of 
  technology in education and outreach..........................300,000
D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York, to enhance distance learning 
  programs......................................................210,000
Early childhood leadership training initiative at Oregon State 
  University in Corvallis........................................75,000
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for science 
  center equipment..............................................500,000
Eastern College, St Davids, PA, for telecommunications equipment200,000
Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande, OR, for technology equipmen500,000
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, for purchase of equ1,000,000
Edmonds Community College to enhance programs related to child care 
  for students and staff, parent training courses and training for 
  early childhood educators, including the acquisition of equipm250,000
Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida, to upgrade computer 
  technology and telecommunications.............................225,000
Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, for Integrated Systems 
  Technology Program............................................250,000
Emerson College in Boston, Mass. for curriculum development in the 
  performing arts.............................................1,000,000
Emmanuel College in Boston, MA to improve academic programs 
  including technology improvements.............................850,000
Encore Series Inc. in Philadelphia for Music Education and Community 
  Outreach......................................................100,000
Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia to provide resources for 
  entrepreneurial education.....................................250,000
Florida Campus Compact, Tallahassee, Florida, to enhance service 
  learning on college campuses throughout Florida...............400,000
Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL, for curriculum 
  development and planning....................................1,000,000
Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC, for an 
  Informational Technology Education Center.....................100,000
Franklin Pierce College computer upgrades.....................1,000,000
Franklin Pierce College distance learning initiative........100,000,000
Gadsden State Community College, Gadsen, AL, to recruit and train 
  individuals in performing real-time captioning services.......425,000
Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI, for equipment...........500,000
George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute in Portland, Maine 
  to provide scholarships that allow students attending public high 
  schools in Maine to continue their education................1,000,000
Glendale Community College, Glendale, California, for equipment and 
  technology upgrades for the Cimmarusti Science Center.........400,000
Glenville State College, Glenville, West Virginia, for faculty, 
  curriculum development and equipment to establish a computer 
  science program...............................................200,000
Grambling State University to equip a Lifelong Learning and 
  Technology complex............................................500,000
Green River Community College's Communications Access Realtime 
  Translation (CART) Services Training to provide curriculum, 
  distance learning, scholarships and job placement in the area of 
  closed captioning.............................................250,000
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, for equipment....................250,000
Heidelburg College, Tiffin, OH, for technology and equipment for 
  science buildings...........................................1,500,000
Higher Education Learning Center in Des Moines, Iowa for curriculum 
  development...................................................200,000
Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, ``Teacher Development 
  Initiative''................................................1,000,000
Hofstra University, New York, for technology enhancements.......200,000
Holyoke Community College for technology education programs at the 
  College's Business and Technology Center......................350,000
Hood River Integrated Technology Center in Hood River, Oregon...150,000
Huntingdon College for Training Teachers in Technology in 
  Montgomery, Alabama...........................................200,000
Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL, Super Sport Program for research 
  and equipment.................................................686,000
Illinois Community College Board ``Illinois Community College Online 
  initiative'' to purchase equipment to implement statewide online 
  degree model................................................1,000,000
Indian Hills College in Ottumwa, Iowa for technology upgrades and 
  equipment at the Bioprocess Training Center...................800,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Center for Corrections Education, 
  Indiana, PA, for technology, curriculum development, scholarships 
  and outreach activities.......................................600,000

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Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, to continue and expand 
  Project TEAM to recruit talented minority students into the field 
  of teaching...................................................675,000
Information Technology Infrastructure, Alabama A&M in Normal, 
  Alabama.......................................................100,000
Institute of American History and Democracy, College of William and 
  Mary, Williamsburg, VA, for curriculum development............500,000
Iowa State University Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching 
  and the Center for Excellence in Science and Math Education...150,000
Iowa Student Aid Commission to continue a program of loan 
  forgiveness for teachers....................................2,000,000
Ivy Tech State College, Indiana, to establish a machine tool 
  training apprenticeship program at campuses in South Bend and East 
  Chicago, Indiana..............................................220,000
Ivy Tech State College-Northeast Region, Ft. Wayne, IN, for 
  equipment.....................................................150,000
Jack C. Davis Observatory, Western Nevada Community College to 
  procure educational materials and technology related to the 
  observatory's academic offerings..............................300,000
Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, to establish an e-
  Center focused on electronic-based teaching and learning, research 
  and community outreach and services...........................200,000
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, for Little River 
  Canyon Field School program development and technology........412,000
Jefferson College, Hillsboro, Missouri, for the Instructional 
  Support Center to provide technology training and distance 
  learning programs in collaboration with the Gateway Community 
  College Consortium............................................450,000
Jefferson County-Dubois AVTS, Reynoldsville, PA for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
Kean University, Union, NJ, Global University Studies Internship 
  Program.......................................................800,000
Kent State University, Kent, OH, for Institute for Computational 
  Science for the development of interdisciplinary and outreach 
  activities in research and education........................1,200,000
Keystone Central AVTS, Lock Haven, PA, for technology infrastruc100,000
Keystone Central School District in Pennsylvania, in collaboration 
  with Lock Haven University, to continue a model alternative sc750,000
Keystone College, LaPlume, PA, for technology upgrade...........150,000
Kishwaukee College, IL, for Computer Technology Center to purchase 
  computers and equipment.......................................400,000
La Roche College, Pacem In Terris Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, for 
  technology....................................................600,000
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, New York, for 
  technology-based teacher training initiatives.................600,000
Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, SD to integrate 
  interactive learning in technical education programs through the 
  use of technology..............................................80,000
Lake Superior State University to develop and implement a new degree 
  program to meet industry's increasing demand for skilled trades 
  workers trained in new technologies...........................200,000
Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wisconsin to provide 
  training, distance learning, education and job placement services 
  for court reporters and captioners............................500,000
Landmark College in Putney, VT to develop a model implementation 
  system for improving access to public school and college 
  classrooms through the use of assistive technology............350,000
Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC, ``Applied Mathematics Progra650,000
Lehman College, New York City, New York for a distance learning 
  initiative to connect pre-service teachers with experienced 
  classroom teachers............................................440,000
Lewis and Clark Community College, Illinois for programmatic 
  activities related to study of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems 
  at the Great Rivers Research and Education Center.............100,000
Lincoln University to purchase laboratory and computer equipment to 
  provide a six-week summer workshop for teachers within the 
  Philadelphia School District..................................100,000
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio for technology 
  upgrades for distance learning programs and advanced placement 
  programs......................................................480,000
Los Angeles Community College District, California, for the 
  Vocational Instructor Recruitment Initiative..................315,000
Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA, for equipment, personnel 
  and curriculum development for the Television Network distance 
  learning project..............................................800,000
Lourdes College, Sylvania, Ohio to upgrade laboratory equipment and 
  programs at the Life Lab for Natural and Environmental Science200,000
Macon State College, Macon, GA, for technology and faculty at the 
  Regional Center for Information Technology and Workforce 
  Development...................................................400,000
Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin to provide 
  training, distance learning, education and job placement services 
  for court reporters and captioners............................500,000
Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan for technology............175,000
Maricopa Community College District, Phoenix, Arizona, for the 
  Hispanic Nursing Fellows Program..............................400,000
Maryland Association of Community Colleges to reinforce community 
  colleges' ability to educate and train the Information Technology 
  workforce throughout Maryland...............................1,250,000
Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education, 
  University of Maryland, College Park, MD to develop, evaluate, and 
  implement promising practices for improving minority student 
  achievement and urban education...............................750,000
Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement Program, University 
  of California, Oakland, California to develop strategies to 
  prepare and support students for nursing careers..............200,000
Midstate College in Peoria, IL, to establish a real-time captioning 
  training program..............................................100,000
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for Emerging Curriculum 
  for the 21st Century Program................................1,000,000
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, St. Paul, MN for 
  development of an e-monitoring environment..................1,000,000
Minority Math, Jackson State University.........................550,000
Minot State University to develop an Institute for Rural Human 
  Services that will study systems designed to meet the unique needs 
  of persons with disabilities living in rural communities......250,000
Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica Campus, Utica, NY, for 
  technology....................................................500,000
Montana State University--Northern in Havre, MT to develop curricula 
  and educational materials related to rural development program250,000
Montana State University-Bozeman distance learning opportunities for 
  rural and remote populations..................................500,000
Montana State University-Bozeman to launch a Coalition for 
  Establishing a National Teacher Enhancement Network...........500,000
Montclair State University, New Jersey, for the Center for Teacher 
  Preparation and Learning Technology to expand teacher training 
  programs......................................................750,000
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA, for computer and technology 
  equipment...................................................2,000,000
Mount St. Clare College, Clinton, IA, to create, test and implement 
  a technology-based undergraduate and graduate teacher training 
  program.....................................................1,000,000
Mt Vernon Nazarene College, Mt. Vernon, OH, equipment, technology 
  upgrades of the Natural Sciences and Social Sciences facility.500,000
Murray State University's Telecommunications Training and Learning 
  Center to assist Western Kentucky public schools in exploring new 
  technologies..................................................300,000

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National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, 
  Washington, D.C., for a minority undergraduate fellows program to 
  increase minorities in higher education.......................250,000
National Aviary Conservation Education Technology Integration in 
  Pittsburgh....................................................250,000
New Jersey Institute of Technology to provide technological 
  equipment for expansion of their teacher training programs....350,000
Niagara University, Lewiston, New York, to enhance distance learning 
  programs......................................................210,000
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA for their International 
  Program to support staffing, curriculum development and equipment 
  acquisition...................................................650,000
North Carolina Community College System for information technology 
  upgrades......................................................250,000
North Central State Community College, Mansfield, OH, for equipment 
  and professional development..................................100,000
North Dakota State University for the Tech-Based Industry 
  Traineeship Program designed to enhance student postsecondary 
  experiences while providing innovative solutions to small business 
  needs.........................................................350,000
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK for rural education 
  programs at the Center for Rural Development..................250,000
Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, Massachusetts, for 
  technology equipment for its Technology Training Center.......600,000
Northern Illinois University for the Lab for Structural Analysis and 
  Computer Modeling to purchase equipment.......................500,000
Northern Illinois University for the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, 
  and Technology Laboratory to purchase equipment.............2,000,000
Northern Kentucky University for the Institute for Freedom Studies 
  to promote understanding of the Underground Railroad..........920,000
Northern Potter Jr/Sr. High School, Ulysses, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, for 
  programmatic activities, including equipment, for the Lifelong 
  Learning Center on the West Bay campus........................500,000
Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT, for technology and equip500,000
Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City, OK, for 
  distance learning expansion.................................1,000,000
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, for technology in 
  coordination with other state and local telecommunications 
  projects, including the Ponca City broadband project and the 
  Oklahoma Municipal League's Telecommunications project........350,000
Oregon Health and Science University's Institute for Excellence in 
  Nursing in Portland, Oregon...................................250,000
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR, for course 
  development and equipment.....................................300,000
Peirce College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for technology 
  enhancements, course development, faculty training, and outreach 
  activities to expand Peirce Online............................400,000
Philadelphia University, Pennsylvania, for technology equipment and 
  upgrades......................................................600,000
Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse...................................250,000
Portland State University, Oregon to recruit, prepare and support 
  secondary school administrators...............................440,000
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, to support public 
  service programs at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government in 
  the College of Urban and Public Affairs.......................250,000
Research and evaluation agenda for health care delivery in Alaska 
  centered at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.............750,000
Rose State College, Midwest City, OK, for a closed-captioning pilot 
  program.....................................................1,000,000
Salve Regina University, Newport RI to expand and update its 
  distance education efforts to serve a larger potential student 
  market via web links and interactive communication............100,000
Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, to develop and 
  expand a nursing education and minority workforce training p1,000,000
San Bernardino Community College District, San Bernardino, CA, to 
  support the expansion of distance telecourse broadcasting...1,000,000
Santa Clarita Community College District, Santa Clarita, CA, for 
  equipment, personnel for the University Center................800,000
Science Education Technology initiative at University of Alabama440,000
Scott County LifeLong Learning Center, Scottsburg, Indiana, for the 
  purchase of industrial training equipment to support training 
  programs that focus on the development of transferable technical 
  skills........................................................808,000
Seminole State College, Seminole, OK, for technology and academic 
  programming...................................................200,000
Seneca Highlands AVTS, Port Allegany, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
Sheldon-Jackson College Center for Life Long Learning for teacher 
  training to address the shortage of teachers in rural Alaska2,000,000
Shelton State Community College Electronics and Technology Training 
  in Tuscaloosa, Alabama........................................100,000
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, ``Loudoun Higher Education 
  Initiative''...................................................20,000
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, for a teacher technology 
  initiative....................................................380,000
Shippensburg University: for computer wiring and computers for the 
  Performing Arts Center........................................200,000
Shriver Peace Worker Program, Inc. to establish the Sargent Shriver 
  Peace Center...............................................10,000,000
South Dakota State University in Brookings to enhance the programs 
  offered by the Polytechnic Center of Excellence in the College of 
  Engineering...................................................640,000
South Florida Community College, Avon Park, FL, for equipment...500,000
South Suburban College, South Holland, Illinois, for personnel, 
  curriculum development, training and administrative expenses to 
  implement Project Higher Education aviation and aerospace 
  educational initiatives.......................................250,000
Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO to utilize 
  advanced communication and computer technology to improve 
  curricula and programs offered by its School of Visual and 
  Performing Arts...............................................900,000
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, River 
  Campus Initiative.............................................850,000
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in Peoria, IL, to establish 
  a real-time captioning training program........................25,000
Southern Methodist University, Texas, for a program to increase 
  enrollment and graduation of engineering students.............800,000
Southern New England School of Law, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 
  to support faculty, staff and student stipends for the 
  establishment of an immigration law clinic....................100,000
Southern New Hampshire University, to support expansion of a 
  distance learning program.....................................625,000
Southern University Center for Community Development, Baton Rouge to 
  coordinate the university's community outreach efforts.........75,000
Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, in partnership with the Atlanta 
  Public Schools, for a teacher training project to support urban 
  education.....................................................267,000
Spring Arbor University teaching consortium of higher education 
  institutions to develop voluntary standards to improve teacher 
  instruction of technology in the classroom....................125,000
St. John University, Oakdale, New York for the Institute for 
  Minority Teacher Development and Training to improve math and 
  science education in low-performing school districts and develop a 
  ``future teachers'' project in middle and high schools........800,000
St. Louis Community College at Meramac (Kirkwood, MO) to train real-
  time captioners to provide closed captioning to the deaf and hard-
  of-hearing....................................................200,000
St. Mary Area Senior High School, St. Marys, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin to enhance and expand a 
  field-based teacher training program..........................400,000

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St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL, for an EPICENTER..2,000,000
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL, for equipment, 
  technology, curriculum development and educational program 
  planning for students training in museum services...........1,000,000
St. Thomas University, Miami, FL, for computer and science 
  laboratory equipment..........................................500,000
Stark State College of Technology, North Canton, OH, Integrated 
  Systems Technology............................................990,000
State University of New York Empire State College for distance 
  learning project..............................................250,000
Stetson University, Deland, FL, for a scientific instrumentation, 
  technology and infrastructure project.......................2,500,000
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, for the expansion and 
  enhancement of ocean-based science and mathematics education 
  project.......................................................500,000
Stillman College, Zelpha Wells Cultural Education Center.........50,000
Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, to establish and operate 
  the Moakley Archives and the Moakley Institute................750,000
Sun Area Career Training Center, New Berlin, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
Surry Community College ``Viticulture Technology Program'' for 
  tools, equipment, resource materials, instructional staff, lab 
  supplies......................................................300,000
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, for equipment for 
  the optical observatory and for science education programs....500,000
Technology Innovation Challenge Grants for Tupelo Public Schoo1,000,000
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, for technology.930,000
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change in Memphis, TN, to 
  pursue a broad academic agenda that emphasizes the continued 
  importance of the Civil Rights Movement and encourages academic 
  research and community outreach...............................835,000
The Education and Research Consortium of Western North Carolina, 
  Inc., Asheville, NC, for technology............................40,000
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, 
  Buffalo, NY, for technology...................................600,000
The Technology Center at Mountain State University in Beckley, WV, 
  to provide telecommunications equipment, including wiring for 
  interactive classrooms and tools to train students to create their 
  own electronic business opportunities.......................1,500,000
Tougaloo College, Mississippi, for establishment of the Leadership 
  Institute to address socioeconomic disparities within the 
  Mississippi Delta.............................................440,000
Trident Technical College, Charleston, South Carolina, to equip the 
  information technology center, electro-mechanical skills 
  laboratory, and the hospitality, tourism and culinary arts pro400,000
Union County College in Elizabeth, NJ to expand their program that 
  connects unemployed and underemployed older youth and adults to 
  the College's lifelong learning, literacy and occupational 
  training programs through the use of network technology.......250,000
University of Dubuque for the creation of a teacher training program 
  focused on environmental science..............................800,000
University of Alabama Science Education Technology Initiative in 
  Tuscaloosa, Alabama...........................................200,000
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL, for computer network and 
  computer security upgrades....................................400,000
University of Alaska and State of Alaska to create the Alaska 
  Digital Archives and Digital Library..........................500,000
University of Arizona for training and curriculum development at the 
  Program in Integrative Medicine...............................500,000
University of California at Santa Barbara, California, for the 
  Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life 
  for research, fellowships, lecture series and community outrea500,000
University of Charleston, in cooperation with the Clay Center for 
  the Arts and Sciences, for technology equipment related to arts 
  and science education as well as outreach...................1,000,000
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, for the ATLAS 
  (Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society) Project for 
  technology enhancement......................................1,000,000
University of Hawaii at Manoa for the Globalization Network prog300,000
University of Houston, Texas, for the Great Cities' Universities 
  Skills Enhancement Partnership Initiative to provide high skill 
  and professional training programs............................440,000
University of Idaho Advanced Computing and Modeling Laboratory to 
  provide independent technical expertise and applied research..700,000
University of Louisville-Northern Kentucky University's Urban 
  University Partnership for Math and Science Teaching........1,500,000
University of Massachusetts Schools for Marine Science and 
  Technology to improve marine science research programs, including 
  technology upgrades and equipment.............................600,000
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann 
  Arbor, Michigan, for curriculum development and training....2,000,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, to expand software 
  education and training programs, and curriculum development...800,000
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 
  for technology................................................300,000
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA, for technology..........1,000,000
University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to upgrade 
  information technology equipment and infrastructure campus-wid500,000
University of South Alabama Preparatory Music Program in Mobile, 
  Alabama........................................................50,000
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for a ``Globalization 
  Research Network''..........................................2,000,000
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX, for technology1,732,000
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, for Governmental 
  Studies ``Youth Leadership Initiative''.....................1,200,000
University of Washington, Tacoma, Washington, for faculty, 
  curriculum development and equipment acquisition to establish a 
  technology institute..........................................100,000
University of West Alabama Electronic Campus in Livingston, Alab100,000
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for a collaborative effort to 
  develop a curriculum for social workers serving primarily rural, 
  impoverished, and vulnerable adults...........................213,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin 
  Agricultural Stewardship Initiative to develop and disseminate 
  environmentally-friendly practices and policies for production 
  agriculture, and related distance learning programs...........380,000
Upper Great Lakes Educational Technologies Inc., Marquette, 
  Michigan, for personnel, technology and support costs to design, 
  coordinate and implement ``Operation UP Link''................300,000
Urban College of Boston in Massachusetts to support higher education 
  program serving low-income and minority students............1,000,000
Venango County AVTS, Oil City, PA, for technology infrastructure100,000
Wallace Community College, Dothan AL, for new equipment.........114,000
Wallace Community College, Selma, Alabama for biology and chemistry 
  laboratory equipment and to incorporate science technology into 
  instruction....................................................70,000
Warren County AVTS, Warren, PA, for technology infrastructure...100,000
Waukesha County Technical College in Waukesha, Wisconsin and 
  Marquette University to develop a joint curriculum and transfer 
  program targeted to underserved populations in the fields of 
  nursing and engineering.......................................700,000

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Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, to assist the Dumke College 
  of Health Professions for computer technology.................150,000
Wellsboro Area High School, Wellsboro, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure................................................100,000
West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, Fairmont, West 
  Virginia, to support a collaborative effort with Fairmont State 
  College and DSD Laboratories of West Virginia to develop a 
  computer security curriculum and to strengthen an information 
  assurance center of excellence................................300,000
Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, UT to improve 
  distance learning education programs, including upgrades in 
  technology..................................................1,800,000
Western Kentucky University Technology Innovation Challenge Prog500,000
Westminster College, Fulton, MO, ``Winston Churchill Center for 
  Leadership Service'' for communications upgrades, recruitment of 
  staff and academic program development and implementation.....800,000
Widener University, Chester, PA, for technological infrastructure 
  improvements to educational entities..........................400,000
Widener University, Center for Social Work Education, Harrisburg, 
  PA, for curriculum development................................350,000
William Tyndale College, Farmington Hills MI, to expand and enhance 
  its curriculum................................................850,000
Wilson College to expand and develop the ``Women with Children 
  Program,'' which assists single women with children in earning a 
  degree, becoming financially independent, and raising the 
  children's aspirations for educational accomplishment.........200,000
Wireless Computer Laboratory, East Central Community College, 
  Ellisville, Mississippi........................................50,000
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities for a 
  collaboration project to consolidate administrative operations and 
  information technology........................................800,000
World Learning, Brattleboro, VT for foreign language training 
  programs......................................................200,000
Army War College: to develop a major educational center to provide a 
  joint research and teaching opportunities in military and social 
  history........................................................25,000
Cabrini College: for equipment and programmatic funding for the new 
  Center for Science, Education, and Technology, which will provide 
  a model elementary education classroom........................200,000
Keystone Virtual University: to establish a Pennsylvania University 
  ``online'' university.........................................250,000
Lehigh University: for the Center for Promoting Healthy Development 
  for Individuals with Disabilities for research to develop 
  strategies that can improve the healthy development of individuals 
  with disabilities.............................................500,000
Military Heritage Foundation, Carlisle, PA, for Military History 
  Institute to provide joint research and teaching opportunities in 
  military and social history...................................175,000
Temple University for the Center for Research in Human Development 
  and Education for the development of innovative models to address 
  teacher recruitment, training and mentoring...................500,000
     International Education
       The conference agreement provides $98,500,000 for Title VI 
     and Fulbright-Hays International Education programs instead 
     of $93,000,000 as proposed by the House and $78,022,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees find that our national security, stability 
     and economic vitality depend, in part, on American experts 
     who have sophisticated language skills and cultural knowledge 
     about the various areas of the world. An urgent need exists 
     to enhance the nation's in-depth knowledge of world areas and 
     transnational issues, and fluency of U.S. citizens in 
     languages relevant to understanding societies where Islamic 
     and/or Muslim culture, politics, religion, and economy are a 
     significant factor.
       Therefore, the conferees have included an increase of 
     $20,478,000 for the Title VI/Fulbright-Hays programs to 
     increase the number of international experts (including those 
     entering government service and various professional 
     disciplines) with in-depth expertise and high-level language 
     proficiency in the targeted world areas of Central and South 
     Asia, the Middle East, Russia, and the Independent States of 
     the former Soviet Union. A portion of these funds is intended 
     to enhance the capacity of U.S. higher education institutions 
     to sustain these initiatives over time.
       The conferees intend that these additional funds be used 
     for priority initiatives within existing Title VI/Fulbright-
     Hays mechanisms, but with increased flexibility to address 
     new challenges. Within the amount included in the bill, 
     $5,409,000 is provided to double the number of Title VI 
     Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to 
     students pursuing advanced training in Arabic, Azeri, 
     Persian/Dari, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Urdu and other languages 
     spoken in the critical world regions of Central and South 
     Asia, the Middle East, and Russia/Eastern Europe. All current 
     FLAS institutions are eligible to receive supplemental awards 
     if they offer language training in these areas. The bill also 
     includes $3,448,000 to increase the amount of FLAS 
     fellowships from $21,000 to $25,000 as a first step toward 
     making these awards more competitive and to encourage more 
     students to pursue advanced language training, particularly 
     in areas important to national security. The conferees 
     encourage the award of Title VI fellowships to talented 
     students pursuing masters degrees who may be more likely to 
     pursue government service, and the use of these fellowships 
     for immersion foreign language training abroad.
       Within the total amount in the bill, $3,368,000 is provided 
     for supplemental awards to existing Title VI national 
     resource centers (NRCs) specializing in Central and South 
     Asia, the Middle East, and Russia/Eastern Europe and to 
     establish four new centers, with FLAS fellowships 
     allocations, focused on these world regions from high 
     quality, unfunded applications from the most recent NRC and 
     FLAS competitions. The conferees encourage the creation of 
     distance learning initiatives to provide more universal 
     access to language training, summer language institutes 
     abroad, one-on-one language tutoring to accelerate student 
     progress to the highest levels of proficiency, engaging the 
     language resources of local heritage communities where 
     appropriate, and increased collaboration with the Title VI 
     language resource centers, the centers for international 
     business education and research, and the American overseas 
     research centers with a focus on the least commonly taught 
     languages and areas and underrepresented professional 
     disciplines. The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to 
     establish three new language resource centers, each 
     specializing in either Central Asia, the Middle East, or 
     South Asia, to develop the resources needed to improve 
     foreign language teacher training for less commonly taught 
     languages, including research, curriculum and other 
     instructional materials, and language pedagogical strategies. 
     The conferees encourage the development of up-to-date, 
     interactive multi-media material specifically tailored for 
     targeted language instructional needs.
       Further, the conference agreement includes an increase of 
     $4,975,000 for all other Title VI activities, including the 
     development of innovative techniques, including electronic 
     technologies, to collect, organize, preserve and disseminate 
     materials focused on the least commonly taught languages, and 
     for centers and programs focused on international business, 
     economic competitiveness and security issues, undergraduate 
     education, and research.
       The conferees intend that $1,800,000 be used to expand 
     Fulbright-Hays overseas programs in targeted world areas to 
     increase opportunities for scholars and faculty to enhance 
     their language skills and cultural studies by conducting 
     research and training abroad. The conference agreement 
     includes bill language allowing section 102(b)(6) funds to be 
     used to support individuals planning to apply their advanced 
     language skills in fields outside of teaching, including 
     government, professional fields, or international 
     development, and language permitting up to one percent of the 
     Title VI/Fulbright-Hays funds provided to the Department to 
     be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and 
     information dissemination activities.
       The conference agreement also provides $1,500,000 for the 
     Institute of International Public Policy.
     TRIO
       The conference agreement includes $802,500,000 for TRIO 
     instead of $800,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $805,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants
       The conference agreement also includes $90,000,000 for 
     Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, instead of $100,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $54,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
     Demonstrations in Disability
       The agreement also includes $7,000,000 for Demonstrations 
     in Disability as proposed by the Senate instead of $6,000,000 
     as proposed by the House. The conferees are aware that, 
     although minorities comprise a significant number of students 
     with learning disabilities enrolled in postsecondary 
     institutions, no Historically Black Colleges or Universities 
     (HBCU) have been funded since the inception of this 
     demonstration program. The conferees note that subsection 
     762(c)(3) of the Higher Education Act requires the Secretary 
     to consider a range of types of institutions of

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     higher education when making awards under this program. 
     Therefore, the conferees strongly urge the Secretary to 
     comply with this requirement of the law by providing due 
     consideration to qualified applications from HBCUs, as well 
     as Hispanic Serving Institutions.
     Other higher education programs
       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the 
     Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $1,750,000 as proposed by 
     the House. The agreement also includes $1,000,000 for GPRA 
     data and program evaluations as proposed by the House instead 
     of $1,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $4,000,000 for 
     Thurgood Marshall Scholarships instead of $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House, and $1,000,000 for B.J. Stupak Olympic 
     Scholarships as proposed by the House. The Senate bill did 
     not provide funding for these activities.
       The conferees are concerned that fiscal year 2001 funding 
     for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program was 
     not fully expended. The conferees provided additional funds 
     last year because of the understanding that a lack of 
     convenient and affordable childcare services is a significant 
     barrier preventing low-income parents from pursuing 
     postsecondary education. Therefore, the conferees encourage 
     the Department to work with colleges and universities and 
     relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase 
     utilization of the financial assistance available through 
     this program.


                           HOWARD UNIVERSITY

       The conference agreement includes $237,474,000 for Howard 
     University instead of $242,474,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $232,474,000 as proposed by the Senate.


             EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS AND ASSESSMENT

       The conference agreement includes $443,870,000 for 
     Education Research, Statistics and Assessment instead of 
     $421,620,000 as proposed by the House and $389,567,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees provide $121,817,000 for research instead of 
     $147,567,000 as proposed by the House and $120,567,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees provide $85,000,000 for statistics as 
     proposed by the House instead of $80,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $67,500,000 for regional 
     educational labs instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $65,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees have provided this increase to address the 
     increased demand for technical assistance in comprehensive 
     school reform. The conferees intend that regional educational 
     laboratory funds shall be obligated and distributed on the 
     same basis as the fiscal year 2001 allocations not later than 
     January 31, 2002.
       The conference agreement includes $107,500,000 for the 
     National Assessment for Educational Progress as proposed by 
     the House instead of $105,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Within this total, $2,500,000 is included for a trial urban 
     assessment study as proposed by the House. The agreement also 
     includes $4,053,000 for the National Assessment Governing 
     Board as proposed by the House instead of $4,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $58,000,000 to 
     continue multi-year grants and contracts for Comprehensive 
     Regional Assistance Centers, Regional Math and Science 
     Education Consortia, the Math and Science Clearinghouse, and 
     Technology-based technical assistance.


                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

       The conference agreement includes $424,212,000 for 
     Departmental program administration as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $427,212,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees are very concerned that the Department has 
     made the decision in several programs to provide the full 
     grant amount of multiyear awards in the first year (front 
     loaded), rather than following the traditional practice of 
     providing funding one year at a time. This practice was 
     adopted for several programs during fiscal year 2001 without 
     prior notification to Congress and, in many cases, 
     represented a significant departure from the proposed program 
     implementation outlined in the Department's Justifications of 
     Appropriation Estimates to the Congress. The conferees 
     believe that this practice should be limited and utilized 
     only when justified by programmatic considerations. Moreover, 
     the conferees have a strong interest in receiving complete 
     and accurate information from the Department about the 
     proposed use of appropriations. Therefore, the conferees 
     direct the Secretary to provide notification and 
     justification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate not later than 30 days prior to release of 
     any grant opportunities or notices inviting applications that 
     propose front-loaded grant awards or that express funding 
     priorities or competitive preferences for funding 
     availability significantly different from what is proposed in 
     Justifications of Appropriation Estimates to the Congress, 
     the House and Senate Committee reports accompanying 
     Department of Education appropriations bills or the Statement 
     of the Managers accompanying Department of Education 
     Appropriations Acts.
       The conferees note that the legislation reauthorizing the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act has adopted many of 
     the Administration's proposals to consolidate a number of 
     categorical programs into teacher quality, technology, 
     bilingual and innovative education state grants. The 
     conferees expect that as a result of this legislation, the 
     Department will reassign personnel slots previously needed to 
     administer categorical programs to new program priorities. 
     The conferees are concerned that the International Education 
     and Graduate Programs Service has been understaffed and has 
     additional program responsibilities.
       The conferees urge the Department to review the 
     organizational structures within the Department to (1) 
     strengthen the staff and support systems as international 
     education programs and responsibilities grow; (2) increase 
     outreach activities and information about funding 
     opportunities; (3) provide greater national accessibility by 
     government agencies, businesses, the media, and education 
     institutions to the expertise and knowledge these programs 
     produce; and (4) increase coordination among all 
     international education activities and programs within the 
     Department. The conferees direct the Department to submit a 
     letter report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations by February 1, 2002 describing steps taken and 
     planned to address these program and management needs.

                           General Provisions


                    B.J. STUPAK OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIPS

       The conference agreement includes an amendment which makes 
     changes to the award determinations for the B.J. Stupak 
     Olympic Scholarship program. This language was not included 
     by either the House or the Senate.


                           SCHOOL RENOVATION

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate relating to school renovation.


                   STUDENT LOANS FOR FOREIGN SCHOOLS

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate relating to student loans for students 
     attending foreign schools.
       The conferees are concerned about reports of students 
     obtaining Federal Family Education Loans by fraudulently 
     claiming to attend foreign schools. Since 1995, at least 25 
     individuals have been convicted of cashing student loan 
     checks without ever attending the foreign institution at 
     which they claimed to be students. Accordingly, the conferees 
     direct the General Accounting Office to examine and report on 
     the extent of fraud, waste, and abuse related to loans for 
     students attending foreign schools, steps taken by the 
     Department of Education to curb such abuses, and possible 
     additional steps, such as tighter disbursement controls, that 
     may be needed to solve this problem.


                              LEAP PROGRAM

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate relating to the maintenance of effort 
     requirement in the LEAP program.


                           college work study

       The conference agreement includes language that allows the 
     Secretary to reallocate funds under the College Work Study 
     program to certain institutions. Neither the House nor the 
     Senate bills contained this language.


        references to the elementary and secondary education act

       The conference agreement includes language clarifying that 
     references made in this Act to the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act are to be interpreted as referring to the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as it was 
     amended by H.R. 1, the ``No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.'' 
     Neither the House nor the Senate bills contained this 
     language.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

             Corporation for National and Community Service


        DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $328,895,000 for the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service programs instead of $324,450,000 
     as proposed by the House and $321,276,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
     Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
       The conference agreement includes $85,287,000 for VISTA 
     instead of $83,074,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $86,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Volunteers in Homeland Security
       The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for Volunteers 
     in Homeland Security, a new activity authorized under Section 
     122 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act which was not 
     included in either the House or the Senate bills. These funds 
     would be used to place senior and other volunteers in 
     community activities that are targeted specifically at 
     contributing to homeland defense. Grants will be made to 
     states and community organizations on a competitive basis and 
     will support public and nonprofit

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     agencies' efforts in the areas of public safety, public 
     health, and disaster relief and preparedness.
       Since September 11, hundreds of volunteers have been 
     actively engaged in supporting relief efforts. Building on 
     this record, the Corporation will use these funds to place 
     additional volunteers in assignments targeted specifically at 
     mitigating the effects of the attacks and in enhancing 
     homeland security.
     National Senior Volunteer Corps
       The conference agreement includes $106,700,000 for the 
     Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) instead of $109,468,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $102,868,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees have provided sufficient funds to allow for a 
     stipend increase of ten cents per hour for participants in 
     both the Foster Grandparent and the Senior Companion 
     Programs. The conferees direct the Corporation to provide 
     such a stipend increase to these two programs.
       One-third of the increases provided for the FGP, SCP, and 
     RSVP programs shall be used to fund Programs of National 
     Significance expansion grants to allow existing FGP, RSVP and 
     SCP programs to expand the number of volunteers serving in 
     areas of critical need as identified by Congress in the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service Act.
       Sufficient funding has been included to provide a 2 percent 
     increase for administrative costs realized by all current 
     grantees in the FGP and SCP programs, and a 4 percent 
     increase for administrative costs realized by all current 
     grantees in the RSVP program. Funds remaining above these 
     amounts should be used to begin new FGP, RSVP and SCP 
     programs in geographic areas currently unserved. The 
     conferees expect these projects to be awarded via a 
     nationwide competition among potential community-based 
     sponsors.
       The Corporation for National and Community Service shall 
     comply with the directive that use of funding increases in 
     the Foster Grandparent Program, Retired and Senior Volunteer 
     Program and VISTA not be restricted to America Reads 
     activities. The conferees further direct that the Corporation 
     shall not stipulate a minimum or maximum amount for PNS grant 
     augmentations.
       The conference agreement includes $400,000 for senior 
     demonstration activities as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate. These funds are to be used solely to carry out 
     evaluations and to provide recruitment, training, and 
     technical assistance to local projects as described in the 
     budget request. No new demonstration projects may be begun 
     with these funds. None of the increases provided for FGP, 
     SCP, or RSVP in fiscal year 2002 may be used for 
     demonstration activities. The conferees further expect that 
     all future demonstration activities will be funded through 
     allocations made through Part E of the Domestic Volunteer 
     Service Act.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2002 may not be used to 
     implement or support service collaboration agreements or any 
     other changes in the administration and/or governance of 
     national service programs prior to passage of a bill by the 
     authorizing committees of jurisdiction specifying such 
     changes.


                  CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

       The conference agreement provides $380,000,000 in funding 
     for fiscal year 2004, instead of $365,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $395,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $25,000,000 for 
     equipment and facilities to enable public broadcasters to 
     meet the statutory deadline for digital conversion as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement does not 
     provide these funds contingent upon authorization as proposed 
     by the House.


               FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $39,982,000 for the 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service instead of 
     $40,482,000 as proposed by the Senate and $39,482,000 as 
     proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes funds for FMCS to 
     continue their work to prevent youth violence by teaching 
     students mediation and conflict resolution techniques.


                INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

       The conference agreement provides $197,602,000 for the 
     Institute of Museum and Library Services instead of 
     $168,078,000 as proposed by the House and the Senate. Within 
     the amount provided, the conference agreement specifies 
     $2,941,000 for library services to Native Americans and 
     Native Hawaiians as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement also specifies funding for the following:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for 
  Action Presidential Commission.............................$2,000,000
American Village Project in Montevallo, Alabama.................250,000
Evergreen-Conecuh Public Library, Alabama........................20,000
Gordo Public Library, Pickens County Commission, Alabama.........50,000
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL, for systems and technology 
  upgrades......................................................300,000
National Museum for Women in the Arts.........................1,500,000
Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center............300,000
Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, to develop exhibits and educational 
  programs about the historic Phoenix Indian School and the Native 
  Americans who attended the school..............................50,000
Children's Museum of Los Angeles, California, for development of 
  exhibits and educational programs.............................800,000
Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles, California to complete and 
  install the ``Family and Community'' exhibit and for related 
  educational outreach programs.................................150,000
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, for 
  equipment and to develop exhibits and educational materials for 
  the Julian C. Dixon Institute for Cultural Studies............750,000
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum for the installation of an 
  environmental exhibit.........................................290,000
Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum, California, for the development 
  of exhibits and educational materials..........................25,000
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to expand model arts 
  education programs at the de Young Museum...................1,000,000
Bethel Public Library, Connecticut, for technology upgrades and 
  collections...................................................150,000
Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut to plan and develop a 
  history of Waterbury exhibit..................................500,000
Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA, to expand outreach and 
  educational activities and programs...........................250,000
Bishops Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii..............................700,000
Grout Museum in Waterloo, Iowa for exhibits on the Sullivan brot500,000
Iowa State Historical Society to catalogue and archive the history 
  of workers in Iowa.............................................61,000
The National Audubon Society's ARK Museum in Dubuque, Iowa for 
  creation of exhibits and public education.....................389,000
University of Idaho Performance and Education Facility to preserve 
  the history of jazz and teach it to future generations........750,000
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum...........................50,000
Johnson County Museum of History, Franklin, IN, for personnel, 
  supplies and equipment........................................100,000
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts, for equipment for the 
  Online Education Center to provide distance learning programs.125,000
Shakespeare Rose Theater to enhance the educational and cultural 
  programs in language, literacy and the arts for students and the 
  general public..............................................1,000,000
Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, MO, for education 
  and training..................................................150,000
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, for technology enhancements 
  for the Global Access Library...............................1,160,000
University of Mississippi Foundation, Oxford, MS, for educational 
  and preservation programs at Rowan Oak, the home William Faulk850,000
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, for digitization of the 
  National Library of the Accounting Profession.................350,000
Lois Morgan Edward Memorial Library, Nashville, NC, for furniture, 
  equipment, automation and materials...........................132,000
Rocky Mount Children's Museum, North Carolina...................100,000
Confluence Visitor Center in Williston, ND and the North Dakota 
  State Historical Society for Lewis and Clark exhibits.........100,000
Fort Mandan Visitor's Center for exhibits and other interpretation 
  related to the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration.....100,000
Mandan-on-a-Slant Museum to replace exhibits that preserve the 
  Mandan Indian Heritage........................................100,000
Life Center library project at Franklin Pierce College, New 
  Hampshire...................................................1,000,000
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, for collections and 
  technology equipment for the Guggenheim Memorial Library......160,000
Princeton Public Library, Mercer County, NJ, for library security, 
  inventory and circulation system, and technology enhancements to 
  support digital library initiatives...........................100,000

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Albany Institute for History and Art for a two-part technology 
  project that will broaden public access to its collections and 
  improve services to its on-site and off-site constituencies...125,000
Brooklyn Historical Society, NY, for structural repairs and 
  environmental upgrades to preserve collections and for education 
  programs and exhibits.......................................1,000,000
Buffalo and Erie County Library System, Buffalo, NY, for technology 
  equipment......................................................22,500
Center for Jewish History, New York, NY, to support educational and 
  cultural programs and exhibits to facilitate the study of Jewish 
  history.......................................................250,000
Children's Museum of Manhattan, NY, to develop exhibits on the 
  Harlem Renaissance............................................150,000
Four County Library System, Vestal, NY, for technology enhancements 
  for a distance learning initiative............................105,000
Hunter College, NY, to identify, preserve and archive research 
  collections of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, and develop a 
  website.......................................................500,000
Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, NY for archival and 
  educational programs..........................................200,000
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, NY, for its collections management 
  program to make collections available to the public, and for the 
  development and implementation of educational programs........750,000
New York Hall of Science to develop, expand, and display science-
  related educational materials...............................1,000,000
NIOGA Library System of Niagara and Orleans County, NY for 
  technology improvements........................................22,500
The Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen, Inc., Woodstock, NY for the 
  development and promotion of the Byrdcliffe Centennial Exhibit100,000
Clark County Historical Museum for development, implementation, and 
  enhancement of cultural education exhibits, Ohio..............100,000
Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, OH, to develop educational 
  exhibits and materials.........................................40,000
Crawford Museum, Cleveland, OH, for planning and educational 
  programming...................................................500,000
Farmer's Castle Museum in Belpre, to assist with technical 
  components that will enhance the visitors' experience..........42,000
MAPS Air Museum, Canton OH, for equipment and education.........500,000
McKinley Museum, Canton, OH, for technology improvement to the 
  Ramsayer Research Library......................................44,000
University of Oregon Museum of Natural History in Eugene, OR.....50,000
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia County for the 
  preservation of the Academy's collection of more than 22 million 
  natural sciences specimens, for the development and delivery of 
  natural sciences educational programming for children and the 
  general public and for environmental research.................150,000
Beaver Area Memorial Library, Beaver County, PA, for equipment..100,000
Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association.................300,000
Discovery Square, Inc. in Erie, PA for exhibit development......100,000
Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA.................................200,000
National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, PA.....................300,000
Northland Public Library Authority, Pittsburgh, PA, for digitiza126,000
Penn Hills Public Library in Pittsburgh, PA, to purchase library 
  materials and upgrade technology..............................235,000
Philadelphia Zoo................................................250,000
Pittsburgh Children's Museum: to develop educational exhibits and 
  programs for area K-12 schools................................100,000
Please Touch Museum at the Children's Museum of Philadelphia, PA, to 
  provide hands-on learning experiences for children............700,000
Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA....................................50,000
Bamberg County Library in Bamberg, SC, for books and materials...50,000
Clarendon County Library in Manning, SC, for books and materials.50,000
Marion Wright Edelman Public Library, Bennettsville, SC, for library 
  collections and technology....................................500,000
The Children's Discovery House, Murfreesboro, TN, for the 
  development of hands-on and interactive exhibits and educational 
  programs......................................................600,000
The International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, TN.......150,000
El Progreso Library, Uvalde, TX, for computers, equipment.......500,000
Vietnam Archive Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, for 
  digitization..................................................500,000
Children's Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth, VA, for new programs and 
  exhibits, educational training opportunities for children and 
  teachers......................................................800,000
Virginia Living Museum..........................................325,000
Burlington City Arts in Burlington, VT for the creation of exhibits, 
  displays and programming at the Firehouse Center for the Visual 
  Arts..........................................................100,000
Lake Champlain Science Center in Burlington, VT for displays and 
  education.....................................................125,000
Vermont Historical Society in Montpelier, VT, to expand displays, 
  exhibits and programming......................................175,000
Beaver Creek Reserve Education Center, Fall Creek, WI, for 
  environmental and conservation education programs for elementary 
  and secondary students........................................100,000
The Kenosha Civil War Museum in Kenosha, WI for exhibits and 
  programming related to the Civil War..........................500,000
Village of Hawkins, WI, for library technology programs, including 
  equipment......................................................75,000
Weis Earth Science Museum in Menasha, WI for educational exhibits, 
  including interactive videos, simulated mine tunnels and 
  paleontological specimens.....................................500,000

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

       The conference agreement includes $8,250,000 for the 
     medicare payment advisory commission, instead of $8,000,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $8,500,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees are concerned about the reported impact of 
     the Medicare Part B payment reduction scheduled to take 
     effect in 2002. The conferees urge MedPAC to study replacing 
     the sustainable growth rate (SGR) as a factor in determining 
     the update for Medicare Part B payments with a factor that 
     more fully accounts for the changes in the unit costs of 
     providing physicians' services and report back its findings 
     and recommendations to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     authorizing committees not later than March 1, 2002.

        National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

       The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 for the 
     National Commission on Libraries and Information Science as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $1,495,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                     National Education Goals Panel

       The conference agreement provides $400,000 for close-out 
     costs associated with the termination of the National 
     Education Goals Panel. The Senate provided $2,000,000 for on-
     going activities. The House did not propose funding for this 
     agency. The conferees note that this panel was not 
     reauthorized in the recent reauthorization of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act.

                     National Labor Relations Board

       The conference agreement provides $226,438,000 for the 
     National Labor Relations Board as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $221,438,000 as proposed by the House.

                       Railroad Retirement Board


             LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on transfers 
     from the railroad trust funds of $6,261,000 for 
     administrative expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     instead of $6,480,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $6,042,000 as proposed by the House.

                     Social Security Administration


                  SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes $21,277,412,000 for the 
     Supplemental Security Income Program as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $21,270,412,000 as proposed by the House. 
     Within the funds provided, the conference agreement includes 
     $7,000,000 as proposed by the Senate for outreach efforts to 
     identify individuals who may be eligible for payment of the 
     cost of Medicare cost sharing under the Medicaid program. The 
     House report contained no similar provision.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       The conference agreement provides $15,104,000 for the 
     United States Institute of Peace, instead of $15,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $15,207,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                           OFFICIAL EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes language to provide an 
     additional $3,000 from funds made available to the Department 
     of Labor in salaries and expenses accounts for official 
     receptions and representation expenses.


                    Distribution of Sterile Needles

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the House that prohibits

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     the use of funds in this Act to carry out any program of 
     distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic 
     injection of any illegal drug. The Senate bill contained a 
     similar provision except that it would have allowed for such 
     a program if the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     determines that these programs are effective in preventing 
     the spread of HIV and do not encourage the use of illegal 
     drugs.


                            Buy American Act

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     provision proposed by the House to prohibit any funds made 
     available in this Act to any person or entity that violates 
     the Buy American Act. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision. The agreement includes a Sense of the Congress 
     provision regarding this issue that was proposed in both the 
     House and the Senate bills.


                         NIH License Agreements

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the House regarding NIH license agreements. The 
     Senate bill contained no similar provision.


               Congressional Notification of Grant Awards

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to prohibit the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education from making a grant 
     award totaling more than $500,000 unless the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations are notified. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.


                        Secure Rural Schools Act

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to establish certain requirements 
     related to maintenance of effort for State expenditures on 
     public education. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


    Sense of the Senate Regarding Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

       The conferees delete without prejudice a Sense of the 
     Senate provision regarding Low-Income Home Energy Assistance. 
     The House bill contained no similar provision.


              Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate to change the names of eligible organizations 
     named in the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.


        GAO Study Regarding Implementation of HIPAA Regulations

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to require GAO to report on the State 
     and local impacts of the administrative simplification 
     requirements of HIPAA. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


         Election of an Annuity for Qualified Magistrate Judges

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate to provide for an election of an annuity under 
     section 377 of title 28, United States Code, for any 
     qualified magistrate judge. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.


                        Interior Appropriations

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to modify language contained in H.R. 
     2217, the Interior Appropriations bill. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.


     Across-the-Board Administrative and Related Expenses Reduction

       The conference agreement includes a modified provision 
     proposed by the Senate to reduce administrative and related 
     expenses of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.

                    TITLE VII--MENTAL HEALTH PARITY

       The conference agreement modifies language proposed by the 
     Senate amending the Public Health Service Act and the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act with respect to 
     equitable treatment in insurance coverage of mental 
     illnesses. The Senate amendment had expanded the provisions 
     in the respective Acts concerning parity in mental health 
     parity in mental health coverage. The conference agreement 
     instead extends for one year the previously expired mental 
     health parity provisions in the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       The conferees recognize the devastating impact of mental 
     illnesses on Americans from every walk of life and widespread 
     bipartisan support of mental health parity legislation in 
     both houses of Congress. The conferees strongly urge the 
     committees of jurisdiction in the House and the Senate to 
     convene early hearings and undertake swift consideration of 
     legislation to extend and improve mental health parity 
     protections during the second session of 107th Congress.

                  INFORMATION ON PASSENGERS AND CARGO

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to require advance electronic 
     information for air cargo and passengers entering the United 
     States. The House bill contained no similar provision.


                          Conference Agreement

       The following table displays the amounts agreed to for each 
     program, project or activity with appropriate comparisons:

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     Ralph Regula,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Dan Miller,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Anne M. Northup,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Kay Granger,
     John E. Peterson,
     Don Sherwood,
     David Obey,
     Steny Hoyer,
     Nancy Pelosi
     Nita M. Lowey,
     Rosa DeLauro,
     Jesse Jackson, Jr.,
     Patrick J. Kennedy,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Tom Harkin,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Daniel Inouye,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     Mary Landrieu,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Arlen Specter,
     Thad Cochran,
     Judd Gregg,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Ted Stevens,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Mike DeWine,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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