[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[House]
[Pages 31466-31773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       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. 2673) making

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     appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
     purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House 
     and Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed 
     upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying 
     conference report.
       This conference agreement includes the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004; the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004; the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2004; the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004; the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004; the 
     Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2004; the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
     and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2004; and the Miscellaneous 
     Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

                        Congressional Directives

       The statement of the managers remains silent on provisions 
     that were in both the House and Senate bills that remain 
     unchanged by this conference agreement, except as noted in 
     this statement of the managers.
       The conferees agree that executive branch wishes cannot 
     substitute for Congress's own statements as to the best 
     evidence of congressional intentions--that is, the official 
     reports of the Congress. The conferees further point out that 
     funds in this Act must be used for the purposes for which 
     appropriated, as required by section 1301 of title 31 of the 
     United States Code, which provides: ``Appropriations shall be 
     applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were 
     made except as otherwise provided by law.''
       The House and Senate report language that is not changed by 
     the conference is approved by the committee of conference. 
     The statement of the managers, while repeating some report 
     language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the language 
     referred to above unless expressly provided herein.
       In cases in which the House or the Senate have directed the 
     submission of a report, such report is to be submitted to 
     both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       In instances where the conference report refers to ``the 
     Committees,'' it is the intent of the managers to mean the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both House and Senate.

                     TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

       The conference agreement provides $5,092,000 for the Office 
     of the Secretary instead of $3,468,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $10,046,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees note that the Congress included an 
     authorization in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
     of 2002 (Section 10802) for a food biotechnology education 
     program. This program is intended to provide the public with 
     science-based evidence on the safety of foods produced with 
     biotechnology for human consumption. The conferees direct the 
     Secretary to provide the Committees with a defined plan 
     within 30 days of enactment of this bill, detailing how the 
     USDA intends to implement this food biotechnology education 
     program and fulfill this statutory requirement.
       The conferees agree that emergency preparedness related to 
     field crops, farm animals and food processing and 
     distribution is of critical importance, and that the 
     agriculture and food sectors are part of the critical 
     infrastructure requiring heightened attention and protection. 
     Given the integral roles of state and local governments and 
     the private sector in detecting, deterring and responding to 
     acts of agro-terrorism, the conferees expect the Department 
     of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security to 
     coordinate efforts in assisting states, particularly by 
     providing financial and technical support to initiatives 
     oriented toward interstate cooperation in joint preparedness 
     initiatives. The conferees are particularly interested in 
     those states that have developed or are currently developing 
     coordinated interstate initiatives.
       The conferees note that as of September 30, 2003, 
     $80,000,000 remains available to the Department from funds 
     provided through the Emergency Response Fund (ERF), of which 
     nearly $9,000,000 is available to the Secretary. Since these 
     funds were provided, USDA has been one of the slowest Federal 
     agencies to obligate its ERF funds. The conferees are aware 
     of concerns about security, such as those raised by GAO and 
     the USDA Inspector General in recent reports and in news 
     reports regarding ``table top'' homeland security exercises. 
     The conferees urge the Secretary to act promptly to address 
     identified security needs and to advise the Committees on 
     Appropriations of needs for which additional funds may be 
     necessary. The conferees further direct the Secretary to 
     advise the Committees promptly of the results of any future 
     homeland security exercises.
       The conferees are concerned about the possibility of bovine 
     spongiform encephalopathy entering the United States through 
     the importation of live cattle. The beef industry is the 
     single largest industry in American agriculture, and an 
     outbreak of BSE would be devastating to the industry, and to 
     the public's perception of the safety of American food. 
     Accordingly, the United States has never allowed the 
     importation of live cattle from a country that has been found 
     to have BSE. The conferees believe that the Secretary should 
     not allow the importation of live cattle from any country 
     known to have BSE unless that country complies with the 
     animal health guidelines established by the World 
     Organization for Animal Health. The conferees also expect the 
     Secretary to continue to abide by international standards for 
     the continued health and safety of the United States 
     livestock industry.
       The conferees are aware of current efforts to begin a study 
     of the use of conservation cropping techniques in 
     southeastern North Dakota, northeastern South Dakota and 
     western Minnesota. The goal of this study would be to 
     identify conservation rotations, cover crops, seeding 
     techniques, and residue management practices that would make 
     conservation tillage acceptable and profitable in these 
     climate transition areas. The conferees encourage the 
     Secretary to support efforts to begin this study, as 
     appropriate.
       The conferees are aware that USDA was authorized to develop 
     a Delmarva Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program in the 
     2002 farm bill, but has not yet done so. This program allows 
     USDA to target the benefits of watershed-based conservation 
     programs to farmlands that local stakeholders have determined 
     to be the most ecologically and economically important, with 
     the goal of maximizing the ecological and working lands 
     potential of the landscape. The conferees encourage the 
     Secretary to support this program, and remind USDA that the 
     intent of the 2002 farm bill provision was to allow the 
     Secretary and the states flexibility in using the resources 
     of existing agricultural conservation and forestry programs.
       The conferees encourage NRCS, through the Conservation 
     Technical Assistance Program, to work with the Thunder Basin 
     Prairie Ecosystem Association and the U.S. Department of the 
     Interior to continue work to develop a comprehensive and 
     multispecies land management proposal for more than 260,000 
     acres of Federal and private lands within the Thunder Basin 
     National Grasslands.
       The conferees strongly encourage the Secretary to work to 
     ensure that no chicken purchased for the School Lunch Program 
     contains fluoroquinolones, including the initiation of a 
     policy to not purchase chickens for these programs from 
     companies that do not have a stated policy that they do not 
     use fluoroquinolones in their chickens.
       The conferees are aware that the Farm Service Agency has 
     been given new responsibilities in carrying out portions of 
     the Trade Adjustment Assistance program as authorized in the 
     Trade Act of 2002. The conferees direct the Secretary, within 
     60 days of enactment of this Act, to provide the Committees 
     on Appropriations an assessment of the staffing needs for 
     each state office to carry out these new responsibilities.
       The conferees are aware that the mission of USDA is to 
     support agriculture and rural development in the U.S. and 
     around the world, and this mission is supported by American 
     tax dollars. Therefore, the conferees strongly encourage the 
     Secretary to make every effort to ensure that purchases made 
     by USDA are manufactured or produced in the United States.
       The conferees have provided a total of $3,300,000 for 
     cross-cutting trade negotiations and biotechnology resources. 
     Of this amount, the conferees provide $1,000,000 in the APHIS 
     account, $500,000 in the FAS account, and $150,000 in the 
     GIPSA account for these activities. Further, the conferees 
     provide $1,650,000 to the Office of the Secretary for these 
     activities, and direct that these funds shall become 
     available for obligation only after the Secretary has 
     provided to the Committees a detailed explanation of proposed 
     expenditures.
       The conferees commend the Department on the success 
     achieved with the Lamb Meat Adjustment Program. However, the 
     conferees also recognize the ewe lamb expansion portion was 
     curtailed as a result of the serious drought conditions 
     throughout the United States. The conferees encourage the 
     Department to continue this portion of the program for an 
     additional year.
       The conferees expect the Secretary to seek the approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations before implementing a merger 
     or reduction of any administrative or information technology 
     functions relating to the Farm Service Agency, Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service, Rural Development, or any 
     other agency of the Department.
       The conferees are concerned that transfers of funds from 
     APHIS and ARS to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
     may result in a shift in focus away from agriculture, and 
     fully expect the Secretary of Agriculture to seek assurances 
     from the Secretary of Homeland Security that these diagnostic 
     and research activities at Plum Island

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     will firmly remain tied to agricultural interests. The 
     conferees direct the Secretary to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by February 1, 2004, on the funding amounts 
     and the agricultural diagnostic and research activities at 
     Plum Island that have been agreed upon by USDA and DHS for 
     fiscal year 2004.
       The conferees concur with the language and reporting 
     requirement contained in the Senate report regarding 
     geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. In 
     preparing the report, the Department shall work with the Farm 
     Service Agency and all other relevant departmental agencies.
       The conferees are aware that applications for the Senior 
     Farmers' Market Nutrition Program are increasing and exceed 
     the annual $15,000,000 provided in the farm bill. The 
     conferees urge the Secretary to take maximum advantage of 
     additional resources available to supplement existing 
     funding, in order to meet demand for the program.
       In order to provide a safeguard against the further decline 
     of the rice industry and wildlife habitat in Texas, and to 
     provide information to the Congress in anticipation of and 
     preparation for the 2007 farm bill, the conferees direct the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to review the administration of 
     section 1105(a)(1)(E) of Public Law 107-171 as it relates to 
     the proper application and implementation of the conserving 
     use requirements on rice base acreage in Texas. The Secretary 
     shall review and evaluate the costs, benefits and effects of 
     the conserving use requirements and actual plantings and 
     production on rice producers, including tenant rice 
     producers, the rice milling and processing industry, wildlife 
     habitat, and the economies of rice farming areas in Texas, 
     detailed by each of these affected interests and by the 
     program variables involved.
       The Secretary shall post on the USDA website and also 
     provide to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House of Representatives an annual report detailing the 
     progress and findings by February 1, 2004 and not later than 
     October 1 of 2005 through 2007.
       The conferees are aware that Section 10502 of the Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171) 
     requires the Secretary to investigate the problem of non-
     ambulatory livestock, report the findings to Congress, and 
     promulgate regulations to regulate the humane treatment, 
     handling and disposition of these livestock if deemed 
     necessary by the results of the study. The conferees are 
     concerned that although the farm bill was signed into law on 
     May 7, 2002, USDA did not publish a Notice of Request for 
     Approval of an Information Collection in the Federal Register 
     to begin collecting information for this study until October 
     28, 2003. The conferees direct the Secretary to work 
     expeditiously to complete this study at the earliest possible 
     time, and to provide copies of all interim reports as well as 
     the final report to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     authorizing committees. Further, the Secretary is directed to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations a preliminary 
     report no later than March 1, 2004.

                          Executive Operations


                            chief economist

       The conference agreement provides $8,707,000 for the Office 
     of the Chief Economist as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $8,716,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees direct the Department to submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations the biofuels report requested by 
     the House by February 1, 2004.


                       national appeals division

       The conference agreement provides $13,670,000 for the 
     National Appeals Division as proposed by the House instead of 
     $13,997,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                 Office of Budget and Program Analysis

       The conference agreement provides $7,740,000 for the Office 
     of Budget and Program Analysis instead of $7,749,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $7,544,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                        homeland security staff

       The conference agreement provides $499,000 for Homeland 
     Security staff instead of $910,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House did not provide funding for this account.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       The conference agreement provides $15,493,000 for the 
     Office of the Chief Information Officer instead of 
     $14,993,000 as proposed by the House and $15,710,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                      common computing environment

       The conference agreement provides $119,289,000 for Common 
     Computing Environment instead of $100,999,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $118,789,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees are aware that the acquisition of geospatial 
     data and Geographic Information System technologies is 
     critical to the Department of Agriculture's plans to 
     modernize its County Service Centers and install a common 
     computing environment that optimizes information sharing, 
     customer service, and staff efficiencies, and dramatically 
     improves the Department's ability to track and react to 
     natural disasters, plant and animal disease outbreaks and 
     bioterrorism events. Within the funds provided in this Act, 
     the conferees encourage the Department to provide the 
     appropriate level of support for the acquisition of 
     geospatial data and Geographic Information System 
     technologies.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       The conference agreement provides $5,684,000 for the Office 
     of the Chief Financial Officer instead of $5,785,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $5,496,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                          working capital fund

       The conferees are concerned about issues raised by the 
     Department's recent report on remote mirroring technology and 
     expect the fiscal year 2005 budget request to adequately 
     address these needs identified in the report, including how 
     the costs of the remote data capability should be assigned 
     and paid for by non-USDA users of the NFC as requested in the 
     fiscal year 2003 Act.
       The conferees deem the study submitted on remote mirror 
     imaging sufficient to meet the requirement set forth in the 
     fiscal year 2003 Act for release of funds. The conferees 
     direct that of the funds provided in the fiscal year 2003 
     Agriculture Appropriations Act, no less than $4,000,000 shall 
     be spent for the immediate implementation of an interim 
     solution to address data vulnerability for mission critical 
     applications, including data storage hardware and software, 
     data replication software, and synchronous replication of the 
     identified mission critical data. The conferees direct that 
     this interim solution be achieved within six months of 
     enactment of this Act.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

       The conference agreement provides $808,000 for the Office 
     of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights as proposed by 
     the House instead of $794,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       The conference agreement provides $17,450,000 for the 
     Office of Civil Rights instead of $15,445,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House provided no funding for this account.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       The conference agreement provides $673,000 for the Office 
     of the Assistant Secretary for Administration as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $678,000 as proposed by the House.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

       The conference agreement provides $156,469,000 for 
     agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments 
     instead of $156,091,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $187,022,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

       The conference agreement provides $15,611,000 for Hazardous 
     Materials Management as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $15,713,000 as proposed by the House.

                      Departmental Administration

       The conference agreement provides $23,031,000 for 
     Departmental Administration as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $40,597,000 as proposed by the House.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

       The conference agreement provides $3,796,000 for the Office 
     of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations as 
     proposed by the House instead of $3,825,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                        Office of Communications

       The conference agreement provides $9,228,000 for the Office 
     of Communications as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $9,245,000 as proposed by the House.
       The Committees directed the Office to provide them with 
     copies of open source news material made available to USDA 
     officials through the use of appropriated funds. The Office 
     has not done so. Accordingly, the conferees direct the Office 
     to begin doing so no later than 15 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       The conference agreement provides $77,281,000 for the 
     Office of the Inspector General instead of $78,114,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $75,781,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       The conference agreement provides $34,700,000 for the 
     Office of the General Counsel as proposed by the House 
     instead of $35,343,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees note that the fiscal year 2004 funding level 
     for the Office of the General Counsel does not provide funds 
     to increase the number of Senior Executive Service employees 
     of the Office. If the Office of the General Counsel 
     determines the need to increase the number of SES employees 
     in the Office, the General Counsel is directed to submit a 
     reorganization plan to the Committees on Appropriations for 
     approval.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

       The conference agreement provides $596,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $597,000 as proposed by 
     the House.

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       The conferees are concerned that research budgets submitted 
     by the Department reflect a continuing disregard for 
     Congressional program priorities. For a number of years, 
     there has been no adequate justification presented to the 
     Committees to support proposed project terminations. As a 
     result, such proposed terminations have been disapproved by 
     Congress, only to be resubmitted in a budget proposal for a 
     subsequent year. The conferees direct the Under Secretary to 
     end the recycling of proposed terminations that have already 
     been rejected by the Congress. Further, the conferees expect 
     that any termination proposed in the fiscal year 2005 budget 
     will include a detailed justification in the explanatory 
     notes accompanying the budget request.

                       Economic Research Service

       The conference agreement provides $71,402,000 for the 
     Economic Research Service as proposed by the House instead of 
     $69,902,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees encourage ERS to coordinate with the North 
     Carolina Department of Agriculture and North Carolina State 
     University to collect the economic data and do the 
     statistical analysis necessary to study the impact that 
     growth in the horticulture industry is having on that state's 
     economy.
       The conferees provide the requested increase of $1,000,000 
     for development of an expanded Security Analysis System for 
     U.S. Agriculture (SAS-USA). This is a scenario-based decision 
     system, which will aid in evaluating threats to the food 
     system. Within the amount provided, the conferees encourage 
     ERS to develop requirements for a system to use available 
     agricultural data to circumvent an attack on the food supply 
     chain.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       The conference agreement provides $128,922,000 for the 
     National Agricultural Statistics Service as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $129,800,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees provide $4,800,000 for Agricultural 
     estimates. The conferees encourage NASS to consider 
     conducting Monthly Hogs and Pigs Inventory reporting, and 
     Barrow and Gilt Slaughter reporting. The conferees also 
     expect that both the potato objective yield survey and the 
     potato size and grade survey will be continued.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $1,088,892,000 for the 
     Agricultural Research Service, Salaries and Expenses, instead 
     of $1,014,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,045,533,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language proposed by 
     the Senate regarding a land conveyance.
       The conferees have agreed to increased funding for the 
     following laboratories and areas of research:
       Budgeted increases, as follows: Babesiosis (Pullman, WA), 
     $270,000, (Kerrville, TX), $630,000; Maize (Albany, CA), 
     $180,000; Genetic Markers, Genomics, New Bioinformatics Tools 
     (Ithaca, NY), $270,000; Computer Networking Capabilities 
     (Beltsville, MD), $225,000; Soybean and Other Vegetable Oils 
     (Peoria, IL), $360,000; Turf and Forage Grasses (Corvalis, 
     OR), $135,000; Pink Bollworm (Phoenix, AZ), $225,000; 
     Resistant Pest (Wapato, WA), $144,000; Asian Longhorned 
     Beetle Including Emerald Ash Borer (Newark, DE), $270,000; 
     Livestock Disease (Ames, IA), $270,000; Poultry Disease 
     (Athens, GA), $270,000; Forensic Databases of Animal Diseases 
     Including Nucleic Acid (Clay Center, NE), $270,000; Arbovirus 
     Threats (Laramie, WY), $270,000; Merek's Disease (East 
     Lansing, MI), $270,000; Foot and Mouth Disease 
     (Headquarters), $315,000; Newcastle Disease (Athens, GA), 
     $270,000; Emerging Diseases Offshore (Headquarters), 
     $225,000.
       Further increases, as follows: Advanced Animal Vaccines (U 
     CT/U MO), $270,000; Agricultural Law, NAL (Drake University), 
     $18,000; Agriculture Genome Bioinformatics, Ames, IA 
     (Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species), $540,000; 
     Air Quality Research, Logan, UT (Utah State), $900,000; Air 
     Quality (PM-10), Pullman, WA, $225,000; Animal Waste 
     Treatment, Florence, SC, $270,000; Appalachian Fruit Research 
     Station, Kearneysville, WV, $180,000; Appalachian 
     Horticulture Research, Poplarville, MS (U TN/TN State), 
     $450,000; Appalachian Pasture-Based Beef Systems, Beaver, WV, 
     $90,000; Aquaculture Feeds/Aquaculture Research, Aberdeen, ID 
     (U of ID Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station), $270,000; 
     Biomedical Materials in Plants, Beltsville, MD (Biotechnology 
     Foundation), $248,000; Bovine Genetics, Beltsville, MD (U CT/
     U IL), $540,000; Broomweed Biological Controls, Albany, CA, 
     $270,000; Canada Thistle, Fargo, ND, $270,000; Cereal Disease 
     Research, St. Paul, MN, $45,000; Children's Nutrition Center, 
     Little Rock, AR, $225,000; Chronic Diseases of Children, 
     Houston, TX (Baylor U/Peanut Institute), $383,000; Citrus 
     Waste Utilization, Winter Haven, FL (FL Dept of Citrus), 
     $360,000; Conservation Tillage, Pendleton, OR, $225,000; Corn 
     Germplasm, Ames, IA, $225,000; Cotton Pathology Research, 
     Shafter, CA, $270,000; Cotton Quality, Clemson, SC, $270,000; 
     Cropping Systems Research (U TN/West TN Ag Experiment 
     Station), $630,000; Crop Production and Food Processing, 
     Peoria, IL (Purdue U/U IL), $387,000; Dairy Forage (Madison, 
     WI) $1,260,000; Delta Nutrition Intervention Initiative, 
     Little Rock, AR (Southern U Center for Food Nutrition and 
     Health Promotion), $270,000; Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity 
     Research (Pennington Biomedical Research Center), $675,000; 
     Ecology of Tamarix (Reno, NV), $900,000; Emissions from 
     Livestock Wastewater (Florence, SC), $90,000; Endophyte 
     Research, Booneville, AR (Univ. of AR/MO/OSU), $135,000; Feed 
     Efficiency in Cattle (Clay Center, NE), $225,000; Fish 
     Disease Research (Auburn, AL), $90,000; Flood Control 
     Acoustic Technology, National Sedimentation Lab (Oxford, MS), 
     $225,000; Food Fermentation Research (Raleigh, NC), $270,000; 
     Food Safety and Engineering, Wyndmoor, PA (Purdue Univ), 
     $90,000; Forage and Range Research (Logan, UT), $270,000; 
     Formosan Subterranean Termite (New Orleans, LA), $315,000; 
     Ft. Pierce Horticultural Research Laboratory (Ft. Pierce, 
     FL), $450,000; Foundry Sand By-products Utilization (Ohio 
     State/Purdue Univ), $162,000; Geisinger Rural Aging Study 
     (PA), $135,000; Grand Forks Human Nutrition Lab, Grand Forks, 
     ND (U of ND School of Medicine and Health Sciences), 
     $270,000; Grape Genetics (Geneva, NY), $270,000; Grassland 
     Soil and Water Research (Temple, TX), $225,000; Great Lakes 
     Aquaculture Research (U of WI, $300,000), $540,000; Human 
     Nutrition Research Center on Aging (Boston, MA), $225,000; 
     Invasive Aphid Research (Stillwater, OK), $225,000; Invasive 
     Aquatic Weeds (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), $135,000; Karnal Bunt, 
     Manhattan, KS (Kansas State Univ), $90,000; Mid-West/Mid-
     South Irrigation, Columbia, MO (U of MO Delta Ctr., 
     Portageville, MO), $45,000; Minor Use Pesticides (IR-4) (NJ, 
     DE, Mid-Atlantic Region), $270,000; Monkeypox Research (Ames, 
     IA), $900,000; National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture (Orono, 
     ME), $270,000; Natural Products, Oxford, MS (National Center 
     for Natural Products), $450,000; Northern Grains Insect 
     Laboratory (Brookings, SD), $450,000; Northern Plains 
     Agricultural Research Lab (Sidney, MT), $810,000; Northwest 
     Hops/Hops Research (Corvallis, OR), $225,000; Nutritional 
     Requirements Research/Children's Nutrition Research Center 
     (Houston, TX), $450,000; Ogallala Aquifer (Bushland, TX), 
     $855,000; Olive Fruitfly Research (Montpellier, France), 
     $90,000; Ornamental and Horticulture Research (Pear Thrips) 
     (Ithaca, NY) (Univ VT), $135,000; Paper Sludge Utilization 
     (Coshocton, OH), $225,000; Peanut Research (Dawson, GA), 
     $135,000; Phytoestrogen Research, SRRC (Tulane/Xavier/U of 
     Toledo), $360,000; Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged 
     Sharpshooter (Davis, CA/Parlier, CA/Ft. Pierce, FL), 
     $450,000; Plant Genetic Diversity and Gene Discovery Center, 
     Logan, UT (Utah Ag Experiment Station), $675,000; Poisonous 
     Plant Research Laboratory (Logan, UT), $1,080,000; Potato 
     Research (Aberdeen, ID/Prosser, WA), $270,000; Potato Storage 
     (Madison, WI), $270,000; Rainbow Trout, Aberdeen, ID (U of ID 
     Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station), $653,000; Regional 
     Molecular Genotyping (Raleigh, NC/Fargo, ND/Manhattan, KS/
     Pullman, WA), $720,000; Seafood Waste, Fairbanks, AK (U of 
     AK), $180,000; Shellfish Ecology, Newport, OR (Hatfield 
     Marine Science Center), $270,000; Small Fruits Research 
     (Corvallis, OR), $225,000; Soil Drainage Research (Columbus, 
     OH), $144,000; Soil Dynamics Research (Auburn, AL) $270,000; 
     Sorghum Cold Tolerance (Lubbock, TX), $270,000; Sorghum 
     Utilization (Manhattan, KS), $360,000; Source Water 
     Protection Initiatives (Columbus, OH/W. Lafayette, IN), 
     $360,000; South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory 
     (Lane, OK), $270,000; Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut 
     Research (Byron, GA), $270,000; Sudden Oak Disease/Sudden Oak 
     Disease Syndrome (Ft. Detrick, MD/Davis, CA), $450,000; 
     Sugarbeet Research (Kimberly, ID), $36,000; Sugarcane 
     Research (Houma, LA/New Orleans, LA), $270,000; Sugarcane 
     Variety Research (Canal Point, FL), $360,000; Sustainable 
     Grazing Livestock Systems/Forage-Livestock Systems, 
     Lexington, KY (U of KY), $540,000; Sustainable Olive 
     Production (Weslaco, TX), $270,000; Sustainable Viticulture 
     Research (Davis, CA), $270,000; Tree Fruit Quality Research 
     (Wenatchee, WA), $270,000; Trout Genome Mapping, Leetown, (WV 
     Univ), $450,000; United States National Arboretum 
     (Washington, D.C.), $810,000; U.S. Pacific Basin Ag Research 
     Center, Hilo, HI (Univ HI Manoa/Univ HI Hilo), $360,000; U.S. 
     Vegetable Lab, Staffing (Charleston, SC), $270,000; Vector-
     borne Diseases (Gainesville, FL), $225,000; Verticillium Wilt 
     (Salinas, CA), $360,000; Waste Management Research, Bowling 
     Green, KY (Western KY Univ), $450,000; Water Use Reduction/
     Producer Enhancement Research (Dawson, GA), $225,000; Weed 
     Management Research (Beltsville, MD), $270,000; Western 
     Grazinglands (Burns, OR/Reno, NV), $270,000; West Nile Virus, 
     Gainesville, FL (CT Ag Exp Station), $225,000; Wheat Quality 
     Research (Wooster, OH/Manhattan, KS/Pullman, WA), $675,000; 
     and Wine Grape Foundation Block (Prosser, WA), $135,000.
       The conference agreement continues the fiscal year 2003 
     level of funding for all research projects proposed to be 
     terminated in the President's budget.
       The conference agreement concurs with the Agricultural 
     Research Service's proposal

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     to reprogram existing resources into priority initiatives of 
     emerging diseases, global climate change, biosecurity, and 
     genomic sequencing.
       The conference agreement provides $13,772,000 for increased 
     costs associated with Federal employees salaries and 
     benefits.
       The conference agreement provides an additional $383,000 
     for the Children's Nutrition Research Center at Houston, TX, 
     for a cooperative research project with Baylor College of 
     Medicine and the Peanut Institute to examine ways to prevent 
     the onset of chronic diseases and the growing problem of 
     overweight children.
       The conference agreement provides an additional $450,000 
     for increased investigation of the nutritional needs of 
     pregnant and nursing women, and children.
       The conference agreement provides an additional $225,000 
     for ongoing cooperative research between the Flint River 
     Water Planning & Policy Center and the National Peanut 
     Research Laboratory at Dawson, Georgia.
       The conferees provide increased funding for the development 
     of a wine grape foundation block of certified ``clean'' 
     rootstock at Prosser, WA and direct ARS to ensure that this 
     funding is not obligated toward other research.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The conference agreement provides $63,810,000 for the 
     Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities, 
     instead of $35,900,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $46,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The following items reflect the conference agreement: Grape 
     Genomics Research Center (Davis, California), $2,700,000; 
     U.S. Agricultural Research Station (Salinas, California), 
     $4,500,000; U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center 
     (Hilo, Hawaii), $4,860,000; National Center for Agricultural 
     Utilization Research (Peoria, Illinois), $2,700,000; ARS 
     Sugarcane Research Laboratory (Houma, Louisiana), $1,350,000; 
     Northeast Marine Cold Water Aquaculture Research Center 
     (Orono/Franklin, Maine), $2,700,000; Abraham Lincoln National 
     Agricultural Library (Beltsville, Maryland), $900,000; 
     Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (Beltsville, 
     Maryland), $2,700,000; Jamie Whitten Delta States Research 
     Center (Stoneville, Mississippi), $4,860,000; National Plant 
     and Genetics Security Center (Columbia, Missouri), 
     $2,430,000; Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory 
     (Sidney, Montana), $2,520,000; Center for Crop-based Health 
     Genomics (Ithaca, New York), $3,870,000; Center for Grape 
     Genetics (Geneva, New York), $2,430,000; Grazinglands 
     Research Laboratory (Ft. Reno, Oklahoma), $2,160,000; U.S. 
     Vegetable Laboratory (Charleston, South Carolina), 
     $3,150,000; ARS Research Laboratory (Pullman, Washington), 
     $3,960,000; Appalachian Fruit Laboratory (Kearneysville, West 
     Virginia), $1,800,000; Nutrient Management Laboratory 
     (Marshfield, Wisconsin), $3,690,000; and Upgrade Security at 
     ARS Laboratories (Various Locations), $10,530,000.
       The conferees note that there is widespread interest in 
     additional construction and renovation of ARS facilities 
     throughout the country. This is not surprising when 
     considering the fact that many of the existing facilities are 
     decades old. However, the conferees are concerned that there 
     does not seem to be a master plan for addressing these needs. 
     Rather, construction projects in several parts of the country 
     have been described by various ARS officials as the agency's 
     top priority.
       The conferees believe that there should be a logical 
     progression for determining what projects should be funded. 
     Therefore, beginning with the fiscal year 2005 appropriations 
     process, the Committees will not consider funding requests 
     for projects for which a prospectus has not been completed 
     and submitted to the Committees by March 1 of each year. Each 
     prospectus shall, at a minimum, include the following 
     information: the feasibility, requirements, and scope of the 
     proposed project; details on building size, cost, associated 
     facilities, scientific capacity, and other requirements; and 
     details on existing and planned program and resource 
     requirements. Further, the conferees are requesting the 
     assistance of ARS in determining the merits and priority for 
     these projects.
       In order to begin this orderly review process, the 
     conferees direct ARS to provide a prospectus for each of the 
     following projects: Aberdeen/Billingsley Creek, Idaho; Animal 
     Waste Management Research in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Forage-
     Animal Research Laboratory in Lexington, Kentucky; Laboratory 
     and Office Facilities in Starkville, Mississippi; Animal 
     Biosciences Facility at Montana State University; Red River 
     Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota; 
     Laboratory, Greenhouse, and Office Space at the University of 
     Toledo; Dairy Forage Lab at Prairie du Sac and Madison, 
     Wisconsin.
       The conference agreement provides sufficient funding to 
     complete all planning and design provided by the House and 
     Senate, and construction phases as described in the Senate 
     report.

      Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


                   Research and Education Activities

       The conference agreement provides $621,447,000 for research 
     and education activities instead of $597,372,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $617,575,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The following table reflects the conference agreement:

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       The conference agreement provides $380,000 for Seafood 
     Safety, of which fifty percent shall be provided through a 
     cooperative agreement with the Center for Marine 
     Phytoremediation Technologies at Northeastern University.
       The conferees provide funding for alternative salmon 
     products, of which 25 percent shall be for a cooperative 
     agreement for salmon baby food development.
       The conferees provide funding for the alliance for food 
     protection, of which 90 percent shall be for a cooperative 
     agreement with the University of Georgia for integrated fruit 
     and vegetable research.
       Within the amount provided for Agricultural Diversity, the 
     conferees direct that $100,000 be used to fund activities of 
     the Red River Valley Research Corridor Office.


              NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

       The conference agreement provides $9,000,000 for the Native 
     American Institutions Endowment Fund as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.


                          EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

       The conference agreement provides $441,731,000 for 
     extension activities instead of $439,742,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $450,084,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The following table reflects the conference agreement:

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       Within funds provided for the farm safety program, the 
     conference agreement includes $4,140,000 for the AgrAbility 
     project.


                         INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

       The conference agreement provides $50,493,000 for 
     integrated activities instead of $62,942,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $46,711,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The following table reflects the conference agreement:

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              OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

       The conference agreement provides $5,970,000 for Outreach 
     for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers, instead of $8,470,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $3,470,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       The conference agreement provides $725,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs 
     as proposed by the House instead of $736,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $720,580,000 for the 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) instead of 
     $725,502,000 as proposed by the House and $705,552,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The following table reflects the conference agreement:


               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                       [In Thousands of Dollars]

Pest and Disease Exclusion:
                                     Agricultural quarantine ins$25,601
                                                           Cattle 6,534
                                            Foreign animal disease8,737
                                      Fruit fly exclusion and det57,059
                                               Import-export insp11,140
                                                              Scr30,480
                                     Trade issues resolution mana12,546
                                                     Tropical bont t423
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Pest and Disease Exclusion...........................152,520
                                                       ================

Plant and Animal Health Monitoring:
                                Animal health monitoring & survei95,913
                         Animal and plant health regulatory enforc9,211
                                           Emergency management sy9,625
                                                         Pest det24,527
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Plant & Animal Health Monitoring.....................139,276
                                                       ================

Pest and Disease Management:
                                                            Aquacu1,250
                                                     Biological co9,270
                                                            Boll 51,000
                                                            Bruce10,303
                                                Chronic wasting d18,632
                                                   Emerging plant93,650
                                                        Golden nemat792
                                         Grasshopper and Mormon   5,491
                                                             Gypsy4,725
                                                      Imported fir2,429
                                                        Johne's d18,800
                                           Low pathogen avian infl1,000
                                                          Noxious 1,999
                                                          Pink bol2,031
                                                               Plu3,471
                                                           Pseudor4,316
                                                                S15,700
                                                           Tuberc14,925
                                           Wildlife services oper71,736
                                                              Witc1,526
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Pest and Disease Management..........................333,046
                                                       ================

Animal Care:
                                                         Animal w16,400
                                                       Horse protect490
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Animal Care...........................................16,890
                                                       ================

Scientific and Technical Services:
                                                            Biosec2,000
                                  Information technology infrastru4,214
                                      Biotechnology regulatory ser5,434
                                               Environmental compl2,598
                                         Plant methods development8,208
                                                   Veterinary bio15,235
                                                 Veterinary diagn19,947
                                  Wildlife services methods devel17,100
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Scientific and Technical Services.....................74,736
                                                       ================

Contingency fund..................................................4,112
    Total, Salaries and Expenses................................720,580

       The conference agreement provides an increase of $800,000 
     for the Foreign Animal Diseases/FMD program of which $750,000 
     is for classical swine fever eradication efforts.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $1,795,000 
     for Import/Export activities of which $1,500,000 is for the 
     animal tracking system, and to identify the pathway of exotic 
     animal diseases.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $1,000,000 
     for crosscutting trade negotiations and biotechnology 
     resources in the Trade Issues Resolution Management program.
       The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 to continue a 
     cooperative agreement with the Wisconsin Livestock 
     Identification Consortium.
       The conference agreement provides $300,000 to assist in 
     creating a database of North Carolina's agricultural industry 
     to enable a rapid response to acts of terrorism.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $200,000 
     for the New Mexico Rapid Syndrome Validation Program.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $75,000 to 
     continue the cooperative agreement with Murray State 
     University.
       The conference agreement provides $750,000 toward an 
     alkaline digester in the State of Kansas to destroy and 
     dispose of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy infection 
     and other diseases.
       The conference agreement provides $200,000 to address bio-
     safety issues relating to antibiotic resistant strains of 
     bacterial pathogens in the State of Vermont.
       The conference agreement provides $200,000 for Iowa State 
     University devoted to risk assessment, mitigation, and 
     communication for genetically modified agricultural products.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $640,000 
     for the Emergency Management Systems program of which 
     $280,000 is to increase the number of doses in the North 
     American Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank, and $270,000 is 
     to increase cooperative agreements with states.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $2,266,000 
     for Pest Detection programs of which $200,000 is to evaluate 
     the utility of remote sensing (hyper spectral imaging and 
     Light Detection Ranging) for the identification of ash trees, 
     the early identification of emerald ash borer infestation, 
     and the tracking and mapping of the diseased trees; $750,000 
     is for a cooperative agreement with the California County 
     Pest Detection Augmentation Program; and $1,000,000 is to 
     increase the domestic infrastructure for enhanced detection.
       The conference agreement provides $18,632,000 for chronic 
     wasting disease instead of $16,815,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement provides that $1,750,000 is for the 
     State of Wisconsin; $250,000 is for the State of Utah; and 
     $250,000 is for the Conservation Medicine Center of Chicago.
       The conferees expect the Secretary to continue to use the 
     authority provided in this Act to transfer funds for the 
     arrest and eradication of animal and plant pests and diseases 
     that threaten American agriculture. The conference agreement 
     adopts Senate bill language that prohibits funds from being 
     spent to issue a final rule in Docket No. 02-06201 ``Cost-
     Sharing for Animal and Plant Health Emergency Programs,'' and 
     expects APHIS, in submitting apportionment requests for 
     emergencies that threaten American agriculture, to disregard 
     any arbitrarily imposed cost-share requirements for these 
     funds.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of 
     $18,250,000 for Emerging Plant Pests of which $8,000,000 is 
     for citrus canker eradication and control; $4,000,000 is for 
     Asian long-horned beetle activities, of which $1,500,000 is 
     for activities in the Chicago, Illinois area; $4,750,000 is 
     for glassy-winged sharpshooter eradication and control; and 
     $1,500,000 is for the Emerald Ash Borer Task Force for the 
     removal of trees that have been affected by the emerald ash 
     borer, with a priority for the removal of trees on public 
     property or that threaten public safety.
        The conferees are concerned that the continued presence of 
     the emerald ash borer threatens the ash tree population in 
     Michigan and other states, and direct the Secretary to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2004, 
     a plan for addressing this problem.
        The conferees are aware that the Asian long-horned beetle 
     is extremely destructive and may spread to states where they 
     do not yet exist. The conferees are also aware that this pest 
     was recently found in Ontario, Canada, and are concerned this 
     presents an additional threat to the introduction of the 
     Asian long-horned beetle into Michigan and other states by 
     way of commercial vehicles or other means. The conferees 
     direct APHIS to do a comprehensive review of their procedures 
     and regulations, and report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by January 1,

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     2004, on whether they are adequate to prevent the 
     introduction of this or similar pests into the United States.
       The conference agreement provides $5,491,000 for 
     grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression, of which no less 
     than $1,000,000 shall be for suppression activities in Utah, 
     and $150,000 for suppression activities in Nevada.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $100,000 
     for the Nez-Perce Biocontrol Center.
       The conferees do not concur with the President's request to 
     reduce funding in the wildlife services operations account to 
     allow cooperators to assume a larger share of the costs 
     associated with preventing wildlife damage, and protecting 
     human health and safety.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $1,100,000 
     for a cooperative oral rabies vaccination program, and 
     encourages the Secretary to use funds from the CCC, as 
     necessary, for additional control activities in fiscal year 
     2004.
       The conference agreement provides increases of $400,000 for 
     hazing programs to manage the growth of cormorants in central 
     New York watersheds; $75,000 to assist with the Nevada 
     Division of Wildlife; $100,000 for beaver control in 
     Kentucky; $200,000 for non-lethal geese control in New York; 
     $175,000 for blackbird control in Kansas; and $125,000 for 
     cormorant control in Michigan.
       The conferees are aware of the Monkeypox outbreak in 
     Wisconsin and other midwestern states. APHIS is working with 
     the Centers for Disease Control to develop a comprehensive 
     Federal response to the outbreak. The conferees urge APHIS to 
     take all necessary steps to deal with the problem and direct 
     it to provide the Committees with regular reports on the 
     status of the situation.
       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for the 
     biosecurity program. The conferees have included language 
     under the Office of the Secretary to ensure that veterinary 
     diagnostic work at Plum Island, New York remains focused on 
     agriculture. The conferees note that should APHIS encounter a 
     shortfall in that veterinary diagnostic work, the funds in 
     this line item may be used for that work, subject to 
     reprogramming requirements in this Act.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $2,738,000 
     for Veterinary Diagnostics of which $1,000,000 is to enhance 
     the laboratory network; $500,000 is to conduct anthrax 
     diagnostics and related activities, and $750,000 is to update 
     equipment needed to test certain animal samples in Colorado.
       The conference agreement provides an increase of $2,225,000 
     for Wildlife Services Methods Development of which $1,300,000 
     is for the Predator Research Station in Utah; $100,000 is to 
     enhance existing research efforts at the National Wildlife 
     Research Center field station in Starkville, Mississippi; 
     $200,000 is to expand the program at the Jack Berryman 
     Institute for addressing wildlife damage management issues, 
     and $400,000 is for the National Wildlife Research Station 
     located in Texas.
       The conferees are aware of the presence of chronic wasting 
     disease in elk and deer in the state of New Mexico. The 
     conferees encourage the Secretary to review the current 
     situation and work with the state to establish, equip, and 
     operate a state-run laboratory to conduct a rapid screening 
     test for chronic wasting disease.
       The conferees are aware of an outbreak of avian influenza 
     in the state of Rhode Island. The conferees urge the 
     Secretary to provide financial assistance to Rhode Island egg 
     producers who have depopulated their flocks, as a result of 
     this outbreak.
       The conferees encourage the agency to support ongoing 
     activities with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 
     animal nuisance program.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The conference agreement provides $4,996,000 for Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection Service Buildings and Facilities as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           MARKETING SERVICES

       The conference agreement provides $75,430,000 for the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service instead of $75,953,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $75,263,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes language regarding plant 
     variety protection, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees note that some of the additional funds may be 
     used to improve scientific technical support of the National 
     Organic Standards Board.
        The conference agreement includes $14,700,000 for the 
     Pesticide Data Program and $6,209,000 for the Microbiological 
     Data Program.


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $62,577,000 for 
     Limitation on Administration Expenses as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.


    FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

       The conference agreement provides $15,392,000 for Funds for 
     Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate.


                   PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

       The conference agreement appropriates $3,338,000 for 
     Payments to States and Possessions as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $1,347,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees direct that $2,000,000 be provided to the 
     Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer 
     Protection for the creation of specialty markets. The 
     conferees recognize the need to expand marketing 
     opportunities for value-added products, and expect a report 
     from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and 
     Consumer Protection, through the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, regarding short and long-term objectives and plans 
     to meet this need by March 1, 2004.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $35,890,000 for the Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration instead of 
     $39,690,000 as proposed by the House and $35,638,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees understand that the Secretary has undertaken 
     a product verification protocols pilot, in conjunction with 
     the Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa corn growers associations, 
     to establish controls for regulated seed varieties and to 
     augment grain marketing. The conference report provides 
     $500,000 to continue this pilot program with the growers 
     associations for development of production protocols.
       The conferees are concerned about the management of the 
     user fee program for grain export inspection and weighing 
     services. The fee structure should fully fund the expenses of 
     the program, as directed in the authorizing legislation. The 
     funds appropriated by Congress for GIPSA's Salaries and 
     Expenses account are meant to fund necessary personnel and 
     operating expenses, and should not be used to fund 
     deficiencies in the user fee account. In July 2003, the 
     Secretary transferred $2,000,000 from the Salaries and 
     Expenses account to the user fee account to avoid over-
     obligation in the user fee account. The unsustainable nature 
     of the current fee structure is an ongoing problem. In a 
     fiscal year 1998 supplemental, the fee account received an 
     appropriation of $1,500,000 to avoid a violation of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act. The conferees are strongly opposed to the 
     transfer of appropriated funds into user fee accounts, 
     particularly in cases such as this in which the user fee 
     funding shortfall is ongoing, predictable, and fixable. The 
     conferees direct the Administration to immediately take all 
     necessary steps to adopt and implement a fee structure that 
     fully funds the services provided.


        LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $42,463,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

       The conference agreement provides $599,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Food Safety as proposed by the 
     House instead of $611,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       The conference agreement provides $784,511,000 for the Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service, instead of $785,261,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $783,761,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language relating to 
     enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees provide increases of $4,250,000 for increased 
     inspection staffing to accommodate industry growth; 
     $5,650,000 to improve the scientific and surveillance skills 
     of the workforce; $1,650,000 to establish a continuous 
     baseline program for risk assessments and performance 
     measurement; $4,460,000 to increase sampling for pathogens 
     and to develop the laboratory capability to respond to 
     chemical terrorism; $1,777,000 to increase the number of 
     Equivalency Review trips and auditors to conduct the reviews; 
     and $750,000 to design a mass media campaign aimed at 
     improving the safe food handling habits of consumers at home.
       The conference agreement provides the agency with 
     $1,650,000 solely to outsource microbiological testing, as 
     requested in the President's budget, with the goal of 
     establishing a continuous baseline program for risk 
     assessment and performance measurement. The conferees expect 
     the Department to outsource baseline testing to private 
     American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. 
     International Standards Organization approved laboratories. 
     The conferees direct the Department to report on the progress 
     of this initiative within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
       The conferees are concerned about the safety of imported 
     meat. The amount of imported meat re-inspected by FSIS at our 
     borders has dropped sharply in 2003. The conferees are also 
     concerned that countries whose food safety systems have been 
     deemed ``equivalent'' to ours (and whose producers are 
     therefore allowed to export to the U.S.) may have serious 
     weaknesses in their domestic food safety systems, but not be 
     taken off the equivalency list.

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       The conferees request FSIS to report to the Committees by 
     March 1, 2004, on the equivalence and reinspection processes. 
     The report should address: how the agency determines that a 
     country's meat inspection system is equivalent; whether this 
     determination is subject to regular review and if so, how; 
     what process FSIS uses for determining that a country is no 
     longer equivalent; what public review of FSIS's equivalency 
     determinations exists; why the amount of meat reinspected at 
     the border has declined sharply; and how the agency's new 
     automated import information system has impacted inspection 
     operations at the border.


        Food Safety and Inspection Service, funding by activity

                       [In thousands of dollars]

                                              Conference Recommendation
Food safety inspection:
  Federal......................................................$701,823
  State..........................................................49,858
  International..................................................18,398
Codex.............................................................2,637
Field Automation and Information Management......................11,795
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................784,511

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

       The conference agreement provides $635,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
     Services as proposed by the Senate instead of $636,000 as 
     proposed by the House.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $988,768,000 for the Farm 
     Service Agency as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $1,016,836,000 as proposed by the House.


                         STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

       The conference agreement provides $3,974,000 for State 
     Mediation Grants, as proposed by both the House and Senate.


                        DAIRY INDEMNITY program

       The conference agreement provides $100,000 for the Dairy 
     Indemnity Program, as proposed by both the House and Senate.


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The following table reflects the conference agreement:

Farm Ownership Loans:
  Direct.................................................($129,158,000)
  Subsidy....................................................28,518,000
  Guaranteed..............................................(950,000,000)
  Subsidy.....................................................5,130,000
Farm Operating Loans:
  Direct..................................................(617,503,000)
  Subsidy....................................................89,044,000
  Unsubsidized Guaranteed...............................(1,200,000,000)
  Subsidy....................................................39,960,000
  Subsidized guaranteed...................................(266,249,000)
  Subsidy....................................................34,000,000
  Indian tribe land acquisition.............................(2,000,000)
  Subsidy.............................................................0
  Boll weevil eradication.................................(100,000,000)
  Subsidy.............................................................0
ACIF expenses:
  Salaries and expenses (transfer to FSA)...................283,020,000
  Administrative expenses.....................................7,948,000

                         Risk Management Agency

       The conference agreement provides $71,422,000 for the Risk 
     Management Agency as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $71,509,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees are aware that certain additional states have 
     been approved for participation in the Livestock Risk 
     Protection Pilots for swine and other livestock categories, 
     but that this expansion was limited to ten states. The 
     conferees urge the Department to expand the program during 
     fiscal year 2004 to the maximum extent possible, including 
     the states of Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, 
     West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of such 
     sums as may be necessary for the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation Fund (estimated to be $3,368,000,000 in the 
     President's fiscal year 2004 Budget Request), as proposed by 
     both the House and Senate.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of such 
     sums as may be necessary for Reimbursement for Net Realized 
     Losses of the Commodity Credit Corporation (estimated to be 
     $17,275,000,000 in the President's fiscal year 2004 Budget 
     Request), as proposed by both the House and Senate.

                       Hazardous Waste Management

       The conference agreement provides a limitation of 
     $5,000,000 for Hazardous Waste Management, as proposed by 
     both the House and Senate.

                    TITLE II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

       The conference agreement provides $745,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment 
     as proposed by the House instead of $761,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

       The conference agreement provides $853,004,000 for 
     Conservation Operations instead of $850,004,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $826,635,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes Senate bill language that 
     prohibits the discretionary funds in this account from being 
     used to provide technical assistance for mandatory farm bill 
     programs.
       The conferees direct the Chief of the NRCS, in making the 
     fiscal year 2004 Conservation Operations funding allocations 
     to the states, to treat items under the heading `Conservation 
     Operations' in the Statement of Managers accompanying this 
     conference report, as increases to the states' funding 
     allocation. The conferees direct the NRCS to provide a report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, that includes the following: 
     fiscal year 2003 Conservation Operations allocation by state; 
     fiscal year 2004 Conservation Operations allocation by state; 
     fiscal year 2004 Congressional earmarks by state; and the 
     total fiscal year 2004 Conservation Operations allocation by 
     state.
       The conference agreement provides $23,500,000 for the 
     Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. The conferees also 
     provide an additional amount of $950,000 for Grazing Lands 
     Conservation Initiative activities in the State of Wisconsin.
       The conferees urge NRCS to make EQIP funding available for 
     public land contracts to the maximum extent permitted under 
     the law. In particular, the conferees are concerned that EQIP 
     funding be made available for public land ranchers in states 
     such as AZ, NM, ID, UT, OR, CA, CO, and WY to help meet 
     regulatory demands and to relieve utilization pressure on 
     private lands in those states.
       The statement of managers remains silent on provisions that 
     were in both the House directives as contained in H. Rept. 
     108-193, pp. 59-62 and the Senate directives as contained in 
     Senate Rept. 108-107, pp. 95-101, that remain unchanged by 
     this conference agreement, except as noted herein: 
     Environmental, educational, and demonstration of conservation 
     practices (AL)--$200,000; obtain and evaluate materials for 
     cold region seeds of plants in conjunction w/Alaska Division 
     of Agriculture--$315,000; Native Plant Materials (AK) 
     (evaluating and developing)--$315,000; two staff positions in 
     Palmer (AK)--$200,000; GIS-based mapping/hyperspectral 
     imaging of agricultural lands--$400,000; Natural resource 
     inventory development (AK)--$1,200,000; Cooperative agreement 
     with soil and water conservation district (AK)--$1,500,000; 
     planning and design of new storage facility at Plant 
     Materials Center (AK)--$300,000; Southwest Strategy (AZ/NM)--
     $135,000; National Water Management Center (AR)--$2,475,000; 
     Little Red River Irrigation Project--$398,000; Walnut Bayou 
     (AR) Irrigation Project--$300,000; Study to determine 
     logistics of transportation/coordination of excess nutrients 
     (AR)--$200,000; Alameda County (CA) watershed surveys--
     $125,000; East Valley Conservation District/Santa Ana 
     Watershed Authority (CA) Plant Removal--$1,000,000; Monterey 
     Bay (CA) Sanctuary--$600,000; Cooperative agreement with 
     Tufts University (CT) to improve conservation practices--
     $480,000; Expand cooperative efforts w/ Delaware State for 
     plant materials--$290,000; Pilot projects for technology 
     systems resulting in nutrient reduction (FL)--$5,000,000; 
     Manatee (FL) Agriculture Reuse System--$2,000,000; Lake 
     Okeechobee (FL) Watershed project planning--$270,000; 
     Suwannee, Dixie, and Lafeyette Counties (FL) dairy and 
     poultry waste treatment--$280,000; Cooperative agreement with 
     Green Institute (FL)--$280,000; projects for nutrient 
     reducing waste treatment systems (FL)--$720,000; Georgia Soil 
     and Water Conservation Commission Cooperative Agreement--
     $3,600,000; Community nutrient management facilities (GA)--
     $350,000; PMC for Native Plants to clean up the Island of 
     Kahoolawe (HI)--$108,000; Molokai (HI) Agriculture Community 
     Committee--$250,000; Agricultural development/resource 
     conservation--Molokai (HI)--$630,000; Idaho One Plan--
     $200,000; Conversion to sprinkler irrigation (ID)--$900,000; 
     Basalt and ground water protection project--$250,000; 
     Ecological site description project with Idaho Association of 
     Conservation Districts--$400,000; Lower Payette (ID) ditch 
     irrigation diversion project--$624,000; Trees Forever Program 
     (IL)--$100,000; Iroquois River (IL) watershed--$436,000; 
     Illinois River agricultural conservation project cooperative 
     agreement with Ducks Unlimited--$238,000; Wildlife habitat 
     education program cooperative agreement with National Wild 
     Turkey Federation--$238,000; Hungry Canyon/Loess Hills 
     Erosion Control/Western Iowa--$1,200,000; Trees Forever 
     Program (IA)--$100,000; CEMSA w/Iowa Soybean Association--
     $363,000; Tipton Creek watershed (IA)--$120,000; Cooperative 
     agreement with Northern Iowa University--$400,000; Innovative 
     environmental technology program (IN)--$500,000; Soil erosion 
     control cost-share program/soil survey program (KY)--
     $2,800,000; Cooperative agreement with Western Kentucky 
     University--$400,000; Technical assistance to provide grants 
     to Soil Conservation Districts (KY)--$880,000; Technical

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     assistance for water project in Hardin County (KY)--$200,000; 
     Dairy waste remediation-Lake Ponchartrain (LA) Basin--
     $290,000; False River (LA) sedimentation project--$150,000; 
     Choupique Drainage canal improvements (LA)--$200,000; Porte 
     de Luce watershed (LA)--$820,000; Cooperative agreement with 
     Louisiana State University on effectiveness of agriculture 
     and forestry--$273,000; Chesapeake Bay activities--
     $6,000,000; Conservation related to cranberry production (MA/
     WI)--$570,000; Weed It Now-Taconic Mountains (MA/NY/CT)--
     $200,000; Great Lakes pilot program for conservation--
     $500,000; Franklin County (MS) Lake technical assistance--
     $1,500,000; Mississippi Delta Water Resources Study--
     $700,000; Delta Conservation Demonstration Center, Washington 
     County (MS)--$1,400,000; Soil erosion/Alcorn State (MS)--
     $175,000; Cattle and nutrient management in stream crossings 
     (MS)--$900,000; Choctaw County (MS) feasibility study for 
     surface impoundment--$210,000; Wildlife Management Institute 
     (MS)--$5,813,000; Humphrey's County (MS) Hospital flood 
     protection--$360,000; Drainage improvements, Hinds County 
     (MS)--$250,000; Drainage improvements, Port Gibson (MS)--
     $294,000; Rankin County (MS) Richland Creek watershed--
     $294,000; Rankin County (MS) erosion control project--
     $200,000; Establish Upper White River Water Quality Project 
     Office in southern Missouri--$380,000; Lake Tahoe Basin Soil 
     Conservation Project (NV/CA)--$500,000; Lake Tahoe Basin area 
     soil survey (NV/CA)--$180,000; Improved nutrient management/
     protection of water resources (NV)--$540,000; establish plant 
     materials center in the vicinity of Fallon (NV)--$450,000; 
     State conservation cost share program (NJ)--$900,000; Ciudad 
     Soil and Water Conservation District (NM)--$50,000; Riparian 
     restoration activities along Rio Grande and Pecos River 
     (NM)--$480,000; Pastureland Management/Rotational Grazing 
     (NY)--$500,000; Best management practices/Skaneateles and 
     Owasco Watersheds (NY)--$250,000; Address non-point pollution 
     in Onondaga Lake Watershed (NY)--$250,000; Beaver Swamp Brook 
     project (NY) implementation/environmental restoration--
     $300,000; Phase II/Watershed Agriculture Council in Walton 
     (NY)--$700,000; Pace University Land Use Law Center--
     $200,000; Sodus Bay (NY) watershed/Wayne County technical 
     assistance--$250,000; New York State Agriculture and 
     Environment Program--$750,000; Long Island Sound watershed 
     initiative--$200,000; Erosion control/stabilization for 
     Hudson River (NY) shoreline--$250,000; evaluation of manure 
     management systems (NY)--$130,000; Technical assistance to 
     livestock/poultry industry (NC) $400,000; West Cary (NC) 
     Watershed and Farmland Protection Project--$300,000; Red 
     River Flood Prevention/Energy and Environmental Research 
     Center (ND)--$1,490,000; North Central Planning Council water 
     utilization/Devil's Lake--$559,000; Maumee Watershed 
     Hydrological Study and Flood Mitigation Plan (OH)--
     $1,000,000; Oregon Garden, Silverton (OR)--$325,000; Native 
     grassland demo project in the vicinity of Tar Creek (OK)--
     $2,200,000; Pawtucket watershed (RI)--$450,000; GIS-based 
     model to integrate commodity and conservation--$800,000; 
     Study to characterize land use change while preserving 
     natural resources in cooperation with Clemson University 
     (SC)--$900,000; Bexar, Medina, Uvalde Counties irrigation in 
     Edwards Aquifer (TX)--$500,000; Field office 
     telecommunications pilot program/advanced soil survey methods 
     (TX)--$2,110,000; Leon River restoration project (TX)--
     $196,000; Range vegetation pilot project, Ft. Hood (TX)--
     $500,000; Texas Water Resources Institute cooperative 
     agreement for Tarrant County (TX)--$500,000; AFO/CAFO Pilot 
     Project (UT)--$300,000; Dry Creek/Neff's Grove project (UT)--
     $1,100,000; Study to examine effects of vegetative 
     manipulation on water yields with Utah State University--
     $500,000; Washington Fields (UT)--$750,000; Wellsville (UT) 
     drainage improvement--$250,000; Reduce phosphorus loading 
     into Lake Champlain (VT)--$290,000; Pilot farm viability 
     program project (VT)--$167,000; Walla Walla (WA) watershed 
     alliance--$500,000; Comprehensive irrigation district 
     management plans cooperative agreement--$250,000; Design/
     implement natural stream restoration initiatives (WV)--
     $770,000; Soil survey geographic database in the Mid-Atlantic 
     Highlands (WV)--$180,000; Poultry Litter Composting (WV)--
     $160,000; Potomac and Ohio River Basin Soil Nutrient Project 
     (WV)--$300,000; Appalachian Small Farmer Outreach Program 
     (WV)--$860,000; GIS Center of Excellence at West Virginia 
     University--$4,337,000; Grazing Lands Initiative/Wisconsin 
     Department of Agriculture--$950,000; Global Environment Mgmt. 
     Education Center at Stevens Point (WI)--$2,000,000; Examine 
     benefits of using vegetative buffers w/ Univ. of Wisconsin-
     Madison--$600,000; Conservation land internship program 
     (WI)--$108,000; Soil survey mapping and digitization project 
     (WI)--$415,000; Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory 
     Committee cooperative agreement--$275,000; Cooperative 
     agreement with Sand County Foundation (WI)--$900,000; 
     Cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin for 
     the Conservation Technology Transfer Project--$300,000; Soil 
     survey mapping project (WY)--$300,000; Audubon at Home Pilot 
     Program--$500,000; Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative--
     $23,500,000; Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil & Erosion 
     Sediment--$2,500,000; Watershed management demo program/
     NPPC--$600,000; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Partnerships--$3,000,000; Source water protection project to 
     States that show the greatest need--$2,750,000; Operation Oak 
     to restore hardwoods in the south/cooperative agreement with 
     National Wild Turkey Federation--$300,000; SNOTEL--
     $9,250,000; Plant Materials Centers--$11,500,000; On-Farm 
     Management Systems Evaluation Network--$200,000; and pay 
     cost--$15,678,000.
       The conferees concur with the language and reporting 
     requirement contained in the Senate report regarding the 
     Natural Resource Inventory (NRI). The conferees expect the 
     pilot activity to provide resource data meaningful to Alaska 
     and integrated with or supplemental to the national NRI.
       The conferees urge the Department to give consideration to 
     the use of WHIP funding for projects that will utilize the 
     benefits of Eelgrass habitats to marine ecosystems in places 
     such as Narragansett Bay in the State of Rhode Island, and 
     similar areas.


                     WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

       The conference agreement provides $10,562,000 for Watershed 
     Surveys and Planning instead of $11,124,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

       The conference agreement provides $87,000,000 for Watershed 
     and Flood Prevention Operations instead of $90,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $55,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees expect the Department to give consideration 
     for financial and technical assistance to the following: 
     Indian Creek watershed (PA); Town Creek (MS); Oaklimiter 
     Watershed (MS); Tanana River (AK); installation of land 
     treatment conservation measures, including plan supplements, 
     in the Brandywine Creek and the Red-White Clay Creek 
     Watersheds (PA); and McCarthy Creek Watershed (AK).


                    watershed rehabilitation program

       The conference agreement provides $29,805,000 for the 
     Watershed Rehabilitation Program as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees direct that funding be provided for 
     rehabilitation of structures determined to be of high 
     priority need in order to protect property and ensure public 
     safety.


                 resource conservation and development

       The conference agreement provides $51,947,000 for Resource 
     Conservation and Development instead of $52,894,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $51,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                 TITLE III--RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       The conference agreement provides $636,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Rural Development as proposed by 
     the House instead of $651,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees direct the Under Secretary to give 
     consideration to the following projects or organizations 
     requesting financial and/or technical assistance, and grants 
     and/or loans made available under the Rural Development 
     mission area: Community facility, Belmont County (OH); 
     expansion of wastewater treatment plant facilities, Village 
     of Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs (NM); Jamerson rural (NV) small 
     business project; Forest Enterprises Technology Center (WI); 
     Menominee Mini-Mall Development project (WI); Mole Lake Water 
     and Sewer project (WI); Strawberry/Movie Ranch project (UT); 
     Meadow View Heights project (UT); Johnson Canyon (UT); Garden 
     State Ethanol (NJ); Energy Photovoltaics, Inc., (NJ); 
     Cleburne County (AR) community facility/water and waste 
     project; Menominee Tribal Enterprises (WI); Cold Canyon Park 
     (CA) forestry center; Wastewater pumping and treatment system 
     improvements in St. John (VI); Wastewater pumping and 
     treatment system improvements in St. Thomas (VI); 
     Rehabilitation of six major wastewater pump stations in St. 
     Thomas and St. Croix (VI); Rehabilitation and replacement of 
     sanitary sewer infrastructure components in St. Croix (VI); 
     technical assistance to the Government of the U.S. Virgin 
     Islands in formulating a prioritized wastewater system 
     maintenance-management system; Brunswick Community College 
     turf grass and horticulture technology program (NC); and, 
     sewer and water system improvements on the Red Cliff (WI) 
     reservation.
       The conferees expect the Secretary to approve these 
     projects only when subject to established review procedures.
       The conferees encourage the Department to continue support 
     for the National Rural Development Partnership (NRDP) and its 
     associated State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs). 
     Additionally, the Department is encouraged to intensify its 
     efforts to secure financial and other support for the NRDP 
     and SRDCs from other Federal agencies with rural 
     responsibilities.


                  rural community advancement program

       The conference agreement provides $757,425,000 for the 
     Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP) instead of

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     $701,006,000 as proposed by the House and $767,479,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $75,919,000 for community 
     facilities; $605,006,000 for water and waste, of which 
     $1,000,000 is for grants to nonprofit organizations to 
     finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of 
     individually-owned household water well systems in rural 
     areas, and of which $500,000 is for revolving funds for 
     financing water and wastewater projects; and $76,500,000 is 
     for rural business and cooperative development programs.
       The conference agreement provides $24,000,000 for loans and 
     grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American 
     Tribes.
       The conference agreement provides $17,733,000 for technical 
     assistance grants for rural water and waste systems.
       The conference agreement provides $1,750,000 for grants to 
     the Delta Regional Authority.
       The conference agreement provides not less than $2,000,000 
     for grants to statewide private nonprofit public television 
     systems.
       The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 for rural and 
     native villages in Alaska.
       The conference agreement provides that of the funds for the 
     circuit rider program, two additional full circuit rider 
     contracts are for Alaska.
       The conference agreement provides $22,000,000 for 
     facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and 
     severe economic depression.
       The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 to be 
     transferred to the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
     Grants Account.
       The following table indicates the distribution of funding 
     for the RCAP:

Community Facilities........................................$75,919,000
Business-Cooperative Development.............................76,500,000
Water and Waste.............................................605,006,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................757,425,000
Earmarks:
  Federally Recognized Native American Tribes................24,000,000
  Rural Community Development Initiative......................6,000,000
  Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation.................250,000
  Delta Regional Authority....................................1,750,000
  Colonias...................................................25,000,000
  Alaska Villages............................................28,000,000
  Technical Assistance.......................................17,733,000
  Circuit Rider..............................................13,000,000
  EZ/EC and REAP.............................................22,132,000
  Economic Impact Initiative Grants..........................22,000,000
  High Energy Cost Grants....................................28,000,000
  RCAP........................................................5,513,000
  Nonprofit individually-owned water well grants..............1,000,000
  Water and Wastewater Revolving Funds..........................500,000
  Native American Circuit Rider.................................750,000


                rural development salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $141,869,000 for Rural 
     Development Salaries and Expenses instead of $146,495,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $140,922,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees note that the funds provided in this Act may 
     be used to ensure the timely relocation of the employees of 
     the Rural Development and Farm Service Agency offices from 
     the Abrams Federal Building on Market Street, in St. Louis, 
     Missouri, to the new facility on Goodfellow Boulevard by 
     December 31, 2004.

                         Rural Housing Service


              rural housing insurance fund program account

       The conference agreement provides a total subsidy of 
     $232,347,000 for activities under the Rural Housing Insurance 
     Fund Program Account instead of $232,426,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $231,860,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides for an estimated loan 
     program level of $4,362,128,000 instead of $4,364,727,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $4,352,813,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement provides for a transfer of 
     $443,302,000 to salaries and expenses instead of $447,151,000 
     as proposed by the House and $439,453,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The Rural Housing Service is encouraged to work with South 
     County Housing Corporation in Monterey County, California, on 
     the Salinas Road Swing Housing Project.
       The following table indicates loan and subsidy levels 
     provided in the conference agreement:
       Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account:

Loan authorizations:
  Single family (sec. 502).............................($1,366,462,000)
    Unsubsidized guaranteed.............................(2,725,172,000)
  Housing repair (sec. 504)................................(35,004,000)
    Rental housing (sec. 515).............................(116,545,000)
  Site loans (sec. 524).....................................(5,045,000)
  Multi-family housing guarantees.........................(100,000,000)
  Multi-family housing credit sales.........................(1,500,000)
  Single family housing credit sales.......................(10,000,000)
  Self-help housing land development........................(2,400,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
      Total, Loan authorizations........................(4,362,128,000)
                                                       ================

Loan subsidies:
  Single family (sec. 502)..................................126,018,000
    Unsubsidized guaranteed..................................39,903,000
  Housing repair (sec. 504)...................................9,612,000
    Rental housing (sec. 515)................................50,126,000
  Site loans (sec. 524)..............................................--
  Multi-family housing guarantees.............................5,950,000
  Multi-family housing credit sales.............................663,000
  Single family housing credit sales.................................--
  Self-help housing land development.............................75,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
Total, Loan subsidies                                       232,347,000
                                                       ================

RHIF administration expenses (transfer to RD)...............443,302,000


                       rental assistance program

       The conference agreement provides $584,000,000 for the 
     Rental Assistance Program instead of $731,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $721,281,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees strongly support the Section 521 rental 
     assistance program which helps approximately 264,000 low and 
     very-low income rural households by providing a subsidy to 
     offset a portion of their rent. The conference agreement 
     provides sufficient funding to meet the needs associated with 
     program renewals and new construction in fiscal year 2004. 
     However, the conferees are concerned that the past budget 
     requests for the cost of rental assistance have been 
     overstated and have resulted in substantial unliquidated 
     balances. In recent years, appropriations provided for five-
     year rental assistance contracts have been sufficient to 
     cover a period of, on average, six and one half years. The 
     conference agreement changes the contract term from five to 
     four years to better reflect the actual costs of existing 
     contracts. The conferees support the continuation of multi-
     year contracts to provide stability to the multi-family 
     program. Further, the conference agreement provides the 
     Secretary with the authority to carry-over unexpended funds 
     at the completion of the four-year contract period to address 
     future program needs for certain purposes.


                  MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

       The conference agreement provides $34,000,000 for Mutual 
     and Self-Help Housing Grants as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $34,772,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement does not adopt Senate bill 
     language regarding Demonstration Housing Grants.


                    rural housing assistance grants

       The conference agreement provides $46,222,000 for Rural 
     Housing Assistance Grants as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $42,222,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees provide $5,000,000 for a demonstration 
     housing program for processing workers in the states of 
     Alaska, Mississippi, Utah and Wisconsin. The conferees 
     encourage the Secretary to administer this program through 
     non-profits, governmental entities and community based 
     organizations, including cooperatives and to fund grants up 
     to 75 percent of the total development cost for each project 
     awarded.
       The Department should consider on-site tenant services in 
     the selection criteria for projects awarded. The conferees 
     encourage the Department to issue a notice of availability of 
     funds within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
       The conferees are concerned that only a few states 
     benefited from the Supervisory and Technical Assistance Grant 
     Program in the fiscal year 2003 allocation, and encourage the 
     Secretary to consider an allocation process that will not 
     discriminate against other states or regions of the nation. 
     The conferees encourage the Secretary to limit funding to any 
     state or territory to 10 percent of available funds, and to 
     give priority to entities that have experience in 
     homeownership education and/or reducing delinquencies and 
     foreclosures. The conferees expect the Secretary to provide 
     not less than $2,000,000 for the Supervisory and Technical 
     Assistance account.


                       farm labor program account

       The conference agreement provides $36,307,000 for the Farm 
     Labor Program Account as proposed by the House instead of 
     $33,015,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $18,300,000 for loan 
     subsidies, and $18,007,000 for grants.


                       historic barn preservation

       The conference agreement does not include $2,000,000 for 
     the Historic Barn Preservation account as proposed by the 
     Senate.

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                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service


              RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides a loan level of 
     $40,000,000 with a subsidy of $17,308,000, the same as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement provides for a transfer of 
     $4,272,000 to the Rural Development salaries and expense 
     account instead of $4,283,000 as proposed by the House and 
     the Senate.


            RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides a loan level of 
     $15,002,000 for the Rural Economic Development Loans Program 
     Account with a subsidy of $2,792,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of a $16,120,000 loan level with a subsidy of 
     $3,000,000 as proposed by the House.


                  RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

       The conference agreement provides $24,000,000 for Rural 
     Cooperative Development Grants instead of $13,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $8,967,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language 
     that sets aside $500,000 for cooperative research agreements.
       The conference agreement provides $15,000,000 for value-
     added agricultural product market development grants.
       The conference agreement adopts language for cooperatives 
     or associations of cooperatives, whose primary focus is to 
     provide assistance to small, minority producers and whose 
     governing board and/or membership is comprised of at least 75 
     percent minority.


       RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES GRANTS

       The conference agreement provides $12,667,000 for Rural 
     Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Grants instead 
     of $10,967,000 as proposed by the House and $14,370,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language providing 
     that $1,000,000 shall be for third round empowerment zones.


                        RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

       The conference agreement provides $23,000,000 for the 
     Renewable Energy Program as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language that 
     provides for guaranteed loans for this account.

                        Rural Utilities Service


   RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides a total subsidy of 
     $185,000 for activities under the Rural Electrification and 
     Telecommunications Loans Program Account. The conference 
     agreement provides for an estimated loan program level of 
     $5,605,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $4,655,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement adopts bill language that provides 
     guaranteed underwriting loans.
       The conference agreement adopts House language providing 
     for a transfer of $37,853,000 to salaries and expenses 
     instead of $38,166,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $37,920,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The following table indicates loan and subsidy levels 
     provided in the conference agreement:
       Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
     Account:

Loan authorizations:
                                                              Electric:
    Direct, 5 percent....................................($240,000,000)
    Direct, Muni........................................(1,000,000,000)
    Direct, FFB.........................................(2,000,000,000)
    Direct, Treasury rate.................................(750,000,000)
    Guaranteed............................................(100,000,000)
    Guaranteed underwriting.............................(1,000,000,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
      Subtotal..........................................(5,090,000,000)
                                                       ================

                                                    Telecommunications:
    Direct, 5 percent.....................................(145,000,000)
    Direct, Treasury rate.................................(250,000,000)
    Direct, FFB...........................................(120,000,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
      Subtotal............................................(515,000,000)
                                                       ================

      Total, loan authorizations........................(5,605,000,000)
                                                       ================

                                                        Loan subsidies:
    Electric: Guaranteed.........................................60,000
                                                    Telecommunications:
    Direct, Treasury rate.......................................125,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
      Total, loan subsidies.....................................185,000
                                                       ================

RETLP administrative expenses (transfer to RD)...............37,853,000


                  RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides $173,503,000 for the 
     Rural Telephone Bank Program Account as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House did not provide funding for this account.
       The conference agreement provides for a transfer of 
     $3,171,000 to salaries and expenses instead of $3,182,000 as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.


         DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

       The conference agreement provides $61,116,000 for the 
     Distance Learning, Telemedicine and Broadband Program instead 
     of $42,116,000 as proposed by the House and $65,116,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides for an estimated loan 
     program level of $300,000,000 for distance learning and 
     telemedicine and $602,000,000 for broadband 
     telecommunications.
       The conference agreement includes $39,000,000 for Distance 
     Learning and Telemedicine grants.
       The conference agreement includes $13,116,000 for Broadband 
     loan subsidies, and $9,000,000 for grants.
       The conference agreement includes bill language that the 
     Broadband Loan program shall be for direct, Treasury rate 
     loans.
       The conference agreement adopts language defining rural 
     areas as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees are aware of and encourage the Secretary to 
     support the utilization of remote telemedicine services 
     capable of transmitting medical information in both real-time 
     and stored scenarios for diagnosis, medical monitoring, and 
     emergency purposes. Furthermore, the conferees recognize the 
     need for integration and interoperability of real-time remote 
     mobile medical technology with other devices, systems, and 
     services which together offer increased capabilities, 
     functionality, and levels of care.

                    TITLE IV--DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

       The conference agreement provides $599,000 for the Office 
     of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer 
     Services, as proposed by the House, instead of $611,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                        CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement provides $11,417,441,000 for Child 
     Nutrition Programs, instead of $11,418,441,000, as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate. The conference amount includes 
     full funding of the request for program expenses, and 
     $5,000,000 for a certification study, instead of $6,000,000 
     as requested.
       Included in the total is an appropriated amount of 
     $6,717,780,000 and a transfer from section 32 of 
     $4,699,661,000.
       The conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting 
     use of funds for studies and evaluations, except as 
     specifically provided.
       The conferees provide $5,000,000 in one-time funding for a 
     study of over and under certification errors and the effect 
     those errors have on expenditures in the National School 
     Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, and an assessment of the 
     feasibility of using income data matching in those programs. 
     The conferees are aware that this study will provide 
     information necessary to make informed policy decisions 
     regarding these programs, but direct the Department to work 
     to ensure that neither the design nor implementation of the 
     study will discourage participation in these programs by 
     eligible children.
       The conferees provide $10,025,000, the same level as fiscal 
     year 2003 and the budget request, for the School Meals 
     Initiative/Team Nutrition. The conferees believe it is 
     important to support physical activity and healthy eating 
     habits in children and strongly support the nutrition 
     education activities carried out with these funds. The 
     conferees encourage the Department to provide additional 
     funding to support these efforts as appropriate to combat 
     increased obesity and other health problems in children.
       The conference agreement provides the following for Child 
     Nutrition programs:


                      Total Obligational Authority

Child Nutrition Programs:
  School lunch program...................................$6,683,704,000
  School breakfast program................................1,797,923,000
  Child and adult care food program.......................2,019,045,000
  Summer food service program...............................308,653,000
  Special milk program.......................................15,270,000
  State administrative expenses.............................140,240,000
  Commodity procurement and computer support................431,309,000
  School meals initiative/Team nutrition.....................10,025,000
  Food safety education.......................................1,000,000
  Coordinated review effort...................................5,235,000
  Program Pay Cost...............................................37,000
  Certification and data match study..........................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total................................................11,417,441,000


SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 
                                 (WIC)

       The conference agreement provides $4,639,232,000 for the 
     Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
     and Children (WIC), as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $4,588,310,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes no less than $15,000,000 
     for a breastfeeding support initiative. In addition, the 
     conference agreement provides up to $25,000,000 for 
     investments in management information systems,

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     and up to $4,000,000 for pilot projects to combat obesity in 
     children, if the Secretary determines that those funds are 
     not needed to maintain caseload. The conferees provide 
     $23,000,000 for the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, 
     instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, and no 
     funding as proposed by the House. The House had funded this 
     program at $20,000,000 under the Commodity Assistance Program 
     account.
       The conference agreement does not provide funds to increase 
     the WIC contingency fund. The conferees note that 
     $125,000,000 was provided for the WIC contingency fund in 
     fiscal year 2003, and the entire amount remains available to 
     the Secretary to fund program costs if necessary.
       The conferees urge the Secretary to allow state and local 
     WIC agencies the flexibility to use breastfeeding promotion 
     and support methods and efforts that have yielded positive 
     results, in the expenditure of funds provided for under 
     Section 17 for the breastfeeding support initiative.
       The conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting 
     use of funds for studies and evaluations.


                           FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

       The conference agreement provides $30,945,981,000 for the 
     Food Stamp Program, instead of $27,745,981,000, as proposed 
     by the House and $29,945,981,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Included in this amount is a reserve of $3,000,000,000, 
     instead of $2,000,000,000, as proposed in the budget request.
       In addition to the $3,000,000,000 for the reserve, the 
     conference agreement includes $26,403,176,000 for program 
     expenses, $1,402,805,000 for grants to Puerto Rico and Samoa, 
     and $140,000,000 for commodity purchase for The Emergency 
     Food Assistance Program.
       The conference agreement includes a provision allowing for 
     purchase of bison meat, in an amount not to exceed 
     $4,000,000, for the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
     Reservations (FDPIR).
       The conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting 
     use of funds for studies and evaluations.


                      COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The conference agreement provides $150,000,000 for the 
     Commodity Assistance Program, instead of $166,072,000, as 
     proposed by the House and $145,740,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within that amount, the conference agreement provides 
     $98,919,000 for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, an 
     increase of $3,928,000 over the request and the House and 
     Senate levels.
       The conferees have provided this increase to address the 
     growing caseload in this program. USDA has indicated that, at 
     the request level of $94,991,000, the total budgetary 
     resources available for fiscal year 2004 for the program--
     including beginning inventory--would be sufficient to support 
     participation of 520,642, and caseload of 536,744. The 
     conferees expect the Department to make the full amount of 
     those budgetary resources available to support participation 
     and caseload. The intention of the conferees is to ensure at 
     a minimum that the final caseload in September, 2003, can be 
     maintained in 2004, while meeting the requirement to protect 
     the caseload of states that joined the program in 2003.
       The conferees provide $50,000,000 for administration--
     processing, storage, transport, and distribution--of The 
     Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). The conference 
     agreement includes a general provision that provides the 
     Secretary with authority to transfer up to $10,000,000 from 
     TEFAP commodity purchases to administration.
       Within this account, the conferees provide $1,081,000 to 
     the Food Donations Program for Pacific Island Assistance.
       The conference agreement does not include funding for the 
     Farmers' Market Nutrition Program in this account, as 
     proposed by the House. Rather, $23,000,000 in funding for 
     that program is provided in the account for The Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
     Children (WIC).
       The conference agreement includes language regarding new 
     authorization for assistance to nuclear affected islands.


                   NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement provides $138,304,000 for 
     Nutrition Programs Administration, as proposed by the Senate, 
     instead of $140,512,000 as proposed by the House. Included in 
     this amount is not less than $4,000,000 to improve integrity 
     in the Food Stamp Program and Child Nutrition Program.
       The conferees provide the same funding level as fiscal year 
     2003 for studies and evaluations in the Nutrition Programs 
     Administration account.
       The conference agreement does not include funding for the 
     requested initiatives, as proposed by the House.

            TITLE V--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $132,148,000 for the 
     Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses instead 
     of $133,924,000 as proposed by the House and $131,648,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees direct the Secretary to distinguish between 
     white (food grade) sorghum and yellow (feed grade) sorghum in 
     food aid programs.


     PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I AND TITLE II PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS

       The conference agreement provides $103,887,000 for Title I 
     loan subsidies for a loan level of $132,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $131,670,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 for Ocean 
     Freight Differential as proposed by the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $1,192,000,000 for Public 
     Law 480 Title II as proposed by the House and the Senate.
       The following table reflects the conference agreement for 
     Public Law 480 program accounts:


                             Public Law 480

Title 1--Program account:
  Loan authorization, direct.............................($132,000,000)
  Loan subsidies............................................103,887,000
                                             Ocean freight di28,000,000
Title II--Commodities for disposition abroad:
  Program level.........................................(1,192,000,000)
  Appropriation...........................................1,192,000,000
Salaries and expenses:
  Foreign Agricultural Service (transfer to FAS)..............1,059,000
  Farm Service Agency (transfer to FSA).......................1,075,000

       The conferees direct the administration not to place 
     arbitrary limits on monetization under the Public Law 480, 
     Title II, program. In food-deficit, import-reliant countries, 
     monetization stimulates the economy and allows needed 
     commodities to be provided in the marketplace. Food aid 
     proposals should be approved based on the merits of the 
     program plan to promote food security and improve people's 
     lives, not on the level of monetization.


  MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION 
                             PROGRAM GRANTS

       The conference agreement provides $50,000,000 for the 
     McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child 
     Nutrition Program instead of $56,874,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Although Food for Progress funds may not be used for the 
     McGovern-Dole program, the conferees support the goals of 
     that program and encourage the Secretary to investigate use 
     of other resources, such as 416(b), to carry out activities 
     consistent with the goals of the McGovern-Dole program.

       Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account

       The conference agreement provides $4,152,000 for the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $4,312,000 as proposed by 
     the House.

      TITLE VI--RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides total appropriations, 
     including Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User 
     Fee Act, and Animal Drug User Fee Act collections, of 
     $1,673,441,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Food and 
     Drug Administration, instead of $1,668,249,000, as proposed 
     by the House and $1,663,228,000, as proposed by the Senate, 
     and provides specific amounts by FDA activity as reflected in 
     the following table.

                                                   FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Prescription     Medical device   Animal drug user
                            Program                             Budget authority   drug user fees       user fees           fees              Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Foods.........................................................           413,112  ................  ................  ................           413,112
Human Drugs...................................................           295,906           182,060  ................  ................           477,966
Biologics.....................................................           123,539            38,271             7,619  ................           169,429
Animal Drugs and Feeds........................................            84,646  ................  ................             4,750            89,396
Medical Devices...............................................           192,278  ................            17,142  ................           209,420
Nat'l Center for Toxicological Research.......................            39,887  ................  ................  ................            39,887

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Other Activities..............................................            90,725            20,848             3,788  ................           115,361
Rent and Rent-related Activities..............................            38,636  ................               640  ................            39,276
Rental Payments to GSA........................................           108,233             8,646             2,465               250           119,594
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Recommendation....................................         1,386,962           249,825            31,654             5,000         1,673,441
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conference agreement also makes mammography user fees 
     and export certification user fees available to the agency.
       Within the total funding for the Food and Drug 
     Administration, the following increases above the fiscal year 
     2003 level are provided: $20,500,000 for counterterrorism and 
     food safety activities; $8,000,000 to reduce review times and 
     increase the number of generic drugs on the market; 
     $4,000,000 for activities to support the Best Pharmaceuticals 
     for Children Act; $3,000,000 for activities related to 
     patient safety; $650,000 to improve FDA's over the counter 
     drug program; and $1,145,000 to continue implementation of 
     the Unified Financial Management System. Amounts provided 
     above the budget request include: $9,000,000 for increased 
     medical device review; $600,000 for the Office of Women's 
     Health; $692,000 for the CFSAN Adverse Events Reporting 
     System; $150,000 for the Agricultural Products Food Safety 
     Laboratory; and $500,000 for dietary supplements.
       The conference agreement includes language allowing for the 
     collection and use of authorized user fees, and does not 
     allow user fees collected in excess of the limitation to be 
     credited to the various accounts and to remain available 
     until expended. The conference agreement also allows for fees 
     assessed prior to fiscal year 2004 but credited during fiscal 
     year 2004 to be added to the account. Language is included to 
     release the requirement of Section 521 of P.L. 107-188.
       The conference agreement includes $2,375,000 for relocation 
     expenses related to the move of the Center for Drug 
     Evaluation and Research offices to the consolidated White Oak 
     campus. Carryover funds available in the Prescription Drug 
     User Fee Account should fund the remaining amount needed for 
     the relocation.
       The conferees are aware that language to authorize the 
     Animal Drug User Fee Act has been passed by the House and 
     Senate, but has not yet been signed into law. Therefore, the 
     conferees have included language in the bill required for FDA 
     to collect these fees, but prohibit FDA to begin collection 
     until the authorization has been signed into law.
       The conference report provides funding of $21,607,000 for 
     Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) prevention activities.
       The conference agreement recommendation includes a total of 
     $9,445,000 for the Unified Financial Management System 
     (UFMS), an increase of $1,145,000. The conferees direct that, 
     from this total amount, no less than $4,503,000 is to be 
     invested in improvements to FDA's legacy systems and is not 
     to be used for UFMS contracts or global UFMS costs.
       The conferees provide $1,900,000 for the Agricultural 
     Products Food Safety Laboratory, an increase of $150,000 over 
     the fiscal year 2003 level, for FDA to continue its contract 
     with New Mexico State University's Physical Sciences 
     Laboratory to operate the Food Technology Evaluation 
     Laboratory, which conducts evaluation and development of 
     rapid screening methodologies, technologies, and 
     instrumentation; and to provide technology deployment 
     modeling and data analysis for food safety and product safety 
     in order to facilitate FDA's regulations and responsibilities 
     in food safety, product safety, homeland security, 
     bioterrorism, and other initiatives.
       The conferees direct that no less than $13,270,000 be 
     available for grants and contracts awarded under section 5 of 
     the Orphan Drug Act.
       The conferees request that FDA report to the Committees on 
     its oversight plan regarding the adequacy of current systems 
     for the tracking of blood-derived products and patient 
     notification of adverse events.
       The conferees are pleased that the FDA has published a rule 
     articulating a transition strategy for removing 
     chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propelled medicines from the U.S. 
     market. The conferees are aware that several patient and 
     physician organizations which represent those who suffer from 
     asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease submitted a 
     Citizen Petition to the FDA requesting that it take measures 
     to remove albuterol from the list of essential uses for CFCs. 
     The conferees encourage the FDA to respond to the petition 
     request in a timely manner and, if appropriate, expeditiously 
     implement a transition strategy as alternative non-CFC 
     products enter the U.S. market. The conferees request a 
     report from the agency on its course of action regarding this 
     issue, including plans to assure adequate access to necessary 
     medications, within 90 days of enactment.
       The conferees direct that no less than $53,750,000 of total 
     funding appropriated for FDA be provided for the generic 
     drugs program.
       The conferees direct that none of the funds made available 
     to the Food and Drug Administration in this Act be used for 
     any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and 
     Human Services (DHHS) unless identified in the FDA budget 
     justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the 
     Committees through the reprogramming process.
       The conference agreement does not include language relating 
     to human resources consolidation, as proposed by the House. 
     The directive in the preceding paragraph includes that 
     function, as well as all others subject to charges and 
     assessments by DHHS.
       The conference agreement includes no less than $250,000 for 
     research and education activities with the Interstate 
     Shellfish Sanitation Commission (ISSC) to focus on efforts 
     relating to Vibrio vulnificus.
       The conferees are concerned that FDA registration 
     requirements for the licensed beverage industry under the 
     Interim Final Rule published October 10, 2003, duplicate the 
     requirements of registration at the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
     and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the U.S. Department of the 
     Treasury. The conferees direct FDA to report to the 
     Committees within 60 days of enactment on the scope of 
     duplication, a description of data required by FDA but not by 
     TTB, the estimated cost of transferring TTB registration data 
     into the FDA system, and the timeframe in which the transfer 
     could be accomplished, to avoid duplication and unnecessary 
     costs to the industry.
       The conferees are concerned that different Federal agencies 
     have published information on the level of methyl mercury 
     exposure that is considered safe for humans, which may be 
     confusing to consumers. The conferees understand that in the 
     last nine months, FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency 
     have been working together to develop a single joint advisory 
     that will contain advice about all types of fish (commercial 
     and locally caught). The conferees expect FDA to provide a 
     copy of the resulting draft joint advisory to the Committees 
     by January 2, 2004.
       The conferees direct that no less than $250,000 be provided 
     to process comments submitted in response to Docket No. 95N-
     0304 published in the Federal Register on March 5, 2003 (68 
     FR 10417) and related activities.
       The conferees are aware that the Food and Drug 
     Administration has issued a final rule regarding the labeling 
     of dietary supplements containing ginseng (68 Fed. Reg. 167, 
     August 28, 2003) and has indicated that the industry must be 
     in compliance with this labeling rule. The conferees 
     encourage FDA to ensure that this final rule is being fully 
     enforced.
       The conferees are aware that on May 6, 2003, the FDA issued 
     a draft guidance document on current good manufacturing 
     practices for the medical gas industry, and that numerous 
     comments were received on this draft prior to the deadline 
     for public comments. The conferees expect the Agency to give 
     consideration to each of these comments, and to respond to 
     each comment accordingly. The conferees also encourage the 
     FDA to undertake a risk-based and cost-benefit analysis 
     before finalizing this document.
       The conferees direct that of the funding provided, no less 
     than $10,900,000, an increase of $500,000 be made available 
     for the regulation of dietary supplements.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 for the repair 
     and improvement of existing buildings and facilities, instead 
     of $6,000,000 as proposed by the House and $7,948,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       The conference agreement provides $90,435,000 for the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, instead of $88,435,000 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes a limitation of 
     $40,900,000 on administrative expenses of the Farm Credit 
     Administration (FCA), as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Section 710.--The conference agreement limits indirect 
     costs for competitive grants awarded by the Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service to 20 percent.

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       Section 722.--The conference agreement directs that no 
     funding may be used to close or relocate a state RD office 
     unless or until cost effectiveness and enhancement of program 
     delivery have been determined.
       Section 723.--The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 
     for Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships.
       Section 724.--The conference agreement allows balances, 
     recoveries, and reimbursements that are available to carry 
     out title III of P.L. 480 to be made available to carry out 
     title II.
       Section 725.--The conference agreement directs the 
     Secretary to make commodity tonnage available, to the extent 
     practicable, to assist foreign countries to mitigate the 
     effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired 
     Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
       Section 726.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center 
     revolving fund.
       Section 727.--The conference agreement directs the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and 
     technical assistance for certain projects in Arkansas, 
     Alaska, Illinois, Utah, and Kansas.
       Section 728.--The conference agreement names certain 
     locations that shall be considered to meet eligibility 
     requirements for programs within the Rural Development 
     mission area.
       Section 729.--The conference agreement directs the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and 
     technical assistance for certain projects in Illinois and 
     Kentucky and sets limits for that funding.
       Section 730.--The conference agreement includes language 
     limiting transfers unless specifically provided for in an 
     appropriation Act.
       Section 731.--The conference agreement includes a 
     limitation regarding Food and Drug Administration offices in 
     St. Louis, Missouri.
       Section 732.--The conference agreement allows unobligated 
     balances within the Department of Agriculture to be used to 
     reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for certain 
     services provided.
       Section 733.--The conference agreement allows 20 percent of 
     funds for competitive research grants to be used to carry out 
     a competitive grants program under certain terms and 
     conditions.
       Section 734.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding dam rehabilitation.
       Section 735.--The conference agreement directs the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and 
     technical assistance for the Upper Tygart Valley Watershed 
     Project, and authorizes the Service to provide 100 percent of 
     engineering assistance and 75 percent of the installation 
     costs.
       Section 736.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the Rural Strategic Investment Program.
       Section 737.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding rural firefighters and emergency personnel grants.
       Section 738.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding studies done by the Agricultural Research Service.
       Section 739.--The conference agreement allows the 
     Agricultural Marketing Service and the Grain Inspection, 
     Packers and Stockyards Administration to purchase interest-
     bearing investments without posting them as obligations if 
     they are insured or collateralized.
       Section 740.--The conference agreement provides up to 
     $10,000,000 for costs associated with the distribution of 
     commodities under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       Section 741.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the Wetlands Reserve Program.
       Section 742.--The conference agreement prohibits funds in 
     excess of $20,000,000 that have been appropriated in fiscal 
     year 2004 or prior years, as authorized under the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, to 
     be used to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the 
     release of eligible commodities under the Bill Emerson 
     Humanitarian Trust Act.
       Section 743.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
       Section 744.--The conference agreement directs the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and 
     technical assistance to the Dry Creek project, Utah.
       Section 745.--The conference agreement provides the 
     Secretary of Agriculture with authority to authorize 
     employees of the Department to carry and use firearms for 
     personal protection while conducting field work in remote 
     locations.
       Section 746.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the renewable energy program.
       Section 747.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the broadband telecommunications program.
       Section 748.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding value-added market development grants.
       Section 749.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding country-of-origin labeling.
       Section 750.--The conference report includes a provision 
     regarding rural electric subsidy costs.
       Section 751.--The conference report includes a rescission 
     of unobligated balances in the Alternative Agricultural 
     Research and Commercialization Revolving Fund.
       Section 752.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the Conservation Security Program.
       Section 753.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the ground and surface water conservation program.
       Section 754.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program.
       Section 755.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the Farmland Protection Program.
       Section 756.--The conference report includes $15,000,000 in 
     assistance for certain tree losses.
       Section 757.--The conference report includes $1,500,000 for 
     the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority and stipulates 
     that the Federal cost share is 100 percent.
       Section 758.--The conference report includes a directive on 
     a reporting requirement related to trade development and 
     assistance.
       Section 759.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding rural business investment subsidies.
       Section 760.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding travel card use.
       The conferees are aware of the audit conducted by the USDA 
     Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the departmental 
     travel card program, which uncovered problems such as fraud, 
     abusive ATM usage, ``bounced'' check payments, and lack of 
     specific travel card policies and penalties. USDA recently 
     made efforts to limit abusive practices by attempting to 
     reduce the number of credit card holders, issuing revised 
     departmental regulations, and instituting a new system of 
     alerts to catch abusive transactions.
       The conferees commend the Secretary for moving forward to 
     begin to address the problems with official credit and travel 
     cards, and urge the Secretary to continue work on this 
     problem. The conferees have retained the House-passed 
     language as a reminder to the Department and will continue to 
     monitor the Department's remedial activities. If it is 
     necessary, the conferees will consider a statutory remedy 
     during the fiscal year 2005 process.
       Section 761.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     regarding cost-sharing requirements for animal and plant 
     health emergency programs of the Animal and Plant Health 
     Inspection Service.
       Section 762.--The conference agreement authorizes use of 
     USDA available discretionary funds for activities relating to 
     discrimination complaints.
       Section 763.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     regarding eligibility for housing assistance in Alaska.
       Section 764.--The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 
     to the Denali Commission to address deficiencies in solid 
     waste disposal sites.
       Section 765.--The conference agreement directs that the 
     cities of Vicksburg and Starkville, Mississippi, and 
     Aberdeen, South Dakota, meet the requirements of a rural area 
     as set in section 520 of the Housing Act until receipt of the 
     decennial Census for 2010.
       Section 766.--The conference agreement makes the cities of 
     Berlin, New Hampshire, and Guymon, Shawnee, and Altus, 
     Oklahoma, eligible for loans and grants provided through the 
     Rural Community Advancement Program until receipt of the 
     decennial Census for 2010.
       Section 767.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding competitive outsourcing.
       Section 768.--The conference agreement amends the Housing 
     Act of 1949 relating to adjusted income.
       Section 769.--The conference agreement includes language 
     relating to Agricultural Management Assistance. The conferees 
     direct the Secretary to use not less than $3,000,000 of the 
     funding available under this Section to the Risk Management 
     Agency to fund additional crop insurance cost share 
     assistance programs in states which have operated a state-
     funded crop insurance premium assistance program for crop 
     years 2001, 2002.
       Section 770.--The conference agreement includes a permanent 
     limitation regarding sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products through the Foreign Agricultural Service.
       Section 771.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     to maintain the benefit level for Food Stamp recipients in 
     Alaska and Hawaii at the fiscal year 2003 level.
       Section 772.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     defining ``rural eligible community'' in the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936.
       Section 773.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     relating to eligibility of rural areas in Hawaii for programs 
     in the Rural Development Mission Area.
       Section 774.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     relating to mortgage-backed securities.
       Section 775.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     giving the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to allow 
     Community Facility Program borrowers to enter into contracts 
     with third parties for necessary services.

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       Section 776.--The conference agreement gives the Secretary 
     of Agriculture the authority to enter into cooperative 
     agreements to lease aircraft.
       Section 777.--The conference agreement amends language in 
     the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 regarding citrus 
     canker assistance.
       Section 778.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding a Sun Grant Research Initiative.
       Section 779.--The conference agreement includes language 
     allowing use of unobligated balances in certain accounts 
     within the Rural Utilities Service for the purposes of 
     section 315 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.
       Section 780.--The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding price supports for nonfat dry milk and butter.
       Section 781.--The conference agreement authorizes the 
     Secretary to make funding and other assistance available 
     through the emergency watershed protection program for damage 
     to non-Federal lands due to fires initiated by the Federal 
     Government, and waives cost sharing requirements.
       Section 782.--The conference agreement authorizes the 
     Secretary to waive requirements regarding small and emerging 
     rural business under the Rural Business Enterprise Grant 
     program for the Oakridge Oregon Industrial Park.
       Section 783.--The conference agreement makes the Alaska 
     Department of Community and Economic Development eligible for 
     a water and waste disposal grant that funds not more than 75 
     percent of the cost of the project, and permits the grant to 
     pass through to the local government.
       Section 784.--Language is included regarding eligibility 
     for the Conservation Reserve Program for land planted in 
     hardwood trees, and previously enrolled in the program, to 
     remain enrolled.
       Section 785.--The conference agreement makes the city of 
     Postville, Iowa, eligible for a water and waste disposal 
     grant that funds not more than 75 percent of the cost of the 
     project.
       Section 786.--The conferees include a limitation on funding 
     for the Natural Resources Conservation Service related to a 
     reorganization of regional conservationists and/or regional 
     offices.
       Section 787.--The conference agreement includes a 
     rescission from the unobligated balance of the field 
     automation and information management project for the Food 
     Safety and Inspection Service.
       Section 788.--The conference agreement includes a citation 
     change to make funds available for international science and 
     education grants.
       Section 789.--The conference report includes language 
     regarding the authority of Great Falls, Montana, for certain 
     loans.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follows:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.......$74,752,926
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority fiscal year 77,561,060
House bill, fiscal year 2004.................................77,386,274
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004................................79,602,414
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004.......................80,632,273
Conference agreement compared with:
                  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal+5,879,347
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year+3,071,213
House bill, fiscal year 2004.................................+3,245,999
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004................................+1,029,859

 DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                     AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2004

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees recommend a total of $106,687,000 for General 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses, instead of 
     $106,664,000 as proposed by the House and $116,171,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees note that during fiscal year 2003, the 
     Justice Department announced a number of new initiatives 
     without consulting Congress, including creation of the 
     Terrorist Threat Integration Center, the Terrorist Screening 
     Center, and the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Councils. These 
     follow the proliferation of task forces, a massive and 
     evolving reorganization of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, and various database initiatives in the 
     previous fiscal year. No legislative proposals have been 
     submitted to establish any of these entities; it is unclear 
     what the long term funding needs associated with each of 
     these will be; and most importantly, it is unclear what the 
     overarching strategy is to reconcile each of these entities 
     within the current structure of the Justice Department and 
     blend them with other Federal law enforcement entities 
     outside the Justice Department to ensure that law enforcement 
     at all levels has the tools to effectively combat terrorism 
     and protect citizens from traditional crimes. The conferees 
     remain supportive of the Justice Department, and toward that 
     end direct the Justice Department to submit with the fiscal 
     year 2005 budget a rationalization of these various efforts 
     with the goal of consolidating efforts to ensure that Federal 
     law enforcement enhances its ability to prevent terrorist 
     attacks and fight traditional crime.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference House and 
     Senate language providing an increase of $7,000,000 for the 
     highest priority activities of the Chief Information Officer 
     (CIO), as well as House language regarding a report on all 
     existing and planned information technology sharing projects, 
     and review and coordination of Justice Department information 
     technology initiatives. The conferees will consider a 
     reprogramming for information technology projects should 
     additional funds be necessary. The conferees remain concerned 
     with the proliferation of database initiatives and direct the 
     Justice CIO to provide quarterly briefings. The conferees 
     request the Justice CIO to submit a prioritized list of 
     information technology projects to the Committees on 
     Appropriations with the FY 2005 budget submission.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference Senate 
     language regarding funding for RFK building security needs. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     corporate fraud and Native American gambling.
       The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     the creation of a position to oversee Department of Justice 
     activities with regard to civil rights. The conferees expect 
     this position to be filled by a senior career official with 
     specific knowledge and experience in civil rights. The 
     conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     posthumous award of Public Safety Officers Medal of Valor to 
     the 414 public safety officers who perished on September 11, 
     2001. The conferees adopt by reference House language 
     regarding a comprehensive review of all training programs for 
     State and local law enforcement.
       The conferees adopt by reference House and Senate language 
     regarding the Justice Department's core financial management 
     system and direct the Department to consider a cross-
     servicing arrangement with another Federal agency to provide 
     these services rather than building a system of its own. A 
     study of such a cross-servicing option and other options 
     shall be submitted by March 1, 2004. The conferees will 
     consider a reprogramming for these activities as necessary. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     locks.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference Senate 
     language regarding quarterly briefings from the Office of 
     Intelligence Policy and Review. The conferees do not adopt 
     Senate report language regarding a study to consolidate 
     Justice Department facilities out of the Washington, D.C. 
     metropolitan area, but direct the Justice Department to 
     submit a long-term plan for its facilities no later than June 
     15, 2004. The conferees do not include Senate language 
     regarding transfer of the U.S. Marshals seized assets 
     management program to General Administration.
       The conferees direct the Justice Department to develop 
     Memoranda of Understanding with the Department of Homeland 
     Security and other appropriate Federal agencies regarding 
     continued integration of fingerprint systems, automated 
     booking capabilities, detention bed space needs, and 
     transportation of prisoners.
       The conference agreement modifies bill language proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate regarding legislative affairs 
     positions and workyears and associated funding levels.


                     Joint Automated Booking System

       The conference agreement includes $19,176,000 for the 
     continued operation of the Joint Automated Booking System 
     (JABS), instead of $15,577,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $23,176,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement adopts by reference Senate language regarding an 
     increase of $3,200,000 for the deployment of JABS to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The 
     conferees direct the Justice Department to submit a proposal 
     with the fiscal year 2005 budget to fund JABS out of the 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund, if appropriate. The conferees adopt 
     by reference House language regarding collaboration with 
     other Federal law enforcement entities outside the Justice 
     Department, and Senate language regarding a cost sharing fee 
     proposal.


         Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System

       The conference agreement includes $5,100,000 for the 
     planning, development, and deployment of an integrated 
     fingerprint identification system. The House provided funding 
     for these activities under the Identification Systems 
     Integration account; the Senate did not fund this activity. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     continued collaboration on integrating fingerprint systems. 
     The Department is directed to consult with the Committees

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     on Appropriations regarding the status of this program.


                   Legal Activities Office Automation

       The conferees recommend $27,034,000 for Legal Activities 
     Office Automation instead of $30,136,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $66,240,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement adopts by reference House language 
     regarding the Bureau of Prisons and the Office of Justice 
     Programs, and Senate language regarding the U.S. Parole 
     Commission. The conferees are willing to entertain a 
     reprogramming from available balances should additional funds 
     be necessary for continued deployment of this system. The 
     conference agreement adopts by reference House language 
     regarding costs and implementation milestones to complete 
     convergence of these additional components onto the LAOA 
     system. This report should include an expected final 
     implementation date, and estimates for ongoing operations and 
     maintenance costs for all components of the system.


                       Narrowband Communications

       The conference agreement includes $103,171,000 for 
     Narrowband Communications as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate. The conferees recognize that the Justice Wireless 
     Management Office (WMO) has developed a plan to deploy 
     interoperable radios to high priority locations as part of 
     its overall plan to upgrade Federal law enforcement radio 
     communications for the nation. The WMO may use available 
     funding to augment state and local law enforcement 
     interoperable radio communication systems as long as that 
     equipment is necessary for the achievement of the overall WMO 
     Federal radio interoperability plan. The conferees direct the 
     WMO to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
     regarding this effort prior to obligating any funds. The 
     conferees adopt by reference House language regarding funding 
     that will be available to the Justice Department and 
     direction to revise program requirements. The conferees also 
     adopt by reference House language regarding submission of 
     status reports as directed in Public Law 106-553, to include 
     an operational plan for expenditure of funds. The conferees 
     also direct the WMO to submit reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding the ongoing pilots, deployment to 
     high priority locations, and collaboration with other non-
     Justice Federal law enforcement agencies.
       The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     emphasis on interoperable radios, and Project Safecom. The 
     conferees do not include Senate language regarding a spending 
     plan.
       The conferees include House bill language regarding 
     transfer of radio funds from Justice law enforcement accounts 
     to this account.


                         Counterterrorism Fund

       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the 
     Counterterrorism Fund as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     did not fund this program. When combined with $20,000,000 in 
     unobligated balances available in this account, a total of 
     $21,000,000 will be available for obligation for fiscal year 
     2004 to cover unanticipated, extraordinary expenses as a 
     result of a terrorist threat or incident.


                   Administrative Review and Appeals

       The conference agreement includes $193,530,000 for 
     Administrative Review and Appeals as proposed by the House 
     instead of $194,111,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees adopt by reference Senate report language regarding 
     submission of a report on the impacts of the Bureau of 
     Immigration Appeals streamlining initiative on the Civil 
     Division.


                           Detention Trustee

       The conference agreement includes $814,097,000 for the 
     Detention Trustee instead of $810,125,000 as proposed by the 
     House and instead of $849,876,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     creation of a task force to better forecast detention needs; 
     development of a Memorandum of Understanding with the 
     Department of Homeland Security for their detention needs; 
     and Senate language prioritizing extraditions. The conference 
     agreement does not include Senate language regarding transfer 
     of U.S. Marshals Service or Bureau of Prisons staff, or the 
     Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System to the 
     Detention Trustee. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference House and Senate language admonishing the Detention 
     Trustee for attempting to address detention needs by 
     contracting to construct a facility. The conferees underscore 
     that any constructing, planning, supporting or contracting of 
     new detention facilities is not an allowable use of funds 
     provided under this account and directs the Detention Trustee 
     to withdraw any solicitations for such activities.


                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $60,840,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $56,245,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees adopt 
     by reference House language regarding Department of Justice 
     efforts to implement recommendations from the report on 
     September 11th detainees.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $10,609,000 for the 
     United States Parole Commission as proposed by the House 
     instead of $10,718,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees adopt by reference House language regarding a study 
     required under Public Law 107-273. The conferees adopt by 
     reference Senate language regarding a report on the number of 
     personnel detailed from the Department of Justice to the 
     Commission.

                            Legal Activities


            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       The conference agreement includes $620,533,000 for General 
     Legal Activities as proposed by the House instead of 
     $632,637,000 as proposed by the Senate. The distribution of 
     funding provided is as follows:


                        General legal activities

                       [In thousands of dollars]

                                                     2004 appropriation
Office of the Solicitor General..................................$7,973
Tax Division.....................................................77,141
Criminal Division...............................................133,636
Civil Division..................................................199,665
Environment and Natural Resources Division.......................76,556
Office of Legal Counsel...........................................5,679
Civil Rights Division...........................................110,000
Interpol USNCB....................................................9,524
Office of Dispute Resolution........................................359
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total......................................................$620,533

       The conferees remind the legal divisions that changes to 
     these funding levels are subject to section 605 requirements 
     in this Act.
       The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     submission of a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     regarding efforts of the Criminal Division to prosecute 
     corporate corruption. The conferees note that the Congress 
     provided the U.S. Attorneys with an increase of $13,000,000 
     in the fiscal year 2003 appropriations act to aggressively 
     prosecute corporate corruption. If additional funding is 
     needed for these activities, the Committees on Appropriations 
     will consider a reprogramming.
       The conferees adopt by reference House funding levels for 
     the Civil Division, including an increase of $2,671,000 for 
     needs associated with immigration-related litigation. The 
     conferees adopt by reference Senate language regarding 
     cooperation between the Bureau of Immigration Appeals (BIA) 
     and the Civil Division.
       The conferees note that the Congress provided the Civil 
     Division with $15,000,000 in Public Law 108-106 for needs 
     associated with processing claims filed with the Special 
     Master. The conferees adopt by reference House language 
     regarding the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. The 
     conferees adopt by reference the $1,000,000 increase proposed 
     by the House and the Senate and House language regarding 
     absorption of additional requirements for processing RECA 
     claims. The conference agreement adopts by reference House 
     language regarding the provision of additional resources to 
     the Civil Division, if emergent circumstances warrant, 
     through transfers of funds from other Department of Justice 
     sources, subject to the requirements of section 605 of this 
     Act. The conferees expect the Justice Department to submit a 
     reprogramming for costs associated with continuing tobacco 
     and other litigation activities, should funding be warranted. 
     The conference agreement also includes a transfer of 
     $3,060,000 from the Working Capital Fund to the Environment 
     and Natural Resources Division for Tribal Trust Fund 
     litigation.
       The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     efforts to combat trafficking in persons and enhanced 
     coordination with State and local law enforcement. The 
     conference agreement adopts by reference House funding levels 
     for Interpol and House language regarding submission of a 
     report on Interpol accomplishments and coordination with 
     State, local, and Federal law enforcement.


               the national childhood vaccine injury act

       The conference agreement includes a reimbursement of 
     $4,028,000 for fiscal year 2004 from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund to the Department of Justice, as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.


               Salaries And Expenses, Antitrust Division

       The conference agreement includes $133,133,000 for the 
     Antitrust Division, instead of $128,133,000 as provided by 
     the House and $141,898,000 as provided by the Senate.


             Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys

       The conference agreement includes $1,526,253,000 for the 
     U.S. Attorneys as proposed by the House instead of 
     $1,507,879,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees adopt 
     by reference House language regarding cybercrime and 
     intellectual property enforcement, and submission of a report 
     regarding the number, type, and location of copyright 
     prosecutions undertaken in the preceding year. The conferees 
     adopt by reference House language regarding consolidation of 
     the U.S. Attorneys Task Forces with the Joint Terrorism Task 
     Forces.
       Of the amounts made available to the U.S. Attorneys, 
     $6,898,000 shall be available for

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     Project Seahawk instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate to address criminal activity that may compromise or 
     impede the movement of intermodal traffic within the U.S. 
     Project Seahawk shall continue to be coordinated under the 
     U.S. Attorneys and include Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement. The House did not fund this activity. In 
     addition to the amounts available in this account, an 
     additional $15,000,000 is provided elsewhere in this title. 
     The conferees do not adopt Senate language regarding 
     expansion of this initiative.
       The conferees adopt by reference Senate language including 
     $1,500,000 for Operation Streetsweeper and $19,023,000 for 
     legal education and distance learning at the National 
     Advocacy Center. The conferees do not adopt Senate language 
     regarding submission of a report on rates of prosecution, but 
     instead direct the Justice Department to brief the Committees 
     on Appropriations on this issue.
       The conferees adopt by reference House and Senate language 
     regarding cybercrime and intellectual property enforcement.


                   United States Trustee System Fund

       The conference agreement includes $166,157,000 as provided 
     by the House instead of $170,168,000 as provided by the 
     Senate. In addition, the Trustees may use unobligated 
     balances from prior year appropriations to fund additional 
     base and information technology costs, if necessary. The 
     conferees support the requested information technology 
     enhancement and expect the Trustees to fund the request to 
     the maximum extent feasible. The conference agreement 
     includes $1,000,000 for the Bankruptcy Training Center at the 
     National Advocacy Center in support of the Trustees' 
     continuing education program.


      Salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       The conference agreement includes $1,206,000 for the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission instead of $1,205,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,207,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees adopt by reference House language 
     regarding a report on the number of claims adjudicated on 
     behalf of U.S. nationals against foreign governments.


         Salaries And Expenses, United States Marshals Service

       The conference agreement includes $719,777,000 for the U.S. 
     Marshals Service (USMS), instead of $678,672,000 as provided 
     by the House and $602,274,000 as provided by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement includes funding for the Witness 
     Security program as provided by the House. The conference 
     agreement provides funding for the D.C. Superior Court and 
     fugitive apprehension task forces under this heading as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of under the Office of Justice 
     Programs as proposed by the House. The conference agreement 
     does not transfer funding for the Justice Prisoner and Alien 
     Transportation System to the Office of Detention Trustee or 
     transfer the seized assets management responsibilities to the 
     Justice Management Division as proposed by the Senate but 
     directs the Department of Justice to submit a report on the 
     potential impact of such transfers to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than March 15, 2004. The conference 
     agreement provides funding for USMS construction under a 
     separate heading, as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes the base reductions and crosscutting 
     efficiencies included in the budget request and the House 
     report and the funding level provided in the House report for 
     hand/leg cuffs and vehicles.
       Courthouse Security Equipment.--The conference agreement 
     includes $13,394,000 for courthouse security equipment to be 
     allocated to the USMS's highest priority needs. The USMS is 
     directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations within 
     30 days of enactment of this Act on the allocation of this 
     funding. The conferees expect future budget requests to 
     provide an appropriate level of funding to address the 
     courthouse security equipment needs of the USMS.
       Fugitive Apprehensions.--The conference agreement includes 
     $11,476,000 for all costs related to the regional task forces 
     located in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta. 
     Of that amount, $2,000,000 shall be for a new regional task 
     force in the District of Columbia metropolitan area and 
     $300,000 shall be for a task force in Billings, Montana.
       These regional fugitive task forces [RFTFs] are full time 
     initiatives, not ad hoc activities and shall answer only to 
     headquarters, not the districts, as is already the case with 
     the New York City and Los Angeles task forces. The USMS is 
     directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations not 
     later than April 30, 2004, on the accomplishments recorded by 
     the RFTFs and to make recommendations based on workload 
     projections on whether and where additional RFTFs should be 
     created.
       The conferees are concerned with the apparent duplication 
     of fugitive apprehension capabilities among Federal law 
     enforcement agencies. The conferees direct that the 
     Department of Justice submit a comprehensive report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations within 45 days of enactment of 
     this Act describing all Department of Justice fugitive 
     apprehension activities and identifying opportunities to 
     consolidate these activities under the one agency that is 
     best trained and equipped for fugitive apprehension. The 
     conferees hope to improve the Department's fugitive 
     apprehension capabilities and more efficiently utilize 
     Federal law enforcement resources.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $8,451,000 
     for all costs related to the electronic surveillance unit.
       International fugitives.--The conference agreement includes 
     $3,016,000 for all costs related to the USMS international 
     offices in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
       Special Operations Group.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,473,000 for training and equipment for the 
     Special Operations Group. The USMS shall submit a spending 
     plan for such funds to the Committees on Appropriations not 
     later than January 15, 2004.
       Protection of the Judicial Process.--The conference 
     agreement includes $10,738,000 for 100 new positions to 
     address shortfalls in the protection of the judicial process. 
     These positions are to be allocated to those districts with 
     the highest priority needs.


                              Construction

       The conference agreement includes $14,066,000 for this 
     account instead of no funding as proposed by the House and 
     $25,964,000 as proposed by the Senate. These funds shall be 
     allocated to the USMS's highest priority construction needs. 
     The USMS is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of this Act on the 
     allocation of funding for this program. The conferees expect 
     future budget requests to provide an appropriate level of 
     funding to address the construction needs of the USMS.


                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       The conference agreement includes $156,145,000 for Fees and 
     Expenses of Witnesses as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate. The conference agreement includes new bill language 
     regarding additional funding for protected witness safesites.


           Salaries and expenses, Community Relations Service

       The conference agreement includes $9,526,000 for the 
     Community Relations Service as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate. The conference agreement adopts by reference 
     House and Senate language providing that the Attorney General 
     may transfer, subject to section 605 reprogramming 
     requirements, up to $1,000,000 to this program from balances 
     available to the Department of Justice upon a determination 
     that emergent circumstances warrant additional funding.


                         Assets Forfeiture Fund

       The conference agreement includes $21,759,000 for the 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund as proposed by the House instead of 
     $22,949,000 proposed by the Senate.


                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

       The conference agreement includes a total of $4,639,569,000 
     for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as proposed by 
     the House instead of $3,930,780,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount, not less than $490,104,000 as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate shall be used for 
     counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence, 
     and other activities related to national security.
       Strategic Growth.--Since the terrorist attacks on September 
     11th, 2001, the FBI has shifted its main focus from 
     investigating crimes to preventing acts of terrorism. 
     Inherent in this transformation is a greater emphasis on 
     collection, management, and analysis of data and 
     intelligence, and greater collaboration across all levels of 
     law enforcement. The urgency to prevent acts of terrorism has 
     required the infusion of substantial resources, with the FBI 
     growing by over 50 percent in just three years. The conferees 
     believe the FBI should thoughtfully absorb this massive 
     infusion of personnel and capital through strategic long-term 
     decisions, and therefore direct the FBI to submit a five year 
     plan to the Committees on Appropriations not later than March 
     15, 2004, detailing the FBI's plan to succeed at its 
     terrorism prevention and law enforcement responsibilities, 
     including proposed agent and support personnel levels for 
     each division. This review should also include long term 
     capital improvement and infrastructure plans, training needs, 
     and a review of current and future information technology 
     programs to ensure that the FBI can better leverage 
     technology.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $4,566,798,000 for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation salaries and expenses account 
     instead of $4,576,730,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $3,885,989,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees adopt 
     by reference House language on resource allocations within 
     the FBI and bi-annual submission of the Time Utilization and 
     Record Keeping report. The conferees adopt by reference House 
     language regarding reprogramming requirements in section 605 
     of this Act.

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                                            FBI SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Activity                                  POS               FTE             Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Criminal, Security and Other Investigations:
Organized Crime Enterprises...............................             3,145             2,995          $440,750
    White Collar Crime....................................             4,204             4,066           545,495
    Other Field Programs..................................            13,451            12,462         1,916,533
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Criminal, Security and Other                          20,800            19,523         2,902,778
       Investigations.....................................
                                                           =====================================================
Law Enforcement Support:
    Training and Recruitment..............................               942               917           153,724
    Forensic Services.....................................               749               725           179,623
    Information Technology................................               396               383           252,578
    Technical Field Support and Services..................               772               727           483,074
    Criminal Justice Services.............................             1,871             1,882           209,924
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Law Enforcement Support...................             4,730             4,634         1,278,923
                                                           =====================================================
Program Direction and Administration......................             2,700             2,604           385,097
                                                           =====================================================
      Total, Direct Appropriations........................            28,230            26,761         4,566,798
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conferees remind the FBI that any changes to this 
     distribution are subject to the reprogramming requirements in 
     section 605 of this Act.
       Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence.--The conference 
     agreement includes increases of $212,269,000, 1,665 positions 
     and 831 workyears to enhance ongoing counterterrorism and 
     counterintelligence activities. Of this amount, the conferees 
     adopt by reference House and Senate increases of $6,548,000 
     for joint terrorism task forces; $14,603,000, 214 positions 
     and 107 workyears for counterterrorism analytical support, 
     and $28,046,000, 248 positions and 124 workyears for 
     counterterrorism field investigations; and $29,985,000, 47 
     positions and 24 workyears for STAU operations. In addition, 
     the conferees adopt by reference House funding increases of 
     $31,391,000 for counterterrorism program management; 
     $4,600,000 for communications applications; $33,087,000 for 
     expansions in the Legal Attache program; and House increases 
     for counterintelligence and computer intrusion programs. The 
     Committees on Appropriations are concerned that additional 
     resources and staff provided for the Legal Attache program 
     are not being implemented as expeditiously as possible, and 
     direct the FBI to consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding this program. The conferees adopt by 
     reference House and Senate language regarding a right-sizing 
     review of the Legats. The conferees also provide language 
     regarding increases in representational allowances.
       Cyber Capabilities.--The conferees adopt by reference House 
     language regarding a review by the Executive Assistant 
     Director for Administration of information technology 
     products and activities of the cyber division.
       Hazardous Devices School.--The conferees are aware of the 
     concerns of the FBI regarding the transfer of the Hazardous 
     Devices School to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
     and Explosives (ATF). The conferees point out that the vast 
     majority of explosions (more than 95 percent) occurring in 
     the United States are not related to terrorism and are 
     usually investigated and prosecuted at the State and local 
     level. However, the conferees are willing to accept a 
     proposal from the Department of Justice to merge and 
     rationalize overlap for explosives training between the ATF, 
     the FBI, and other law enforcement entities in the Justice 
     Department. Toward that end, the conferees direct the Justice 
     Department to submit, as part of its fiscal year 2005 budget 
     submission, a proposal to better blend and eliminate 
     duplication of explosives training and other law enforcement 
     programs at the Department of Justice.
       Organized Crime Enterprises.--The conference agreement 
     includes increases of $33,943,000 for criminal investigations 
     and white collar crime investigations. Of this, the conferees 
     adopt by reference House and Senate increases of $14,603,000, 
     214 positions and 107 workyears for criminal investigative 
     analytical support, and increases of $10,000,000 for 
     corporate fraud investigations and $10,000,000 for other 
     priority criminal investigations as recommended by the House. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     investigations that cross jurisdictions and House language 
     regarding submission of a report on corporate corruption.
       Training.--The conferees adopt by reference House and 
     Senate increases of $14,027,000 for counterterrorism 
     training, and the House increase of $5,000,000 for 
     intelligence analysis training. The conferees adopt by 
     reference House language regarding the College of Analytical 
     Studies at Quantico, as well as the continuing education 
     program for senior FBI agents and support staff and 
     consultation with the Navy, as appropriate, regarding their 
     advanced training programs. The conferees adopt by reference 
     House language regarding concern about the language program. 
     The FBI shall provide quarterly briefings to the Committees 
     on Appropriations regarding the language program beginning 
     March 2004. The conference agreement also includes an 
     increase of $2,692,000 included by the House for nuclear DNA 
     services, and increases of $1,000,000 for protocol training 
     and $591,000 for the foreign convicted offender program as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees adopt by reference 
     House language regarding lapses in the FBI Laboratory DNA 
     Analysis program, and direct the FBI to ensure that 
     additional training and safeguards are implemented to ensure 
     that analysis performed at the new lab is unquestionable.
       Field Support for Information Management and Lead 
     Management.--The conferees adopt by reference House increases 
     of $4,977,000, 100 positions and 50 workyears for field 
     clerical support, to be distributed to the highest priority 
     locations.
       FBI Reorganization.--The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference House language regarding the FBI reorganization. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     standardization and rationalization of FBI training programs.
       The conferees also adopt by reference House and Senate 
     language regarding a review of response capabilities.
       Aviation assets.--The conferees are aware that the FBI 
     aviation program has sought additional air assets. The 
     conferees remind the FBI that it has previously been directed 
     to provide a comprehensive needs assessment of the aviation 
     program. The Committees on Appropriations will entertain 
     funding increases for these programs in the context of a 
     regular budget submission and priorities established by the 
     Director, and pending an analysis of the existing aviation 
     program.
       The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     submission of an assessment of mobile command centers and the 
     VITAL program.
       Information Technology.--The Congress has provided the FBI 
     with nearly $595,000,000 for Trilogy, some $216,000,000 more 
     than the original cost estimate, to both speed implementation 
     and enhance the overall capabilities of the program. The 
     Committees on Appropriations are concerned that the basic 
     software needed to operate the Virtual Case File is not ready 
     to be deployed, causing another slip in schedule. The 
     conferees stress the importance of deploying this program as 
     expeditiously as possible, and direct the Trilogy Program 
     Manager and Department of Justice CIO to continue to provide 
     regular briefings on Trilogy in addition to providing the 
     quarterly written reports. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference House and Senate funding increases of $92,736,000 
     for refreshment needs, operations and maintenance. The 
     conferees also adopt by reference House language regarding 
     submission of a review of the FBI's databases, with the goal 
     of removing applications that have outlived their usefulness. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     submission of a comprehensive information technology report, 
     to include a complete list of all information technology 
     projects; the stage of each project's development and 
     deployment; base funding for each project, to include all 
     sources of funding; and the outyear cost projections for each 
     project, including recurring requirements for operations and 
     maintenance. The conferees also adopt by reference House 
     language regarding submission of a report on Operation 
     Gateway.
       Technical Field Support.--The conference agreement adopts 
     by reference House and Senate funding increases of $9,542,000 
     for physical surveillance programs; $18,040,000 for computer 
     assisted teams and the regional computer forensic labs; 
     $14,984,000 for the crisis response unit; and $2,000,000 for 
     the defensive programs unit. In addition, the conference 
     agreement includes the following increases to properly recur 
     funding for critical programs as proposed by the Senate: 
     $2,680,000 for computer intrusion activities; $6,266,000 for 
     aviation support; $10,000,000 for training; and $2,500,000 
     for mitochrondrial DNA programs.

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       Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS).--The conference 
     agreement includes $357,000,000, including fee collections, 
     for CJIS, and adopts Senate language prohibiting the 
     diversion of the CJIS user fee for any purpose other than 
     CJIS, its refreshment plan, or a subsequent modernization 
     plan for the current facility.
       Security Programs.--The conferees adopt by reference House 
     and Senate funding levels of $5,050,000 for background 
     investigations; $1,405,000 for the National Security Law 
     Unit; and $6,419,000 to expand polygraph tests; and House 
     funding levels of $6,888,000 for technical and physical 
     security and $15,821,000 for police force and guard services. 
     The conferees also include $10,000,000 for records management 
     activities.
       Trafficking.--The conferees adopt by reference House 
     language regarding efforts to combat human trafficking.
       FBI Tour.--The conferees adopt by reference House language 
     regarding the FBI tour.
       In addition to the amounts provided in this act, the 
     conference agreement also approves of the following increases 
     from funding provided to the FBI in Public Law 108-11:


 FY 2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, P.L. 108-11


        Activity                                                   Conf
Terrorist Screening Center........................................5,000
Rapid Deployment....................................................850
HRT/SWAT/WMD response capabilities................................6,127
Response Capabilities............................................32,717
CT Program Mgmt..................................................14,192
CT Field Investigations..........................................56,505
NSLU..............................................................5,035
Operational Field Expenses.......................................18,999
Language Translation.............................................40,000
Surveillance Support.............................................13,774
IT/Sharing/LEO/TSSCI LAN.........................................45,000
Communications Analysis/Doc Ex...................................20,293
Lab wiring........................................................7,700
Tactical Operations and Collections...............................5,000
Terrorist financing...............................................5,000
Cybercrime........................................................5,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal....................................................281,192
TTIC.............................................................86,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................367,192

  Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force/Terrorist Threat Integration 
                                 Center

       The conferees adopt House language providing $61,597,000 
     for the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force (FTTTF). The 
     conferees adopt by reference House language regarding the 
     need to better coordinate information technology activities 
     of the FTTTF with similar activities elsewhere in Justice, 
     and House language regarding FTTTF technology initiatives and 
     other activities. The conferees do not include Senate 
     language shifting this activity outside of the Justice 
     Department.
       Terrorist Threat Integration Center.--The conference 
     agreement includes new bill language formalizing the 
     coordination between the FBI and the Terrorist Threat 
     Integration Center (TTIC). The conferees adopt by reference 
     House language regarding efforts to integrate intelligence 
     analysis capabilities at the TTIC and the specifics of the 
     relocation of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division to the 
     joint facility.


                              construction

       The conference agreement includes $11,174,000 for FBI 
     construction, instead of $1,242,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $44,791,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     the conferees adopt by reference Senate funding levels for 
     the Engineering Research Facility. This activity was not 
     addressed by the House.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

       The conference agreement includes a total of $2,157,792,000 
     for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as proposed by 
     the House instead of $1,512,281,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees adopt by reference the transfer of the 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program as proposed by 
     the House.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,601,327,000 for the 
     DEA salaries and expenses account as proposed by the House 
     instead of $1,512,281,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees adopt by reference House language regarding prior 
     year recoveries, and direct the DEA to submit a reprogramming 
     request within 45 days of enactment of this act to 
     accommodate lab enhancements, information technology 
     investments, and other one-time funding needs.

                                            DEA SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Activity                                    POS             FTE           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enforcement:
    Domestic Enforcement........................................           2,728           2,561        $546,165
    Foreign Cooperative Investigations..........................             653             621         208,199
    Drug and Chemical Conversions...............................             190             177          23,507
    State and Local Task Forces.................................           1,619           1,527         240,808
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Enforcement.....................................           5,190           4,886       1,018,679
                                                                 ===============================================
Investigative Support:
    Intelligence................................................             976             983         129,294
    Laboratory Services.........................................             466             456          72,856
    Training....................................................              99              98          24,903
    Research, Engineering, and Technical Operations.............             596             591         122,266
    Information Technology......................................             126             122         138,976
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Investigative Support...........................           2,263           2,250         488,295
                                                                 ===============================================
    Management and Administration...............................             905             882          94,353
                                                                 ===============================================
      Total, Direct Appropriations..............................           8,358           8,018       1,601,327
Division Control Fee Account....................................             793             789         118,561
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Budget Authority...................................           9,151           8,807       1,719,888
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The DEA is reminded that any changes to this distribution 
     are subject to the reprogramming requirements in section 605 
     of this Act.
       Additional Drug Enforcement Agents.--The conference 
     agreement adopts by reference House funding levels of 
     $46,274,000 above the request to support additional agents 
     and support staff. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference House funding levels for the Mobile Enforcement 
     Teams, Senate funding levels for the Regional Enforcement 
     Teams and the Demand Reduction Program, and directs the DEA 
     to consolidate Demand Reduction activities and the IDEA 
     program into one coordinated demand reduction program. The 
     conferees adopt by reference House language on cooperative 
     agreements with State and local law enforcement. The 
     conference agreement adopts by reference Senate language 
     regarding a report on Mexican training programs and Senate 
     language regarding funding for international training. The 
     conferees direct the DEA to submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations regarding international training programs 
     and interdiction efforts. This report should be developed in 
     consultation with the Department of Defense, the State 
     Department and other Federal agencies.
       The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     submission of a report on source and transit countries.
       OxyContin.--The conferees adopt by reference House language 
     regarding legal drugs that are diverted for illegal use, 
     particularly the prescription drug OxyContin. The conferees 
     adopt by reference House language regarding development of a 
     prescription drug monitoring program, and continued 
     coordination with the Office of Justice Programs.
       Methamphetamines.--The conferees adopt by reference House 
     language regarding methamphetamines, and continued support of 
     State, local, and Federal law enforcement programs.
       Ecstasy.--The conferees adopt by reference House language 
     regarding the illegal importation of ecstasy and other ``club 
     drugs.''
       DEA Training.--The conferees direct the DEA and the FBI to 
     explore continued integration of analytical training programs 
     given the nexus between drugs and terrorism.
       Operation Containment.--The conferees amend House language 
     regarding regular briefings for Operation Containment, and 
     direct the DEA to provide quarterly updates to the Committees 
     on Appropriations, with written reports to be submitted 
     yearly with the first such report to be submitted May 1, 
     2004.
       Drug Diversion Control Fee Account.--The conference 
     agreement includes $118,561,000 for the DEA's Drug Diversion 
     Control Program as proposed by the House instead of 
     $91,499,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees adopt by 
     reference House language regarding an increase of $6,882,000 
     to enhance the Internet Online Investigations Project, and 
     development and deployment of a system to enable on-line 
     transfers of prescriptions from doctors to pharmacies.
       Additional Drug Investigative Positions.--The conferees 
     adopt by reference House language regarding use of expected 
     fee increases to support additional staff to address the 
     diversion of controlled substances, particularly OxyContin. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding 
     deployment of additional positions to the highest priority 
     locations.
       The conference agreement includes Senate bill language 
     regarding demand reduction activities.


                      Interagency Drug Enforcement

       The conference agreement adopts by reference House language 
     consolidating under the DEA drug enforcement activities 
     previously included under the Interagency Crime and Drug 
     Enforcement account. The conferees include funding as 
     proposed by the House for the continued participation of the 
     Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. The Senate did 
     not propose funding for these non-Justice agencies. The 
     conferees support law enforcement efforts to fight illegal 
     drug activity, and therefore have provided funding for each 
     agency involved in these task forces. However, the conferees 
     do not expect to provide funding for non-Justice agencies in 
     subsequent years.

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       The conference agreement includes $556,465,000 for the 
     Interagency Drug Enforcement account as proposed by the House 
     instead of $415,010,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                                             REIMBURSEMENT BY AGENCY
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         POS             FTE           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Law Enforcement:
    DEA.........................................................           1,304           1,228        $168,539
    FBI.........................................................             806             780         114,700
    INS.........................................................             117             117          16,674
    USMS........................................................              13              13           2,148
    ATFE........................................................              54              54          11,483
    IRS.........................................................             494             476          73,301
    Customs.....................................................             270             270          31,154
    Coast Guard.................................................  ..............  ..............             625
Drug Intelligence:
    DEA.........................................................              50              38           6,392
    FBI.........................................................             184             159          21,521
Prosecution:
    U.S. Attorneys..............................................             965             886         100,699
    Criminal Division...........................................              18              18           2,717
    Tax Division................................................              10               8             995
    Administrative Office.......................................              14              14           5,517
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................           4,299           4,061         556,465
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Drug Intelligence Fusion Center.--The conferees direct the 
     DEA to transfer to this account existing balances previously 
     provided to the DEA to develop the Drug Intelligence Fusion 
     Center. The conferees expect that this multi-agency drug 
     intelligence capability will be developed and managed within 
     this account. The conference agreement adopts by reference 
     House language regarding participating agencies, protocols 
     for sharing information, and expected ongoing operations and 
     maintenance funding costs. This report should include a 
     justification of all information technology programs taking 
     place at the Special Operations Division as well as 
     recommendations for utilizing information platforms, such as 
     the FBI's Operation Gateway. The conferees also adopt by 
     reference House language regarding rationalization of drug 
     intelligence collection and analysis entities. The conferees 
     adopt by reference House language directing that the 
     Department of Justice and FBI Chief Information Officers 
     review this program to ensure maximum collaboration and 
     exploitation of information.
       Targeting Command and Control.--The conferees adopt by 
     reference House language regarding efforts to refocus this 
     program on the highest level national and international drug 
     trafficking organizations. The recommendation includes an 
     increase of $23,127,000, 151 positions and 76 FTE to expand 
     investigations of these major command and control targets. In 
     addition, $3,461,000 is provided to the U.S. Attorneys to 
     ensure successful prosecution of targets.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference House language 
     regarding continued FBI involvement in drug investigations, 
     and includes an increase of $8,000,000, 53 positions and 27 
     workyears above the request to maintain the FBI's 
     participation. The conferees expect that these additional 
     resources will enable the Federal government to aggressively 
     pursue links between terrorists and drug organizations.
       Financial Investigations.--The conferees adopt by reference 
     House increases of $5,631,000, 37 positions and 19 FTE for 
     money laundering activities, particularly offshore accounts 
     that can be difficult to track, and House funding increases 
     of $2,805,000 for U.S. Attorneys' participation.
       Drug Intelligence.--The conferees adopt by reference House 
     language regarding additional analytical support needed to 
     ensure that information collected as part of multi-agency 
     drug investigations is thoroughly referenced against other 
     criminal databases and other ongoing investigations, 
     particularly with regard to terrorist organizations, and 
     adopts by reference House funding increases of $3,764,000 for 
     the DEA and $7,528,000 for the FBI to increase analytical 
     capacity. The conferees direct the DEA to consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to distributing these 
     resources, and expects that these resources will support 
     efforts of the Special Operations Division and the Drug 
     Intelligence Fusion Center.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $836,087,000 for the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 
     instead of $831,199,000 as proposed by the House, and 
     $829,593,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, the House 
     language regarding the mission of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Gang Resistance 
     Education and Training program under this heading, the Safe 
     Explosives Act, and the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction 
     Initiative.
       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 to implement 
     the Safe Explosives Act and $4,000,000 to upgrade databases 
     and systems, space alterations, and other costs related to 
     creating the National Explosives Licensing Center [NELC] at 
     the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 
     National Tracing Center.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate regarding the Safe Explosives Act, the 
     National Explosives Licensing Center, and Overseas Offices.

                         Federal Prison System


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $4,461,257,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Prison System as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $3,872,791,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. The conferees understand that this level of 
     funding will be adequate to open the following prisons on 
     time and continue operations at existing prisons, but direct 
     the Justice Department to submit a reprogramming should 
     additional resources be necessary. The conferees also note 
     that base funding of $41,000,000 shall be provided for FCI 
     Beckley, West Virginia and $41,600,000 shall be provided for 
     FCI Glenville, West Virginia. The conferees include 
     activation funding as follows:


        Activations                                                    
Victorville, CA USP.........................................$35,562,000
Hazelton, WV USP.............................................40,587,000
Forrest City, AR facility....................................33,807,000
Herlong/Sierra, CA medium camp...............................36,092,000
Williamsburg, SC FCI.........................................33,123,000
Canaan, PA USP...............................................35,552,000
Terre Haute, IN USP...........................................8,439,000
Bennettsville, SC FCI........................................10,532,000
Yazoo, MS FCI................................................23,331,000
                                                       ________________
                                                         $257,025,000

       Contract Confinement.--The conferees adopt by reference 
     House language regarding an increase of $12,900,000 for 
     contracts to accommodate the increasing prison population. 
     The conferees adopt by reference House and Senate language 
     regarding use of excess State and private prison capacity to 
     meet bedspace needs, if these facilities meet Bureau of 
     Prison (BOP) standards. The conferees adopt by reference the 
     House increase of $3,000,000 to support BOP's transitional 
     drug treatment program and submission of a report about BOP 
     drug treatment programs, and House language regarding use of 
     visible eye-safe lasers for marksmanship training.
       With funds provided in earlier appropriations acts, the 
     National Institute of Corrections has provided training and 
     technical support to correctional systems throughout the 
     country to eliminate staff sexual misconduct with inmates, in 
     providing training in investigating cases, and in training 
     ``trainers'' in order that employees at every level will be 
     better able to handle these cases. The conferees direct BOP 
     to report to the Committees on Appropriations by March 31, 
     2004 on progress made in this area.
       The conferees understand the Center for Disease Control and 
     Prevention has recently recommended testing all prisoners 
     with a history of injection drug use or other risk factors 
     for the Hepatitis B and C viruses and that those showing 
     signs of liver disease be assessed by hepatitis specialist to 
     determine treatment. These recommendations reflect a concern 
     that high rates of infection in the prison population lead to 
     public health impacts as these prisoners are released back 
     into the general population. The conferees request that the 
     BPP report to the Committees on Appropriations within six 
     months regarding progress in implementing its planned 
     screening program, including the number of inmates screened 
     and the treatment adopted.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language 
     proposed by the Senate designating specific amounts for 
     decision units.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       The conference agreement includes funding of $397,700,000 
     for construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of 
     prison and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners 
     instead of $202,840,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $345,805,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     continue to expect that all current construction projects 
     will proceed as planned.


               New construction, modernization and repair

Berlin, New Hampshire, FCI medium..........................$154,500,000
Mid Atlantic, West Virginia..................................40,300,000
Modernization and repair....................................202,900,000
                                                       ________________
                                                         $397,700,000

                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated


   Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries 
                              Incorporated

       The conference agreement adopts House and Senate language 
     regarding a limit on administrative expenses of $3,429,000 
     for Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. The conferees 
     adopt by reference House language regarding the Federal 
     Prison Industries, Inc., program.

                       Office of Justice Programs

       The conference agreement provides $3,095,017,000 for State 
     and local law enforcement grants instead of $3,491,261,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,630,637,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The amount provided is $763,785,000 above the 
     Administration's request.
       The conferees adopt by reference the House report language 
     concerning the coordination of programs with other Federal 
     agencies and requiring the Department to submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations by June 1, 2004, describing 
     its efforts to coordinate programs. The conference agreement

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     adopts by reference the House report language regarding 
     training for local law enforcement officials on the penalties 
     prescribed in the Federal law for trafficking in persons and 
     requiring the Department to submit a spending plan for 
     expanding this training.


                           Justice Assistance

       The conference agreement includes $190,125,000 for Justice 
     Assistance. The conferees do not adopt the Administration's 
     proposal to consolidate all Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
     activities under this heading. The table below displays the 
     conference agreement compared to the request for programs 
     funded under this heading and compared to the amounts 
     provided in the House and Senate bills.

                                                  [$ in 000's]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Program                        Enacted      Request       House        Senate     Conference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Institute of Justice..................       59,490       73,301       59,000       50,000       48,000
Bureau of Justice Statistics...................       32,125       35,085       33,731       25,000       32,125
Nat. White Collar Crime........................        9,170  ...........        4,500  ...........        9,000
Regional Inf. Sharing Sys......................       28,812       36,448       35,000       29,000       30,000
Management and Admin.*.........................       37,753      119,638       40,000  ...........       35,000
Missing Children Program.......................       32,633       30,669       36,900       32,500       36,000
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      Total....................................      199,983  ...........      209,131      136,500     190,125
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Senate bill included M&A under a separate heading.

       National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The conference 
     agreement provides $48,000,000 for the National Institute of 
     Justice. The conference agreement provides $21,000,000 for 
     the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology 
     Centers and incorporates by reference the Senate language 
     concerning the distribution of funding. The agreement also 
     includes $17,000,000 for other Office of Science and 
     Technology (OS&T) activities. Within this amount, NIJ shall 
     continue to fund the Office of Law Enforcement Technology 
     Commercialization, Inc., and the Center for Rural Law 
     Enforcement Technology and Training at the fiscal year 2003 
     level. The conferees support NIJ's efforts to develop 
     through-wall motion mapping.
       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for 
     discretionary activities of which not less than $6,000,000 
     shall be for social science research and evaluation.
       Missing Children.--The conference agreement includes 
     $36,000,000 for the Missing Children Program for the 
     following purposes:

                                            MISSING CHILDREN PROGRAM
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                                                    FY 03        FY 04        FY 04        FY 04        FY 04
                 Program ($000)                    enacted      request       House        Senate     conference
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National Center for Missing and Exploited             12,419       12,419       14,000       17,000       15,000
 Children......................................
Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center.....        2,980        3,000        3,000        3,000        3,000
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force....       12,419       12,500       12,500       12,500       12,500
MEC Office.....................................        2,331        2,269        2,400  ...........        1,500
AMBER Alert Grants.............................        2,484        2,500        5,000  ...........        4,000
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      Total....................................       32,633       32,688       36,900       32,500       36,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       OJP shall utilize the AMBER program funds in accordance 
     with the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the 
     Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003. Within the 
     funding provided, the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children shall continue the successful CyberTipline 
     program, continue the Police Technology Project (LOCATER), 
     and expand the NetSmartz Workshop as described in the Senate 
     report.
       Regional Information Sharing System.--The conference 
     agreement provides $30,000,000 for the Regional Information 
     Sharing System (RISS). The conferees direct the Department to 
     ensure that inter-state information sharing systems funded by 
     OJP and COPS utilize the existing communications 
     infrastructure and are compatible with RISS and LEO.
       Management and Administration.--The conference agreement 
     provides $35,000,000 for the management and administration of 
     the OJP. The Conferees are disappointed that several reports 
     requested in the fiscal year 2003 conference report have not 
     been submitted. The Conferees expect better communications to 
     be provided not only to Congress but to their grantees and 
     subgrantees. The Conferees believe that improved 
     communication is extremely important in improving service to 
     State and local law enforcement agencies.


               State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

       The conference agreement provides a total appropriation of 
     $1,297,684,000. The table below displays the funding provided 
     in the conference agreement compared to the level of funds 
     requested under the Justice Assistance heading for similar 
     activities and compared to the levels provided in the House 
     and Senate bills.

                                                 ($'s in 000's)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                FY 03         FY 04                       FY 04
                                               enacted       request    FY 04  House     Senate     FY 04  conf.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.........     $397,400   ............     $400,000      $150,000      $225,000
    (Boys and Girls Club).................      (79,480)  ............      (80,000)      (80,000)      (80,000)
    (USA Freedom Corps)...................       (2,981)  ............       (5,000)  ............       (2,981)
    (National Institute of Justice).......      (19,870)  ............      (20,000)  ............      (10,000)
State Criminal Alien Assistance...........      248,375   ............      400,000       250,000       300,000
Cooperative Agreement Program.............        4,968   ............        2,500   ............        2,000
Indian Assistance.........................       17,883         4,436        13,000        18,000        15,000
    (Tribal Prison Construction)..........       (4,968)  ............  ............  ............       (2,000)
    (Indian Tribal Courts Program)........       (7,948)  ............       (8,000)  ............       (8,000)
    (Alcohol and Substance Abuse).........       (4,967)       (4,436)       (5,000)  ............       (5,000)
Edward Byrne Law Enf. Assistance..........      646,683       615,000       588,575       659,117
    (Formula Grants)......................     (496,750)  ............     (500,000)     (500,000)     (500,000)
    (Discretionary Grants)................     (149,933)  ............     (115,000)      (88,575)     (159,117)
USA Freedom Corps.........................  ............       14,669   ............  ............  ............
Justice Assistance Grants.................  ............      585,990   ............  ............  ............
    (Boys and Girls Club).................  ............      (60,000)  ............  ............  ............
    (Indian Tribal Courts Program)........  ............       (5,921)  ............  ............  ............
    (National Institute of Justice).......  ............      (19,956)  ............  ............  ............
Violence Against Women Grants.............      387,629       373,487   ............      406,000   ............
Victims of Trafficking Grants.............        9,935   ............       10,000   ............       10,000
State Prison Drug Treatment...............       64,577        74,233        70,000   ............  ............
Drug Courts...............................       44,708        64,360        55,000        43,500        38,500
Juvenile Crime Block Grant................      188,765   ............  ............  ............  ............
    (Project ChildSafe)...................      (24,838)  ............  ............  ............  ............
Prescription Drug Monitoring..............        7,451   ............       10,000   ............        7,000
Prison Rape Prevention....................       12,915   ............       60,000   ............       37,175
Terrorism Prevention Training.............       14,902   ............  ............  ............  ............
Other Crime Control Programs:
    State and Local Training..............  ............        3,907         1,000   ............        1,000
    Missing Alzheimer's Patients..........          892   ............          892           500           892
    Law Enforcement Family Support........        1,487   ............        1,487         1,000   ............
    Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention........        1,292   ............  ............        1,500   ............
    Seniors Vs. Marketing Scams...........        1,982   ............        1,982         2,000         2,000

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Prior Year Balances.......................      (20,854)      (11,622)  ............  ............  ............
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and Local Assistance...    2,030,990   ............    1,640,861     1,461,075     1,297,684
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The conference 
     agreement provides $300,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program instead of $400,000,000 as provided by the 
     House and $250,000,000 as provided by the Senate. The 
     Administration proposed eliminating this program. The 
     conference agreement includes bill language directing funds 
     to be disbursed only as a direct reimbursement for each 
     States' documented costs for incarcerating undocumented 
     criminal aliens.
       Indian Country Grants.--The recommendation provides 
     $15,000,000 for Indian Country grants. The conferees 
     understand that the Comprehensive Indian Resources for 
     Community Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) initiative is working 
     well. The conferees urge the Department to consider ways to 
     expand the CIRCLE project into other communities.
       Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The conference agreement 
     includes $659,117,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and 
     Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of which 
     $159,117,000 is for discretionary grants and $500,000,000 is 
     for formula grants.
       Within the amount provided for Byrne formula grants, the 
     conferees ask Governors and relevant State and local 
     officials to review the following proposals and provide a 
     grant if warranted: Arkansas Methamphetamine Lab Project, 
     Criminal Justice Institute; Barron-Rusk County, Wisconsin 
     Drug Task Force; Caddo Parish, Louisiana Methamphetamine 
     Enforcement; COPS Methamphetamine Drug Hot Spots Program, 
     Arkansas State Police; Drug Endangered Children rapid 
     response team in Iowa; Arizona methamphetamine program; Law 
     Enforcement Innovation Center at Knoxville, Tennessee; Drug 
     Interdiction Team to seize illegal drugs transported into 
     Iowa; Enhancing illegal drug trafficking investigations by 
     State and local authorities in Iowa; Arizona violent crime 
     scene response; Greenbook Project, Maryland; Iowa Drug-Free 
     Workplace Education Project; Meth Safe housing pilot project, 
     Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy; Methamphetamine 
     enforcement efforts in Nevada; Methamphetamine Enforcement, 
     State of Indiana; Methamphetamine Interdiction Program in 
     Northwest Louisiana; Methamphetamine Montana Initiative; 
     Methamphetamine Program for Washington State; Multnomah 
     County, Oregon Children's Receiving Center; Nebraska 
     Methamphetamine Drug Hot Spots Program; Idaho methamphetamine 
     initiative; New York City Specially-Targeted Offenders 
     Program; Oglala, South Dakota Youth Court/Court Systems; 
     Oregon Meth Lab Surveillance and Seizure Program; Savannah, 
     Georgia Impact Program; ShareHouse Methamphetamine Treatment 
     Project in North Dakota; South Central and East Central Iowa 
     Meth Lab Task Forces; Texas State University Advanced Law 
     Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center; Chicago Project 
     for Violence Prevention; Elderly Fraud Prevention Initiative 
     in Iowa; Arkansas State Police's Methamphetamine Drug Hot 
     Spots Program; and Methamphetamine Drug Program for 
     Washington State.
       Within the amounts provided for discretionary grants, OJP 
     is expected to review the following proposals, provide grants 
     if warranted, and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     regarding its intentions.
       $5,000,000 for the National Crime Prevention Council;
       $444,000 to the Southwest Montana Drug Task Force to deter 
     the use, distribution, and manufacture of dangerous drugs;
       $1,800,000 for a case management system for the Delaware 
     State courts;
       $500,000 to the Bernalillo County, NM, Metro Court Domestic 
     Violence Pilot Project;
       $2,000,000 for the Tools for Tolerance program in 
     California;
       $2,000,000 for continued support for the expansion of 
     SEARCH Group, Inc. and the National Technical Assistance and 
     Training Program to assist States, such as West Virginia and 
     Alabama, to accelerate the automation of fingerprint 
     identification process;
       $150,000 for the University of North Dakota's Native 
     Americans Into Law program to recruit and retain American 
     Indian law students;
       $550,000 for Turtle Mountain Community College for Project 
     Peacemaker;
       $1,146,000 for Child-Safe Personalized Weapons-Smart Gun, 
     NJ;
       $100,000 to the City of Custer, SD, for law enforcement 
     equipment;
       $100,000 to the South Dakota Association of County 
     Commissioners for law enforcement communications equipment;
       $1,000,000 for behavioral health research at the University 
     of Connecticut for at-risk youth;
       $650,000 for the National Center for Victims of Crime and 
     INFOLINK;
       $300,000 for Mujeres Latinas En Accion, IL, to expand its 
     community-based program for domestic abuse and sexual assault 
     victims;
       $3,000,000 for a law enforcement information sharing 
     program in CA;
       $900,000 for the Iowa Jail Drug Treatment Pilot Project;
       $500,000 to the University of South Carolina for the 
     National Center for Prosecutorial Ethics;
       $250,000 for the Children's Medical Assessment Center in 
     South Carolina to extend forensic healthcare services to 
     outlying rural areas, and to extend the tracking and medical 
     case management programs to all law enforcement jurisdictions 
     in the local Tri-County area;
       $695,000 for the South Carolina Domestic Violence Reduction 
     Initiative, of which: $150,000 is for Safe Passage which 
     assists victims in Chester, Lancaster, and York Counties; 
     $150,000 for Safer Harbor which assists victims in Greenville 
     and Anderson Counties; $175,000 for Safe Homes which assists 
     victims in Spartanburg; and $220,000 for the Cumbee Center to 
     Assist Abused Persons, which assists victims in Aiken, 
     Barnwell, Allendale, Edgefield, McCormick, and Saluda 
     Counties;
       $4,750,000 for the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys to 
     support the National District Attorneys Association's 
     participation in legal education training at the National 
     Advocacy Center;
       $100,000 to the Medical University of South Carolina for an 
     innovative and effective program which helps single head-of-
     household women with children reject a life of crime and 
     drugs and build a self supporting lifestyle;
       $150,000 for the City of La Crosse Community Policing Plan;
       $300,000 for the Barron Rusk County, WI, Drug Task Force;
       $1,100,000 for the Vermont Drug Task Force;
       $250,000 for the University of Arkansas' program to reduce 
     Family Violence through Workplace Interventions;
       $2,200,000 for the Baltimore City, MD, Drug Enforcement and 
     Eradication Program;
       $300,000 to the Prince George's County, MD, Neighborhood 
     Watch Program;
       $250,000 to the Washington Public Building Mapping System;
       $400,000 to Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic at Creighton 
     University, NE;
       $250,000 for the North Kingstown, RI, Police Department for 
     equipment and related expenses;
       $300,000 to the John Hope Settlement House in Providence, 
     RI, for a family support center;
       $200,000 for the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Forces' 
     Special Weapons and Tactics [SWAT] Team;
       $200,000 for the UNLV Boyd School of Law;
       $400,000 for Las Vegas, NV, for communications equipment;
       $500,000 for the Community Action Neighborhood Empowerment 
     Program in Erie County, NY;
       $7,500,000 for the Southeast National Law Enforcement and 
     Corrections Technology Center for the implementation of 
     Project SEAHAWK. Funding is provided for the acquisition of 
     communications equipment, computer software and hardware 
     technology, and research and development needed to execute 
     the project;
       $850,000 for Nebraska Statewide Drug Enforcement and Lab 
     equipment;
       $1,100,000 for an alcohol interdiction program designed to 
     investigate and prosecute bootlegging crimes as part of a 
     statewide effort to reduce fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska;
       $250,000 for the Catholic Charities of Maine, Rapid 
     Response Program;
       $800,000 for the Haymarket Center's Rehabilitative 
     Confinement Program;
       $150,000 for the Alabama Criminal Justice Training Center;
       $1,250,000 for Abilene, TX, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $400,000 to the Montana Food Bank Network/Montana 
     Correctional Enterprises for cannery operations;
       $100,000 for the Morgan County, KY, Sheriff's Department;
       $2,000,000 to the Municipality of Anchorage, AK, for 
     response to illegal drug and alcohol use for homeless 
     veterans;
       $500,000 for the Pittsburgh, PA, Police Bureau's Virtual 
     Perimeter Video Surveillance system, which allows live 
     monitoring of multiple locations by robotic cameras;
       $100,000 to the Alabama Sentencing Commission for a 
     simulation model of the Alabama sentenced offender 
     population;
       $210,000 for the Alaska DARE Coordinator;
       $500,000 to establish the Belknap, NH, Regional Special 
     Operations program;

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       $150,000 for the Nebraska Statewide Drug Treatment and 
     Prevention program;
       $1,000,000 for the New Mexico Administrative Office of the 
     Courts to support Dependency Drug Courts in three judicial 
     districts;
       $750,000 for the Center on Domestic Violence at the 
     University of Colorado in Denver;
       $2,000,000 for Anchorage Sexual Response Assault Team to 
     investigate and prosecute rapes;
       $1,000,000 for the Davidson County, TN, Drug Court Program;
       $400,000 for the Philadelphia, PA, Safe Streets Initiative;
       $2,500,000 for the Missouri MOSMART Program;
       $500,000 for the New Hampshire Phoenix House information 
     technology upgrade project;
       $1,500,000 for continuation of Operation Streetsweeper;
       $250,000 for Partners for Downtown Progress in Alaska;
       $1,000,000 for the Montana Public Safety Services Office 
     for law enforcement equipment;
       $122,000 for the Powder Springs Police Force in Cobb 
     County, GA for new equipment;
       $1,000,000 for the Alaska Native Justice center to develop 
     recommendations in consultation with AFN. RuralCap, and AITC 
     on rural justice and law enforcement;
       $500,000 for technology upgrades for the New Hampshire 
     Department of Motor Vehicles substation;
       $300,000 for the Protection of Senior Citizens, 
     Indianapolis, IN, Housing Authority;
       $1,000,000 for the inclusion of the New Hampshire 
     Department of Motor Vehicles in the public safety 
     communications network;
       $3,000,000 for the Innovative Partnerships for High Risk 
     Youth demonstration project run by Public/Private Ventures;
       $3,000,000 for the National Fatherhood Initiative;
       $1,000,000 for the Strategic Medical Intelligence 
     Initiative Partnership at the University of Pittsburgh 
     Medical Center;
       $750,000 for law enforcement equipment upgrades in Midwest 
     City, OK;
       $650,000 for the Alaska Public Safety Academy;
       $750,000 for Fisk University's Security Enhancement 
     Initiative, Nashville, TN;
       $1,500,000 for the National Judicial College;
       $1,100,000 for Security Enhancement Programs for the South 
     Carolina Palmetto Expo Center;
       $500,000 for equipment and supplies for the Ocean Springs, 
     Mississippi Police Department;
       $1,000,000 for the Western Forensic Science & Law 
     Enforcement Training Center;
       $750,000 for the Alaska Youth Community Policing 
     Initiative;
       $1,500,000 to An Achievable Dream in Virginia;
       $500,000 for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and 
     Delinquency for integrated justice data hubs;
       $1,000,000 for the Cook County Cold Case Homicide Unit;
       $1,200,000 for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) 
     program;
       $20,000 for the City of Massillon, OH, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies and to combat gang and drug-
     related activities;
       $8,000,000 for Operation UNITE for a drug enforcement, 
     treatment and education program;
       $1,250,000 for the Rural Law Enforcement Technology and 
     Training Center;
       $500,000 for the Phoenix House Upstate New York Drug 
     Treatment Alternative for offenders;
       $750,000 for Excelsior College for law enforcement training 
     programs;
       $25,000 for Transylvania County, NC, Sheriff's Citizens 
     Observer Patrol and Education Team;
       $700,000 for the New Orleans, LA, Police Department for 
     crime fighting initiatives;
       $200,000 for the Orleans Parish, LA, District Attorney's 
     Office for crime fighting initiatives;
       $200,000 for the Louisiana State Police for equipment to 
     assist in investigating crimes;
       $200,000 for the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department for 
     equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
       $200,000 for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department for 
     equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
       $200,000 for the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office 
     for equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
       $200,000 for the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's 
     Office for equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
       $1,500,000 for the Washington Metropolitan Area Drug 
     Enforcement Task Force (MATF);
       $1,000,000 for the Northern Virginia multi-jurisdictional 
     anti-gang task force;
       $732,000 for the Virginia Attorney General's Office for a 
     Computer Crime Unit ($115,000), a gang task force ($500,000), 
     and the Triad program ($117,000);
       $2,500,000 for Mothers Against Drunk Driving for education 
     and victims assistance programs;
       $500,000 for the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice 
     Academy;
       $250,000 for Gospel Rescue Ministries;
       $1,000,000 for the Fuller Theological Seminary for a 
     conflict resolution program;
       $50,000 for the Virginia Commonwealth Attorneys Service 
     Council for the TOP GUN program to partner law enforcement 
     and prosecutors to combat violent crime throughout Virginia;
       $1,540,000 for pre-release and post incarceration services 
     programs for the Commonwealth of Virginia;
       $750,000 for The Doe Fund's Ready, Willing & Able program;
       $1,230,000 for court programs in the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia to combat drug use and drug related crimes;
       $660,000 for the Virginia Community Policing Institute;
       $350,000 for the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task 
     Force;
       $500,000 for the Courtroom 21 program at William and Mary 
     College;
       $600,000 for the Protecting Children Against Sex Offenders 
     in Fairfax County, VA;
       $100,000 for the Virginia State Police to deal with gang 
     violence in the City of Richmond;
       $750,000 for a child abuse prevention program in Norfolk, 
     VA;
       $500,000 for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information 
     System to reduce vehicle theft and fraud;
       $500,000 for the Tarrent County, TX, District Attorney's 
     Office for an Automated Fingerprint Identification System;
       $2,000,000 for the Center for Court Innovation;
       $110,000 for the Virtual Simulation Project for Clark State 
     Community College's Police Academy in Springfield, OH;
       $500,000 for a crime fighting initiative with the 
     University of Central Oklahoma, the City of Edmond, OK and 
     the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
       $1,000,000 for the Oakland County, MI, Sheriff's Department 
     for an Identification Based Information System (IBIS) 
     including portable hand-held digital fingerprint and photo 
     devices for patrol cars;
       $350,000 for Iowa State University for specialized criminal 
     justice research;
       $350,000 for a Regional Law Enforcement Training Program at 
     Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA;
       $500,000 for the Redlands, CA, Police Department for a 
     crime mapping project;
       $1,000,000 for the National Training and Information Center 
     (NTIC);
       $1,000,000 for the National Center for Justice and the Rule 
     of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law to 
     sponsor research and produce educational seminars and 
     training programs for judges, court personnel, prosecutors, 
     police agents, and attorneys;
       $3,000,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science, 
     Technology, and the Law at Stetson University College of Law;
       $200,000 for the Pinellas County, FL, Sexual Predator Unit;
       $2,000,000 for the National Forensics Science Technology 
     Center;
       $250,000 for a law enforcement initiative in Tampa Bay, FL:
       $500,000 for the Florida Gulf Coast University for 
     equipment and training for law enforcement efforts;
       $500,000 for Kristen's Act;
       $1,000,000 for the University of Houston to study in-car 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office 
     for the Child Victim Witness Project for criminal 
     investigators;
       $500,000 for Kane County, IL, for a drug rehabilitation 
     court;
       $750,000 for the Columbus, OH, Police Department for an 
     automated fingerprint identification system;
       $300,000 for the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for a 
     regional training center for cybercrime monitoring and 
     enforcement activities and for law enforcement administration 
     training;
       $2,500,000 for National Institute of Justice's Cyber 
     Science Laboratory in Rome, NY;
       $100,000 for the Cathedral City, CA Police Department for 
     an After-School Program;
       $300,000 for the National Association of Town Watch's 
     National Night Out crime prevention program;
       $300,000 for the Savannah Impact Program for an offender 
     re-entry program;
       $250,000 for Orange County, CA, for a mobile regional gang 
     enforcement team;
       $300,000 for Orange County, CA, for an integrated law and 
     justice program;
       $300,000 for The Women's Center in Vienna, VA;
       $200,000 for the City of Fairfax, VA, for law enforcement 
     equipment;
       $300,000 for Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA, for law 
     enforcement training;
       $200,000 for the City of Chesapeake, VA, Police Department 
     for law enforcement expenses;
       $300,000 for Gun Crimes Reduction Task Force in Ventura 
     County, CA;
       $300,000 for the Buchanan County, MO, Drug Strike Task 
     Force;
       $300,000 for the Rural Justice Institute at Alfred 
     University;
       $300,000 for the University of Notre Dame in collaboration 
     with State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook for law 
     enforcement technologies research;
       $100,000 for the College of the Cannons in Santa Clarita 
     Valley, CA for law enforcement training;

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       $200,000 for the Belmont Harrison Juvenile District for 
     female inmate programs;
       $750,000 for the San Joaquin Valley Rural Crime Prevention 
     Program;
       $300,000 for the Eddy County, NM, Detention Center for 
     inmate programs to reduce recidivism;
       $300,000 for the Regional Counter Drug Training Academy for 
     law enforcement training;
       $150,000 for York County, PA, for a court records 
     improvement program;
       $250,000 for the Stanislaus County, CA, Meth Gang 
     Enforcement Project;
       $200,000 for the City of Virginia Beach, VA, Sheriff's 
     Department for law enforcement expenses;
       $6,000,000 for the Police Athletic League;
       $100,000 for the Men Ending Domestic Violence program in 
     Swansea, IL;
       $300,000 for Altoona, PA, for an offender re-integration 
     program;
       $300,000 for the Norwich, CT, Police Department for a 
     program to investigate sexual predators on the Internet;
       $100,000 for the Polaris Project;
       $180,000 for the Check'em Out program in Hamilton Township, 
     NJ;
       $300,000 for the Houma, LA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement expenses;
       $150,000 for the Kern County, CA, District Attorney for 
     equipment to assist in criminal gang investigations;
       $250,000 for the Second Judicial District of New Mexico for 
     a gun violence reduction program;
       $250,000 for Greenbook;
       $250,000 for the National Center for Rural Law 
     Enforcement's Internet Project:
       $250,000 for the Law Enforcement Memorial Act;
       $250,000 for John Jay Criminal College and Lehman College 
     of the City University of New York for law enforcement 
     research;
       $150,000 for the Midtown Community Justice Center in 
     Milwaukee, WI, for restorative justice programs;
       $1,500,000 for the City of Alexandria and the County of 
     Arlington, VA to enhance law enforcement activities;
       $250,000 for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation;
       $600,000 for St. Louis County, MO, to enhance local law 
     enforcement efforts;
       $750,000 for the California Department of Justice for the 
     San Francisco Bay area sexual assault screening program;
       $1,500,000 for New York University for law enforcement 
     research;
       $50,000 for Sistas and Brothas United;
       $400,000 for the Latino Pastoral Action Center;
       $100,000 for ``Servicing our Youth'';
       $100,000 for the Restorative Justice and Good Citizenship 
     Initiative in Chicago, IL;
       $100,000 for Solano County, CA, for enhanced law 
     enforcement activities;
       $250,000 for the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy;
       $300,000 for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education 
     Fund to conduct a study of the participation of Latinos in 
     the federal criminal justice system;
       $400,000 for ``Sanctuary for Families'' for programs in 
     support of at-risk women and children;
       $600,000 for the Urban Justice Center;
       $1,000,000 for the National Corrections and Law Enforcement 
     Training and Technology Center in Moundsville, WV;
       $200,000 for the American Cities Foundation for a drug and 
     alcohol demand reduction program;
       $460,000 for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office 
     for criminal justice enhancements;
       $250,000 for the New York Prosecutors Training Institute 
     for enhancement of the Spectrum Justice and Prosecutors Case 
     Management software systems;
       $500,000 for ``Urban Dreams'' in Des Moines, IA, for 
     programs in support of at-risk youths;
       $400,000 for the Maine Rural Substance Abuse Partnership;
       $500,000 for Midamerica Nazarene University's (MNU) 
     Criminal Justice Program;
       $500,000 for the National Children's Alliance Child Abuse 
     Case Tracking, Reporting and Management System;
       $200,000 for the College of Mount Saint Vincent for 
     criminal justice research and development;
       $250,000 for Phoenix House to enhance drug treatment 
     options in New York City, NY;
       $100,000 for the Municipality of Barceloneta, PR, to expand 
     law enforcement efforts;
       $500,000 for Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center 
     for criminal justice research;
       $200,000 for the Milwaukee County, WI, Community Justice 
     Day Reporting Center to expand program activities;
       $500,000 for YouthServe, a project of the ``Builder for the 
     Family and Youth,'' to develop programs in support of at-risk 
     youths;
       $150,000 for the Substance Abuse Referral and Prevention, 
     Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Online 
     Demonstration Project in New York, NY;
       $900,000 for ``The Fortune Society'' for the Community Re-
     entry program;
       $250,000 for Bexar County, TX, for the Jail Diversion 
     Program Model;
       $50,000 for the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation 
     to address quality of life crimes;
       $500,000 for the North Las Vegas and Las Vegas, NV, Police 
     Departments to enhance law enforcement efforts;
       $150,000 for the ``Home Again'' Offender Re-Entry Project 
     in Indianapolis, IN;
       $100,000 for Provident Counseling's Domestic Violence 
     Prevention Program;
       $100,000 for the City of North Miami Beach, FL, for a law 
     enforcement initiative;
       $50,000 for the African Community Resource Center for 
     professional counseling for victims of domestic violence;
       $100,000 for the County of Santa Clara, CA, for the 
     Financial Abuse Specialist Team;
       $100,000 for PAX New York for the SPEAK UP Hotline;
       $100,000 for the City of Pittsburgh, PA, Police Bureau to 
     enhance the Witness Protection Program;
       $100,000 for the San Jose, CA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement enhancements;
       $500,000 for the National Institute on State Policy on 
     Trafficking of Women and Girls at the Center for Women Policy 
     Studies;
       $100,000 for the City of Seattle, WA, Precinct Liaison 
     Program;
       $100,000 for the White Earth Nation in White Earth, MN, for 
     criminal justice enhancements;
       $50,000 for the Southeast Law Enforcement Center;
       $100,000 for the Warren Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug 
     Abuse Outreach Program in Trumbull County, OH;
       $100,000 for the Village of Leetonia, OH, for a school 
     resource officer program;
       $100,000 for NOVA Southeastern University's Community 
     Resources, Partnerships & Solutions project;
       $50,000 to Taylor County, WI, for the Restorative Justice 
     Program;
       $100,000 to the Bayfield, WI, Police Department for 
     enhanced law enforcement activities;
       $200,000 to the Marathon County, WI, Sheriff's Department 
     for a methamphetamine response team;
       $600,000 for the Alliance for Children and Families in 
     Milwaukee, WI, for the Legal Intervention for Employment 
     Expansion project.
       Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $7,000,000 to assist States in 
     building or enhancing prescription drug monitoring systems, 
     facilitating the exchange of information between States, and 
     providing technical assistance and training on establishing 
     and operating effective prescription drug monitoring 
     programs.
       Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.--The conference 
     agreement provides $37,175,000 for implementation of the 
     Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79). The 
     conference agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for the 
     collection of statistics, data and research as authorized by 
     section 4 of the Act; $5,000,000 is provided for the National 
     Institute of Corrections for a national clearinghouse, 
     training and education as authorized by section 5 of the Act; 
     $20,000,000 is provided for grants to States to protect 
     inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 
     of the Act. If the entire $10,000,000 provided for 
     statistics, data and research is not utilized, the conferees 
     expect these funds to be used to make additional grants to 
     States. An additional $2,175,000 shall be transferred to the 
     National Prison Rape Reduction Commission.
       Victims of Trafficking.--The conference agreement includes 
     $10,000,000 for victim services programs to assist victims of 
     trafficking as authorized by the Victims of Trafficking and 
     Violence Protection Act of 2000. The conferees expect the 
     Office of Victims of Crime to work with the Office of 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on child 
     exploitation issues.
       Drug Courts.--The conference agreement provides $38,500,000 
     for the Drug Courts program. The conferees note that funding 
     for drug courts is an eligible expense under the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant program, the Byrne program, and 
     Juvenile Justice Programs.
       Law Enforcement Family Support and Motor Vehicle Theft 
     Prevention.--The conferees understand that sufficient funding 
     is available in prior year unobligated balances to continue 
     to fund these programs during fiscal year 2004.


                       Weed and Seed Program Fund

       The conference agreement includes $58,542,000 for the Weed 
     and Seed program as provided by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement adopts by reference the House report language 
     requiring OJP to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the coordination of the Weed and Seed 
     program with Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive's Youth Crime Gun 
     Interdiction Initiative and other Department of Justice and 
     Federal programs.


                  Community Oriented Policing Services

       The conference agreement includes $756,283,000 for 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs instead 
     of $682,933,000 as proposed by the House and $656,636,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement provides 
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     resources above the request to enhance the ability of the 
     COPS office to accomplish their mission of advancing 
     community policing practices. While the conferees appreciate 
     the Administration's need to address its Federal 
     counterterrorism responsibility, this need should not 
     preclude the Administration from executing other law 
     enforcement responsibilities such as local law enforcement 
     programs aimed at ensuring community safety.
       The table below displays the funding provided in the 
     conference agreement compared to the level of funds requested 
     under the COPS and Justice Assistance headings for similar 
     activities and compared to the levels provided in the House 
     and Senate bills.

                                                  [$ in 000's]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Program                        Enacted      Request       House        Senate     Conference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hiring.........................................      198,700  ...........  ...........      200,000      120,000
Training and Technical Assistance..............       20,528       20,662       20,662     (10,000)      (5,000)
Tribal Law Enforcement.........................       34,773       30,000       30,000       20,000       25,000
Meth Hot Spots.................................       56,761       20,000       60,000  ...........       54,050
COPS Technologies..............................      188,719       50,000      100,000       83,960      158,407
Interoperable Communications...................       74,620  ...........  ...........      140,000       85,000
Safe Schools Program...........................       15,111  ...........  ...........       17,000        4,600
Police Integrity Grants........................       16,853       16,963       17,000        5,000       10,000
Management and Administration..................       32,782       26,130       26,130       35,000       30,000
Prior Year Balances (Rescission)...............  ...........      (6,378)  ...........  ...........  ...........
Bullet-Proof Vests.............................       25,279       24,143       25,000       25,000       25,000
Police Corps...................................       14,903       28,315       28,315       15,000       15,000
Criminal Records Upgrade.......................       39,740       56,924       56,924  ...........       30,000
DNA/Crime Lab Initiative.......................       81,009      174,353      174,353       19,050      100,000
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science................      [4,968]  ...........        5,000       15,000       10,000
DC Court and Fugitive Task Forces..............  ...........  ...........       41,105  ...........  ...........
Crime Identification Technology Act............       68,626  ...........  ...........       36,626       24,226
Safe Schools Technologies......................     [16,890]  ...........  ...........     [10,000]      [5,000]
SW Border Prosecutor Program...................       39,740       48,063       40,000       15,000       30,000
Gun Violence Reduction Assistance..............       44,708       47,683       45,000       15,000       30,000
Offender Re-Entry..............................       14,837       13,504       13,504        5,000        5,000
Project Sentry.................................        9,935  ...........  ...........       10,000  ...........
 
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      Total....................................      977,624                   682,993      656,636      756,283
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       COPS Hiring Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $120,000,000 for the hiring of law enforcement officers, of 
     which $60,000,000 shall be for school resource officers. From 
     within available amounts, $5,000,000 is for training and 
     technical assistance. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference the House report language concerning events of 
     national or regional importance and directing COPS to submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations on ``best 
     practices'' within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
       Bulletproof Vests.--The conference agreement includes 
     $25,000,000 for the Bulletproof Vests program. The conferees 
     request that the Department of Justice conduct a study and 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) voluntary testing 
     protocols and minimum standards for body armor to determine 
     the extent to which the efficiency of those voluntary testing 
     protocols and minimum standards for body armor correlates 
     with successful and improved law enforcement officer and 
     public safety, and include any recommendations for improving 
     the efficiency and safety of these voluntary testing 
     protocols and minimum standards for body armor. The report 
     must address, but is not limited to, the criteria used by the 
     NIJ to establish voluntary standards of testing and 
     evaluation to identify minimum performance standards for body 
     armor critical to protecting officers from ballistic threats; 
     when the NIJ last updated the minimum performance standards 
     for body armor; the qualifications and factors used by the 
     NIJ to determine the need to update minimum performance 
     standards for body armor; why the NIJ testing protocols only 
     rate body armor in the newest possible condition; and why the 
     NIJ does not test the deterioration of body armor actually 
     worn by officers in the field to determine if such materials 
     and body armor constitutes to comply with the NIJ minimum 
     performance standards during the warranty period of the body 
     armor.
       Police Corps.--The conference agreement includes 
     $15,000,000 for the Police Corps program. The conferees are 
     disappointed that the Police Corps program did not submit a 
     fiscal year 2003 financial plan as requested in the fiscal 
     year 2003 conference report. The conferees believe it is 
     important for this program to standardize the funding 
     provided for recruit training and require State matching 
     funds for training costs. The conferees are also disappointed 
     that the Police Corps program has not submitted the requested 
     report describing OJP's efforts to incorporate terrorism 
     prevention and response training into the Police Corps 
     program and discussing the feasibility of establishing 
     regional Police Corps training centers. The conferees expect 
     this report to be submitted as soon as possible and the 
     conference agreement again directs OJP to submit a Police 
     Corps financial plan no later than 180 days after enactment 
     of this Act.
       Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-Up.--The conference 
     agreement includes $54,050,000 for State and local law 
     enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production and 
     distribution, to target drug ``hot spots,'' and to remove and 
     dispose of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine 
     labs.
       Within the amount provided, the conference agreement 
     includes $20,000,000 to reimburse the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration (DEA) for assistance to State and local law 
     enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous 
     materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The conference 
     agreement provides $5,000,000 for training, technical 
     assistance and grants to localities with highest priority 
     needs. The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language concerning coordination with other Federal 
     agencies.
       In addition, within the amount provided, the conferees 
     expect the COPS Program Office, in consultation with DEA, to 
     examine each of the following proposals, to provide grants if 
     warranted, and to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on its intentions for each proposal:
       $1,500,000 for the Arizona methamphetamine program;
       $1,100,000 for the Five County Southeastern Utah 
     Methamphetamine Project;
       $700,000 for Methamphetamine Enforcement for the State of 
     Indiana;
       $1,050,000 for the Louisiana Methamphetamine Task Force;
       $750,000 to Prairie View Prevention Services in Sioux 
     Falls, SD, to continue methamphetamine use prevention 
     programs in South Dakota, and to facilitate integration of 
     prevention and treatment services for at-risk youth;
       $1,500,000 to fund meth lab task forces in Iowa's south 
     central and east central counties;
       $300,000 for the Iowa Tank Lock Methamphetamine Initiative;
       $4,500,000 for Hawaii County Comprehensive Methamphetamine 
     Response;
       $1,000,000 to continue the efforts of the Wisconsin 
     Methamphetamine Initiative;
       $50,000 for the St. Croix, WI, District Attorney's Office 
     Initiative to Combat Methamphetamine;
       $600,000 for Marion County, OR, Methamphetamine Lab 
     Surveillance and Seizure Program;
       $500,000 for the Virginia State Police to assist their 
     efforts in combating methamphetamine;
       $300,000 for DeKalb, Cherokee, and Marion Counties, AL, for 
     initiatives to combat methamphetamine;
       $3,000,000 for the California Department of Justice, Bureau 
     of Narcotic Enforcement, for the California Methamphetamine 
     Strategy (CALMS);
       $2,000,000 for the Washington State law enforcement 
     methamphetamine initiative;
       $240,000 for the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force;
       $2,200,000 for the Regional Methamphetamine Training Center 
     in Sioux City, IA;
       $750,000 for methamphetamine enforcement and clean-up 
     initiatives in Kansas for the Cowley County, Montgomery 
     County, and Butler County Sheriffs' Departments;
       $1,000,000 for the Methamphetamine Task Force in East 
     Tennessee, to fight the spread of meth labs in this region, 
     including $50,000 for a video conferencing program at the 
     Hamilton County District Attorney's Office;
       $200,000 for the Chilton County, AL, Sheriff's Department 
     to combat production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $300,000 for the Henderson County, TN, Sheriff's Department 
     to combat production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $500,000 for the Arkansas Methamphetamine Law Enforcement 
     Initiative;

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       $300,000 for the Riverside County, CA, Sheriff's Department 
     to combat production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $300,000 for the Franklin County, MO, Sheriff's Department 
     for Operation CHEM;
       $100,000 for the Daviess County, KY, Sheriff's Department 
     to combat production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $400,000 for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous 
     Drug Control Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Program;
       $550,000 for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to combat 
     the production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $300,000 for the Nebraska State Patrol to combat the 
     production and distribution of methamphetamine;
       $300,000 for the Henderson, NV, Police Department for 
     equipment and technologies to combat the production and 
     distribution of methamphetamine;
       $700,000 for the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force in KY;
       $70,000 for the Lawrence County, AL, Sheriff's Office to 
     assist their efforts against methamphetamine and narcotics 
     production and distribution;
       $200,000 for Phoenix House for methamphetamine treatment 
     programs in Los Angeles, CA;
       $250,000 for the Lincoln County, OR, methamphetamine 
     project;
       $100,000 for the City of Columbia, SC, methamphetamine 
     initiative;
       $100,000 for the Buffalo Trace/Gateway Narcotics Task Force 
     to support a multi-jurisdictional task force methamphetamine 
     training program;
       $750,000 for the Minot State University Rural 
     Methamphetamine Education Demonstration Project;
       $100,000 for the Choctaw Nation methamphetamine initiative;
       $100,000 for the State of Hawaii, including Oahu, Maui 
     County, and Kaua'i County, for methamphetamine initiatives.
       COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program.--The 
     conferees recommend $85,000,000 for the COPS Interoperable 
     Communications Technology Program, in consultation with the 
     Office of Science and Technology (OS&T) within the NIJ, as 
     well as the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program 
     shall utilize the expertise of all three organizations to 
     create a grant program that is highly responsive to the 
     immediate needs of the State and local law enforcement 
     community and that takes full advantage of the expertise and 
     lessons learned from OS&T's and BJA's research and 
     development in the field of interoperable law enforcement 
     communications, particularly project AGILE.
       This program should address the critical need of law 
     enforcement to improve cross-jurisdictional communication, 
     intelligence and information sharing. Grants shall be 
     exclusively available to law enforcement agencies. Consistent 
     with the existing COPS grant programs, the COPS Interoperable 
     Communications Technology Program should include a 25 percent 
     local match requirement and be available to both rural and 
     urban communities.
       Grants shall be available for both voice and data 
     communications systems. Grants for voice communications 
     systems shall be available for system upgrades and 
     technologies to make existing communication systems 
     compatible. Grants shall also be available for data 
     communications systems to enhance law enforcement's abilities 
     to share intelligence and to integrate existing local law 
     enforcement legacy databases.
       The COPS Office shall ensure that all grant awards comply 
     with existing standards adopted by the OS&T, BJA and OLES. 
     Within the funding provided, $1,000,000 shall be transferred 
     to OLES to continue the development of a comprehensive suite 
     of minimum standards for law enforcement communications.
       The conferees expect the COPS Office to work with State, 
     local, and Federal agencies through the Global Justice 
     Information Sharing Initiative to address the communications 
     and intelligence needs of law enforcement.
       The conferees direct the COPS office to develop and submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, no later than 45 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, proposed guidelines for the 
     program.
       Law Enforcement Technology Program.--The conference 
     agreement includes $158,407,000 for the COPS Law Enforcement 
     Technology Program. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference the House report language concerning standards.
       Within the amounts provided under this account, grants 
     should be provided for the following:
       $2,000,000 for the Ohio Palmprint AFIS Program;
       $500,000 for forensics, crime scene collection, and drug 
     detection abilities upgrades at the Sandy City, UT, Crime 
     Lab;
       $500,000 for the Regional Crime Lab at Missouri Southern 
     State College;
       $1,000,000 for Sam Houston State University to develop the 
     Texas Center for Forensic Sciences, with a primary focus in 
     the area of digital forensic science;
       $250,000 for Washoe County, NV, Sheriff's Department of 
     Forensics and DNA Analysis;
       $500,000 to establish a police science laboratory at 
     Holyoke Community College, MA;
       $1,000,000 for Texas Tech University's Institute for 
     Forensic Sciences;
       $3,000,000 to the Louisville, KY, Regional Computer 
     Forensic Laboratory;
       $1,000,000 to Allegheny County, PA, to improve its forensic 
     laboratories;
       $1,000,000 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham's 
     Forensic Science Institute;
       $800,000 for the Ohio Attorney General's Office Crime 
     Laboratory System Improvement Project;
       $500,000 for medical examiner upgrades for the Jefferson 
     County, AL, Medical Examiner's Office;
       $450,000 to Brown University in Providence, RI, for a 
     nanotechnology study of DNA sequencing methods;
       $3,300,000 for Marshall University's Forensic Science 
     Program;
       $1,500,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division 
     for continued funding to support the growing State and local 
     law enforcement needs in the only full service forensic 
     laboratory in South Carolina;
       $1,000,000 for the Honolulu, HI, Police Department's Crime 
     Lab Improvements;
       $500,000 for planning, design, and equipment for the State 
     of Vermont Forensic Laboratory;
       $400,000 for the Stamford, CT, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $600,000 for Spokane, WA, Intelligence/Information Sharing 
     Computer Systems;
       $2,000,000 for the UNH/Keene State College Public Safety 
     Management System;
       $1,000,000 for the computer-aided dispatch system for 
     Sedgwick County, KS;
       $400,000 for law enforcement communications equipment in 
     Osceola, FL;
       $400,000 for a Technical Interoperability Project, NY;
       $175,000 to the Billings, MT, Police Department to enhance 
     the mobile data technology to provide constant locations of 
     all cars;
       $700,000 for equipment upgrades, City of Gary, IN;
       $500,000 for the City of Fairfield, CA, Police CAD/RMS 
     Dispatch and Records Project;
       $2,277,000 to the Southeastern Law Enforcement Technology 
     Center to partner with SPAWAR System Center Charleston to 
     advance research and development into software radio 
     technology;
       $475,000 for Salem County, NJ, for law enforcement 
     communications equipment;
       $250,000 to Brown County, SD, to integrate communications 
     systems with law enforcement;
       $250,000 to the South Dakota Police Chiefs' Association and 
     South Dakota Sheriffs' Association for technology and 
     equipment;
       $250,000 for the Adams County, IL, Sheriff's Department to 
     upgrade law enforcement and communication technologies and to 
     modernize equipment;
       $1,050,000 for police technology grants to be equally 
     divided between the cities of Barre, St. Albans, and 
     Springfield, VT;
       $850,000 to the City of Greenville, SC, Police Department 
     for communication system upgrades;
       $900,000 to the Southeastern Law Enforcement Technology 
     Center for the deployment of shot spotter technology;
       $2,000,000 to the State of Alaska for training Village 
     Public Safety Officers and small village police offices and 
     acquisition of emergency response and search and rescue 
     equipment for rural communities;
       $350,000 to the Newberry County, SC, Sheriff's Department 
     for the purchase of mobile data computers;
       $350,000 to Abbeville, SC, Sheriff's Department for mobile 
     data computers and in-car cameras;
       $1,000,000 for a grant to the Southeastern Law Enforcement 
     Technology Center's Coastal Plain Police Communications 
     initiative for regional law enforcement communications 
     equipment;
       $300,000 for Spartanburg County, SC, for an advanced 
     emergency communications system;
       $300,000 to the Union County, SC, Sheriff's Department for 
     mobile data computers and communications upgrades;
       $300,000 to the Greenwood County, SC, Sheriff's Department 
     for the purchase of mobile data computers and communications 
     upgrades;
       $1,000,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division 
     to continue funding for equipment to support a Federal and 
     State collaboration of investigators and forensics experts to 
     solve high technology crimes through one center;
       $350,000 to the Hampton County, SC, Sheriff's Department 
     for the purchase of computers and surveillance equipment 
     necessary to patrol high crime areas of the county;
       $300,000 for the Jasper County, SC, Sheriff's Department 
     for the purchase of mobile data computers and in-car cameras;
       $2,500,000 to Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties, 
     SC, for a shared information system for local law 
     enforcement;
       $20,000 to the Yemassee, SC, Police Department for the 
     purchase of radios and in-car cameras;
       $1,000,000 to the State of Wisconsin's Office of Justice 
     Assistance to create an integrated data-sharing system 
     linking the criminal justice system throughout the State;
       $1,000,000 for Wayne County, MI, for communications 
     equipment and to complete its Global Positioning System 
     project;

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       $635,000 for the Arkansas Justice Xchange Project;
       $900,000 for the Internet Project at the Criminal Justice 
     Institute;
       $2,100,000 for the Wireless Network and Mobile Data 
     Terminal Program in the City of Jackson, TN;
       $400,000 for the Colorado Sex Offender Registry;
       $500,000 to procure and evaluate Voice Monitoring and 
     Logging equipment with embedded TACSCAN capability at 
     designated locations;
       $50,000 for investigative capability of the Kansas Bureau 
     of Investigation's Computer Crime Section;
       $1,000,000 for the Enforcement Technology Program in the 
     City of Macon, GA;
       $350,000 for VeriTracks in Georgia;
       $2,500,000 for the Harrison County, MS, Public Safety 
     Automated Systems;
       $2,500,000 for the Land Mobile Radio project in Alaska;
       $750,000 for the Criminal Justice Information Integration 
     Project, City of Minneapolis, MN;
       $1,500,000 for Harris County, TX, to purchase and install 
     new interoperable radio hardware and software to provide and 
     further enhance interoperable radio communications for public 
     safety and first responders in the region;
       $1,000,000 for law enforcement training equipment, City of 
     Council Bluffs, IA;
       $500,000 for Fairbanks, AK, Criminal Justice Data Sharing;
       $3,000,000 for the Consolidated Advanced Technologies for 
     Law Enforcement (CAT lab) program at the University of New 
     Hampshire;
       $1,000,000 to the City of Allentown, PA, to develop 
     computer mapping and weekly accountability sessions;
       $125,000 for the Plymouth State College, NH, police 
     department for technology upgrades;
       $1,250,000 for the Records Interoperability Initiative 
     through the Consolidated Advanced Technologies for Law 
     Enforcement;
       $3,000,000 for the J-ONE information system in New 
     Hampshire;
       $2,500,000 to the Kenai Peninsula, AK, Borough Emergency 
     Operations Center;
       $1,000,000 to the University of Kentucky's Law School 
     Electronic Access Project;
       $3,000,000 for technology and equipment for the New 
     Hampshire Department of Safety Statewide Interagency 
     Emergency Operations and Communications System Center;
       $2,000,000 to provide digital radio equipment and 
     technology to the New Hampshire Department of Safety;
       $500,000 for the Matanuska Susitna, AK, Borough Emergency 
     Response Radio Network;
       $2,000,000 for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety for 
     law enforcement equipment;
       $250,000 to the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training 
     for technology and upgrades;
       $1,000,000 for a replacement communications system for 
     Buchanan County, Missouri, the City of St. Joseph, and 
     Heartland Health Law Enforcement Communications System;
       $2,000,000 for law enforcement technologies to be split 
     evenly between the City of Tuscon, AZ, Police Department and 
     the Cochise County, AZ, Police Department;
       $3,000,000 for the Stark County, OH, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $2,000,000 for a Regional Law Enforcement Technologies 
     Program in Kentucky;
       $3,000,000 for the Simulated Prison Environment Crisis 
     Aversion Tools for programs in Alabama, North Carolina and 
     Pennsylvania;
       $100,000 for the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission;
       $150,000 for the Rapides Parish, LA, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the Loudoun County, VA, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $62,000 for the Town of Herndon, VA, Police Department for 
     information technology requirements;
       $500,000 for the Key West, FL, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $50,000 for the Fauquier, VA, Sheriff's Department for a 
     mobile data system;
       $400,000 for the Fairfax County, VA, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $2,000,000 for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice 
     Services, for the Integrated Criminal Justice Information 
     System;
       $80,000 for Hanceville, Douglas, Arab, and Blount County, 
     AL, Police Departments for law enforcement technologies;
       $2,000,000 for technology enhancements for law enforcement 
     agencies in Middle Rio Grande Border Region of Texas;
       $2,000,000 for the Criminal Information Sharing Alliance 
     Network;
       $500,000 for the Florida Department of Corrections for a 
     system to electronically monitor criminal probationers and 
     link their location to crime events;
       $1,000,000 for Carlsbad, CA, for the Automated Regional 
     Justice Information System;
       $2,000,000 for I-SAFE America;
       $1,500,000 for the Morris County, NJ, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $290,000 for Southside Virginia law enforcement agencies 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $750,000 for the Placer County, CA, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for the Plumas County, CA, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Pickaway County, OH, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for the Great Cities University Coalition to 
     improve criminal justice data systems;
       $250,000 for the City of Moultrie, GA, Police Department 
     for law enforcement equipment;
       $500,000 for the Scott County, IL, Sheriff's Department and 
     the City of Winchester, IL, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $750,000 for the East Valley Community Justice Center in 
     CA;
       $250,000 for the San Bernardino, CA, Police Department for 
     mobile data terminals;
       $17,000 for the Anchorage, KY, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Audubon Park, KY, Police Department for 
     mobile data terminals and in-car video cameras;
       $25,000 for the Jeffersontown, KY, Police Department for 
     in-car video cameras;
       $750,000 for the Louisville, KY, Metro Police Department 
     for mobile data terminals, in-car video cameras and other law 
     enforcement equipment;
       $500,000 for the Idaho State Police for mobile data 
     computers;
       $500,000 for the Onondaga County, NY, Sheriff's Office for 
     crime fighting technologies including cameras and video 
     equipment, and mobile data terminals;
       $125,000 for the City of Syracuse, NY, Police Department 
     for mobile data terminals;
       $700,000 for the City of Clearwater, FL, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $700,000 for the Pinellas County, FL, Sheriff's Department 
     for information technology equipment;
       $700,000 for the City of Largo, FL, Police Department for 
     laptop computers for patrol cars;
       $1,000,000 for the Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's 
     Department for law enforcement technologies;
       $50,000 for the Wyoming and Livingston Counties, NY, 
     Sheriffs' Departments for law enforcement technologies;
       $590,000 for Greene County, MO, for law enforcement 
     technologies including an integrated justice system, video 
     equipment for courtrooms, and information technologies for 
     law enforcement;
       $350,000 for Carl Junction, MO, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $1,000,000 for Greater Harris County, TX, for in-car police 
     technologies;
       $523,000 for St. Charles, IL, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $150,000 for the Hernando County, FL, Sheriff's Office for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the Hanover County, VA, Sheriff's Office for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $125,000 for the Town of Culpeper, VA, Police Department 
     and the Culpeper County VA, Sheriff's Office for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $75,000 for the Louisa County, VA, Sheriff's Office for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $50,000 for the Page County, VA, Sheriff's Office for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $300,000 for the Lake County, IL, Integrated Criminal 
     Justice Information System;
       $250,000 for the York County, VA, Sheriff's Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the Stafford County, VA, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Chesterfield County, VA, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $200,000 for the City of Suffolk, VA, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $200,000 for the City of Chesapeake, VA, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $40,000 for the Northampton County, VA, Sheriff's Office 
     for in-car video cameras;
       $50,000 for the Accomack County, VA, Sheriff's Office for 
     in-car video cameras;
       $410,000 for the Virginia Beach Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the St. Clair County, AL, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Jefferson County, AL, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $3,000,000 for Law Enforcement On-Line;
       $300,000 for the Frederick County, MD, Sheriff's Office for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $3,000,000 for the Center for Criminal Justice Technology;
       $250,000 for Prince William County, VA, for a regional 
     booking system;
       $100,000 for the Lincoln County, NC, Sheriff's Office for 
     mobile data terminals;
       $100,000 for the Rutherford County, NC, Sheriff's Office 
     for laptop computers;
       $100,000 for the Cleveland County, NC, to establish video 
     arraignment capabilities;

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       $200,000 for the City of Murrieta, CA, Police Department 
     for mobile data terminals;
       $300,000 for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Force;
       $80,000 for the City of Charles Town, WV, for an electronic 
     booking, fingerprint, and live scan systems and mobile data 
     terminals;
       $500,000 for the Cincinnati, OH, Police Department for a 
     records management system;
       $200,000 for the Loudon County, TN, Police Department for 
     mobile data terminals;
       $180,000 for the City of Oviedo, FL, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $50,000 for the Hillsborough, NJ, Police Department for 
     mobile data terminals;
       $160,000 for the Clark County, KY, Sheriff's Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for the Cobb County, GA, Sheriff's Department for 
     a multi-level law enforcement technology system;
       $500,000 for a consolidated law enforcement network for 
     Rockingham County, VA, and the City of Harrisonburg, VA;
       $250,000 for Lumber River, NC, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $250,000 for the Cabarrus County, NC, Sheriff's Department 
     for a records management system;
       $250,000 for Cape Fear, NC, for mobile data terminals for 
     law enforcement;
       $200,000 for the Maitland, FL, Police Department for mobile 
     data terminals;
       $750,000 for the St. Clair, MI, Sheriff's Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $200,000 for the City of Greenville, NC, Police Department 
     for mobile data terminals;
       $20,000 for the Madison Township, OH, Police Department for 
     mobile data terminals;
       $300,000 for the Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff's 
     Department for IT infrastructure upgrades including the 
     Sheriff's Information Management System;
       $300,000 for the City of Lancaster, PA, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the County of Contra Costa, CA, for an 
     integrated justice information system;
       $235,000 for the Navajo Nation in Arizona for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $235,000 for the San Carlos Tribe in Arizona for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $40,000 for Yavapai County, AZ, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $300,000 for the City of West Palm Beach, FL, Police 
     Department for law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the City of Gainesville, FL, Police Department 
     and the Alachua County Sheriff's Office for a crime data and 
     mapping system;
       $250,000 for the Cities of Bayamon and Guaynabo, PR, for 
     enhanced law enforcement and crime prevention capabilities;
       $300,000 for the Manchester Township, NJ, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $137,000 for the Hamilton Township, NJ, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $300,000 for Kalamazoo County, MI, for an integrated 
     justice management system;
       $300,000 for Kankakee County, IL, for an integrated 
     criminal justice system;
       $500,000 for the Sandy City, UT, Police Department and 
     Justice Court for law enforcement technology improvements;
       $500,000 for the Calvert County, MD, Sheriff's Department 
     for squad car mobile data terminals;
       $1,000,000 for the Maryland State Police Department for a 
     police vehicle technology system;
       $750,000 for the City of San Francisco, CA, to implement 
     the Justice Information Tracking System;
       $1,000,000 for San Francisco, CA, Bay Area law enforcement 
     technology systems;
       $1,000,000 for the City of Bastrop, LA, for law enforcement 
     technology enhancements;
       $255,000 for the Suffolk County, NY, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technology;
       $500,000 for the City of Des Moines, IA, for law 
     enforcement technology;
       $40,000 for the Whitpain Township, PA, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the Philadelphia, PA, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for Clackamas County, OR, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $250,000 for Luzerne County, PA, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $300,000 for the Cities of Sumas, Lynden, and Blaine, WA, 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $750,000 for the Snohomish County, WA, Sheriff's Department 
     for palm-imaging technology;
       $500,000 for the City of Macon, GA, Police Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $50,000 for the Town of Lexington, AL, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $600,000 for the Cumberland, RI, Police Department for 
     technology upgrades;
       $250,000 for the North Providence, RI, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $2,000,000 for the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County, 
     MN, for law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for AMBERVIEW;
       $500,000 for the Steganography Analysis and Research 
     Center;
       $750,000 for the Kitsap County, WA, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $300,000 for the Erie County, OH, Sheriff's Department for 
     technology improvements;
       $150,000 for the Lucas County, OH, Sheriff's Department for 
     technology improvements;
       $100,000 for the Town of Greenburgh, NY, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $125,000 for the Town of Haverstraw, NY, for a targeting 
     technology project;
       $30,000 for the Village of Rye Brook, NY, for law 
     enforcement technology equipment;
       $38,000 for the Village of Tuckahoe, NY, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technology;
       $280,000 for Westchester County, NY, for law enforcement 
     equipment;
       $420,000 for the Counties of Westchester and Rockland, NY, 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $210,000 for California University of Pennsylvania for 
     support of the Crime Mapping Center;
       $500,000 for Somerset, Fayette, Greene and Washington 
     Counties, PA, for law enforcement technologies;
       $125,000 for the West Springfield, MA, Police Department 
     for technology upgrades;
       $350,000 for the Worcester County, MA, Sheriff's Office for 
     technology upgrades;
       $100,000 for the Pittsfield, MA, Police Department for 
     technology upgrades;
       $300,000 for the Lake County, IN, Sheriff's Deptment for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $300,000 for the Porter County, IN, Sheriff's Office for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $500,000 for the Arkansas State Police for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for Georgia State University to implement an 
     Improved Crime Data system;
       $500,000 for the Marion County, SC, Sheriff's Department to 
     implement a records management system;
       $500,000 for the Shelton, CT, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Woodbridge, CT, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the City of Dallas, TX, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $500,000 for the University of Texas at Arlington to 
     conduct law enforcement research;
       $500,000 for Tompkins County, NY, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $150,000 for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the 
     development of law enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the Phoenix, AZ, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $250,000 for the Chapel Hill and Cary, NC, Police 
     Departments to provide in-car video cameras and other law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $150,000 for Bergen County, NJ, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $250,000 for the City of Madison, WI, for law enforcement 
     technology upgrades;
       $200,000 for the City of Sun Prairie, WI, for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $200,000 for Westchester County, NY, for a Criminal Justice 
     Data Warehouse;
       $100,000 for the Milwaukee County, WI, Sheriff's Department 
     for upgrading their mobile data computer system;
       $500,000 for Hudson County, NJ, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $150,000 for the City of Pomona, CA, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $300,000 for the El Paso, TX, Sheriff's Department for law 
     enforcement technology upgrades;
       $200,000 for the City of Lakewood, CA, Sheriff Station for 
     technology improvements;
       $50,000 for the City of Fullerton, CA, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $200,000 for the West Covina, CA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technology improvements;
       $100,000 for the Henderson, NC, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $200,000 for the California Highway Patrol for law 
     enforcement technology upgrades;
       $100,000 for the City of Portland, OR, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $150,000 for the San Luis Obispo, CA, County Sheriff's 
     Department for law enforcement equipment;
       $100,000 for the Government of the Virgin Islands for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $300,000 for the City of Detroit, MI, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of San Diego, CA, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the City and County of Denver, CO, for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $150,000 for the City of Austin, TX, Police Department for 
     technology improvements;
       $100,000 for the Borough of Spotswood, NJ, for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $45,000 for West Windsor Township, NJ, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $30,000 for the Grand Coteau, LA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $50,000 for the Lafayette, LA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $20,000 for the Sunset, LA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for Jefferson County, TX, for law enforcement 
     technology upgrades;

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       $300,000 for Sacramento County, CA, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the Jackson County, MO, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of St. Paul, MN, Police Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of Baltimore, MD, Police Department 
     to install in-vehicle video cameras;
       $200,000 for the Missouri Police Chiefs Association for law 
     enforcement technology upgrades;
       $50,000 for Nevada County, AR, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the Little Rock, AR, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for Tega Cay, SC, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $250,000 for Charlevoix-Cheboygan-Emmett, MI, for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Jackson County, MS, Sheriff's Department 
     for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of Jackson, MS, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the Essex County, MA, Sheriff's Department for 
     law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for ``A Child Is Missing'' for telephony research 
     to locate missing persons;
       $100,000 for the City of Rockville, MD, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the University of Southern California Advanced 
     Simulation Training for law enforcement research;
       $100,000 for the Haverhill, MA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies for the Crime Analysis Unit;
       $100,000 for the Minnesota Association of County Probation 
     Officers for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of Evanston, IL, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for Sumner, Macon, Bedford, Robertson, Wilson, and 
     Putnam (TN) Counties for law enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Long Beach, CA, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of Inglewood, CA, for law enforcement 
     technologies;
       $100,000 for the City of Santa Rosa, CA, for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the State of North Carolina for law 
     enforcement technologies;
       $100,000 for the Milburn, NJ, Police Department for law 
     enforcement technologies.
       Crime Identification Technology Act.--The conference 
     agreement includes $24,226,000 for the Crime Identification 
     Technology Act program, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Safe Schools Technology program.
       The Committee has provided $2,500,000 for the Alaska 
     Criminal Justice Information System to integrate Federal, 
     State and local criminal records along with social service 
     and other records. It expects the system design to include 
     the capability to provide background checks on potential 
     child care workers for child care providers and families with 
     the permission of the job applicant. The State should consult 
     with the National Instant Check System for technical 
     expertise. Within the overall amounts recommended, the 
     conferees expect OJP to examine each of the following 
     proposals, to provide grants if warranted, and to submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on its intentions 
     for each proposal:
       $4,000,000 for West Virginia University's Forensic 
     Identification Program;
       $1,500,000 for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division 
     [SLED] to continue funding for necessary equipment for SLED's 
     criminal justice information system; to convert existing 
     databases and integrate systems for accurate and rapid 
     processing of information to support identifications for 
     criminal and civilian purposes;
       $9,400,000 for the South Carolina Judicial Department to 
     continue purchasing equipment for the integration of the case 
     docket system into a state-of-the-art comprehensive database 
     to be shared between the court system and law enforcement;
       $500,000 for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's 
     CriMNet system;
       $1,000,000 for the establishment of a forensic DNA analysis 
     lab at North Dakota State University;
       $170,000 for the Case Management/Central Docketing System 
     in Kansas;
       $600,000 for the Orem City, UT, Consolidated Records 
     Management System; and $56,000 for the Kansas Telephone-Toll 
     Analysis System.
       DNA Initiative.--The conference agreement includes 
     $100,000,000 for a DNA initiative of which $55,000,000 shall 
     be for eliminating the casework backlog; $5,000,000 shall be 
     for eliminating the offender backlog; $30,000,000 shall be 
     for strengthening crime lab capacity; $5,000,000 shall be for 
     training the criminal justice community; and $5,000,000 shall 
     be for using DNA to identify missing persons.
       Improving Forensic Capabilities.--In addition to funding 
     provided for the DNA initiative, the conference agreement 
     provides $10,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
     Improvement grants.
       The National Institute of Justice [NIJ], in conjunction 
     with its own Office of Science & Technology, the American 
     Society of Crime Lab Directors, the American Academy of 
     Forensic Sciences, the International Association for 
     Identification, and the National Association of Medical 
     Examiners, is directed to develop a plan which will address 
     the needs of the crime lab and medical examiner community 
     beyond the ``DNA Initiative'' and report back to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than 180 days from the 
     date of enactment of this Act. The report should address the 
     following: (1) manpower and equipment needs; (2) continuing 
     education policies; (3) professionalism and accreditation 
     standards; and (4) the level of collaboration needed between 
     Federal forensic science labs and State/local forensic 
     science labs for the administration of justice.
       Southwest Border Prosecutors.--The conference agreement 
     includes $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutors 
     initiative. The conference agreement adopts by reference the 
     House report language directing the Department to study 
     whether a similar number of cases are being referred to local 
     prosecutors from Federal arrests along the Northern border. 
     The Department shall report its findings to the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
       Safe Schools Initiative.--The conference agreement includes 
     $4,600,000 for programs aimed at preventing violence in 
     public schools, and to support the assignment of officers to 
     work in collaboration with schools and community-based 
     organizations to address the threat of terrorism, crime, 
     disorder, gangs, and drug activities.
       Within the amount provided, the COPS office should examine 
     each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, 
     and submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     its intentions for each proposal:
       $750,000 for Alaska's Community in Schools Mentoring 
     Program;
       $1,000,000 for the University of Montana to facilitate a 
     statewide community-based curriculum development initiative 
     that promotes responsible behavior and reduces youth violence 
     in schools and communities;
       $250,000 to the Sioux Falls School District, in Sioux 
     Falls, SD, for the Department of Corrections to School 
     Transition Project;
       $250,000 for the Rock Island County, IL, Regional Office of 
     Education to implement the Step Ahead Program;
       $500,000 for the New England Amer-I-Can Program;
       $150,000 for the Uhlich Children's Home, IL, to support its 
     school-based violence prevention, mentoring, leadership, and 
     training programs;
       $1,500,000 to provide community-based, cost effective 
     alternative programs for juveniles who are, have been or may 
     be subject to compulsory care, supervision or incarceration 
     in public or private institutions in several States including 
     South Carolina;
       $200,000 for the Merit School of Music's afterschool 
     program.


       Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs

       The conference agreement includes $387,629,000 for violence 
     against women prevention and prosecution programs as proposed 
     by the House. The Senate bill provided funding for these 
     programs under the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
     account. The following table outlines the funding provided in 
     the conference agreement:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

        Program                                              Conference
STOP Grants....................................................$168,334
  (National Institute of Justice--R&D)..........................(5,200)
  (Safe Start Program).........................................(10,000)
  (Bureau of Justice Statistics).....................................--
CASA (Special Advocates).........................................11,897
Training for Judicial Personnel...................................2,281
Grants for Televised Testimony......................................994
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies..............................64,503
Rural Domestic Violence Assistance Grants........................39,685
Training Programs.................................................4,957
Stalking Database.................................................2,981
Violence on College Campuses......................................9,935
Civil Legal Assistance...........................................39,740
Elder Abuse Grant Program.........................................4,968
Safe Haven Project...............................................14,903
Transitional Housing.............................................15,000
Educ. & Training for Disable Female Victims.......................7,451
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................387,629

                       juvenile justice programs

       The conference agreement includes $352,700,000 for Juvenile 
     Justice programs, instead of $462,282,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $232,330,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement provides for the following programs:


                       Juvenile Justice Programs

                       [In thousands of dollars]

                                                                 Amount
Management/Administration........................................$3,600
Part B--Formula Grants...........................................84,000
Part D--Research, Eval., Tech. Assist. & Training.................2,500
Part E--Developing New Initiatives...............................79,600

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Title V--Incentive Grants........................................80,000
  (Tribal Youth)...............................................(10,000)
  (Gang Prevention)............................................(20,000)
  (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws)...........................(25,000)
  (Big Brothers and Big Sisters)................................(6,000)
Project Sentry...................................................15,000
Secure Our Schools Act...........................................10,000
Victims of Child Abuse Act Programs..............................13,000
Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program......................60,000
Project ChildSafe.................................................5,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................352,700

       State Formula Grants.--The conference agreement includes 
     $84,000,000 for the Part B--State Formula grants. The 
     conferees ask Governors and relevant State and local 
     officials to review the following proposals and provide 
     grants if warranted: A Child Is Missing Program in Rhode 
     Island; After School Program, YMCA of Greater Indianapolis; 
     Alabama Community Intensive Treatment Program; Azalea Road 
     Park Program in North Carolina; Beating the Odds Program of 
     Pennsylvania; Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska Juvenile 
     Justice Programs; Words Can Heal Program of Colorado; New 
     York City High Risk Neighborhood Delinquency Reduction 
     Program; Disproportionate Minority Youth Confinement Pilot of 
     Michigan; California Law Enforcement Internet Safety for 
     Children; Champ Chicota Youth Mentoring Program in Louisiana; 
     Children Who Witness Violence Program, Cleveland, Ohio; 
     Children's Law Center of Maine; Community Empowerment 
     Association's `Friend-2-Friend' Mentoring Program of 
     Pennsylvania; Community Juvenile Justice Center of Montana; 
     Community Outreach to Low-Income Families, Main Street 
     Counseling of Orange, New Jersey; Comprehensive Child Abuse 
     Center of Virginia; Family First Foundation of Pennsylvania; 
     Iowa YMCA Rural Youth Mentoring Initiative; Juvenile Justice 
     Center at Suffolk University; Leadership Academy, Abbeville, 
     Alabama; Life Directions Peer Mentoring Partnership of 
     Oregon; Louisiana Youth Seminar; Marion County, Oregon 
     Juvenile Co-Occurring Disorders Pilot Project; Maine 
     KidsPeace Therapeutic Foster Care Offices; Milwaukee Summer 
     Stars; Kansas Temporary Lodging for Children Program; 
     Milwaukee Youth Empowerment Sites; North Carolina KidsPeace 
     Therapeutic Foster Care; Nevada Gang Database; New Mexico 
     Cooperative Extension After-School Program; Omaha Council 
     Bluffs Metropolitan YMCA; Our Club Program, Pulaski County, 
     Arkansas Council for Children and Youth Services; Program for 
     At Risk Youth, Greater Miami Tennis Foundation; Project Youth 
     Anti-Violence Education in Kansas; Relief Nursery Services to 
     Children of Incarcerated Parents in Oregon; River Rangers 
     After-School Program of Rhode Island; Safer Learning Center 
     of Illinois; SPEAK UP Hotline in New York; STOP the 
     Violence--Students Taking On Prevention of California; Teen 
     Angels program in New Jersey; The Restitution Earned, 
     Accountability Learned Program in Nevada; New York City 
     Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Program; 
     Tuscaloosa YMCA At-Risk Youth Program; University of 
     Delaware's Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies; Urban League 
     of Eastern Massachusetts After-School Program; Youth Shelter 
     Project in Clatsop County, Oregon; and Youth, Prepared for 
     Success, New Jersey Council of Urban Leagues.
       Discretionary Grants.--The conference agreement includes 
     $79,600,000 for part E programs. Within the amounts provided, 
     OJP is expected to review the following proposals, provide 
     grants if warranted, and report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on its intentions.
       $423,000 for improvements to the Juvenile Justice 
     Information System in the State of Hawaii;
       $2,000,000 for the First Tee program;
       $310,000 for the Tuscaloosa YMCA At-Risk Youth Program;
       $2,000,000 for the Alaska Child Abuse Investigation 
     Program;
       $4,000,000 for the Eisenhower Foundation for the Youth Safe 
     Haven program;
       $1,000,000 for Missouri Juvenile Justice Information 
     System;
       $25,000 for the Capitol Area Boy Scouts;
       $150,000 for the Leadership Academy, Abbeville, Alabama;
       $600,000 for the Alaska Children's Trust;
       $547,000 for the National Child Protection Development and 
     Training Center at Winona State University;
       $750,000 to the Alaska Mentoring Demonstration Project;
       $375,000 for the YMCA of Albuquerque, NM, for after-school 
     programs for at-risk children;
       $600,000 for the Birmingham Educational Technology Center;
       $3,000,000 for the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation for youth 
     prevention programs aimed at leadership, teamwork, and drug 
     prevention;
       $100,000 for the City of Wrangell, AK, Youth Court;
       $750,000 for Court House, Inc. Youth Programs, CO;
       $1,500,000 for the Crimes Against Children Research Center, 
     NH;
       $2,000,000 to expand and replicate the Girl Scouts' Beyond 
     Bars and PAVE programs;
       $1,500,000 for the Girls and Boys Town USA National 
     Projects;
       $5,000,000 for continuation and expansion of the Junior 
     Achievement program;
       $500,000 for the Juvenile and Offender Treatment and 
     Prevention Project in Tulsa County, OK;
       $400,000 for the juvenile fire setting prevention program;
       $500,000 for LOVE Social Services in Fairbanks, AK;
       $600,000 for Pennsylvania's Martin Luther King, Jr. Center 
     for Non-Violence to continue its Life Skills program which 
     enables students to work alongside business and industry 
     mentors;
       $1,900,000 for the National, Coordinated Law-Related 
     Education program;
       $300,000 for the Ohio Attorney General's Office Amber 
     Alert/SORN Program;
       $300,000 for the Open Door Youth Gang Alternative;
       $250,000 to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of 
     America [OIC] for a program that works with adjudicated youth 
     and provides alternative sentencing and job skills;
       $500,000 for the outdoor education and outreach program run 
     by the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America;
       $50,000 for operations at the Prevent Child Abuse New 
     Hampshire program;
       $150,000 for the Teen Shelter Project in Alabama;
       $1,000,000 to Western Kentucky University Spotlight Youth;
       $800,000 for the Youth Violence Prevention Research Project 
     at the University of South Alabama;
       $350,000 for the Rialto, CA, Police Activities League [PAL] 
     Program;
       $250,000 for prevention of the commercial sexual 
     exploitation of children;
       $300,000 for the Wynona Lipman Child Advocacy Center in 
     Newark, NJ;
       $200,000 for Covenant House New Jersey for its Rights of 
     Passage Program;
       $250,000 to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, SD, for 
     the Flowering Tree program;
       $250,000 to Our Home, Inc. in Huron South Dakota for 
     programming and equipment at its Parkston, SD, juvenile group 
     care facility;
       $300,000 for the Los Angeles, CA, CLEAR Program;
       $300,000 for the Iowa Child Advocacy Domestic Violence 
     Initiative;
       $2,000,000 for the South Carolina Truancy and Dropout 
     Prevention Initiative;
       $750,000 to the Low Country Children's Center in South 
     Carolina for continued support for a collaborative effort 
     among local organizations in Charleston that provide full 
     services to children who have been abused;
       $300,000 to the Vermont Children Forum;
       $250,000 to Prevent Child Abuse Vermont to test its child 
     abuse prevention model on a state-wide basis;
       $245,000 to South Dakota Coalition for Children;
       $75,000 for the Children's Treatment Program in the Sioux 
     Falls Rape and Domestic Abuse Center;
       $500,000 for the State of Wisconsin Office of Justice 
     Assistance to create a program that provides services to 
     children who witness adult domestic violence;
       $900,000 to the Wisconsin Families and Schools Together 
     [FAST] program;
       $900,000 for the Wisconsin Safe and Sound Program based in 
     Milwaukee, WI;
       $300,000 for the Milwaukee Summer Stars;
       $200,000 to the Rutland, VT, Area Prevention Coalition;
       $300,000 for Project Return--Washington County, VT;
       $150,000 for the City of Battle Creek, MI, to implement the 
     Around the CLOCK program;
       $100,000 to the Omaha Boys and Girls Club Gang Prevention 
     Project;
       $1,400,000 for the Las Vegas, NV, Family Development 
     Foundation;
       $1,750,000 for the National Council of Juvenile and Family 
     Court Judges;
       $100,000 for the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies at 
     the University of Nevada, Reno;
       $250,000 for the Saginaw Youth Program;
       $250,000 for the Multnomah County Oregon Children's 
     Receiving Center;
       $350,000 for the Recovery and Progress Drug Court: Breaking 
     the Cycle of Juvenile Drug Abuse;
       $600,000 for the Northwestern University's Juvenile 
     Project;
       $1,000,000 for World Vision for at-risk youth programs;
       $2,000,000 for Parents Anonymous;
       $624,000 for the Teens, Crime and Community program;
       $250,000 for the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of 
     America `Stop the Violence' program;
       $300,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America for the programs 
     of the National Family Support Roundtable;
       $40,000 for Partnership for Prevention for juvenile 
     delinquency prevention programs;
       $500,000 for Learning for Life;
       $350,000 for the Virginia Attorney General's Office for 
     Class Action and other educational programs in Virginia 
     schools;
       $3,000,000 for the Hamilton Fish National Institute on 
     School and Community Violence;

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       $1,000,000 shall be for a national conference on domestic 
     trafficking and prostitution. This conference, to be led by 
     the Department of Justice, shall include participation from 
     Federal, State and local prosecutors and law enforcement, as 
     well as nongovernmental organizations and community leaders. 
     Over the past several years, the conferees have provided a 
     significant level of resources to the Department of State to 
     combat international human trafficking. This national 
     conference shall begin to address the problems of trafficking 
     and prostitution within the United States;
       $500,000 for the Farmington Children's Home for delinquency 
     prevention programs;
       $202,000 for the Comin' Up youth gang prevention program;
       $250,000 for Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries for a youth 
     corrections program;
       $250,000 for a gambling addiction prevention program for 
     at-risk youth in Peoria, IL;
       $250,000 for the IMPACT/Night Light Program in San 
     Bernardino County, CA, to team police officers with probation 
     officers to reduce juvenile crime;
       $750,000 for the Child Endangerment Response Coalition in 
     Spokane, WA;
       $100,000 for the Center for Women and Children, Inc. for a 
     child abuse prevention program;
       $250,000 for the Healing Tree Program for collaborative 
     efforts with law enforcement to prevent child abuse;
       $250,000 for the Best Friends Foundation for delinquency 
     prevention programs;
       $300,000 for the Community Prosecuting Attorney Service 
     System--Safe School Initiative;
       $500,000 for St. Petersburg, FL, for a delinquency 
     prevention program;
       $400,000 for the YMCA of Suncoast in Dunedin, FL, for an 
     at-risk youth program;
       $250,000 for the Pinellas County, FL, Police Athletic 
     League;
       $250,000 for the CASA program in St. Petersburg, FL;
       $500,000 for the Florida Gulf Coast University Interagency 
     Family Assessment Team program for at-risk youth;
       $200,000 for the Will County, IL, Children's Advocacy 
     Center;
       $250,000 for the Gracious Promise Foundation for Project 
     Incarceration Cycle Escape for Kids;
       $500,000 for the ARISE Foundation;
       $300,000 for an at-risk youth program in Harrison Township 
     in Allegheny County, PA;
       $100,000 for Laurinburg, NC, for a juvenile delinquency 
     program;
       $300,000 for the University of Connecticut for a juvenile 
     delinquency prevention program;
       $250,000 for the Residential Care Consortium for 
     delinquency prevention programs;
       $300,000 for the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch for 
     delinquency prevention programs;
       $425,000 for Monroe County, NY, for a juvenile justice 
     integration initiative;
       $250,000 for the Casita Maria After-School Program and Day 
     Camp for at-risk youth;
       $200,000 for the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center to 
     fund programs for at-risk youth;
       $200,000 for Suffolk County, NY, for the District 
     Attorney's anti-gang initiative;
       $400,000 for the City of Florence, KY, for the SAFE Schools 
     Model City program;
       $500,000 for the Granite, UT, School District's COALITIONS 
     Project for at-risk youth;
       $500,000 for the Pine Tree Legal Center's Children's Law 
     Project (CLP) for the State of Maine;
       $200,000 for Girls Incorporated of Huntsville, AL, to work 
     with at-risk youth;
       $250,000 for the National Children's Advocacy Center;
       $100,000 for the Northwest Alabama Children's Advocacy 
     Center in Florence, AL;
       $100,000 for the ``The Teen Shelter'' in Huntsville, AL, to 
     work with at-risk youth;
       $200,000 for ``Philadelphia Safe & Sound'' to expand its 
     Youth Violence Reduction Partnership in Philadelphia, PA;
       $250,000 for the Father's Day Rally Committee of 
     Philadelphia, PA, to support youth violence interdiction 
     programs;
       $250,000 for Lucas County, OH, for the Community Mentoring 
     Partnership for Juveniles;
       $250,000 for the Appalachia Juvenile and Family Rural and 
     Mining Crisis Program;
       $150,000 for Fitchburg, MA, for the Montachusett 
     Opportunity Council Program for At-Risk Youth;
       $100,000 for Orange, MA, for the Quabbin Mediation Youth 
     Violence Prevention Project;
       $100,000 for the State of Indiana for the ``No Workshops, 
     No Jumpshots'' Program;
       $100,000 for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South 
     Georgia for ``Buddies in School'';
       $50,000 for Americus and Sumter County, GA, for the 
     ``Visions for Sumter'' program;
       $75,000 for the Urban League of Greater Columbus, GA, for 
     the Chattahoochee Court Appointed Special Advocate Program;
       $250,000 for Youth Crime Watch of America;
       $500,000 for the City of Macon, GA, for services for first-
     time juvenile offenders and to address crime, gang, and drug 
     problems;
       $50,000 for Valdosta Technical College for ``Roadmap to 
     Success'' to support at-risk youth;
       $200,000 for the Overtown Youth Center in Miami, FL, for 
     programs to support at-risk youth;
       $250,000 for Chicago, IL, Public Schools for the ``After-
     School Counts'' and ``After-School Matters'' programs;
       $150,000 for the Erikson Institute to develop the Clinical 
     Assessment and Early Learning Center in Chicago, IL;
       $100,000 for the Village of Riverdale, IL, for the Youth 
     Intervention Program;
       $300,000 for the ``Operation Quality Time'' program for at-
     risk youth in Phoenix, AZ;
       $25,000 for Secaucus, NJ, to enhance school safety;
       $35,000 for Palisades Park, NJ, to enhance school safety;
       $100,000 for the City of Downey, CA, for an anti-gang 
     program;
       $500,000 for a demonstration project to examine racial 
     disparities in local juvenile justice systems under Part D 
     and Part E of the JJDPA;
       $250,000 for Huntington Park, CA, for juvenile assistance 
     activities at the Police Department Regional Youth Center;
       $250,000 for the Los Angeles, CA, LA's BEST After School 
     Enrichment Program;
       $375,000 for Long Island University, Tilles Center for the 
     Performing Arts for arts programs for at-risk children;
       $50,000 for the Studio LAB in Los Angeles, CA, for the 
     ``Central City Gardens Initiative'';
       $100,000 for the Cypress Park Youth and Family Center in 
     Los Angeles, CA, for programs for at-risk youths;
       $100,000 for El Centro Del Pueblo youth programs;
       $100,000 for A Place Called Home in Los Angeles, CA, for 
     the expansion of the ``Creative Expression'' program;
       $500,000 for Soundview Community in Action to expand and 
     develop additional outreach programs for at-risk youth in the 
     South Bronx;
       $100,000 for the Long Island City/Vanderbilt YMCA's 
     ``Strong Sisters United'' program;
       $100,000 for Queens, NY, for a youth development program to 
     help at-risk youth;
       $314,000 to expand and enhance programming for at-risk 
     youth in New York, NY;
       $250,000 for the ``Dispelling Problem Behaviors in 
     Adjudicated Teens and At-Risk Youth'' initiative in the 
     Barrio of Corpus Christi, TX;
       $300,000 for the Brooklyn Academy of Music for programs in 
     support of at-risk youth;
       $400,000 for the Brooklyn Public Library for ``Library 
     Cadet Program'' in support of at-risk youth;
       $50,000 for the Hacienda-La Puente, CA, Unified School 
     District for the Seniors With Interests in New Generations 
     Delinquency Prevention Program;
       $250,000 for the City of Detroit, MI, for the Mayor's Time 
     Public Safety and Public Service Academies in support of at-
     risk youth;
       $250,000 for the University of North Carolina at Chapel 
     Hill to implement a new ``Career Start'' model of middle 
     school education to prevent juvenile delinquency;
       $150,000 for the Caribbean American Steel Pan Education 
     Center in New York for COMMUNITYSAFE;
       $200,000 for El Puente's ``Youth Leadership Center'';
       $150,000 for Providence Holy Cross Medical Center for 
     programs to assist at-risk youth;
       $100,000 for the Santa Barbara, CA, Police Department for 
     the Police Activities League;
       $150,000 for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts for 
     programs for at-risk youth;
       $200,000 for the Baltimore, MD, City Board of School 
     Commissioners to develop alternative education centers for 
     at-risk youth;
       $100,000 for Lane County, OR, for the ``Breaking the 
     Cycle'' program for juveniles;
       $100,000 for the Gateway Foundation for programs in support 
     of at-risk youth;
       $100,000 for the National Institute for Law and Equity for 
     a research project on at-risk juveniles;
       $100,000 for the Institute for International Sport for 
     projects to prevent youth crime;
       $250,000 for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
     for juvenile delinquency and mentoring programs;
       $100,000 for the Suffolk University Law School for the 
     Juvenile Justice Center;
       $100,000 for Union County College for the ``College for 
     Teens'' program for at-risk youth;
       $100,000 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center 
     in Houston, TX, for juvenile crime prevention programs;
       $150,000 for the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 
     for an after-school program for at-risk youth;
       $100,000 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center in 
     Oakland, CA, to promote conflict resolution and decrease 
     youth violence;
       $100,000 for the New Jersey Community Development 
     Corporation for the Paterson Center for At-Risk Youth;
       $200,000 for the Southern Vermont Recreation Center 
     Foundation for at-risk youth crime prevention programs;
       $100,000 for the Richmond, VA, Midnight Basketball League 
     for their ``No Workshops...No Jump Shots'' program for at-
     risk youth;
       $100,000 for the Humboldt County, CA, Gang Risk 
     Intervention Program;
       $250,000 for Los Angeles Community Law Enforcement and 
     Recovery (CLEAR),

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     Hollenbeck Division, for a multi-jurisdictional program to 
     combat gangs and violence;
       $100,000 for delinquency prevention and safe school 
     programs in North Carolina;
       $100,000 for Labor and Industry for Education (LIFE) in 
     Hewlett, NY, to expand its after school and prevention 
     programs for at-risk youth.
       The conferees recognize Project CRAFT (Community, 
     Restitution, and Apprenticeship-Focused Training), a program 
     of the Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm 
     of the National Association of Home Builders, as a model 
     intervention technique in the rehabilitation and reduced 
     recidivism of adjudicated youth. The conferees encourage OJP 
     to replicate Project CRAFT.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language concerning ``hazing'' activities and 
     submission of a report to the Committee on Appropriations 
     within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the prevalence of 
     such incidents and on the strategies that can be used by 
     school and law enforcement officials to address these 
     problems.
       Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.--Within the 
     funds provided in Title V, the conference agreement provides 
     $25,000,000 for grants to assist States in enforcing underage 
     drinking laws. Within the program for underage drinking, OJP 
     shall make an award to the Alaska Federation of Natives to 
     continue an Underage Drinking Prevention Program in rural 
     Alaska including assessment and education, focusing on the 
     children of alcoholics.
       Gang Prevention.--The conference agreement includes 
     $20,000,000 for OJP to administer a gang resistance and 
     education program in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as described in the House 
     report. OJP shall submit a financial plan to the Committees 
     on Appropriations within 45 days of enactment of this Act to 
     describe how this program will be administered.
       Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The conference agreement 
     includes $13,000,000 for the various programs authorized 
     under the Victims of Child Abuse Act, of which not less than 
     $9,000,000 shall be available for Child Advocacy Center.
       Performance Data.--States and subgrantees shall collect and 
     submit performance data for juvenile justice programs such as 
     the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, as 
     determined and approved by the ODJJP Administrator. 
     Subgrantees shall provide annual performance measurement data 
     in an Assessment Report to be designated by the State agency. 
     Designated State agencies shall aggregate data provided by 
     subgrants and submit such data to OJJDP in the Assessment 
     Report, due June 30th of each fiscal year. Training and 
     technical assistance on data collection and reporting will be 
     made available to grantees and subgrantees.


                    Public Safety Officers Benefits

       The conference agreement includes $52,054,000 for this 
     account, including $3,000,000 for disability benefits. The 
     conferees fully fund the Department of Justice's latest 
     estimate for this account.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice


                         (Including Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Justice:
       Section 101 provides language, included in previous 
     Appropriations Acts, which makes up to $45,000 of the funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice available to the 
     Attorney General for reception and representation expenses.
       Section 102 provides language, included in Appropriations 
     Acts for the last seven years and prior to 1994, which 
     prohibits the use of funds to perform abortions in the 
     Federal Prison System.
       Section 103 provides language, included in previous 
     Appropriations Acts, which prohibits use of the funds in this 
     bill to require any person to perform, or facilitate the 
     performance of, an abortion.
       Section 104 provides language, included in previous 
     Appropriations Acts, which states that nothing in the 
     previous section removes the obligation of the Director of 
     the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services to female 
     inmates who seek to obtain abortions outside a Federal 
     facility.
       Section 105 provides language, included in previous 
     Appropriations Acts, which allows the Department of Justice 
     to spend up to $10,000,000 for rewards for information 
     regarding criminal acts and acts of terrorism against a 
     United States person or property at levels not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 per award.
       Section 106 provides language similar to language included 
     in previous Appropriations Acts, which allows the Department 
     of Justice, subject to the Committee's reprogramming 
     procedures, to transfer up to 5 percent between any 
     appropriation, but limits to 10 percent the amount that can 
     be transferred into any one appropriation.
       Section 107 provides language to continue section 114 of 
     Public Law 107-77 during fiscal year 2004.
       Section 108 provides language previously included in 
     General Administration authorizing the Attorney General to 
     transfer property to a State or local agency for community-
     based programs.
       Section 109 includes language providing authorization for 
     Department of Justice programs until the effective date of a 
     subsequent Justice authorization act.
       Section 110 includes new language regarding ethical 
     conduct.
       Section 111 includes new language regarding additional 
     funding for Project Seahawk.
       Section 112 includes new language establishing a rural 
     justice and law enforcement commission in Alaska.
       Section 113 includes new language providing for an 
     additional amount for San Juan, Puerto Rico.
       Section 114 includes new language rescinding $100,000,000 
     from certain unobligated balances available to the Department 
     of Justice.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $41,994,000 for the 
     Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for 
     fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $36,994,000, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House regarding the United States trade 
     deficit with other nations; complaints by American 
     businesses; and the lack of responsiveness of the USTR to 
     American small and medium-sized businesses; and the steps 
     taken by the PRC Government in meeting its World Trade 
     Organization obligations, no later than 14 days after the 
     close of the first quarter of fiscal year 2004.
       The conferees expect the USTR to make use of all available 
     mechanisms, including the safeguards delineated under the 
     Trade Act of 1974, including Sections 301 and 421, to address 
     the disruptions resulting from trade with the PRC.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House regarding funding for negotiations with 
     the PRC. In addition the conferees adopt, by reference, House 
     language concerning representation funds, and language under 
     the headings Inadequate Budget Requests, Free Trade 
     Agreements and WTO Negotiations, Reporting Requirements, FTAA 
     Permanent Secretariat, WTO Fund, and WTO Negotiations.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the heading of World Trade 
     Organization.
       The conferees understand that a number of Federal agencies 
     are involved in monitoring and enforcing our trade 
     agreements. The conferees agree that robust monitoring and 
     enforcement efforts are critical and that such efforts must 
     be well coordinated within the Executive Branch. Accordingly, 
     the conferees direct the USTR, working with the Department of 
     Commerce and other Federal agencies, to take steps to assure 
     that monitoring and enforcement efforts are coordinated among 
     the Federal agencies to maximize their effectiveness and are 
     based on a strategy that focuses on priority areas of 
     potential trade violations. USTR is directed to report back 
     to the Committees on Appropriations on these steps within 120 
     days of the enactment of this Act.

                     International Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $58,295,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate for the International Trade Commission for 
     fiscal year 2004, instead of $57,000,000, as proposed by the 
     House.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, Senate 
     language regarding EDIS II, an electronic filing project and 
     a certain report.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes $395,123,000 in total 
     resources for the programs of the International Trade 
     Administration (ITA) for fiscal year 2004, of which 
     $13,000,000 is to be derived from fee collections, as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $375,053,000, of which 
     $3,000,000 is to be derived from fee collections, as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference language in 
     the House report regarding the mission of the ITA, the 
     failure of ITA to meet its mission, and the May 22, 2003 
     public hearing on the efforts of the International Trade 
     Administration, the Bureau of Customs, and the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative to support U.S. 
     businesses.
       The conferees understand the difficulties in attempting to 
     balance the positive and the negative effects of a free trade 
     agenda. The conferees are steadfast in their support of 
     America's trade policy to create growth and raise living 
     standards around the globe, and in return to increase the 
     benefits to U.S. workers, farmers, consumers, and businesses. 
     Yet, the U.S. Government must uphold its responsibility to 
     enforce trade laws, particularly with China. If trading 
     partners do not

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     abide by the rules that are set in the global trading system, 
     then U.S firms are not competing on a level playing field.
       The United States Government has an obligation to ensure 
     American companies are not forced to compete with foreign 
     companies that are engaged in unfair trading practices, 
     including receiving subsidies from their governments.
       The conference agreement includes by reference House report 
     language regarding the Trade Policy Body Review, Reports, 
     Reorganization, Trade Promotion, American Trading Centers, 
     Manufacturing and Services, Import Administration, 
     Investigations/Operations, Office of China Compliance, Policy 
     and Negotiations, New Shipper Review Process, Market Access 
     and Compliance, Executive Direction/Administration, Human 
     Rights Training, Trade Missions, International Standards, and 
     Travel Expenditures.
       The conferees direct the Secretary of Commerce to report 
     back to the Committees on Appropriations, no later than 
     January 20, 2004, on the trade and U.S. employment impact of 
     the currency valuation of our trading partners including, 
     China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, the Ukraine, and 
     Indonesia.
       The conferees expect the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
     Commission to report back to the Committees no later than May 
     1, 2004. The conferees have extended the deadline further 
     than the deadline proposed in the House report.
       The conference agreement includes bill language designating 
     the amounts available for each unit within ITA. The conferees 
     remind ITA that any deviation from the funding distribution 
     provided in the bill and report, including carryover 
     balances, is subject to reprogramming procedures set forth in 
     section 605 of this Act. In addition, ITA is directed to 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 
     days after the enactment of this Act, a spending plan for all 
     ITA units that incorporates any carryover balances from prior 
     fiscal years.
       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the 
     National Textile Center, $3,000,000 for the Textile/Clothing 
     Technology Corporation, $1,000,000 for the Kansas Trade 
     Center, and $500,000 for the International Trade Processing 
     Center, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language as 
     proposed by the Senate under the heading of World Trade 
     Organization.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     regarding the Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed in the House regarding an international 
     competitiveness program and the Office of Textiles.
       Of the amounts provided, $500,000 is for a comprehensive 
     study of future domestic demand for steel.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes a total operating level 
     of $68,203,000 for the operations and administration of the 
     Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), as proposed by the 
     House, instead of $73,060,000, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, House report 
     language under the headings of Export Administration, Export 
     Enforcement, and Management and Policy Coordination.
       The conferees are aware of the invaluable expert technical 
     capabilities of the seized computer evidence recovery 
     specialists. However, due to the shortage of specialists 
     within BIS, the conferees direct BIS to forge a closer 
     relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
     in this area to take greater advantage of the FBI's technical 
     expertise.

                  Economic Development Administration


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $288,115,000 for Economic 
     Development Assistance (EDA) Programs. The conferees direct 
     EDA to continue traditional programs to provide needed 
     assistance to communities struggling with long-term economic 
     dislocation, as well as sudden and severe economic 
     dislocation. Of the amounts provided, $202,280,000 is for 
     Public Works and Economic Development, $40,900,000 is for 
     Economic Adjustment Assistance, $24,00,000 is for planning, 
     $8,435,000 is for technical assistance, including university 
     centers, $12,000,000 is for trade adjustment assistance, and 
     $500,000 is for research.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, proposed by 
     the House regarding coal and timber industry downturns.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, Senate 
     language regarding the economic downturns including the 
     timber, steel, and coal industries, United States-Canadian 
     trade-related issues, communities in New England, the mid-
     Atlantic, Hawaii, and Alaska impacted by fisheries 
     regulations, and communities in the southeast impacted by 
     downturns due to the North American Free Trade Agreement, and 
     a certain report.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $30,565,000 as proposed 
     by both the Senate and the House.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, House 
     language regarding efforts to maximize the operating funding 
     level, a special headquarters reserve fund, Indian lands, 
     employees, and requirements for reorganization proposals.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

       The conference agreement includes $28,859,000 for the 
     Minority Business Development Agency for fiscal year 2004, 
     instead of $29,000,000 as proposed by the House, and 
     $28,718,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement adopts, by reference, House language regarding the 
     Entrepreneurial Technology Apprenticeship Program.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, Senate 
     language regarding the Office of Native American Business 
     Development.

                ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $75,000,000, as proposed 
     by the House, instead of $84,756,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate for the economic and statistical analysis programs of 
     the Department of Commerce, including the Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis (BEA), for fiscal year 2004.
       The BEA has received programmatic increases over the past 
     three years to ensure that policy makers have access to more 
     accurate and timely economic data.

                          Bureau of the Census

       The conference agreement includes a total operating level 
     of $630,864,000 for the Bureau of the Census, instead of 
     $661,961,000 as proposed by the House, and $550,878,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $194,811,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Bureau of the Census for fiscal 
     year 2004, instead of $181,811,000 as proposed by the Senate, 
     and $220,908,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference House report 
     regarding the highest priority core activities, 
     reimbursement, the North American Industry Classification 
     System (NAICS), key reports, and Advanced Technology.


                     Periodic Censuses and Programs

       The conference agreement includes a total of $436,053,000 
     for all periodic censuses and related programs in fiscal year 
     2004, as proposed by the House, instead of $369,067,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts language proposed by the 
     House under the American Community Survey (ACS), Master 
     Address File (MAF)/Topologically Integrated Geographic 
     Encoding and Referencing (TIGER), and Subgroup Enumeration.
       The conference agreement includes $107,090,000 for the re-
     engineered design process, of which $3,605,000 is for design 
     strategy, $18,559,000 is for data collection design research, 
     $16,969,000 is for questionnaire and content design, 
     $3,900,000 is for address list updates, $22,287,000 is for 
     software related to quality assurance and integration, and 
     $41,770,000 is for test evaluation.
       The conference agreement includes funding as proposed by 
     the House for the non-decennial census periodic programs.
       The conferees expect to be kept apprised on a monthly basis 
     on the expenditure of these funds.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

       The conference agreement includes a total of $51,604,000 
     for the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration (NTIA), instead of $32,544,000 as proposed by 
     the House, and $85,542,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $14,604,000 for the 
     Salaries and Expenses appropriation of the NTIA as proposed 
     by the House, instead of $15,042,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House regarding electromagnetic spectrum and 
     a report regarding the allocation of spectrum.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House regarding the maximization of the 
     operating level and reimbursements.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate regarding a paperless system.


    PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $22,000,000, instead of 
     $2,538,000 as proposed by the House, and $55,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House regarding public television stations, 
     and language proposed by the Senate regarding digital 
     broadcasting as it relates to rural areas.


                   Information Infrastructure Grants

       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for the 
     Information Infrastructure

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     Grant program, instead of $15,402,000 as proposed in the 
     House, and $15,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees expect NTIA to give preference to 
     applications relating to the expansion of commercial entities 
     to enable local communities to attract commercial investment 
     to spur growth of American jobs, especially in the areas of 
     education, health care, and public information. The conferees 
     expect NTIA to work with the Economic Development 
     Administration to ensure resources are leveraged to result in 
     the largest benefit to local communities suffering from 
     economic downturns.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate regarding the eligibility of certain 
     law enforcement entities for funding.

               United States Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,222,460,000 for the 
     United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for fiscal 
     year 2004, instead of $1,238,700,000 as proposed by the 
     House, and $1,217,460,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes language restricting 
     certain travel payments. The conferees note that there is 
     broad agreement that the patent process is in dire need of 
     reform.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by both the House and Senate regarding the 
     Administration's legislative fee proposal.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House regarding the National Inventor's Hall 
     of Fame and Inventure Place and the International 
     Intellectual Property Institute.
       The conferees remind the PTO that any changes from the 
     funding distribution provided in the bill and report 
     including carryover balances are subject to the reprogramming 
     procedures set forth in section 605 of this Act.
       In addition, PTO is directed to submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than three months after the 
     enactment of this Act, a spending plan, which incorporates 
     any carryover balances from previous fiscal years and any 
     increases to the patent or trademark fee structure.
       The conferees adopt, by reference, language proposed by the 
     House regarding intellectual property protections for 
     American businesses in international negotiations and 
     telework.

                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                       Technology Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $6,411,000 under this 
     heading, instead of $7,822,000 as proposed by the House, and 
     no funding as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $450,000 for the National 
     Medal of Technology Program under the heading ``National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, Scientific and 
     Technical Research and Services''.
       The conference agreement includes $600,000 for the Office 
     of Space Commercialization and $500,000 for the Interagency 
     Global Positioning System Executive Board Secretariat under 
     the heading of ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, Operations, Research, and Facilities''.
       The conference agreement provides $335,000 for the 
     Technology Administration to conduct an assessment of the 
     extent and implications of workforce globalization in 
     knowledge-based industries such as life sciences, information 
     technology, semi-conductors and financial services. The 
     conferees expect the assessment to focus on U.S. firms' 
     business strategies and practices, as well as the education 
     and training programs in countries such as Japan, China, and 
     India. The conferees expect monthly updates on the progress 
     of this effort, and direct that a summary of findings be 
     reported back to the Committees on Appropriations no later 
     than six months from enactment of this Act.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

       The conference agreement includes $628,102,000 for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for 
     fiscal year 2004, instead of $460,059,000 as proposed by the 
     House, and $845,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

       The conference agreement includes $344,366,000 for the 
     Scientific and Technical Research and Services (core 
     programs) of the NIST, instead of $357,862,000 as proposed by 
     the House, and $391,147,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The following is a breakdown of the amounts provided under 
     this account by activity.


                                        Fiscal Year 2004 Recommendation
                                                             ($ in 000)
Electronics & Electrical........................................$44,700
Manufacturing Engineering........................................21,800
Chemical.........................................................42,313
Physics..........................................................37,675
Building and Fire Research.......................................21,542
Materials Science & Engineering..................................53,000
Computer & Applied Mathematics...................................49,478
Technology Assistance............................................15,000
Award Programs....................................................5,655
Research Support.................................................53,203
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, STRS.................................................344,366

       Under the Electronics and Electrical heading, $3,000,000 is 
     for the Office of Law Enforcement Standards, $1,200,000 is 
     for the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and 
     Technology Program (FIRST), and $500,000 is for a joint 
     project between FIRST and the Boston Museum of Science.
       Under the Manufacturing heading, $800,000 is for a 
     spreadsheet engineering initiative at the Tuck School of 
     Business.
       Under the Chemical Science and Technology heading, 
     $1,600,000 is for the Hollings Marine Laboratory, and 
     $400,000 for advanced measurements, standards, and data that 
     health care providers and researchers need to improve health 
     care quality.
       Under the Physics heading, $725,000 is for the necessary 
     critical back-up elements for the NIST time scale and time 
     dissemination services, and $1,450,000 is for research to 
     develop measurements and standards for nanotechnology-based 
     products.
       Under the Building and Fire heading, $3,000,000 is for 
     costs relating to the World Trade Center investigation, 
     $1,900,000 is to continue a certain wind demonstration 
     project in Texas, and $600,000 is for a school safety and 
     preparedness project at the National Infrastructure 
     Institute.
       Under the Award Program heading, $450,000 is for costs 
     associated with the National Medal of Technology.
       In addition, under the Research Support heading, $2,400,000 
     is to continue a certain telework project, $6,500,000 is to 
     continue a certain critical infrastructure program, and 
     $5,500,000 is for maintenance and operations costs at the 
     Advanced Measurement Laboratory.
       The agreement does not include an increase to the amount to 
     be transferred to the working capital fund.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     included in past years, regarding the A-76 contracting 
     process.


                     Industrial Technology Services

       The conference agreement includes $218,782,000 for the 
     Industrial Technology Services appropriation of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, instead of $39,607,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $369,223,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $179,175,000 for the 
     Advanced Technology Program, instead of $259,600,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and no funding as proposed by the 
     House. The conference agreement does not include a 
     $50,000,000 new program as proposed by the Senate for ATP 
     focused competitions on homeland security technologies. The 
     conferees agree that a focused competition on homeland 
     security technologies should be held out of the $60,700,000 
     provided for new awards.
       The conference agreement includes $39,607,000 for 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the same amount as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $106,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.


                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

       The conference agreement includes $64,954,000 for the 
     construction and major renovations of the NIST campuses at 
     Boulder, Colorado, and Gaithersburg, Maryland.
       The Committee directs NIST to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the progress of these construction projects 
     on a quarterly basis beginning with the second quarter of 
     fiscal year 2004.
       This account supports all NIST activities by providing 
     state of the art facilities necessary to carry out the NIST 
     mission.
       The conference agreement provides sufficient funding to 
     complete the new Advanced Measurement Laboratory in 
     Gaithersburg, Maryland and the conferees expect occupancy by 
     2005.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate regarding a facilities improvement 
     plan.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

       The conference agreement does not include $20,743,000 for 
     the International Fisheries Commissions under this heading, 
     as proposed by the Senate, and provides funding for this 
     purpose under Title IV of this Act. The conference agreement 
     does not include $5,000,000 for a new litigation and 
     settlement fund, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement fulfills the agreement regarding 
     conservation activities as included in the Title VII of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2001.


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement includes total funding of 
     $2,748,520,000, as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $2,259,705,000 as proposed by the House. Of the amounts 
     provided, $62,000,000 is from balances in the account 
     entitled, ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research 
     Pertaining to American Fisheries'', instead of $79,251,000 as 
     proposed by the House, and $52,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

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       The conference agreement includes language to allow NOAA to 
     retain gifts and contributions made under the Marine 
     Sanctuary Program.
       Language is also included in the bill specifying the total 
     amount of direct obligations available for each of the NOAA 
     line offices and other related activities funded through this 
     account. The conference agreement includes language 
     prohibiting administrative charges levied against certain 
     activities assigned in the bill or the report accompanying 
     this Act.
       NOAA is directed to submit a spending plan to the 
     Committees on Appropriations at a level of detail comparable 
     to that of the tables included in this report. The plan shall 
     be delivered not later than 60 days after the enactment of 
     this Act.
       The conferees expect NOAA to comply with reprogramming and 
     transfer requirements under sections 204 and 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, the 
     direction and reporting requirements included in language 
     proposed by the Senate under the heading of Pacific Salmon 
     Funding, including language relating to validation 
     monitoring.
       The following identifies the activities, sub-activities, 
     and projects funded in this appropriation:


                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes a total of $513,910,000 
     for activities of the National Ocean Service (NOS) for fiscal 
     year 2004. The conference agreement adopts, by reference, 
     language proposed by the House under the heading of Mapping 
     and Charting.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House under the heading Long-Term Vessel 
     Charter. The conference agreement provides an additional 
     $2,500,000 for this purpose. The conferees expect to be kept 
     apprised of any changes to the plan.
       The conferees continue to support the implementation of the 
     Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System program and the 
     National Water Level Operation Network, including work in the 
     Great Lakes.
       The conference agreement includes funding to increase 
     coastal ocean monitoring and prediction efforts for West 
     Florida.
       The conferees recognize and support the work of NOAA and 
     the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) to protect and preserve 
     coral reefs. Coral reefs are the most complex, species-rich 
     and productive marine ecosystems. Reefs cover two percent of 
     the ocean's floor, yet they support one-third of all marine 
     fish species and tens of thousands of other marine species, 
     providing essential fish habitat for endangered and 
     threatened species, and harboring protected marine mammals 
     and turtles. Coral reef fisheries yield 6 million metric tons 
     of fish catch annually, with one-quarter of total worldwide 
     fish production occurring in developing countries with coral 
     reefs. NOAA and the CRTF are developing and implementing 
     coordinated efforts to map and monitor U.S. coral reefs, 
     research coral reef degradation, reduce and mitigate coral 
     reef degradation from pollution and other causes, and carry 
     out strategies to promote conservation and sustainable use of 
     coral reefs internationally.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the headings of Budget Structure 
     and Various. The conference agreement consolidates all NOAA 
     coral reef funding under NOS. The conferees expect NOAA to 
     prepare a spending plan for coral reef funding and deliver to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, not later than January 15, 
     2004.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the heading of Coastal Ocean 
     Science.
       The conferees have provided a significant amount of funding 
     during the past two years for the establishment of an 
     integrated interagency ocean and coastal observing system. 
     The conferees understand that NOAA has outlined a strategy 
     for establishing a national network. The conferees expect 
     regional entities to share the costs of the funding the 
     establishment of an integrated interagency ocean and coastal 
     observing system. Therefore, the conferees plan to require 
     all participants receiving funding from the Federal 
     government to contribute an equal share of funds in fiscal 
     year 2005.
       Of the amounts available under the Aquatic Resources 
     Initiative, up to $750,000 is for Bluegrass Pride, Inc.
       The conference agreement includes a new structure as 
     proposed in the Senate bill for identifying and funding 
     extramural research. The conferees direct NOAA to submit a 
     spending plan within 30 days outlining the process for 
     administering the program. The conferees do not intend for 
     the new structure to restrict current participation by the 
     external research community or by researchers identified with 
     the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science laboratories. 
     The conferees do intend, however, that greater interaction 
     and participation occur between the external research 
     community and Federal researchers located at NOAA's 
     laboratories.

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                   National Marine Fisheries Service

       The conference agreement includes $639,990,000 for the 
     operations of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House under the heading of Regulatory 
     Streamlining.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the headings of Base Funding, 
     Regional Office Financial Accountability, Fisheries 
     Enforcement, Enforcement and Surveillance, International 
     Conservation of Sea Turtles, Decline Pacific Marine Mammals, 
     Enforcement of International Dolphin Agreement, Gulf/Atlantic 
     Turtle Excluder Devices, Fisheries Research and Management, 
     Seafood Inspections, and Ecosystem Management.
       The conferees remain concerned regarding the seismic and 
     erosion conditions near the Southwest Fisheries Science 
     Center (SWSC). The conferees understand that economies of 
     scale may be achieved by collocating the SWSC with other NOAA 
     facilities in California. In 1997, the Department of Commerce 
     Office of the Inspector General issued a report, which 
     highlighted options for relocation of the SWSC. The Committee 
     directs NOAA to issue a follow-on report on the best location 
     for SWSC facilities by no later than June 30, 2004.
       The conferees expect NMFS to allocate sufficient funds to 
     achieve ten percent observer coverage in the New England 
     groundfish fishery, and in the non-directed fishery to the 
     extent practicable, by no later than May 1, 2004.
       The conferees expect NOAA to continue to support the Center 
     for Coastal Studies' efforts regarding right whale protection 
     and expect the final funding allocation to be based on 
     recommendations of the right whale program coordinator at the 
     Center.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House under the headings of Chesapeake Bay, 
     Habitat Conservation and Management, NMFS Facilities 
     Maintenance, and Saltonstall-Kennedy.
       The conferees recognize the value of NOAA presence and 
     programs in Louisiana in serving the northern Gulf of Mexico 
     region. The conferees expect a report to be submitted by the 
     agency on the development and installation of a Coastal 
     Services Center to be established in the state and to serve 
     the Northern Gulf of Mexico Region.
       The conferees understand that on February 21, 2003, the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued 
     new regulations to increase the dimension of Turtle Excluder 
     Device (TED) openings to protect endangered sea turtles. The 
     Final Rule went into effect on April 15, 2003 in the South 
     Atlantic and August 21, 2003, in the Gulf of Mexico. Industry 
     representatives in Louisiana and South Texas have voiced 
     concern about the impact of TEDs on shrimp catch and loss of 
     income for the industry. Conservation groups and scientists, 
     on the other hand, have expressed serious concern over the 
     status of these turtle populations and have threatened 
     litigation to ensure sea turtle protection. The conferees 
     direct NOAA to work with the National Academy of Sciences on 
     a multi-year, comprehensive in-water study designed to 
     accurately measure shrimp fishery effort and the impacts of 
     such effort on sea turtle mortality, including measuring 
     turtle-shrimp trawl interaction in the inshore, nearshore and 
     offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico and similar 
     geographical locations in the South Atlantic. The conferees 
     expect observers to be placed on the commercial shrimp 
     fishing vessels for the purposes of the study.
       The study shall evaluate innovative technologies to 
     increase shrimp retention in TEDs but also ensure the 
     protection of endangered and threatened sea turtles. The 
     National Academy of Sciences shall provide an interim report 
     to the committee every six months summarizing preliminary 
     findings.
       The conference agreement includes language transferring 
     funding to the Marine Mammal Commission.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate regarding the Gulf and South Atlantic 
     Fisheries Development Foundation.

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                    Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

       The conference agreement includes $400,813,000 for the 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) line office.
       The conferees support NOAA's efforts to provide national 
     and international leadership on critical environmental 
     issues, and to address the environmental research and 
     development needs of internal NOAA customers, States, 
     industry, and other Federal agencies. The conferees expect 
     OAR to prioritize research efforts that have true operational 
     benefits to NOAA.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House and Senate regarding a review of 
     research requirements and a certain laboratory plan, and 
     language proposed by the Senate under the heading NISA 
     Alaska.
       The conference agreement includes $12,000,000 for the 
     National Undersea Research Program, of which $6,000,000 is 
     for research conducted though the east coast NURP centers and 
     $6,000,000 is for the west coast NURP centers, including 
     Hawaiian and Pacific Center and the West Coast and Polar 
     Regions Center. The conferees expect fiscal year 2003 funding 
     to be available for Aquarius, and ALVIN.
       Of the amounts provided under the climate research heading, 
     $2,500,000 is for the Analytical Center for Climate and 
     Environmental Change to enhance existing capabilities.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 to expand 
     efforts of the Cooperative Sensor Development Laboratory in 
     cooperation with the Atlantic Oceanographic and 
     Meteorological Laboratory and the Pacific Marine 
     Environmental Laboratory.
       The conference agreement includes $3,525,000 for ballast 
     water demonstrations and technologies, of which $1,700,000 is 
     for a collaborative ballast water treatment test bed platform 
     for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of injecting 
     ozone into ballast water to kill invasive aquatic species. 
     NOAA is directed to prepare, for the Committees on 
     Appropriations, a report, no later than ninety days after the 
     enactment of this Act, showing the impact of ozone in 
     eradicating invasive species and the presence of any toxic 
     effluents in the treated ballast water. Further, of the 
     amounts provided $1,825,000 is for ballast water 
     demonstrations to mitigate concerns in the Chesapeake Bay and 
     the Great Lakes.
       The conference agreement includes $994,000 to provide for 
     an autonomous underwater vehicle, selected based on Brooks 
     Act qualifications, for survey services in the deep water of 
     the central Gulf of Mexico.

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       The conference agreement includes $729,685,000 for the 
     operations of the National Weather Service.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the headings of Budget 
     Structure, Network Integrity, NEXRAD Coverage, NOAA Profiler 
     Network, and Phased Array Radar Engineering and 
     Manufacturing.
       The conference agreement transfers funding from the 
     ``Oceanic and Atmospheric Research'' to this account for 
     tsunami mitigation efforts.
       The conference agreement includes funding for the 
     operations of five Micronesian weather service offices 
     located at Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, Koror, and Majuro, as 
     proposed. The conferees understand that the Department of the 
     Interior will no longer reimburse NOAA for the costs of the 
     Compact of Free Association that expires in 2003.
       The conference agreement includes funding for the 
     Susquehanna River basin project and Delaware Basin efforts 
     within funding for the Advanced Hydrological Prediction 
     Services.
       The conference agreement includes $100,000 for a 
     transmitter for Kemmerer and Dubois, Wyoming.

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    NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $153,827,000 for the 
     operational and research and development programs of the 
     National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information 
     Service.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 for the 
     Interagency Global Positioning System Executive Board 
     Secretariat, and $600,000 for the Office of Space 
     Commercialization. The conferees transfer these functions 
     from the heading ``Technology Administration'', as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the heading of Budget Structure.
       The conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for a data 
     storage facility in West Virginia.

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                            PROGRAM SUPPORT

       The conference agreement includes $310,295,000 for the 
     Program Support line office.
       The conference agreement includes language to prohibit NOAA 
     funding to support the Department of Commerce's E-government 
     initiative.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House under the heading of Office 
     Relocations, Pribilof Island Cleanup, and Minority Serving 
     Institutions.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the Senate under the heading of Truth in 
     Budgeting.

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               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $990,127,000 under this 
     heading.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House under the headings of Marine 
     Sanctuaries Construction, Construction, Geostationary Systems 
     and Polar Orbiting Systems, and language proposed by the 
     Senate under the headings Land Acquisition and Construction 
     and Other NOS Facilities.
       The conferees expect NOAA to submit a reprogramming, 
     pursuant to section 605 of this Act, should a land 
     acquisition project specifically identified in this report 
     become no longer viable.
       The following distribution reflects the activities funded 
     within this account:

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                    PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

       The conference agreement includes $90,000,000, the same 
     amount as proposed by both the House and the Senate, of which 
     $5,000,000 is for the State of Idaho, $26,274,000 is for the 
     State of Washington, $20,868,000 is for the State of Alaska, 
     $13,133,000 is for the State of Oregon, $13,133,000 is for 
     the State of California, $8,500,000 is for the Pacific 
     coastal tribes, and $3,092,000 is for the Columbia River 
     tribes.
       Of the amounts provided to the State of Washington, 
     $4,000,000 is for the Washington State Department of Natural 
     Resources and other State and Federal agencies for purposes 
     of implementing the State of Washington's Forest and Fish 
     report, and $1,800,000 is for the purchase of mass marking 
     equipment used at Federal hatcheries in Washington State to 
     promote selective fisheries and protect threatened and 
     endangered species.
       Of the funds provided for the State of Alaska, $3,500,000 
     is for the Arctic Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon 
     initiative; $1,000,000 is for the Cook Inlet Fishing 
     Community Assistance Program; $500,000 is for the Yukon River 
     Drainage Association; $3,368,000 is for Fairbanks hatchery 
     facilities; $1,500,000 is for the City of Adak for marine 
     related infrastructure; $250,000 is for the State of Alaska 
     to participate in discussions regarding the Columbine River 
     hydrosystem management and for fisheries revitalization; 
     $100,000 is for the United Fishermen of Alaska's subsistence 
     program; $3,500,000 is to restore salmon fisheries in 
     Anchorage at Ship Creek, Chester Creek, and Campbell Creek 
     including habitat restoration and facilities; $1,500,000 is 
     to restore salmon runs in Resurrection Bay at the Alaska 
     SeaLife Center; $1,000,000 is for scientific fisheries 
     systems riverine sonar; $150,000 is for the Southeast 
     Revitalization Association for its fleet stabilization 
     program; $1,000,000 is to mitigate albatross-fish 
     interactions; $2,000,000 is for the Kenai River; $1,000,000 
     is for the Russian River; $200,000 is to restore the Craig 
     watershed; and $300,000 is for Chinook Salmon Research in 
     Auke Bay.
       Of the amounts provided to the State of Oregon, $1,100,000 
     is for conservation mass marking at the Columbia River 
     Hatcheries.


                   FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes language to support up to 
     $59,000,000 to finance fishing capacity reduction loan 
     programs, of which $40,000,000 may be used for the United 
     States distant water tuna fleet, and $19,000,000 may be used 
     for the United States menhaden fishery. Further, the 
     conference agreement includes language to support up to 
     $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans.


                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $47,289,000 for costs 
     related to managing the Department of Commerce. Of the amount 
     provided, $900,000 is for costs related to the renovation of 
     the Herbert C. Hoover building. The conference agreement 
     includes designating $1,621,000 and 12 full-time equivalents 
     for the legislative affairs function of the Department.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language 
     proposed by the House under the heading of Office 
     Relocations.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $21,116,000 for the 
     Inspector General for fiscal year 2004, the same amount as 
     proposed by the Senate, instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce


                         (Including Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Commerce:
       Section 201 of the bill making Department of Commerce funds 
     available for advanced payments only upon certification of 
     officials designated by the Secretary that such payments are 
     considered to be in the public interest.
       Section 202 making appropriations for the Department in the 
     bill for Salaries and Expenses available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and for services, uniforms and 
     allowances as authorized by law.
       Section 203 prohibiting any of the funds for NOAA being 
     used to support hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
     activities that are under the control of the United States 
     Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
       Section 204 providing the authority to transfer funds 
     between Department of Commerce appropriation accounts and 
     requiring notification to the Committees of certain actions.
       Section 205 providing that any costs incurred by the 
     Department in response to funding reductions shall be 
     absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     the Department and shall not be subject to the reprogramming 
     limitations set forth in this Act.
       Section 206 allowing the Department of Commerce franchise 
     fund to retain earnings from services.
       Section 207 designating funds for certain projects.
       Section 208 designating amounts available in the ``Promote 
     and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to 
     American Fisheries'' fund and including language to provide 
     authorities for a certain Board.
       Section 209 providing authorities for the Economic 
     Development Administration.
       Section 210 authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to 
     operate a marine laboratory.
       Section 211 extending the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee 
     Act of 1999 and including language providing $2,000,000 to 
     administer the program.
       Section 212 providing additional funding for certain 
     projects.
       Section 213 providing the authority and amounts to 
     administer a certain program regarding a lobster fishery.
       Section 214 providing the authority and amounts to 
     administer a certain program regarding a Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands non-pollock groundfish fishery.
       Section 215 rescinding $100,000,000 from certain 
     unobligated balances.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

       The conferees adopt by reference the House report language 
     concerning the submission of a financial plan within 45 days 
     after enactment of this Act. If shortfalls arise during the 
     course of fiscal year 2004, the conferees expect the 
     Judiciary to attempt to address these shortfalls through the 
     reprogramming process, consistent with section 605 of this 
     Act, before requesting supplemental appropriations.

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $55,360,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court, as provided by 
     the House, instead of $59,414,000 as provided by the Senate. 
     The conferees are supportive of the funding increases and 
     report language included in the Senate report concerning data 
     systems, additional personnel, and the Metrocheck transit 
     subsidy program. Within the funding level provided, the 
     conferees ask the Court to fund these programs to the maximum 
     extent possible based the Court's priorities. The Court's 
     financial plan is expected to outline the Court's allocation 
     of funding among these priorities. As described in the Senate 
     report, the Court is also expected to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the savings associated with 
     hiring systems accountants to replace contractors.
       The conferees adopt by reference the House report language 
     concerning minority hiring and diversity among law clerks.


                    CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

       The conference agreement includes $10,591,000 for the 
     Supreme Court ``Care of the Building and Grounds'' account, 
     as provided by the House, instead of $4,658,000 as provided 
     by the Senate. The conference agreement adopts by reference 
     the House report language concerning the submission of a 
     study, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, on the 
     feasibility of establishing a visitor screening site outside 
     of the Supreme Court building.

         united States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $20,662,000 for the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as 
     provided by the Senate, instead of $20,665,000 as provided by 
     the House. The conference agreement provides no funding to 
     establish a Deputy Circuit Executive, as described in the 
     Senate report.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $14,068,000 for the U.S. 
     Court of International Trade, as provided by the House, 
     instead of $13,210,000 as provided by the Senate.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $3,994,176,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts and Other Judicial Services instead of $4,004,176,000 
     as provided by the House and $3,894,021,000 as provided by 
     the Senate.
       The conferees would like to see greater emphasis on 
     automation in local courts. The conferees understand that the 
     time required to hear Court cases can be reduced by as much 
     as 15 percent through the use of technologies in the 
     courtroom. The Conferees direct the Judiciary to continue to 
     implement these new technologies in courtrooms.
       The conferees adopt by reference the Senate report language 
     requiring a report on the savings generated by the CM/ECF 
     program and requiring a report on the Court Operations 
     Support Center. The conferees adopt by reference the House 
     report language concerning Electronic Public Access fees.
       The conferees are concerned with the methodology used to 
     prepare and the presentation of the Judiciary's information 
     technology budget and long-range plan. The conferees expect 
     the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) to 
     work with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     presentation of funding requests for this program. The 
     conferees are concerned with the presentation of new 
     initiatives in the O&M budget, and as well as the large 
     amount of O&M funding required in proportion to the total 
     information technology budget request.

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       The conferees understand that the Judiciary's staffing, 
     operations and maintenance, and information technology 
     resources are allocated to the courts according to formulas 
     intended to equitably distribute resources based on the 
     actual workload of each district. The conferees direct the 
     Judiciary to update the formulas to improve their accuracy. 
     The updates should incorporate changes in the courts' 
     resource needs to reflect the implementation of technology 
     enhancements such as the CM/ECF project and the unique 
     situations that occur in districts with large geographic 
     divisions. The conferees direct the Judiciary to report 
     within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the Judiciary's 
     efforts to update these formulas.
       The Edwin L. Nelson Local Initiative Program.--The 
     conferees have learned that many courts are developing 
     significant IT solutions to meet local needs. The entire 
     Judiciary receives great benefit from the development of 
     automation initiatives at the local court level and the 
     sharing of this technology with other courts will realize 
     precious savings throughout the Judiciary. The conferees 
     noted the inclusion of an Information Technology Grant 
     program in the ``Long Range Plan for Information Technology 
     in the Federal Judiciary'', specifically goal 7, initiative 
     1. The conferees fully support this program. However the 
     conferees understand that even though funding was included in 
     previous years' financial plans, no grants for this program 
     have been awarded in fiscal years 2002 or 2003. To accelerate 
     the pace of this program, the conferees direct that no less 
     than $2,000,000 shall be made available for the Edwin L. 
     Nelson Local Initiatives Program. These funds shall be used 
     to establish and operate a National Clearing House, 
     facilitate local court collaboration, expand training 
     opportunities at the circuit level, and provide Information 
     Technology Grants. The conferees direct the development and 
     execution of this new Edwin L. Nelson Local Initiatives 
     Program shall be coordinated with United States Judicial 
     Conference Committee on Information Technology. The conferees 
     direct the AO to report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     within 90 days of enactment of this Act, on the proposed 
     process and structure to operate the Clearing House, evaluate 
     initiatives, distribute grants, conduct training and execute 
     the Local Initiatives Program, as approved by the Judicial 
     Conference. In addition, the AO shall report the status of 
     this program no later than April 1 and September 1, 2004. The 
     status reports shall contain, at a minimum, an activity 
     report from the Clearing House, a list of courts receiving 
     grants including the purpose and amount of each grant and any 
     training conducted.


                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement provides $3,193,000 from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund instead of $3,293,000 
     as provided by the House and the Senate.


                           DEFENDER SERVICES

       The conference agreement includes $604,477,000 for the 
     Federal Judiciary's Defender Services account, instead of 
     $613,948,000 as provided by the House and $595,006,000 as 
     provided by the Senate.
       The conference agreement does not provide any increases in 
     panel attorney hourly pay rates above the current rates. The 
     conference agreement adopts by reference the House and Senate 
     report language concerning future budget requests for panel 
     attorney pay rate increases. Conferees expect the Judiciary 
     to address these concerns before requesting panel attorney 
     rate increases above the rate of inflation.


                    FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

       The conference agreement includes $57,822,000 for Fees of 
     Jurors and Commissioners, instead of $53,181,000 as provided 
     by the House and Senate. The conferees understand the 
     Judiciary's ``First Day'' statistics show that the percentage 
     of petit jurors called that are not selected, serving or 
     challenged on their first day has increased from 33 percent 
     in fiscal year 1997 to 39 percent in fiscal year 2002. The 
     conferees are concerned with the decline in juror utilization 
     rates and the associated increase in costs. The conferees 
     direct the Judicial Conference of the United States to report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act on (1) the reasons for the decline in 
     juror utilization, (2) the impact the implementation of the 
     Jury Modernization System has had on juror utilization, and 
     (3) recommendations on how the Judiciary can improve the 
     efficiency with which it calls petit jurors.


                             COURT SECURITY

       The conference agreement includes $277,500,000 for the 
     Federal Judiciary's Court Security account, instead of 
     $288,941,000 as provided by the House and $266,058,000 as 
     provided by the Senate.
       The conferees adopt by reference the House report language 
     requiring a monthly report on court security equipment and 
     systems spending throughout fiscal year 2004. The Conferees 
     are concerned about the delay in submitting the management 
     study the United States Marshals Service (USMS) was directed 
     to conduct in fiscal year 2003 and hope this study will 
     provide recommendations to improve the administration of this 
     program by the USMS and the Judiciary.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $66,000,000 for the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts instead of 
     $66,968,000 as provided by the House and $63,717,000 as 
     provided by the Senate. The conferees adopt by reference the 
     Senate report language concerning cyclical replacement of 
     automation equipment and the Senate report language directing 
     the AO to develop a comprehensive records management plan and 
     inform the Committees on Appropriations of this plan as soon 
     as possible. In addition, the conferees adopt by reference 
     the Senate report language requiring the submission of semi-
     annual reports to the Committees on Appropriations on travel 
     expenses associated with AO personnel by directorate.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $21,440,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the Federal Judicial Center as provided by 
     the House, instead of $22,434,000 as provided by the Senate. 
     The conferees laud the Center's education and training 
     program and believe it can be a model for training programs 
     in the Federal government.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS

       The conference agreement includes $29,000,000 for payment 
     to various judicial retirement funds, as provided by the 
     House and Senate.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $12,354,000 for the U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, instead of $12,746,000 as provided by 
     the House and $12,011,000 as provided by the Senate.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Section 301.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included by both the House and Senate allowing appropriations 
     to be used for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Section 302.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     related to the transfer of funds.
       Section 303.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     allowing up to $11,000 to be used for official representation 
     expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

       In total, the conference agreement includes $8,264,072,000 
     for the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors. Of the total amount provided, $8,129,093,000 is 
     derived from general purpose discretionary funds and 
     $134,979,000 is scored as mandatory spending. This funding 
     level includes significant program increases to improve 
     diplomatic readiness and security. The conference agreement 
     includes $1,508,101,000 to continue worldwide security 
     activities, including the design and construction of 
     replacement facilities for the most vulnerable overseas 
     posts.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       The conference agreement for the Department of State is 
     intended to continue the Department's efforts to achieve 
     diplomatic readiness, strengthen diplomatic and border 
     security, and institute sweeping management reforms. In the 
     past four fiscal years, the Congress has provided 
     appropriations increases of over 44 percent for the 
     Department's operating budget, including funding to support 
     the hiring and training of more than 2,000 new employees.
       The conference agreement includes a total of $7,706,639,000 
     for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of State. Of the 
     total amount provided, $7,571,660,000 is derived from general 
     purpose discretionary funds and $134,979,000 is scored as 
     mandatory spending. The overall funding level for fiscal year 
     2004 represents an additional 8.9 percent increase to the 
     operating budget, which will support up to 603 new positions. 
     The conferees expect that this funding level will allow the 
     Department to meet critical embassy security and staffing 
     requirements, modernize its technology and equipment, and 
     continue vigorous management reform initiatives to right-size 
     America's overseas presence.
       The conference agreement includes a total of $5,969,805,000 
     for the discretionary appropriation accounts under 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs; $1,465,305,000 for 
     International Organizations; $57,795,000 for International 
     Commissions; and $78,755,000 for Other activities. The 
     conferees' priorities for the Department of State are 
     delineated in the following paragraphs.

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    Diplomatic and Consular Programs

       The conference agreement includes $4,106,701,000 for the 
     Diplomatic and Consular Programs account, instead of 
     $4,099,961,000 as proposed by the House and $3,874,778,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes 
     $646,701,000 to continue funding for worldwide security 
     upgrades, $301,563,000 for public diplomacy programs, and 
     $40,000,000 for worldwide OpenNet and classified connectivity 
     infrastructure. The

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     conference agreement represents an increase of $210,868,000 
     above the fiscal year 2003 appropriation.
       The conference agreement includes a program increase of 
     $72,572,000 to support the hiring and training of new foreign 
     service and civil service employees, including foreign 
     service positions dedicated to visa adjudication as described 
     in both the House and Senate reports. The conferees are 
     concerned that not all of the new full-time equivalents hired 
     by the Department under the Diplomatic Readiness Initiative 
     (DRI) are available for worldwide deployment. One of the 
     primary objectives of the DRI was to allow the Department to 
     address staffing shortages at U.S. diplomatic posts overseas. 
     The Department shall submit a report to the Committees, no 
     later than February 1, 2004, on the number of personnel hired 
     under DRI that are not available for worldwide deployment and 
     on the Department's plan for ensuring that personnel yet to 
     be hired under DRI are available for worldwide deployment. To 
     the greatest extent possible Foreign Service Officers hired 
     during the third and final year of DRI should be available 
     for worldwide deployment.
       The conferees urge the Department to move forward 
     expeditiously with its right-sizing plan. Right-sizing refers 
     to the reconfiguration of overseas U.S. Government personnel 
     to the number necessary to achieve U.S. foreign policy goals. 
     The conferees recognize that, as the property manager for all 
     U.S. Government properties overseas, the Department of State 
     faces considerable pressure to accommodate ever-greater 
     numbers of non-State Department personnel in its overseas 
     facilities.
       For any right-sizing framework to be effective, it must 
     have two main components: (1) a process for determining, 
     internally, the appropriate numbers of State Department 
     personnel stationed overseas, and (2) an interagency process 
     for determining the appropriate numbers of non-military U.S. 
     government personnel stationed overseas. To this end, the 
     conference agreement includes up to $2,000,000 for the 
     Department to establish and operate an Office on Right-Sizing 
     the United States Overseas Presence, and adopts, by 
     reference, the language on this matter in the House report. 
     The conferees expect this new Office, which shall report 
     directly to the Undersecretary for Management, to lead the 
     Department's effort to develop internal and interagency 
     mechanisms to better coordinate, rationalize, and manage the 
     deployment of U.S. government personnel overseas.
       The conferees commend the Department for its recent steps 
     to strengthen internal processes for determining staffing 
     projections for overseas personnel needs. However, more needs 
     to be done. The conferees are not aware of any right-sizing 
     analysis in the past three years that has resulted in a 
     proposed reduction to a country-wide staffing presence. The 
     conferees are supportive of the concept of regionalization. 
     Regionalization refers to the practice of basing certain 
     administrative functions and personnel in regional centers, 
     or ``hubs'', thereby creating efficiencies. The conferees 
     note that the Department has made less than notable progress 
     towards developing an interagency right-sizing process. The 
     conferees urge the Department, with the Office of Management 
     and Budget, to take the lead in establishing an interagency 
     process for developing staffing projections for U.S. 
     government facilities overseas. The conferees support the 
     Department's cost-sharing plan which will encourage other 
     Federal agencies to examine more closely whether the 
     personnel they send overseas are truly mission-critical. The 
     conferees remind the Department that this interagency process 
     should not supercede the authority of the Chiefs of Mission 
     (COM) to determine the composition of their posts, but rather 
     to serve as a tool and support mechanism for the COM's. The 
     post must remain at the center of the right-sizing process.
       The conference agreement includes the requirements 
     stipulated in the House report regarding a report on the 
     impact of new staffing analysis requirements in the Mission 
     Performance Planning process, and the direction to undertake 
     a review and report on the size of the largest overseas 
     missions using the mission performance plan and the right-
     sizing criteria developed by the General Accounting Office.
       The conference agreement includes program increases as 
     described in the House report for Trafficking in Persons, 
     International Summits, International Religious Freedom, and 
     re-establishing a United States Mission to the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
       The conference agreement includes language specifying that 
     $301,563,000 is available only for public diplomacy programs. 
     The conference agreement continues support for special 
     program initiatives in the Arab and Muslim world, which were 
     significantly expanded in fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
       The conferees are aware of the recently completed report of 
     the Advisory Panel on Public Diplomacy, and the Department's 
     response to the Panel's recommendations. The amounts provided 
     for public diplomacy under this heading and under 
     ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'', including a 
     reallocation of base funding toward the Arab and Muslim 
     World, will allow the Department to pursue the Panel's 
     recommendations. The conferees urge the Department to act 
     expeditiously on several items proposed by the Panel, 
     including the establishment of an office of policy, plans and 
     resources within the Office of the Under Secretary; 
     strengthening the authority of the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy and Public Affairs and improving accountability for 
     public diplomacy resources; improved interagency 
     coordination; increased resources dedicated to program 
     performance measurement and research; expansion of English 
     language office, speaker and fellows programs; expansion of 
     American studies programs including American Corners; and 
     increased public diplomacy staff with better language skills. 
     The conferees expect that significant resources from the 
     Diplomatic Readiness Initiative will be allocated to 
     increased Public Diplomacy staff resources and training.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the Senate report regarding the refining of public 
     diplomacy strategy, including the harmonization of mission 
     and strategy with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and 
     the incorporation of public diplomacy into ongoing 
     international assistance and volunteer programs.
       The conference agreement includes $646,701,000 for 
     worldwide security upgrades as proposed by the House, instead 
     of $594,373,000 as proposed by the Senate. This conference 
     agreement includes $542,998,000 to provide full year costs of 
     maintaining base security activities at current levels. These 
     activities include perimeter security upgrades, guard 
     services, physical security equipment, armored vehicles, 
     personnel, training and wireless communications. The 
     conference agreement includes $7,952,000 for 85 additional 
     security professional staff positions and $25,300,000 for 
     completion of the initial multi-year plan to enhance 
     perimeter security at 243 posts, and technical upgrades at 
     annexes and other buildings not included in the original 
     program. The conferees note that funds provided under this 
     category may be used for protection and security costs in 
     Kabul, Afghanistan. The conference agreement also includes up 
     to $3,000,000 for State Department participation in the 
     TOPOFF III national counterterrorism exercise and $5,000,000 
     for the Center for Antiterrorism and Security Training.
       The conference agreement includes $736,013,000 for the 
     Department's Border Security program, to be funded entirely 
     though collection of Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fees. The 
     fiscal year 2004 program level is an increase of 
     $119,192,000, and includes a program increase of 125 new 
     consular positions. The conference agreement does not include 
     language proposed in the Senate bill regarding the automatic 
     transfer of funding to the Border Security program in the 
     event of MRV fee shortfalls. The Department received an 
     appropriation of $109,500,000 in Public Law 108-106 to cover 
     the estimated shortfall. However, the underlying problem--
     that a decline in visa fee revenue could disrupt the Border 
     Security program--remains. The conferees direct the 
     Department to submit a plan, no later than April 2, 2004, to 
     ensure that visa fee revenue shortfalls do not disrupt the 
     Department's critical border security operations in fiscal 
     year 2004 or beyond. The conferees urge the Department to 
     continue to work on an interagency basis to strengthen the 
     visa process to make it an effective antiterrorism tool, 
     while avoiding the creation of unnecessary barriers or delays 
     to legitimate travel to the United States.
       The conference agreement includes language designating 
     $40,000,000 under this account for worldwide OpenNet and 
     classified connectivity infrastructure. These costs were 
     requested under the Capital Investment Fund. While that 
     account was the appropriate one for funding the costs of 
     developing and deploying these automation initiatives, the 
     conferees agree that the costs of sustaining these systems, 
     including hardware replacement and refreshment, are more 
     appropriately funded under this heading.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on the Africa Policy Advisory Panel, the 
     interagency task force to monitor the United Nations 
     headquarters renovation project, minority hiring and 
     recruiting, overseas schools, extradition, security of 
     classified material, Tibet, the Bureau of Legislative 
     Affairs, and U.S. presence in China. The conference agreement 
     also includes, by reference, language in the Senate report on 
     financial operations, foreign language proficiency, and 
     international trade; and language and corresponding funding 
     levels pertaining to the Arctic Council and the Bering 
     Straits Commission.
       The conferees expect the Department and the Bureau of 
     International Organization Affairs to place top priority on 
     international human rights protection and advocacy, and to 
     submit a report to the Committees by December 15, 2003, 
     presenting an international human rights agenda and work plan 
     for the coming year. In addition, the conferees expect the 
     Department to continue the effort begun last year to make 
     funds available to each U.S. Embassy to translate into the 
     official language of the host country the report

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     for the host country from the ``Country Reports on Human 
     Rights Practices'', the ``Annual Report on International 
     Religious Freedom'', and the ``Trafficking in Persons 
     Report'' within 30 days of issuance, and post those documents 
     on the embassy website along with the English version. The 
     Department shall notify the Committees by January 31, 2004, 
     if there are any U.S. Embassies that do not comply with this 
     requirement.
       The conference agreement includes such funds as necessary 
     for costs associated with fulfilling United States 
     responsibilities with regard to participation in 
     interparliamentary meetings, including North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization and Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe meetings taking place during fiscal year 2004.
       The conference agreement includes language, as in the 
     previous fiscal year, providing that funds under this heading 
     may be used for a United States Government interagency task 
     force to examine, coordinate, and oversee United States 
     participation in the United Nations headquarters renovation 
     project.
       The conference agreement includes up to $10,000,000 for 
     continuing language education programs, as described in the 
     Senate report.
       The conference agreement also includes up to $500,000 for a 
     cultural antiquities task force as described in the Senate 
     report. The task force will coordinate with all relevant 
     Federal law enforcement and cultural agencies to prevent 
     further looting and promote preservation of Iraq's 
     historically and culturally significant works. The conferees 
     urge the Department to create a database as described in the 
     Senate report. The conferees further urge the Department to 
     make changes to visa policies as they pertain to persons 
     found to have looted, damaged, or trafficked historically or 
     culturally significant works. The Department shall submit a 
     report to the Committees no later than April 15, 2004, on the 
     Department's progress towards establishing the task force. 
     This report should include recommendations concerning the 
     database and changes in visa policy.
       The conference agreement includes up to $2,000,000 for the 
     Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation, as described in 
     the Senate report.
       The conferees are concerned that the Department's policy of 
     rotating Foreign Service Officers may hinder the work of the 
     Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and 
     Scientific Affairs (OES). The successful negotiation of 
     effective international agreements often takes place over an 
     extended period of time and relies heavily on historical and 
     institutional knowledge of the pertinent issues. The rotation 
     of officers on a three year cycle may inhibit the development 
     of such knowledge. The conferees direct the Department to 
     report to the Committees no later than July 1, 2004, on the 
     impact of such personnel policies on the United States' 
     ability to negotiate effective international environmental 
     treaties. From within the amount available to the OES Bureau, 
     the conferees agree that up to $1,000,000 may be available 
     for international health affairs.
       The conferees remain concerned about the adequacy of the 
     Department's efforts to counter the serious problem of 
     international child abductions. The conferees direct that the 
     Department use the authorities in existing law to prohibit 
     the issuance of visas to international child abductors. The 
     conferees also direct that, henceforward, the Department 
     require that children over the age of one year and under the 
     age of 14 be physically present at the time of application 
     for a United States passport, or renewal thereof. The 
     conference agreement includes up to $1,300,000 to promote 
     international information sharing to combat child pornography 
     as described in the Senate report.
       The conferees direct the Department to undertake a general 
     survey of foreign missions operating throughout the United 
     States as part of a performance measurement of the work of 
     the Office of Foreign Missions. The Department shall report 
     to the Committees on the findings of this survey no later 
     than October 1, 2004.
       The conferees are aware of dissatisfaction with the 
     Department's position regarding certain shipments of mahogany 
     lumber from Brazil. It is the understanding of the conferees 
     that the required export permits were obtained by the 
     proprietor of these shipments from the Government of Brazil, 
     in accordance with existing law. The conferees expect the 
     Department to facilitate the resolution of this matter in a 
     way that is equitable and consistent with U.S. law.
       The conferees urge the Department, in consultation with the 
     Department of Commerce, to ensure that U.S. conservation 
     standards are applied to foreign fisheries that wish to 
     import fish products to the U.S., consistent with Public Law 
     101-162. The conferees direct the Department to submit an 
     enforcement plan to the Committees by April 1, 2004, as 
     described in the House and Senate reports. The Secretary of 
     State and the Secretary of Commerce shall establish standards 
     and measures for bycatch reduction that are comparable to 
     U.S. standards, as described in the Senate report.
       As in previous years, the conferees expect that there will 
     be additional savings available to the Department, including 
     exchange rate gains and vacancies in funded positions. The 
     Department will have the ability to propose that savings be 
     used for needs not funded by the recommendation through the 
     normal reprogramming process. The conferees are concerned 
     about the Department's practice of resubmitting reprogramming 
     requests that have previously been denied by the Committees 
     on Appropriations. Reprogrammings should be resubmitted only 
     if the circumstances surrounding the request or the request 
     itself change substantially enough to warrant a reevaluation 
     by the Committees.


                        Capital Investment Fund

       The conference agreement includes $80,000,000 for the 
     Capital Investment Fund, instead of $142,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $207,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. In 
     addition, the conferees expect that $114,000,000 in expedited 
     passport fees will be used to support the information 
     technology modernization effort, for a total fiscal year 2004 
     spending availability of $194,000,000.
       The entire amount available under this heading, including 
     fees, will support investments in new information 
     technologies to improve the efficiency of Department 
     operations. Costs associated with ongoing information 
     technology operations and maintenance, including $40,000,000 
     for equipment replacement requested under this account, are 
     funded under the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account.
       The conferees encourage the Department to allocate funding 
     under this heading to the following high priority projects: 
     the SMART messaging initiative; public key infrastructure; 
     and up to $8,000,000 for the wide area network/thin client 
     prototype.


                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $31,703,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General (OIG) as proposed by the Senate, 
     instead of $29,777,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     conference agreement includes language, as carried in 
     previous years, waiving the requirement for a five-year post 
     inspection cycle. The conference agreement does not include 
     language in the Senate report on conducting risk and threat 
     assessments.


               Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs

       The conference agreement includes a total of $320,000,000 
     under this heading, instead of $345,346,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $255,292,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     following chart displays the conference agreement on the 
     distribution of funds by program or activity under this 
     account, including an estimated $7,650,000 in prior year 
     recoveries and unobligated balances:

                                                                 Amount
                                                         (in thousands)
Academic Programs:
  Fulbright Students, Scholars, Teachers.......................$150,000
  Graduate Fellowships/Junior Faculty Development................25,000
  Foreign Study Grants for U.S. Undergraduates....................1,600
  Educational Advising and Student Services.......................3,500
  English Language Programs.......................................6,800
  American Overseas Research Centers..............................2,700
  South Pacific Exchanges...........................................500
  Tibet Exchanges...................................................500
  East Timor Exchanges..............................................500
  Disability Exchange Clearinghouse.................................500
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Academic Programs.................................191,600
                                                       ================

Professional and Cultural Programs:
  International Visitor Program..................................58,000
  Citizen Exchange Program.......................................22,000
  Youth Exchanges/Excellence Awards...............................8,000
  Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange...............................3,000
  Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program...............................1,800
  Youth Science Leadership Institute of the Americas................100
  Special Olympics..................................................800
  Africa Workforce Development Exchanges............................400
  Arctic Winter Games...............................................100
  George Mitchell Scholarship Program...............................500
  PSC U.S.-Pakistan Educator Development............................250
  Institute for Representative Government...........................500
  Irish Institute...................................................350
  Northern Forum....................................................250
  Winter Cities Conference..........................................100
  Seed Programs.....................................................500
  Atlantic Corridor.................................................250

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  Interparliamentary Exchanges......................................150
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges................97,050
                                                       ================

Exchanges Support................................................39,000
                                                       ================

Prior Year Balances Applied.....................................(7,650)
                                                       ================

    Total, Exchange Programs....................................320,000

     Deviations from this distribution of funds will be subject to 
     the normal reprogramming procedures under section 605 of this 
     Act.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language in 
     the House report on the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange 
     program; Fulbright exchanges with Tibet; the Leaders in 
     Education Initiative; Traditional Public-Private Partnership 
     grants; artistic and cultural exchanges; minimizing 
     unnecessary barriers to legitimate travel of exchange program 
     participants; the priority of enhanced support for engaging 
     Arab and Muslim audiences through exchange programs; the 
     allocation of funding under this heading for the Near East 
     and South Asia regions; and the allocation of all resources 
     under this account in accordance with worldwide policy 
     priorities.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language in 
     the Senate report regarding a program for Afghan women; the 
     Fulbright program in Iraq; and a Council of American Overseas 
     Research Centers program on diamond fingerprinting.
       The conference agreement includes increased funding for 
     exchanges with the countries of Eastern Europe and the former 
     Soviet Union built into the base programs funded under this 
     account. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report on funding levels for staff and 
     administrative support. Funding in the preceding chart 
     includes funding for the Future Leaders Exchange Program. No 
     funding under this account shall be expended for programs 
     that have foreign assistance or international development as 
     the primary goal. The conference agreement does not include 
     funding for programs, previously funded by transfers from 
     other appropriations, which do not directly relate to 
     international educational and cultural exchanges of persons. 
     The amount provided for Graduate Fellowships is for all such 
     programs worldwide.
       The conferees recognize, in particular, the notable success 
     of the Fulbright Educational Exchange Program. The conferees 
     commend Fulbright for developing innovative initiatives, such 
     as the Fulbright Legacy Fund.
       Within funds identified in the above chart for ``Seed 
     Programs'', the conferees expect the Department to consider 
     supporting grants for an African career internship immersion 
     program, a youth cultural festival exchange program, a 
     program to promote religious tolerance and understanding 
     through artistic and cultural exchanges, and the five 
     programs listed in the Senate report under the heading ``Seed 
     Programs''. Should additional funds become available during 
     the course of the fiscal year, the conferees encourage the 
     Department to provide additional funding to the Institute for 
     Representative Government.
       The conferees recognize, in particular, the notable success 
     of the Fulbright Educational Exchange Program. The conferees 
     commend Fulbright for developing innovative initiatives, such 
     as the Fulbright Legacy Fund.


                       Representation Allowances

       The conference agreement includes $9,000,000 for 
     representation allowances as proposed by the House, instead 
     of $6,643,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes, by reference, language in the House 
     report regarding the submission of a quarterly report on 
     expenditures under this account.


              Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials

       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 under this 
     heading as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The 
     conference agreement includes, by reference, language in the 
     House report regarding the Department's treatment of 
     reimbursement requests, and the submission of a report on 
     budgeting for protection expenses in light of heightened 
     security measures.


            Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance

       The conference agreement includes a total appropriation of 
     $1,391,400,000 for Embassy Security, Construction, and 
     Maintenance. The conference agreement designates $861,400,000 
     as available only for priority worldwide security upgrades, 
     acquisition, and construction, the full amount requested for 
     such activities. The conference agreement includes 
     $530,000,000 for base programs and non-security construction 
     costs. The conference agreement includes full requested wage 
     and price increases for the Department's Bureau of Overseas 
     Buildings Operations (OBO), which will support 787 positions 
     in fiscal year 2004. The conference agreement includes 
     $20,000 for domestic and overseas representation, instead of 
     $15,000 proposed by the House and $25,000 proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $861,400,000 for 
     worldwide security upgrades, including $761,400,000 to 
     continue the capital security program of constructing new 
     secure replacement facilities for the Department's most 
     vulnerable embassies and consulates. None of the funds made 
     available under the Security Capital Construction program 
     shall be used for facilities that are exclusively for the use 
     of a non-State Department agency. Within the funds made 
     available under this category, the conferees expect the 
     Department to undertake new office building projects from 
     among the highest priority facilities listed in the Long 
     Range Overseas Buildings Plan. Projects funded under this 
     account must follow a rigorous rightsizing methodology. The 
     conferees expect that such rightsizing efforts will enable 
     the Department to support ten new security capital embassy or 
     consulate construction projects instead of seven as proposed 
     in the budget request.
       The conferees understand that the Department has evaluated 
     options for a new embassy facility in Beirut, Lebanon. The 
     conferees expect the Department to report to the Committees 
     no later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act on the 
     status of plans to construct such a facility, and to allocate 
     funds provided under this heading, if appropriate.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report regarding capital security cost sharing, 
     compound security, security capital projects fully meeting 
     existing security standards, immediate notification on 
     serious security risks, reprogramming, and right-sizing. The 
     conference agreement includes, by reference, language in the 
     Senate report on a project at U.S. Embassy Mexico and asset 
     management funds.
       The conference agreement includes up to $15,000,000 to 
     secure and protect soft targets, up to $8,000,000 for 
     consular workspace improvements, and up to $20,000,000 for 
     buyout of uneconomic leases, as described in the Senate 
     report.
       The conference agreement does not include funds requested 
     under this heading for a new Embassy in Berlin, Germany, and 
     instead proposes that this project be funded entirely from 
     funds available in the assets management account. The 
     conferees agree that the total amount to be provided from 
     proceeds of sale for the Berlin project is $128,300,000, and 
     that the facility will be sized to correspond with this 
     project budget. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, language in the House report regarding the 
     disposal of property at posts that have had funding approved 
     for the construction of a new secure compound.
       The conferees direct the Department to provide a report no 
     later than July 1, 2004, which justifies the continued need 
     for a U.S. consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is 
     located approximately 260 miles away from the U.S. Consulate 
     in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
       The conferees expect the Department to submit to the 
     Committees any waiver or waivers signed by the Secretary of 
     State in accordance with section 606(a)(2) and section 
     606(a)(3) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-113) within five 
     days of the Secretary's signature of such a waiver or 
     waivers.
       The conferees direct that the budget categories of 
     ``interiors and furnishings'', ``seismic programs'', and 
     ``energy conservation'' be funded at no less than fiscal year 
     2003 levels.


           Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service

       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 under this 
     heading as proposed by the House, instead of $1,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement anticipates 
     that carryover balances from fiscal year 2003 will be 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2004. Within prior 
     year unobligated balances, the conferees expect that at least 
     $4,000,000 will be used for the cost of hosting the 2004 
     Summit of the Industrialized Nations.


                   Repatriation Loans Program Account

       The conference agreement includes $612,000 for the subsidy 
     cost of repatriation loans and $607,000 for administrative 
     costs of the program as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.


              Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan

       The conference agreement includes $18,782,000 under this 
     heading as proposed by the House, instead of $19,893,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, language in the House report regarding the 
     submission of a fiscal year 2004 spending plan, except that 
     such plan shall be submitted by December 31, 2003.


     Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund

       The conference agreement includes $134,979,000 under this 
     heading, as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                      International Organizations


              Contributions to International Organizations

       The conference agreement includes $1,010,463,000 under this 
     heading as proposed

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     by the House, instead of $921,888,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report regarding offset of exchange rate losses, 
     reprogramming to meet additional unanticipated costs of 
     UNESCO membership, UNESCO reforms, reassessment of U.S. 
     membership in certain international organizations, reform and 
     budget discipline, the UN regular budget, and the Pan 
     American Health Organization. The conference agreement 
     includes, by reference, language from the Senate report 
     regarding the provision of certain information to the Senate 
     Committee on Appropriations regarding the Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development.
       The conference agreement includes language requiring the 
     Secretary to transmit the most recent biennial budget for the 
     operations of the UN. The conference agreement includes 
     language, as in fiscal year 2003, providing that funds within 
     the Diplomatic and Consular programs account may be used for 
     a United States Government interagency task force to examine, 
     coordinate, and oversee United States participation in the 
     United Nations headquarters renovation project. The conferees 
     are concerned that the task force is not drawing upon the 
     expertise of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations 
     (OBO) of the Department of State to the degree that it should 
     be. The conferees direct the task force to coordinate its 
     efforts with OBO and to consult with senior OBO officials in 
     formulating its recommendations.
       The conferees are aware of significant potential benefits 
     that could result from U.S. participation in the 
     International Coffee Organization (ICO). The Department may 
     propose to use funds provided under this heading, through the 
     regular reprogramming process under section 605 of this Act, 
     for costs associated with rejoining ICO.


        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

       The conference agreement includes a total funding level of 
     $550,200,000 for payments for Contributions for International 
     Peacekeeping Activities as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $482,649,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes $454,842,000 in new direct appropriations 
     and $95,358,000 in prior year unobligated balances, and will 
     provide for the full payment of anticipated fiscal year 2004 
     assessments for United Nations peacekeeping missions. The 
     conference agreement includes language making ten percent of 
     the amount provided available for two fiscal years.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report regarding UN peacekeeping in the Western 
     Sahara; UN peacekeeping reform; benchmarks for mission 
     performance and termination; UN peacekeeping in the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo; and the Office of Internal 
     Oversight Services. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, language in the Senate report regarding 
     peacekeeping reports. The allocation of funds under this 
     account to specific missions shall be subject to the 
     reprogramming requirements in section 605 of this Act.
       The conferees support the work of the Special Court for 
     Sierra Leone, and expect the United Nations Mission in Sierra 
     Leone to provide support, as necessary, to the Court. The 
     conferees urge the Department to work with the Court and 
     other nations to ensure the expeditious prosecution of 
     indicted persons.
       The conferees direct the Department to provide a report to 
     the Committees, no later than August 1, 2004, outlining the 
     Department's views and strategies regarding United Nations 
     peacekeeping missions that have been in existence for more 
     than 10 years. The report shall include an assessment of the 
     possibilities for near-term drawdowns or terminations, and 
     detailed justifications for the continuation of such 
     missions. The report shall also include recommendations for 
     U.S. policies regarding such missions.

                       International Commissions


 International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico

       The conference agreement includes a total of $29,551,000 
     for the International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
     States and Mexico (IBWC). The total amount provided includes 
     $26,000,000 for Salaries and Expenses and $3,551,000 for 
     Construction. The conference agreement includes language 
     authorizing not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement for the Salaries and Expenses 
     account includes $26,000,000, instead of $25,668,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $28,312,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report regarding the use of surplus 
     operations and maintenance funding through reprogramming.


                              Construction

       The conference agreement includes $3,551,000 in new direct 
     appropriations under this heading, instead of $5,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $8,201,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees agree that the Commission may use an 
     additional $3,125,000 in prior year unobligated balances for 
     fiscal year 2004 for a total spending level of $6,676,000.
       The conference agreement spending levels for ongoing 
     projects are: $2,306,000 for Boundary-wide construction; and 
     $2,305,000 for Rio Grande construction. The conference 
     agreement also includes $950,000 for compliance with the 
     Surfriders consent decree. Any additional obligations under 
     this heading within the total spending level cited above, 
     including any new project starts, shall be subject to the 
     reprogramming process described in section 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement assumes that the IBWC may carry 
     out requested Western Boundary activities using prior year 
     unobligated balances, and propose a distribution of such 
     funds through the regular reprogramming process. The 
     conferees encourage the IBWC to attempt, if possible, to 
     achieve greater secondary treatment of Mexican sewage within 
     current funding levels under this account. Any plan that 
     assumes a significant increase in appropriations under this 
     heading in future years is not feasible given resource 
     restraints and competing priorities.


              American Sections, International Commissions

       The conference agreement includes a total of $8,944,000 
     under this heading as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $10,942,000 as proposed by the Senate. This amount includes 
     $1,261,000 for the International Boundary Commission, 
     $5,550,000 for the International Joint Commission and 
     $2,133,000 for the Border Environment Cooperation Commission. 
     The conference agreement includes, by reference, language in 
     the House report regarding funding for a study of the water 
     regulation plan governing Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence 
     River.


                  International Fisheries Commissions

       The conference agreement includes $19,300,000 under this 
     heading, instead of $16,989,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate proposed $20,043,000 for this purpose under the 
     Department of Commerce. The conference agreement includes 
     $2,250,000 for the Pacific Salmon Commission, $2,100,000 for 
     the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, $2,180,000 for 
     the International Pacific Halibut Commission, and $12,248,000 
     for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, of which not less 
     than $700,000 is for lampricide in Lake Champlain. The 
     conferees expect the Department to allocate the balance of 
     funds in the conference agreement, and, through the regular 
     reprogramming process, any additional funds that may become 
     available, to priority commissions. In allocating the balance 
     of funds, the conferees encourage the Department to 
     particularly consider funding needs of the International 
     Whaling Commission, the International Commission for the 
     Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the North Pacific Anadromous 
     Fish Commission, the Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention 
     Commission, and the North Pacific Marine Science 
     Organization. The conferees are aware that the Department may 
     propose to reprogram funds to meet the needs of the various 
     fisheries commissions should funding become available.
       The conferees expect the Department to take immediate 
     action to evaluate and prioritize United States participation 
     in, and funding for, international fisheries commissions. In 
     a climate of limited resources the conferees continue to 
     insist that the Department operate within appropriated 
     amounts, prioritize as necessary among commissions according 
     to policy goals, take steps as necessary to withdraw from 
     lower priority commissions, and refrain from entering into 
     new commitments.

                                 Other


                     Payment to the Asia Foundation

       The conference agreement includes $13,000,000 under this 
     heading, instead of $10,376,000 as proposed by the House and 
     no funding as proposed by the Senate.


  International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       The conference agreement includes language creating a 
     permanent trust fund for the International Center for Middle 
     Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust (in Section 634). The purpose 
     of this fund is to provide for the operations of the Center 
     in Istanbul, Turkey, on an annual basis.
       The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 under this 
     heading to be deposited in the International Center for 
     Muslim-Western Dialogue Trust (the Center) for the perpetual 
     operations of the Center. The Center is located in the 
     historic Palazzo Corpi, formerly the U.S. Consulate building 
     in Istanbul, Turkey. The purpose of the Center is to develop 
     programs of cooperative study, training, and research for 
     students and scholars to exchange views and ideas. The Center 
     shall develop regional-based dialogue groups on such topics 
     as post-war Iraq and the empowerment of women in Iraq's 
     government and leadership, among others. The conferees 
     encourage non-profit organizations to play a continuing role 
     in the administration of the Center and in the execution of 
     its programs.
       The conference agreement also includes $250,000 for a 
     steering committee, chaired by the Council of American 
     Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), to establish the Center. 
     The CAORC may use the funds provided under this heading for 
     steering committee meetings and planning workshops to be held 
     in Istanbul, Turkey, and the United States.

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     The steering committee shall seek to achieve the following 
     goals: identify potential partners in the U.S. and abroad; 
     review all aspects of the structure of the Center and make 
     recommendations concerning its governance, by-laws, internal 
     organization, and modes of operation. In addition, CAORC 
     shall be the coordinating liaison with concerned federal and 
     private agencies, monitor progress and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on an annual basis.


                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation for 
     fiscal year 2004 of interest and earnings from the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund, expected to total 
     $500,000. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report regarding geographical 
     priorities and the selection of fellows.


                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation for 
     fiscal year 2004 of interest and earnings of the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Endowment Fund, expected to total $375,000.


                            East-West Center

       The conference agreement includes $17,880,000 under this 
     heading, instead of no funds as proposed by the House and 
     $19,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes language waiving an authorization 
     requirement for fiscal year 2003 appropriations under this 
     heading.


                    National Endowment for Democracy

       The conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for the 
     National Endowment for Democracy (NED), instead of 
     $42,000,000 as proposed by the House and $36,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 International Broadcasting Operations

       The conference agreement includes $546,038,000 to carry out 
     United States International Broadcasting Operations for 
     fiscal year 2004. The conference agreement adopts, by 
     reference, House language regarding communications with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, and language under the headings 
     of Arabic Television, Language Service Review and Research, 
     Africa Broadcasting, and Anti-Jamming Efforts.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, Senate 
     language under the headings of Africa Broadcasting, Security 
     of Worldwide Broadcasting Facilities, Middle East Television 
     Network, and Jamming.
       The conferees support efforts to devote more resources to 
     regions of the world that have had exposure to U.S. 
     broadcasting efforts, with particular attention to the Middle 
     East and to Muslim populations around the globe. The 
     conferees adopt the Broadcasting Board of Governors' (BBG) 
     proposal regarding funding for language services in central 
     and eastern European nations that have been invited to become 
     new member states of the European Union or the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization, and have received a Freedom House press 
     freedom ranking equal to that of the United States. The 
     conferees expect the BBG to continue to monitor the press 
     freedoms in these countries, and throughout the world, and 
     advise the Committees on Appropriations regarding any change 
     to language service priorities.
       BBG's proposal would reduce, but not eliminate, language 
     services to the Ukraine and Armenia. The conferees understand 
     the VOA Armenian programming would be merged with Radio Free 
     Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasting efforts. The 
     conferees understand the BBG would not eliminate broadcasting 
     in Romanian or Croatian.
       The conference agreement adopts BBG's proposal to double 
     VOA radio broadcasts and increase television broadcasts to 
     Indonesia.
       The conferees continue to support RFE/RL programming 
     efforts in Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Arabic, Kazakh, 
     Kyrgyz, and Azeri. The conferees commend RFE/RL for 
     developing programming in Avar, Chechen, and Circassian, and 
     for expanding broadcasting to the Northern Caucasus. The 
     conferees recognize the continuing importance of broadcasting 
     objective, uncensored information to the isolated minorities 
     of the Northern Caucasus in their native languages.
       The conferees continue to support Radio Free Asia's 
     broadcasting efforts to China, Tibet, Burma, Vietnam, North 
     Korea, Laos, and Cambodia and VOA's efforts in North Korea. 
     The conference agreement includes funding to continue daily 
     Uyghur broadcasts.
       The conferees expect BBG to provide up to $1,000,000 to 
     administer a pilot program using Internet technologies to 
     overcome jamming of broadcasts to China.
       The conference agreement adopts BBG's proposal to 
     streamline and reduce costs of management and administration 
     throughout the BBG, including the realignment of RFE/RL staff 
     from headquarters to regional bureaus.
       The conference agreement includes the realignment of the 
     CFO office as proposed in a prior reprogramming notification 
     to the Committees on Appropriations.
       The conferees expect the BBG to provide a spending plan to 
     the Committees on Appropriations in both the House and Senate 
     by no later than February 14, 2004.
       The conference agreement includes language providing for 
     radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East under 
     the Middle East Television Network.
       The conference agreement includes funding for Office of 
     Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) under this heading. The conferees 
     commend the OCB for the successful completion of the 
     conversion to digital audio and computer networking 
     technologies. The conferees direct the BBG to pursue 
     alternative means of transmission, including Internet 
     transmission. The conferees expect BBG to provide up to 
     $1,200,000 for this activity.
       Further, the conference agreement does not include funding 
     requested for the operating costs related to transmission 
     stations that are not currently in operation.
       The conferees understand the Administration has engaged the 
     government of the Czech Republic regarding the relocation of 
     the headquarters facility of the RFE/RL from St. Wenceslas 
     Square in Prague, the Czech Republic, to a different 
     location. The conferees further understand that, to date, the 
     BBG and RFE/RL have not reached agreement with the Czech 
     Republic on a suitable site within the Czech Republic for 
     relocation. The conferees direct the Chairman of the BBG to 
     submit no later than April 1, 2004, a relocation plan to the 
     Committees on Appropriations. The plan shall include at least 
     four possible sites, developed in consultation with the 
     Director of the Department of State's Bureau of Overseas 
     Buildings Operations. In determining the site options, the 
     conferees direct the BBG to consider sites in other countries 
     in the region in addition to the Czech Republic, and include 
     a comparison of the long-term costs of operating in the 
     different countries.
       The BBG is directed to submit a spending plan for funds 
     provided under this heading, in accordance with section 605 
     of this Act.


                   Broadcasting Capital Improvements

       The conference agreement includes $11,395,000 for 
     broadcasting capital improvements, as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, House 
     language regarding a certain transmitting station. The 
     conferees expect the Board to keep the Committees on 
     Appropriations in both the House and Senate informed on the 
     status of its efforts to acquire additional transmission 
     capabilities in the Middle East, including Egypt.

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       The conference agreement includes section 401, permitting 
     the use of funds for allowances, differentials and 
     transportation.
       The conference agreement includes section 402 dealing with 
     transfer authority.
       The conference agreement includes section 403 prohibiting 
     the use of funds by the Department of State or the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide certain assistance 
     to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
       The conference agreement includes section 404 regarding the 
     recording of place of birth on certain passport applications.
       The conference agreement includes section 405 regarding 
     certain State Department Basic Authorities.
       The conference agreement includes section 406 regarding the 
     denial of visas in certain instances. Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as cutting off the need to continue 
     administrative processing of visa applications after 60 days.
       The conference agreement includes section 407 waiving 
     certain authorization requirements.
       The conference agreement includes section 408 regarding the 
     Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons. The 
     conference agreement includes language clarifying the 
     responsibilities of the Senior Policy Operating Group on 
     Trafficking in Persons. The conferees understand that the 
     Operating Group has been actively meeting and performing its 
     designated functions since enactment of Section 406 of 
     division B of Public Law 108-7. The conferees agree that all 
     anti-trafficking policies, grants and grant policies shall be 
     covered by the provisions of Section 406 of division B of 
     Public Law 108-7. The conference agreement also includes 
     language clarifying that the Senior Policy Operating Group 
     and its chairman are the coordinating body (and official) 
     accountable for federal anti-trafficking policies, grants and 
     grant policies. The conferees are concerned by recent 
     administrative efforts to subordinate and transfer the 
     Operating Group's coordinating responsibilities. The language 
     also makes clear that the coordinating responsibilities of 
     the Operating Group are not intended to supercede the 
     decision making authority of the constituent members of the 
     Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to 
     whom Operating Group members continue to report. The 
     Operating Group is, and was intended to serve as, the forum 
     for interagency coordination of anti-trafficking policies, 
     even as final decisions regarding any such policies are 
     necessarily vested with the President and the senior 
     officials who comprise the Task Force. The conferees agree 
     that the Senior Operating Group and its chair have 
     successfully performed the coordinating functions assigned to 
     them.

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       The conference agreement includes section 409 regarding 
     State Department provision of certain information to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                   Antitrust Modernization Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference report includes $1,200,000 for the Antitrust 
     Modernization Commission instead of $1,799,000 as provided by 
     the House. The Senate did not fund this commission.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $496,000 for the 
     Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 
     instead of $499,000 as proposed by the House and $659,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement will allow 
     the Commission to fund its administrative expenses through 
     appropriated funds while relying on other sources of funding 
     for actual purchase and restoration of property.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House Report under this heading.
       The conferees encourage the Commission to undertake Phase 
     II of its survey of sites abroad associated with the lives 
     and deeds of foreign-born heroes of the American Revolution.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $9,096,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights for 
     fiscal year 2004, as proposed in both the House and Senate 
     bills.
       The conferees note that the Commission has achieved cost 
     savings in fiscal year 2003 by holding its monthly meetings 
     in Washington, DC, versus other locations around the country.
       The conferees urge the Commission to continue to seek cost 
     savings in this manner. In addition, the conferees encourage 
     the Commission to address the recommendations made by the 
     October 2003 General Accounting Office report, which 
     suggested establishing greater controls over contracting 
     activities and meeting financial statement preparation and 
     audit requirements.

             Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for the 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom, as proposed by 
     the House, instead of $2,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House Report under this heading.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,615,000 for the 
     Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe as proposed 
     by the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House Report under this heading.

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


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,800,000 for the 
     Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic 
     of China, as proposed by the House, instead of $1,400,000, as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement also 
     includes new language making $300,000 available for the 
     Political Prisoners Registry.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House Report under this heading.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $328,400,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission (EEOC) for fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the 
     House, instead of $334,754,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees recognize that the Chair and Commissioners 
     have engaged EEOC stakeholders in a public forum in order to 
     hear many different perspectives on the proposed 
     restructuring effort. However, the conferees remain concerned 
     about the impact this restructuring will have on the quality 
     of service provided by the agency. The Committees on 
     Appropriations should be kept apprised of any organizational 
     changes, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements in 
     Section 605 of the Act.
       The conferees are aware of the many financial management 
     initiatives the EEOC has successfully undertaken over the 
     last year, and the conferees commend the Commission for these 
     actions. The Commission is urged to continue these cost 
     saving measures and the financial management discipline it 
     has instituted. The conference agreement adopts, by 
     reference, the language in the House report requiring 
     quarterly reports on planned and actual spending and staffing 
     levels. The conference agreement also includes, by reference, 
     the language in the House report on Alternative Dispute 
     Resolution programs.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $273,958,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission (FCC) for fiscal year 2004, instead of 
     $278,958,000 as provided by the House and $277,798,000 as 
     provided by the Senate. Of the amounts provided, $272,958,000 
     is to be derived from offsetting fee collections, resulting 
     in a net direct appropriation of $1,000,000.
       The FCC performs four major functions: spectrum allocation, 
     creating rules to promote fair competition and protect 
     consumers where required by market conditions, authorization 
     of service, and enforcement. The conferees direct the FCC to 
     expend for enforcement in fiscal year 2004 an amount equal to 
     or greater than the amount expended for enforcement in fiscal 
     year 2003.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     included in the House and Senate reports on broadcast 
     television standards. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, language in the Senate report regarding Universal 
     Service Fund audits and wireless portability.
       The conferees are pleased that the FCC is voluntarily 
     examining the practice of Commissioners and staff receiving 
     travel payments from entities it regulates in order to 
     largely eliminate section 1353 travel. The FCC should inform 
     the Committees on Appropriations of any resulting changes to 
     the travel policy. The conference agreement includes a level 
     of funding that is sufficient to accommodate mission-critical 
     travel.
       The conference agreement allows the FCC to spend up to 
     $85,000,000 to administer the spectrum auctions program. In 
     addition, all collections retained by the FCC in accordance 
     with section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     are subject to the requirements of section 605 of this Act.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $186,041,000 for the 
     Federal Trade Commission (FTC), instead of $183,041,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $189,032,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the amounts provided, $112,000,000 is derived from 
     Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing fees, $23,100,000 is 
     derived from Do-Not-Call fees, and $50,941,000 is derived 
     from discretionary appropriations.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language requiring GAO to study the implementation of 
     the Do-Not-Call program and determine whether the Commission 
     is achieving its goal of reducing by 80 percent the number of 
     telemarketing calls received by registered consumers. To 
     improve responsiveness to an individual's decision to enroll 
     in the Do-Not-Call program, the conference report includes 
     bill language requiring telemarketers who are subject to the 
     Telemarketing Sales Rule to obtain from the Federal Trade 
     Commission the list of telephone numbers on the Do-Not-Call 
     registry once a month.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the House 
     report language concerning violent video games. In addition, 
     the conferees direct the Commission to make the toll free 
     consumer complaint line (1-877-FTC-HELP) and the Commission's 
     web-site available for consumer complaints on media violence. 
     The Commission should make consumers aware that the complaint 
     line and web-site are available for this purpose.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the Senate 
     report language concerning child protection, the Internet, 
     and commercial fleet card programs.
       Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--In the Fiscal Year 2003 
     Conference Report, the conferees directed the General 
     Accounting Office (GAO) to study the enforcement of section 
     43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and make 
     recommendations to the Committees on Appropriations on which 
     Federal agency could most effectively enforce this provision. 
     GAO Report 03-971 recommends that the Commission is the best 
     among the Federal agencies considered to enforce the consumer 
     protection activities of this provision. In addition, the 
     report also concludes that the most apparent impact on 
     consumers, from the lack of enforcement of section 43, may 
     result from non-Federally insured credit unions not providing 
     adequate disclosure that they are not Federally insured. 
     Based on these recommendations, the conference agreement 
     revises language included in the House and Senate bills 
     requiring enforcement concerning disclosure and annual 
     independent audits, but maintains the prohibition of 
     enforcement of section 43(e) concerning the eligibility of 
     Federal deposit insurance.
       In the enforcement of section 43, the FTC is directed to 
     consult with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and 
     the National Credit Union Administration when determining the 
     manner and content of disclosure requirements, and to 
     coordinate with State supervisors of non-Federally insured 
     depository institutions to assist in enforcing these 
     requirements.

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                            HELP Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for necessary 
     expenses of establishing the Helping to Enhance the 
     Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission. The 
     conference agreement also includes authorization language 
     under title VI of this Act concerning the Commission and its 
     activities.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               Payment to the Legal Services Corporation

       The conference agreement includes $338,848,000 for the 
     payment to the Legal Services Corporation, as proposed in 
     both the House and Senate bills. The recommendation is 
     $9,548,000 above the budget request. Of the amounts provided, 
     the Legal Services Corporation will provide $2,500,000 in 
     grants equitably distributed to the ten states most 
     negatively affected by recent census-based reallocations.


                        Administrative Provision

       The conference agreement includes bill language to continue 
     the terms and conditions included under this section in 
     previous Appropriations Acts.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,856,000 for the Marine 
     Mammal Commission, as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $3,063,000 as proposed by the Senate. An additional 
     $1,207,000 is provided by transfer from the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities account. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, the language in the Senate report on the cost 
     effectiveness of current protection programs and the effects 
     of rogue killer whales on the most endangered marine mammals.

           National Veterans Business Development Corporation

       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the 
     National Veterans Business Development Corporation as 
     provided by the House and the Senate. The conferees note that 
     the Corporation's authorizing legislation mandates that it 
     institute a plan to raise private funds and become a self-
     sustaining corporation by the end of fiscal year 2004. The 
     conferees encourage efforts by the Corporation to meet this 
     goal.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $811,500,000 for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, instead of $841,500,000 
     as provided by the House and Senate.
       Staffing.--In fiscal year 2003, the Commission was provided 
     with funding for 840 new positions to protect investors and 
     implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The fiscal year 2004 budget 
     request assumed that the 840 new positions funded in fiscal 
     year 2003 would be hired by the start of fiscal year 2004. 
     The conferees understand the Commission has had difficulty 
     hiring accountants and examiners but that Public Law 108-44 
     provides the Commission with greater flexibility in hiring 
     these positions. The conferees understand that through 
     November 1, 2004, the Commission has only been able to 
     increase its staff by 309. As a result of lower than 
     anticipated on-board staffing levels, the conference 
     agreement has reduced the level of funding provided to the 
     Commission by $30,000,000. The conferees direct the 
     Commission to continue to work to fill all of the 840 new 
     positions as quickly as possible and to provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations with quarterly staffing reports.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference the Senate 
     report language concerning pay parity and enforcement. The 
     conference agreement adopts by reference the Senate report 
     language concerning data management and includes such sums as 
     are necessary to fund these efforts. The conference agreement 
     adopts by reference the Senate report language requiring a 
     monthly report to the Senate Appropriations Committee listing 
     the exercise of stock options by corporate officers and 
     directors. The conference agreement adopts by reference the 
     House report language requiring GAO to study the Commission's 
     allocation of funding increases provided in fiscal years 2003 
     and 2004. The conference agreement adopts by reference all of 
     the House report language concerning the establishment of an 
     Office of Global Security Risk within the Division of 
     Corporation Finance.

                     Small Business Administration

       The conference agreement provides a total of $718,343,000 
     for the four appropriations accounts of the Small Business 
     Administration (SBA). Detailed guidance for the four SBA 
     appropriation accounts is contained in the following 
     paragraphs.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $325,750,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses account of the SBA instead of 
     $326,592,000 as provided by the House and $332,413,000 as 
     provided by the Senate. Of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $185,000,000 is for operating expenses of the SBA. 
     In addition, a total of $136,500,000 from other SBA accounts 
     may be transferred to and merged with the salaries and 
     expenses account for indirect operating costs. This amount 
     consists of $128,000,000 from the Business Loans Program 
     account and $8,500,000 from the Disaster Loans Program 
     account for the administrative expenses related to those 
     accounts.
       The conference agreement includes the full amount requested 
     for Low Documentation Processing Centers and expects the SBA 
     to continue to help small businesses adapt to a paperless 
     procurement environment.
       The conferees adopt by reference the House report language 
     concerning the submission of a long-range plan for the 
     implementation of the loan monitoring system and the joint 
     accounting and administrative systems project.
       Non-Credit Programs.--The conference agreement includes the 
     following for the non-credit programs of the SBA:

Regulatory Fairness Boards/National Ombudsman..................$500,000
Advocacy Research.............................................1,100,000
Veterans Programs...............................................750,000
7(j) Technical Assistance Programs............................2,000,000
Small Business Development Centers...........................89,000,000
SCORE.........................................................5,000,000
Women's Business Centers.....................................12,500,000
Women's Business Council........................................750,000
Native American Outreach......................................2,000,000
Drug-free Workplace Program...................................1,000,000
Business Information Centers....................................400,000
Microloan Technical Assistance...............................15,000,000
PRIME Technical Assistance....................................5,000,000
SBIR Technical Assistance.......................................250,000
SBIR--FAST....................................................2,000,000
HUBZones......................................................2,000,000
US Export Assistance..........................................1,500,000
    Total, non-credit programs..............................140,750,000

       The SBA shall not reduce these non-credit programs to fund 
     operating costs. Of the amounts provided for the Small 
     Business Development Center (SBDC) program, $500,000 shall be 
     available for the South Carolina Women's Business Center. In 
     addition, SBA shall fund the SBDC defense transition program 
     and the regulatory compliance simplification program at the 
     fiscal year 2003 level. The conferees adopt by reference the 
     House report language requiring SBA to submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of 
     this Act describing the various programs offered by SBDCs to 
     support American small businesses.
       SBA is directed to report to the Committee prior to closing 
     any Business Information Centers. The report should include a 
     justification for closing the particular office and a 
     detailed proposal as to how services will be provided to the 
     affected community in the future.
       The conferees adopt by reference the Senate report language 
     concerning an electronic grant system. The conferees support 
     the SBA's 8(a) business development program internet 
     application program.
       The conferees adopt by reference the Senate report language 
     directing that disaster loans in Alaska continue to be 
     managed by SBA and not be sold for processing.
       Because of the unique legal status of Alaska Natives, 
     Native Hawaiians, and residents living in the territories, 
     the offices handling SBA programs on reservations often lack 
     the knowledge and ability to make SBA programs work outside 
     the continental United States. To address this failure, the 
     conferees direct the SBA to assign a Senior Executive Service 
     (SES) position to focus on these unique communities. The 
     conferees expect this new SES position shall be accommodated 
     within SBA's existing number of SES positions. Within 60 days 
     of enactment of this Act, the conferees direct SBA to submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations a report outlining all 
     SES positions within the SBA, including their titles and 
     responsibilities, and a proposed reorganization of these 
     positions to ensure the needs of Alaska Natives, Native 
     Hawaiians, and residents living in the territories are being 
     addressed.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $13,000,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Small Business 
     Administration as proposed by the House instead of 
     $12,341,000 as provided by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes language allowing $500,000 to be 
     transferred to this account from the Disaster Loans Program 
     for oversight costs related to that program.


                     Business Loans Program Account

       The conference agreement includes $209,042,000 under this 
     account, consisting of: $79,132,000 for the Business Loans 
     Program account for subsidies for guaranteed business loans; 
     $1,910,000 for subsidies for direct business loans; and 
     $128,000,000 for administrative expenses related to business 
     loan programs. The amount provided for administrative 
     expenses may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for SBA salaries and expenses to cover the 
     common overhead expenses associated with business loans. In 
     addition, the conference agreement includes a provision, also 
     carried in previous years,

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     which allows up to $45,000,000 to remain available for two 
     fiscal years.
       7(a) Business Loan Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $101,228,000 for the 7(a) program. This amount 
     includes $79,132,000 in appropriations, $19,773,000 in prior 
     year unobligated balances, and $2,455,000 in remaining 
     balances from the DELTA 7(a) program. Section 633 of this Act 
     makes the remaining balances available for the DELTA 7(a) 
     program available for the general 7(a) program. The conferees 
     understand that there is no longer a demand for the DELTA 
     7(a) programs.
       The total level of funding provided will support a loan 
     program level of $9,550,000,000, which is $250,000,000 above 
     the requested program level and $612,000,000 above the level 
     of 7(a) business loans provided in fiscal year 2003.
       The conferees were disappointed to learn that the subsidy 
     included in the Administration's budget request is inaccurate 
     and that an additional $4,000,000 above the request is 
     required to fund the Administration's requested program 
     level. While the conferees have provided this increase to 
     ensure sufficient funding is available to assist American 
     small businesses, the conferees expect future budget requests 
     to contain accurate subsidy rate calculations.


                     Disaster Loans Program Account

       The conference agreement includes $170,551,000 for the 
     Disaster Loans Program Account for loan subsidies and 
     associated administrative expenses instead of $190,250,000 as 
     provided by the House and Senate. The conference agreement 
     includes new budget authority of $56,188,000 for the subsidy 
     costs of disaster loans and $114,363,000 for administrative 
     expenses associated with carrying out the program.
       The conference agreement provides for a total of 
     $89,109,000 for disaster loans of which $56,188,000 is in new 
     appropriations and $32,921,000 in prior year carryover 
     balances, including $15,032,000 made available through 
     Section 628 of this Act. This fully funds the 
     Administration's requested disaster loans program level of 
     $760,316,000. The conferees understand that at this time the 
     Administration believes that the costs associated with 
     Hurricane Isabel and the fires in California can be funded 
     within the requested disaster loan program level.
       Within the $114,363,000 provided for administrative 
     expenses, $500,000 is available for the Office of Inspector 
     General, $105,363,000 is available for direct administrative 
     expenses of loan making and servicing, and $8,500,000 is 
     available to be transferred to the Salaries and Expenses 
     account for indirect costs of the program.

                        State Justice Institute


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $2,250,000 for the State 
     Justice Institute (SJI), instead of $3,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees encourage SJI to work with the Office of Justice 
     Programs on issues involving State courts and encourages SJI 
     to apply for funding under OJP grant programs that support 
     State court programs.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for the 
     Commission, as proposed by the Senate. The House did not 
     include funding for this Commission under this heading.
       The conferees direct the Commission to consult with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to research and report 
     back to the Committees on Appropriations regarding the 
     following:
       China's industrial policies, including ``pillar'' sectors, 
     technology acquisitions through joint ventures, various forms 
     of subsidization, and the short and long-term implications of 
     the modernization of those industries for the U.S. economy, 
     industry, and employees;
       Exports from China's state enterprises, the types and 
     amounts of subsidies provided, and the longer-term effects of 
     such exports/subsidies on specific U.S. industries;
       Various means to compensate losses of U.S. intellectual 
     property holders created by China's inability to meet its WTO 
     intellectual property commitments;
       Shifts of research and development from the United States 
     to China, the nature of the 134 major foreign research and 
     development corporate complexes now identified by the 
     People's Republic of China, the prospects for future European 
     Union, Japanese, and United States research and development 
     shifts to China, and the resulting implications to U.S 
     capacities;
       Items on the U.S.--China Advanced Technology Trade list 
     cross-referenced to the items on the Department of Defense's 
     Critical Technology List, and what part of total U.S. 
     purchases of these items are imported from China;
       An analysis of the extent of professional service 
     outsourcing that now exists and is projected from the United 
     States, and the ultimate location of that outsourcing, and 
     quantifications of the longer-term consequences to affected 
     U.S. professions, such as software engineering;
       A survey of business groups on the extent to which U.S. 
     manufacturers and their supply chains are relocating to 
     China.
       The conferees expect this report to be provided to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than May 1, 2004.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement includes the following General 
     Provisions:
       Sec 601.--The conference agreement includes section 601 
     regarding the use of appropriations for publicity and 
     propaganda purposes.
       Sec. 602.--The conference agreement includes section 602 
     regarding the availability of appropriations for obligation 
     beyond the current fiscal year.
       Sec. 603.--The conference agreement includes section 603 
     regarding the use of funds for consulting purposes.
       Sec. 604.--The conference agreement includes section 604 
     providing that should any provision of the Act be held to be 
     invalid, the remainder of the Act would not be affected.
       Sec. 605.--The conference agreement includes section 605 
     regarding the policy by which funding available to the 
     agencies funded under this Act may be reprogrammed for other 
     purposes.
       Sec. 606.--The conference agreement includes section 606 
     regarding the construction, repair, or modernization of 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels in 
     overseas shipyards.
       Sec. 607.--The conference agreement includes section 607 
     regarding the purchase of American made products.
       Sec. 608.--The conference agreement includes section 608 
     prohibiting funds in the bill from being used to implement, 
     administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission (EEOC) similar to proposed guidelines 
     covering harassment based on religion published by the EEOC 
     in October 1993.
       Sec. 609.--The conference agreement includes section 609 
     prohibiting the use of funds to implement a certain 
     Memorandum of Agreement between the Federal Trade Commission 
     and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
       Sec. 610.--The conference agreement includes section 610 
     prohibiting the use of funds for any United Nations 
     peacekeeping mission that involves U.S. Armed Forces under 
     the command or operational control of a foreign national 
     unless the President certifies that the involvement is in the 
     national security interest.
       Sec. 611.--The conference agreement includes section 611 
     that requires agencies to provide quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations regarding unobligated balances.
       Sec. 612.--The conference agreement includes section 612 
     that prohibits use of funds to expand the U.S. diplomatic 
     presence in Vietnam beyond the level in effect July 11, 1995, 
     unless the President makes a certification that several 
     conditions have been met regarding Vietnam's cooperation with 
     the United States on POW/MIA issues.
       Sec. 613.--The conference agreement includes section 613 
     requiring agencies and departments funded in this Act to 
     absorb any necessary costs related to downsizing or 
     consolidation within the amounts provided to the agency or 
     department.
       Sec. 614.--The conference agreement includes section 614 
     concerning funding under the Local Law Enforcement Block 
     Grant program.
       Sec. 615.--The conference agreement includes section 615 
     regarding the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.
       Sec. 616.--The conference agreement includes section 616 
     extending the prohibition on the use of funds to issue a visa 
     to any alien involved in extrajudicial and political killings 
     in Haiti, including exemption and reporting requirements.
       Sec. 617.--The conference agreement includes section 617 
     that prohibits a user fee from being charged for background 
     checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Control Act of 
     1993, and prohibits implementation of a background check 
     system which does not require or result in destruction of 
     certain information.
       Sec. 618.--The conference agreement includes section 618 
     regarding amounts available under the Crime Victims Fund.
       Sec. 619.--The conference agreement includes section 619 
     prohibiting the use of Department of Justice funds for 
     programs that discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise 
     undermine the religious beliefs of students participating in 
     such programs.
       Sec. 620.--The conference agreement includes section 620 
     prohibiting the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Departments of State and Justice to process 
     visas for citizens of countries that the Attorney General has 
     determined deny or delay accepting the return of deported 
     citizens.
       Sec. 621.--The conference agreement includes section 621 
     providing additional amounts for the Small Business 
     Administration.
       Sec. 622.--The conference agreement includes section 622 
     prohibiting the use of Department of Justice funds to 
     transport a maximum or high security prisoner to any facility 
     other than a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as 
     appropriately secure to house such a prisoner.
       Sec. 623.--The conference agreement includes section 623 
     that prohibits the use of

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     appropriated funds to purchase certain audio-visual materials 
     to be used by Federal prisoners for primarily recreational 
     purposes.
       Sec. 624.--The conference agreement includes section 624 
     regarding a position within the Small Business 
     Administration.
       Sec. 625.--The conference agreement includes section 625 
     regarding transfers of funds.
       Sec. 626.--The conference agreement includes section 626 
     regarding the negotiation or reevaluation of international 
     agreements.
       Sec. 627.--The conference agreement includes section 627 
     regarding the implementation of telecommuting programs.
       Sec. 628.--The conference agreement includes section 628 
     regarding the Small Business Administration Disaster Loans 
     Program.
       Sec. 629.--The conference agreement includes section 629 
     regarding the national ownership cap on television broadcast 
     licenses.
       Sec. 630.--The conference agreement includes section 630 
     regarding firearms tracing studies.
       Sec. 631.--The conference agreement includes section 631 
     regarding a Small Business Administration loan program fee.
       Sec. 632.--The conference agreement includes section 632 
     regarding Small Business Administration balances.
       Sec. 633.--The conference agreement includes section 633 
     regarding a Middle East International Center.
       Sec. 634.--The conference agreement includes section 634 
     regarding patents.
       The conferees have included a provision prohibiting funds 
     to process patents of human organisms. The conferees concur 
     with the intent of this provision as expressed in the 
     colloquy between the provision's sponsor in the House and the 
     ranking minority member of the House Committee on 
     Appropriations as occurred on July 22, 2003, with respect to 
     any existing patents on stem cells.
       Sec. 635.--The conference agreement includes section 635 
     regarding the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
       Sec. 636.--The conference agreement includes section 636 
     regarding international child abduction.
       Sec. 637.--The conference agreement includes section 637 
     regarding the HELP Commission.
       Sec. 638.--The conference agreement includes section 638 
     regarding amount provided in this Act.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                        (Including Rescissions)

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                          Working Capital Fund

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $67,326,000 from unobligated balances in this account, 
     instead of $499,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did 
     not propose a rescission.


                         Counterterrorism Fund

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $40,000,000 from prior year unobligated balances in this 
     account instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     House did not propose a rescission. The conferees note that 
     unobligated balances of $20,784,000 remain available for 
     obligation in this account.

                            Legal Activities


                         Asset Forfeiture Fund

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $61,608,000 from available balances in the Asset Forfeiture 
     Fund Super Surplus.

                         Federal Prison System


                        Buildings and Facilities

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $51,895,000 from prior year unobligated balances in this 
     account originally made available for the FCI California 
     prison construction project.

                       Office of Justice Programs


               State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $21,600,000 from unobligated balances under this heading 
     including $2,500,000 from Drug Courts, $13,600,000 from State 
     Prison Grants, $4,000,000 from State Prison Drug Treatment, 
     and $1,500,000 from CCTV.


                  Community Oriented Policing Services

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $6,378,000 from the unobligated balances under this heading, 
     as requested and as included in the House bill.


                       Juvenile Justice Programs

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $15,900,000 from the unobligated balances under this heading 
     for Part B formula grants.

              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     Operations and Administration

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $40,000,000 from unobligated travel and tourism funds 
     provided in Public Law 108-7.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                      Coastal and Ocean Activities

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $2,500,000 in unobligated land acquisition funds provided in 
     Public Law 106-553 and designated for Winyah Bay.

                     TITLE VIII--ALASKAN FISHERIES

       The conference agreement includes language regarding the 
     management of Alaskan fisheries.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follows:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.......$40,530,029
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year41,211,965
House bill, fiscal year 2004.................................41,230,679
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004................................40,372,908
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004.......................41,041,509
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obliga
    tional) authority, fiscal year 2003........................+511,480
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-170.456
  House bill, fiscal year 2004.................................-189,170
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2004................................+668,601

                               DIVISION C

                  District of Columbia Appropriations

       In implementing this agreement, the Departments and 
     agencies should comply with the language and instructions set 
     forth in House Report 108-214 and Senate Report 108-142. The 
     committee of conference approves the language and 
     instructions set forth in these reports, which are not 
     changed by the conference agreement.
       In the case where the language and instructions 
     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 2004 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.
       A summary chart appears later in this statement showing the 
     Federal appropriations by account and the allocation of 
     District funds by agency or office under each appropriation, 
     the fiscal year 2004 request, the House and Senate 
     recommendations, and the conference allowance.
       The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004, put in 
     place by this bill, incorporates the following agreements of 
     the managers:


                         TITLE I--FEDERAL FUNDS

              FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

       The conference agreement includes $17,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment for resident tuition support as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. The agreement also includes language to 
     require the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to provide 
     a quarterly financial report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill required the Resident 
     Tuition Support Office and the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer to provide such a report.


   FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE 
                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment for emergency planning and security costs in the 
     District of Columbia. This amount, together with funds 
     carried over from fiscal year 2003, provides a total program 
     level of $15,000,000 as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate. The agreement makes a technical correction describing 
     the use of these funds as proposed by the House.


           FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

       The conference agreement includes $167,765,000 for a 
     Federal payment to the District of Columbia courts, instead 
     of

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     $163,819,000 as proposed by the House and $172,104,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Included in this amount is $3,946,000 
     above the President's request for fire and security system 
     upgrades, Moultrie Courthouse renovation, and the Integrated 
     Justice Information System. The Courts shall provide written 
     notification of how this funding will be distributed to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate.
       The agreement includes a provision as proposed by the 
     Senate to allow the District of Columbia courts to reallocate 
     not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
     heading among items and entities funded under this heading. 
     The House bill allowed funds for the Court of Appeals, 
     Superior Court, and Court System to be reallocated, but such 
     reallocation may increase or decrease funding for such entity 
     by no more than two percent.
       The conferees understand the Courts have submitted plans to 
     the National Capital Planning Commission for the restoration 
     of the Old Courthouse for re-use by the District of Columbia 
     Court of Appeals, but the Commission is holding up review of 
     these plans pending an agreement with the Law Enforcement 
     Museum on a design for the outdoor plaza area. The conferees 
     expect the project will move forward as quickly as possible 
     to permit efficient use of taxpayer dollars, and note that 
     delaying the review and approval of the restoration plan 
     could needlessly increase the cost of the project.


            DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

       The conference agreement includes $32,000,000 for Defender 
     Services in District of Columbia courts as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate.
       The agreement includes language as proposed by the Senate 
     to allow funds to be used for payments for counsel appointed 
     in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. 
     Code. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement includes modified Senate language to allow 
     the courts to enter into contractual agreements to provide 
     guardian ad litem representation, training, technical 
     assistance, and/or other services to improve the quality of 
     guardian ad litem representation. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision. The Joint Committee on Judicial 
     Administration of the District of Columbia shall monitor the 
     guardian ad litem program and provide the necessary technical 
     support to ensure superior representation of children and 
     families.
       The agreement also includes two provisions as proposed by 
     the House to allow District of Columbia Court funds to be 
     used for payments under this heading and to allow the Joint 
     Committee on Judicial Administration to use District of 
     Columbia Court funds to make payments described under this 
     heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year. The 
     Senate bill contained no similar provisions.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The conference agreement includes $168,435,000 for a 
     Federal payment to the Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, instead of 
     $163,081,000 as proposed by the House and $173,396,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Included in this amount is $1,910,000 
     above the President's request to reduce supervision caseload 
     ratios for sex-offenders, mental health, and domestic 
     violence cases to 25:1 by the end of fiscal year 2004. 
     Current caseload ratios for these high-risk offenders are 
     36:1, 47:1, and 42:1 respectively.
       The agreement includes language as proposed by the Senate 
     to allow the Public Defender Service for the District of 
     Columbia to transfer and hire motor vehicles. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision. The agreement does not 
     include Public Defender Service descriptive language as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement does not include a provision proposed by the 
     Senate to allow the Director of the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency the authority to accept 
     appropriation reimbursements from the District government for 
     space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

       The conference agreement includes $30,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
     for the continued implementation of the Combined Sewer 
     Overflow Long-Term Plan, instead of $35,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS IN THE DISTRICT 
                              OF COLUMBIA

       The conference agreement includes $7,500,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia Department of Health for 
     hospital bioterrorism preparedness in the District of 
     Columbia, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House bill contained no similar provision. Of this 
     amount, $3,750,000 is for the expansion of quarantine 
     facilities and the establishment of a decontamination 
     facility at Children's National Medical Center and $3,750,000 
     is for construction of containment facilities at the 
     Washington Hospital Center.


        FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT INITITIAVE

       The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia Department of 
     Transportation for design and construction of a continuous 
     pedestrian and bicycle trail system from the Potomac River to 
     the District's border with Maryland, instead of $4,300,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $6,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement also makes these funds available until 
     September 30, 2005, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     made these funds available until expended. The conferees 
     concur with language contained in the Senate report requiring 
     the Comptroller General to conduct a study of National Park 
     Service land in the District of Columbia.


      FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

       The conference agreement includes $1,300,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The conference agreement includes $8,150,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia for capital development, 
     instead of $8,000,000 as proposed by the House and $5,000,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. Included in this amount is 
     $150,000 for renovations at Eastern Market. Also included in 
     this amount is $8,000,000 for the Unified Communications 
     Center as proposed by the House, instead of $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


              FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES

       The conference agreement includes $4,500,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia Public Schools for public 
     school facilities. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision. Of this amount, $500,000 is for a window repair 
     and reglazing program and $4,000,000 is for a playground 
     repair and replacement program.


             FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR A FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia for a family literacy 
     program as proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained 
     no similar provision. The agreement also includes a provision 
     as proposed by the House to require the District to provide a 
     100 percent match with local funds as a condition of 
     receiving this payment. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.


             FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $3,500,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the District of Columbia Department of 
     Transportation for transportation assistance as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision. Of 
     this amount, $500,000 is for a downtown circulator transit 
     system and $3,000,000 is for the District's operating subsidy 
     payment to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority.


    FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FOSTER CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF 
                                COLUMBIA

       The conference agreement includes $14,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment for foster care improvements in the District of 
     Columbia as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained 
     no similar provision. Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for the 
     District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency, 
     $3,900,000 is for the District of Columbia Department of 
     Mental Health, and $1,100,000 is for the Washington 
     Metropolitan Council of Governments.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE 
                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       The conference agreement includes $32,350,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the 
     District of Columbia, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $33,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. These 
     funds are for programs and activities to support economic 
     development and infrastructure in the District, and the 
     health, education, and job training needs of District 
     residents and are to be allocated as follows: $50,000 to the 
     Educational Advancement Alliance for the Youth Civic 
     Engagement and DC Exposure program; $75,000 to the Polaris 
     Project for an outreach program to assist victims of 
     trafficking; $100,000 for Anacostia Town Hall and 
     Entertainment Center and the Washington Ballet for a 
     collaborative effort to complete construction of a dance 
     studio to serve low-income children; $100,000 to Asian 
     American Leadership, Empowerment and Development for Youth 
     and Families for educational and social programs; $100,000 to 
     the Association for the Preservation of Historic 
     Congressional Cemetery for the development of a comprehensive 
     landscape plan, the removal of dead or dying trees, and the 
     continued repair of the Public Vault; $100,000 to the Levine 
     School of Music for the establishment

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     of a DC Charter Schools Music Education program; $100,000 to 
     the Latin American Youth Center for renovation of a 
     residential home for teen girls; $100,000 to the National 
     Child Research Center for the establishment of early 
     childhood education programs; $100,000 to the Youth 
     Leadership Foundation for character building programs for 
     middle school students; $125,000 to the Shakespeare Theater 
     for educational outreach programs in the District of Columbia 
     public schools; $150,000 to the International Youth Service 
     and Development Corps for the Washington, D.C. Mentoring 
     Friends program and the People's House Hotline; $150,000 to 
     KidBiz3000 for a reading comprehension, fluency and 
     vocabulary program in District of Columbia schools; $150,000 
     to Kids Voting USA for the establishment of citizenship 
     programs in the District of Columbia; $150,000 to the Les 
     Aspin Center of Government for training and development of 
     the Community Service and Outreach program; $150,000 to Safe 
     Shores--The D.C. Children's Advocacy Center for outreach and 
     services to child abuse victims in the District; $150,000 to 
     Southeastern University for expansion of the E-Learning 
     program; $200,000 to the Best Friends Foundation for a youth 
     development program for District youth; $200,000 to the Court 
     Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the District of 
     Columbia for expansion of services to children in the Family 
     Court; $200,000 to the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus to 
     purchase and equip additional mobile vans to screen for and 
     treat glaucoma; $200,000 to Everybody Wins! DC, Inc. for the 
     Power Lunch mentoring and literacy program; $200,000 to 
     Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena for capital improvements; 
     $200,000 to the National Music Center and Museum Foundation 
     Institute for Education and the Arts for a program to use the 
     performing and visual arts as teaching and learning tools in 
     District public schools; $200,000 to the District of Columbia 
     Public Libraries to expand access to public computers and the 
     Internet in neighborhoods where it is needed the most; 
     $200,000 to the Three Doctors Foundation, Inc. for an 
     educational and motivational lecture series to include 
     District of Columbia high schools; $200,000 to Values First, 
     Inc. for the continuation of a values infusion program in the 
     District of Columbia public schools; $200,000 to Washington 
     Center on Best Practices for assistance to and promotion of 
     early college awareness programs; $250,000 to American Cities 
     Foundation to convene policymakers and civic leaders in the 
     District of Columbia to address urban challenges; $250,000 to 
     the ARISE Foundation for a life-management skills program 
     targeting high-risk youth in the District; $250,000 to the 
     Capitol Hill Arts Workshop for capital improvements; $250,000 
     to the Caribbean American Mission for Education Research and 
     Action to build linkages between Caribbean educational 
     entities and District of Columbia and other regional higher 
     education institutions; $250,000 to New Leaders for New 
     Schools for the development of fellows partnerships with 
     District public schools and public charter schools; $250,000 
     to the Phelps-Stokes Fund for the implementation of the 
     Teacher's Laboratory and Workshop for District of Columbia 
     Public School teachers; $300,000 to the DC Safe Kids Campaign 
     to establish additional child safety seat fitting stations 
     throughout low-income neighborhoods in the District of 
     Columbia; $350,000 to Friends in Choice in Urban Schools for 
     the development of new charter schools in the District; 
     $350,000 to Soaring Towards Educational Enrichment via Equine 
     Discovery, Inc. for an education and recreation program in 
     the District; $400,000 to Catalyst for the establishment of 
     the Benjamin Banneker Institute for Science and Technology; 
     $400,000 to Community Youth Connection to provide clothing, 
     shoes, eyeglasses, and services to low-income school-age 
     children; $400,000 to the Eisenhower Foundation's Youth Safe 
     Haven and Delancey Street Replication for services to reduce 
     crime, drug use, and improve the lives of children in this 
     neighborhood; $400,000 to Recording for the Blind and 
     Dyslexic Services for teacher training in District of 
     Columbia schools; $400,000 to initiate a Targeted Abstinence 
     Program in the District of Columbia that will provide 
     technical training and resource materials to promote 
     effective intervention strategies; $400,000 to the 
     Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' District of 
     Columbia Area Housing Trust Fund to increase funds available 
     in a pool of resources to provide low-income housing in the 
     District of Columbia; $450,000 to The House DC, Inc. for 
     renovations; $500,000 to the Discovery Creek Children's 
     Museum for the purchase of supplies for mobile school 
     exhibits and to increase access to the museum's programs on 
     the Chesapeake Bay and the Anacostia River; $500,000 for 
     implementation of the Environmental Active Cap demonstration 
     project on the Anacostia River; $500,000 to Gospel Rescue 
     Ministries of Washington, DC for a residential program to 
     help men and women recover from substance abuse, 
     homelessness, and chronic unemployment; $500,000 to the 
     National Capital Children's Museum for planning and design; 
     $500,000 to the National Rehabilitation Hospital for capital 
     improvements; $500,000 to Trident Systems Incorporated for 
     deployment of the District Public Safety Situation Awareness 
     system; $500,000 to the Second Chance Employment Service for 
     capital equipment to expand services for women who have been 
     victims of domestic violence; $500,000 to the Washington 
     Opera for the Education and Community program to enhance 
     classroom learning in District of Columbia Public Schools 
     through music education and with the D.C. Arts Humanities 
     Education Collaborative; $600,000 to Green Door for 
     completion of a new facility to provide coordinated services 
     for individuals with mental illness; $750,000 to the Center 
     for Mental Health, Inc. to increase the number of families in 
     the District served through its model of family-centered 
     treatment; $750,000 to the Historical Society of Washington 
     for the City Museum to develop educational programming and 
     materials for District school children; $750,000 to the 
     Institute for Educational Equity and Opportunity for 
     educational programs; $750,000 to the National Center for 
     Manufacturing Sciences for a partnership with the Excel 
     Institute to develop a job training program for District 
     residents; $750,000 to the Whitman-Walker Clinic for 
     renovation of the Max Robinson Center; $850,000 to the 
     Women's Center for the expansion of the Family Strengthening 
     Program and Hispanic Outreach Service into the District of 
     Columbia; $1,000,000 to Access Housing for renovation of the 
     Southeast Veterans Service Center; $1,000,000 to Barracks Row 
     Main Street, Inc. for the construction of two gateways; 
     $1,000,000 to Shakespeare Theater for construction of a new 
     downtown facility which will provide affordable access to the 
     Arts; $1,050,000 to Voyager Expanded Learning for 
     implementation of the Universal Literacy Program in District 
     of Columbia schools; $1,200,000 to the National Trust for 
     Historic Preservation for the restoration of the Lincoln 
     Cottage and for the creation of interpretive programs and 
     exhibits at the site; $1,500,000 to the Old Naval Hospital 
     Foundation project for creation of a community center on 
     Capitol Hill; $2,000,000 to St. Coletta of Greater 
     Washington, Inc. for property acquisition and construction of 
     a facility to provide services for mentally retarded and 
     multiple-handicapped adolescents and adults in the District 
     of Columbia; and $5,000,000 to Children's National Medical 
     Center in the District of Columbia for expansion of a neo-
     natal care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, and cardiac 
     intensive care unit.
       The agreement includes $200,000 to the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer (OCFO) for auditors, attorneys, 
     accountants, and additional staff to review and audit all 
     entities who are receiving funding under this heading. The 
     conferees expect that the OCFO will report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
     on the financial status of these organizations and how they 
     have used Federal funds provided under this heading. The 
     conferees expect all entities receiving funds to provide 
     proper access to records as is necessary for the OCFO to 
     carry out these reviews.
       The agreement includes a provision as proposed by the 
     Senate to require each entity that receives funding under 
     this heading to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate, a report on the 
     activities carried out with such funds no later than March 
     15, 2004. The House bill contained no similar provision.


                     FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY

                        PERSONNEL CROSS TRAINING

       The conference agreement includes $500,000 for a Federal 
     payment to the Emergency Management Agency for activities 
     related to the cross training of police officers, 
     firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other 
     emergency personnel. The agreement makes these funds 
     contingent upon the submission of a detailed cross training 
     plan for the District's public safety workforce. The House 
     and Senate bills contained no similar provision.


                 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

       The conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for a Federal 
     payment for a school improvement program in the District of 
     Columbia, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $27,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Included in this 
     amount is $13,000,000 for the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools to improve public school education; $13,000,000 for 
     the State Education Office to expand quality charter schools 
     in the District of Columbia; and $14,000,000 for the 
     Secretary of the Department of Education to provide 
     opportunity scholarships for students in the District of 
     Columbia.
       The conferees expect that the $13,000,000 provided to the 
     District of Columbia Public Schools for the improvement of 
     public school education in the District of Columbia shall be 
     used to strengthen leadership and instructional excellence 
     through principal and teacher recruitment and retention, and 
     to increase student achievement through supplemental services 
     and public school choice.
       The $13,000,000 provided to the State Education Office to 
     expand charter schools in the District of Columbia shall be 
     distributed as follows: $5,000,000 for the City Build Charter 
     School Initiative; $6,000,000 for the Direct Loans Fund for 
     Charter School Improvement, of which not more than five 
     percent shall be for administrative expenses; and $2,000,000 
     as a one-time payment to the Charter School Facilities Fund.
       The funding to develop the City Build Charter School 
     Initiative will create five

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     new charter schools in the District. The conferees support 
     the concept that improving education is integral to securing 
     neighborhoods and promoting urban development. The Mayor 
     shall submit a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and Senate within thirty days of 
     enactment, identifying the five potential City Build charter 
     schools and detailing the city's plan for implementation of 
     the Initiative.
       In identifying the schools, the Mayor shall take into 
     account how a new school would contribute to and encourage 
     economic development in a specific neighborhood by: 
     attracting business investment; stabilizing and increasing 
     the population; and encouraging community collaboration. The 
     conferees recommend that the Mayor hold a public meeting to 
     consult with advocacy groups and community leaders on the 
     location of the five City Build pilot schools. The Mayor 
     shall notify Congress at regular intervals on the progress of 
     the Initiative.
       The $14,000,000 provided to the Secretary of the Department 
     of Education is to provide opportunity scholarships to low-
     income students in the District of Columbia who are attending 
     consistently under-performing public schools to choose to 
     attend private schools within the District of Columbia. These 
     scholarships will be for tuition, transportation, and fees at 
     participating private schools within the District and cannot 
     exceed $7,500 per student. If the funds provided are not 
     sufficient to serve all the eligible applicants, scholarships 
     will be awarded through random selection. The agreement 
     intends that up to $1,000,000 of these funds may be used to 
     administer and fund assessments for title III of this Act. 
     The conferees expect the Secretary of Education to enter into 
     a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayor of the District 
     of Columbia to select one or more grantees to administer the 
     scholarship program through a competitive process.
       The conferees expect that the Memorandum of Understanding 
     between the Mayor and the Secretary will include, but not be 
     limited to, the following components: (1) strong 
     accountability measures and program performance evaluations; 
     (2) specifications for a lottery system which will provide 
     fair and unbiased acceptance of students into the scholarship 
     program, and allow participating schools to consider a 
     sibling preference; (3) joint oversight by the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia and the Secretary of Education of the 
     program's operations; (4) the evaluation and methodology for 
     the selection of participating schools which have met the 
     District of Columbia's current licensure requirements; (5) 
     the methodology for determining the tuition and fees of 
     participating schools, including the actual cost; (6) the 
     development of appropriate oversight and accountability 
     measures; and (7) teacher quality criteria.

        TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS OPERATING EXPENSES


                          DIVISION OF EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides that operating expenses 
     for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 shall not 
     exceed $6,326,138,000, of which $3,832,734,000 is from local 
     funds, including $96,248,000 from funds identified in the 
     fiscal year 2002 comprehensive annual financial report as the 
     District's fund balance funds, $1,568,734,000 is from Federal 
     grant funds, $910,904,000 is from other funds, and 
     $13,766,000 is from private funds as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes 
     $119,650,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act 
     as Federal payments, instead of $59,800,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $109,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement exempts sections 417 and 436 from the total 
     appropriation provided under this heading. The House bill 
     provided an exemption for section 417 and the Senate bill 
     provided for the exemption of all provisions of this Act.
       The agreement does not include an earmark for intra-
     District funds as proposed by the Senate. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.


                   GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

       The conference agreement includes $284,415,000 for 
     governmental direction and support, including $206,825,000 
     from local funds, $57,440,000 from Federal grant funds, and 
     $20,150,000 from other funds as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes $46,450,000 
     from funds previously appropriated in this Act as Federal 
     payments, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $21,100,000 as proposed by the Senate. These Federal payment 
     funds are allocated as follows:
       Office of the Mayor.--$1,100,000 for foster care 
     improvements, $2,000,000 for a family literacy program, and 
     $11,000,000 for emergency planning and security costs.
       Office of the Chief Financial Officer.--$32,350,000 to 
     support economic development and infrastructure in the 
     District, and the health, education, and job training needs 
     of District residents.
       The conferees are disappointed with the slow pace in which 
     the District and the Board of Education are providing charter 
     schools access to surplus public school facilities and space 
     in underutilized schools. There are 28 surplus schools in the 
     city's inventory that could be made available to charter 
     schools. Likewise, student enrollment in public schools is 
     down almost 15,000 freeing up space equivalent to 20 school 
     buildings. Yet 23 charter schools do not have permanent homes 
     and new charter schools are being established each year. The 
     conferees believe the District should take this opportunity 
     to provide strong leadership and foster a plan to develop and 
     promote public schools and public charter schools, including 
     the co-location of schools. The conferees direct the District 
     government and the Board of Education to develop a task force 
     to study what can be done to ensure the equitable and 
     efficient use of public school buildings, both surplus and 
     underutilized buildings. The conferees request a report no 
     later than January 16, 2004 on the status of this task force.


                  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

       The conference agreement includes $276,647,000 for economic 
     development and support, including $53,336,000 from local 
     funds, $91,077,000 from Federal grant funds, $132,109,000 
     from other funds, and $125,000 from private funds as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate.


                       PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

       The conference agreement includes $745,958,000 for public 
     safety and justice, including $716,715,000 from local funds, 
     $10,290,000 from Federal grant funds, $18,944,000 from other 
     funds, and $9,000 from private funds as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes 
     $1,800,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as 
     Federal payments, instead of $1,300,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. These 
     Federal payment funds are allocated as follows:
       Emergency Management Agency--$500,000 for emergency 
     personnel cross training.
       Criminal Justice Coordinating Council--$1,300,000 to 
     support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal 
     and local criminal justice resources in the District of 
     Columbia.


                        PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

       The conference agreement includes $1,157,841,000 for the 
     public education system, including $962,941,000 from local 
     funds, $156,708,000 from Federal grant funds, $27,074,000 
     from other funds, $4,302,000 from private funds, and not to 
     exceed $6,816,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education 
     Reform Fund as proposed by both the House and Senate. In 
     addition, the agreement includes $47,500,000 from funds 
     previously appropriated in this Act as Federal payments, 
     instead of $21,500,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $43,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. These Federal payment 
     funds are allocated as follows:
       District of Columbia Public Schools.--$4,500,000 for public 
     school facilities and $13,000,000 for school improvement.
       State Education Office.--$13,000,000 for school improvement 
     and $17,000,000 for resident tuition support.
       The conferees are disappointed with the slow pace in which 
     the District and the Board of Education are providing charter 
     schools access to surplus public school facilities and space 
     in underutilized schools. There are 28 surplus schools in the 
     city's inventory that could be made available to charter 
     schools. Likewise, student enrollment in public schools is 
     down almost 15,000 freeing up space equivalent to 20 school 
     buildings. Yet 23 charter schools do not have permanent homes 
     and new charter schools are being established each year. The 
     conferees believe the District should take this opportunity 
     to provide strong leadership and foster a plan to develop and 
     promote public schools and public charter schools, including 
     the co-location of schools. The conferees direct the District 
     government and the Board of Education to develop a task force 
     to study what can be done to ensure the equitable and 
     efficient use of public school buildings, both surplus and 
     underutilized buildings. The conferees request a report no 
     later than January 16, 2004 on the status of this task force.
       The Telecommunications Act of 1996 designated elementary 
     and secondary schools and libraries as beneficiaries of 
     universal service for telecommunications services. This 
     specific support, in the form of discounts on 
     telecommunications services, has become known as the 
     education rate or E-rate. The conferees request a report no 
     later than March 1, 2004 that shows, by fiscal year, the 
     total amount of E-rate funding District of Columbia Public 
     Schools received and a breakout of which schools received 
     funding and how much they received. The report should also 
     include further details of how each school spent its E-rate 
     funding and a brief description of the impact this funding 
     has had on integrating technology into its curriculum and 
     programs.
       District of Columbia Public Schools.--The allocation 
     includes $870,135,000 for District of Columbia public 
     schools, including $738,444,000 from local funds, 
     $114,749,000 from Federal grant funds, $6,527,000 from other 
     funds, $3,599,000 from private funds, and not to exceed 
     $6,816,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform 
     Fund as proposed by both the House and Senate. In addition, 
     the agreement includes $17,500,000 from funds previously 
     appropriated in this Act as Federal payments, instead of 
     $4,500,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.

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       State Education Office.--The allocation includes 
     $38,752,000 for the State education office, including 
     $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000 from Federal grant 
     funds, and $176,000 from other funds as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes 
     $30,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as 
     Federal payments, instead of $43,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       District of Columbia Public Charter Schools.--The 
     allocation includes $137,531,000 from local funds for 
     District of Columbia public charter schools as proposed by 
     both the House and Senate.
       University of the District of Columbia.--The allocation 
     includes $80,660,000 for the University of the District of 
     Columbia, including $48,656,000 from local funds, $11,867,000 
     from Federal grant funds, $19,434,000 from other funds, and 
     $703,000 from private funds as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.
       District of Columbia Public Libraries.--The allocation 
     includes $28,287,000 for District of Columbia public 
     libraries, including $26,750,000 from local funds, $1,000,000 
     from Federal grant funds, and $537,000 from other funds as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate. In addition, the 
     agreement includes $200,000 from funds previously 
     appropriated in this Act as Federal payments to the Office of 
     the Chief Financial Officer to expand access to public 
     computers and the Internet in neighborhoods where it is 
     needed the most.
       Commission on the Arts and Humanities.--The allocation 
     includes $2,476,000 for the commission on the arts and 
     humanities, including $1,601,000 from local funds, $475,000 
     from Federal grant funds, and $400,000 from other funds as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.


                         HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement includes $2,360,067,000 for human 
     support services, including $1,030,223,000 from local funds, 
     $1,247,945,000 from Federal grant funds, $24,330,000 from 
     other funds, $9,330,000 from private funds, and $48,239,000 
     from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate. In addition, the 
     agreement includes $20,400,000 from funds previously 
     appropriated in this Act as Federal payments, instead of 
     $12,900,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision. These Federal payment funds 
     are allocated as follows:
       Department of Mental Health.--$3,900,000 for foster care 
     improvements.
       Department of Health.--$7,500,000 for hospital bioterrorism 
     preparedness.
       Child and Family Services Agency.--$9,000,000 for foster 
     care improvements.


                              PUBLIC WORKS

       The conference agreement includes $327,046,000 for public 
     works, including $308,028,000 from local funds, $5,274,000 
     from Federal grant funds, and $13,744,000 from other funds as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate. In addition, the 
     agreement includes $3,500,000 from funds previously 
     appropriated in this Act as Federal payments as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision. 
     These Federal payment funds are allocated as follows:
       Department of Transportation.--$3,500,000 for 
     transportation assistance.


                              CASH RESERVE

       The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 from local 
     funds for the cumulative cash reserve as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.


                EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS

       The conference agreement provides such amounts from local 
     funds as are necessary to meet the balance requirements for 
     the emergency reserve fund and the contingency reserve fund 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate.


                    REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

       The conference agreement includes $311,504,000 from local 
     funds for repayment of loans and interest as proposed both 
     the House and Senate.


              PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING

       The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 from local 
     funds for payment on short-term borrowing as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate.


                     CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION

       The conference agreement includes $4,911,000 from local 
     funds for certificates of participation as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate.


                       SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS

       The conference agreement includes $22,522,000 from local 
     funds for settlements and judgments as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.


                            WILSON BUILDING

       The conference agreement includes $3,704,000 from local 
     funds for the Wilson building as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.


                         WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS

       The conference agreement includes $22,308,000 from local 
     funds for workforce investments as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.


                        NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY

       The conference agreement includes $19,639,000 for the non-
     Department agency, including $11,455,000 from local funds and 
     $8,184,000 from other funds as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.


                         PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL

       The conference agreement includes $11,267,000 from local 
     funds for pay-as-you-go capital as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.


                    TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes $1,940,000 from local 
     funds for a tax increment financing program as proposed by 
     both the House and Senate.


                         MEDICAID DISALLOWANCE

       The conference agreement includes $57,000,000 from local 
     funds for making refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid 
     funding as proposed by both the House and Senate.

                       ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS


                       WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

       The conference agreement includes $259,095,000 from other 
     funds for the water and sewer authority as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate. The agreement also includes 
     $229,807,000 from other funds for construction projects 
     instead of $199,807,000 as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate. In addition, the agreement includes $30,000,000 from 
     funds previously appropriated in this Act as a Federal 
     payment for the combined sewer overflow long-term plan, 
     instead of $35,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                          washington aqueduct

       The conference agreement includes $55,553,000 from other 
     funds for the Washington aqueduct as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.


              stormwater permit compliance enterprise fund

       The conference agreement includes $3,501,000 from other 
     funds for the stormwater permit compliance enterprise funds 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate.


              lottery and charitable games enterprise fund

       The conference agreement includes $242,755,000 from other 
     funds for the lottery and charitable games enterprise fund as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.


                  sports and entertainment commission

       The conference agreement includes $13,979,000 from local 
     funds for the sports and entertainment commission as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate.


                 district of columbia retirement board

       The conference agreement includes $13,895,000 for the 
     District of Columbia retirement board from other funds as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.


              washington convention center enterprise fund

       The conference agreement includes $69,742,000 from other 
     funds for the Washington convention center enterprise fund as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.


              national capital revitalization corporation

       The conference agreement includes $7,849,000 from other 
     funds for the National capital revitalization corporation as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.

                             CAPITAL OUTLAY


                        (including rescissions)

       The conference agreement includes $1,004,796,000 for 
     capital outlays, including $601,708,000 from local funds, 
     $46,014,000 from Highway Trust funds, $38,311,000 from the 
     Rights-of-way funds, $218,880,000 from Federal grant funds, 
     and a rescission of $99,884,000 from local funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior years as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes 
     $13,150,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as 
     Federal payments, instead of $4,300,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $11,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. These 
     Federal payment funds are allocated as follows: $150,000 for 
     renovations at Eastern Market; $5,000,000 for the Anacostia 
     Waterfront Initiative; and $8,000,000 for the Unified 
     Communications Center.
       The conferees request that a report on the activities 
     carried out with these funds be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
     no later than March 15, 2004.

           TITLE III--DC SCHOOL CHOICE INCENTIVE ACT OF 2003

       The conference agreement includes language to establish a 
     5-year school choice program in the District of Columbia.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement changes several section numbers 
     for sequential purposes and makes technical revisions to 
     several provisions.
       The conference agreement retains Sec. 407(a) as proposed by 
     the House to prohibit the use of any funds in the Act for 
     publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any 
     policy including boycott designed to support or defeat 
     legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature. 
     The Senate bill allowed the use of local funds for this 
     purpose.

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       The conference agreement retains Sec. 407(b) and (c) as 
     proposed by the House to allow the use of local funds to 
     carry out lobbying activities on any matter except the 
     promotion or support of any boycott, statehood for the 
     District or voting representation in Congress. The Senate 
     bill allowed the use of local funds for these purposes.
       The conference agreement retains Sec. 417 as proposed by 
     the House to establish criteria for the acceptance, 
     obligation, and expenditure of Federal, private, and other 
     grants by the District government. The Senate bill included a 
     similar provision, but included different criteria.
       The conference agreement includes Sec. 421 as proposed by 
     the House to prohibit the use of any funds contained in this 
     Act for needle exchange programs. The Senate bill allowed the 
     use of local funds for such programs.
       The conference agreement makes Sec. 429 permanent law as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement makes Sec. 431 permanent law as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes Sec. 432 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House bill contained a similar provision, but 
     required that all savings be used to expand special education 
     services within the District.
       The conference agreement includes Sec. 434 to amend the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 
     to clarify that annual administrative costs should be 
     provided through the credit enhancement fund. The House and 
     Senate bills contained no similar provision. The 
     administrative fee cannot exceed 5 percent within any year, 
     is non-cumulative, and is to be based on annual calculations. 
     Any unobligated amounts at the close of the fiscal year shall 
     revert back to the credit enhancement fund prior to the 
     calculation of the following year's administrative cap. These 
     funds will enable the Office of Charter School Financing and 
     Support to expand its ability to conduct outreach to charter 
     schools and provide technical assistance to attain 
     appropriate facilities.
       The conference agreement includes Sec. 435 as proposed by 
     the Senate to provide for the appointment and compensation of 
     counsel in adoption cases. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes Sec. 436 which amends 
     Senate Sec. 141 to allow the District to exceed its 
     appropriation by not more than $15,000,000 from funds 
     identified in comprehensive annual financial report as the 
     fiscal year 2003 general fund surplus with prior approval 
     from the Committees on Appropriations. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the House to prohibit the use of funds in the Act 
     to support the action of District of Columbia, et al., v. 
     Beretta U.S.A. et al. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate related to the District acceptance and 
     use a gift or donation. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. This provision is permanent law.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate related to the procurement of goods or 
     services. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate related to payments within the 
     District of Columbia Courts. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision. This provision is permanent law.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate related to the Crime Victims 
     Compensation Fund. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. This provision is permanent law.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate related to other type funds. The House 
     bill contained no similar provision.

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                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follows:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003..........$508,670
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 20420,644
House bill, fiscal year 2004....................................466,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...................................545,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004..........................545,000
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.........+36,330
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year+124,356
  House bill, fiscal year 2004..................................+79,000
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2004......................................+0

DIVISION D--FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS, 
                                  2004

               TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States

       The managers note that in fiscal year 2004, there is no 
     request by the President for a subsidy appropriation for the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States. While the conference 
     agreement provides no funding for the subsidy appropriation, 
     the managers expect that there will be no reduction in 
     Export-Import Bank activity levels due to the extraordinarily 
     high level of carryover balances in fiscal year 2004, which 
     total approximately $575,000,000.
       The conference report includes no appropriation for the 
     tied-aid ``war chest''. The estimated $260,000,000 remaining 
     ``war chest'' balance for tied-aid purposes may be used to 
     support loans. The managers continue to expect that none of 
     the funds appropriated by prior Acts for the tied-aid credits 
     or grants may be used for any other purpose except through 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The conference agreement appropriates $72,895,000 for 
     administrative expenses for the Export-Import Bank, instead 
     of $71,395,000 as proposed by the House and $74,395,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include a first-time 
     appropriation for the Office of Inspector General. The Senate 
     provided $1,000,000 for this office and the House did not 
     address this matter. The managers note that the Export-Import 
     Bank already has an audit committee and other regimes in 
     place, including independent auditors that provide financial 
     oversight to its operations.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation

       The managers direct the President of OPIC to continue 
     current policy and consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations before any future financing for non-
     governmental organizations or private and voluntary 
     organizations is approved.

                      Trade and Development Agency

       The managers commend the Trade and Development Agency (TDA) 
     for its efforts to assist countries in improving their 
     aviation safety and security systems, which has had a 
     positive effect on enhancing United States trade for our 
     aviation and aerospace industries. The managers recognize 
     that setting aviation and safety standards worldwide is an 
     important component for integrating a global system of trade. 
     Accordingly, the managers recommend $1,500,000 for TDA to 
     promote its work in this area by providing for the 
     development of training materials to help prepare 
     participating countries for International Civil Aviation 
     Organization (ICAO) audits and to correct safety and security 
     deficiencies.

                TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

           United States Agency for International Development


                Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $1,835,000,000 for 
     the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund instead of 
     $2,235,830,000 as proposed by the House and $1,435,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Significant funding for HIV/AIDS is 
     in a new account, the ``Global HIV/AIDS Initiative'', and 
     additional funding for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, 
     and other health issues is provided in Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States, Economic Support Fund, 
     Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union, and Foreign Military Financing accounts. The managers 
     welcome the emergence of the Office of the Global AIDS 
     Coordinator at the State Department, and specific direction 
     for this office and its funding is included under the heading 
     ``Global HIV/AIDS Initiative''.
       The conference agreement includes the list of funding 
     categories as proposed by the House which makes clear that 
     funding for children orphaned or otherwise made vulnerable by 
     HIV/AIDS should be considered separately from that for other 
     orphans and vulnerable children. The managers also include 
     $250,000 for the monitoring and oversight of child survival, 
     maternal and family planning/reproductive health, and 
     infectious disease programs, instead of $150,000 as contained 
     in the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes language allocating 
     $1,835,000,000 among seven program categories in the Child 
     Survival and Health Programs Fund: $330,000,000 for child 
     survival and maternal health, including vaccine-preventable 
     diseases such as polio; $28,000,000 for vulnerable children 
     (not including children affected by HIV/AIDS); $516,500,000 
     for HIV/AIDS, including assistance for communities, including 
     children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and otherwise affected by the 
     disease; $185,000,000 for other infectious diseases, 
     including TB and malaria; $375,500,000 for reproductive 
     health/family planning; and $400,000,000 for the Global Fund 
     to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global ATM Fund). 
     The managers expect that any change proposed subsequent to 
     the allocation as directed in bill language will be subject 
     to the requirements of section 515 this Act. A definition of 
     program categories and their components can be found on pages 
     9 through 11 of House Report 107-142 and under the heading 
     ``Family Planning/Reproductive Health'' on page 12 of Senate 
     Report 107-58. The managers, for the first time in several 
     years, include funding for UNICEF in ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'' rather than in this account.
       The managers commend the President for his commitment to 
     combat HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The conference agreement 
     includes $1,646,000,000 to fight these three diseases, and 
     anticipates that $754,00,000 is available in the Labor, 
     Health and Human Services Appropriations Act. It is 
     anticipated that a total of $2,400,000,000 is provided to 
     fight HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria in these two Acts.
       Of the amounts in this Foreign Operations Appropriations 
     Act, $516,500,00, $185,000,000, and $400,000,00 are for HIV/
     AIDS, TB, and malaria, and a United States contribution to 
     the Global ATM Fund, respectively. An additional $491,000,000 
     is included in the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative account, and 
     $53,500,000 is in Economic Support Fund, Foreign Military 
     Financing, and regional accounts for Eastern Europe and the 
     Baltic States and the Former Soviet Union.


 Foreign Operations funding for HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria, fiscal year 
                                  2004

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund (CSH).............1,101,500,000
  HIV/AIDS................................................(516,500,000)
  Other Infectious Diseases (TB + malaria)................(185,000,000)
  Global ATM Fund.........................................(400,000,000)
Global HIV/AIDS Initiative..................................491,000,000
Other bilateral accounts, HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria..............53,500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, HIB/AIDS, TB, malaria..........................1,646,000,000

       The managers recognize that these three pandemics, 
     especially HIV/AIDS and TB, are closely related, and that the 
     response to them can not readily be separated. However, the 
     managers have estimated how this $1,646,000,000 could be 
     disaggregated by major infectious disease for tracking 
     purposes. The managers also note that funding for ``other 
     infectious disease'' should be allocated for activities 
     besides fighting tuberculosis and malaria, such as disease 
     surveillance. The TB and malaria estimates in this section 
     should not be construed to indicate that these activities 
     should not be undertaken.
       The conference agreement provides not less than 
     $1,283,500,00 for programs for the prevention and treatment 
     of HIV/AIDS, and for care and support of those infected and 
     affected by the disease. $756,500,000 is funded through the 
     Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, including 
     $240,000,000 as a conservative estimate of the amount form 
     this Act that will be allocated for HIV/AIDS by the Global 
     ATM Fund. An additional $491,000,000 is included in the 
     Global HIV/AIDS Initiative account, and an estimated 
     $36,000,00 is provided through other accounts, such as the 
     Economic Support Fund, International Disaster Assistance, 
     Foreign Military Financing, and regional accounts for Eastern 
     Europe and the former Soviet Union. The estimate of 
     $1,283,500,000 for HIV/AIDS does not include the United 
     States share of HIV/AIDS assistance through the World Bank 
     Group.
       The managers provide most HIV/AIDS funding in two accounts, 
     Child Survival and Health and a new account, the Global HIV/
     AIDS Initiative, similar to the structure of the Senate bill 
     and the budget request. Instructions retained from the House 
     bill and relevant to the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative are 
     included under that heading. The managers intend that the 
     $516,500,00 allocated for HIV/AIDS in the Child Survival and 
     Health Programs Fund will be used to finance on-going 
     programs, and that the $491,000,000 in the Global HIV/AIDS 
     Initiative account will be used for new and expanded programs 
     in 15 focus countries.
       The managers recognize that the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS 
     epidemic is moving from Africa and the Caribbean toward Asia, 
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     Europe, and the former Soviet Union. In order to help prevent 
     these epidemics from exploding, the managers once again 
     direct that funds form the Child Survival and Health Programs 
     Fund be made available for HIV/AIDS progarms in Eastern 
     Europe and the former Soviet Union. The conference report 
     also includes funds under several bilateral accounts 
     specifically to fight HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The managers 
     also encourage USAID, working in coordination with the Global 
     AIDS Coordinator, to make make available funds from Child 
     Survival and Health Programs Fund for HIV/AIDS program in 
     ``EST countries'' other than those for which funds are 
     specifically mandated in this Act.
       The managers concur with the President's 2001 remarks at 
     the announcement of the initial United States contribution to 
     the proposed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 
     Malaria that a successful approach to fighting these diseases 
     must incorporate bilateral and multilateral programs and 
     approaches, and that the Global ATM Fund has a crucial role 
     to play in marshalling and distributing international 
     resources.
       The conference agreement includes $400,000,000 for a 
     contribution to the Global ATM Fund, as proposed by the 
     House, rather than $250,000,000 as in the Senate bill or 
     $100,000,000 as contained in the budget request. The managers 
     note that, of the awards pledged thus far by the Global ATM 
     Fund to recipient countries, approximately 60 percent are for 
     HIV/AIDS interventions, 23 percent are for malaria 
     interventions, and 17 percent are for TB or combined TB/AIDS 
     interventions. The managers have used these percentages to 
     estimate the portion of the United States contributions to 
     the Global ATM Fund that is likely be attributed for each 
     disease.
       The managers intend that the United States contributions to 
     the Global ATM Fund be used to leverage other donors' 
     contributions. These conference agreement does not include a 
     provision contained in the House bill limiting the United 
     States contribution to the Global ATM Fund to not more than 
     one-half of all contributions from other sources because a 
     provision addressing the same matter is contained in section 
     202 of Public Law 108-25, the ``United States Leadership 
     Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003''. 
     The managers expect that the Global AIDS Coordinator will use 
     the funds provided for a United States contribution to the 
     Global ATM Fund to maximally leverage resources from other 
     donors.
       However, the managers also recognize that funding cycles 
     for donors vary, and that the application of the above 
     provision may cause a portion of funds allocated for a United 
     States contribution to the Global ATM Fund to remain unspent. 
     Therefore, the conference report also includes a ``kick-out'' 
     clause, as proposed by both the House and the Senate, which 
     would ensure that funds are used for bilateral HIV/AIDS 
     programs if other donors are unable to fully match the 
     intended United States contribution to the Global ATM Fund. 
     This provision is addressed in section 595. The managers 
     expect that the Global AIDS Coordinator will bear in mind the 
     managers' support for the Global ATM Fund and will 
     judiciously use the flexibility provided by this ``kick-out'' 
     clause to ensure that funds are allocated to the most 
     effective uses.
       The conference agreement does not include a Senate 
     provision regarding the percentage of the budget for 
     prevention and treatment programs of the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria that is made available to 
     support technical assistance to ensure the quality of such 
     programs. However, the managers recognize the importance of 
     technical assistance and note the extensive resources and 
     experience of the United States Government in providing such 
     assistance. The managers urge the Global AIDS Coordinator to 
     seek to ensure that an appropriate percentage of resources 
     are utilized for this purpose.
       When funding through bilateral programs administered by 
     USAID is considered in combination with the United States 
     contribution to the Global ATM Fund, the conference agreement 
     provides a total of $169,000,000 for TB assistance. Of this 
     amount, $92,500,000 is funded through the ``other infectious 
     diseases'' allocation in this amount, an estimated $8,500,000 
     from other bilateral accounts, and $68,000,000 through the 
     contribution to the Global ATM Fund.
       For malaria, the conference agreement provides a total of 
     $193,500,000. Of this amount, it is expected that $92,000,000 
     of the contribution to the Global ATM Fund will fund malaria 
     programs, $92,500,000 is funded through the ``other 
     infectious diseases'' allocation in this amount, and an 
     estimated $9,000,000 is provided from other bilateral 
     accounts.
       The managers expect USAID to allocate up to 10 percent of 
     its funding for malaria programs to medicines and vaccine 
     research and development, including $3,000,000 for the 
     Medicines for Malaria Venture, and the same amount for the 
     Malaria Vaccine Initiative.
       The conference agreement includes bill language, proposed 
     by the Senate, regarding the development of microbicides as a 
     means of combating HIV/AIDS.
       The conference agreement does not include up to 
     $150,000,000 for mother and child HIV prevention as contained 
     in the Senate bill. However, the managers expect that funds 
     will be made available from the HIV/AIDS allocation in this 
     account and from funds provided in the Global HIV/AIDS 
     Initiative account.
       The conference account provides not less than $26,000,000 
     for research on and testing of HIV/AIDS vaccines. These funds 
     should be allocated by the Global AIDS Coordinator at the 
     Department of State to the International AIDS Vaccine 
     Initiative. The managers expect that $10,000,000 will be used 
     for cooperative projects coordinated with the European 
     Union's new 5-year program, the ``AIDS Vaccine Integrated 
     Project,'' and in cooperation with the Partnership for AIDS 
     Vaccine Evaluation (PAVE) operating under the aegis of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.
       The conference agreement also provides that not less than 
     $26,000,000 should be made available as a United States 
     contribution to UNAIDS, instead of $28,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House did not address this matter. The 
     managers note the central role that UNAIDS plays in 
     coordinating the work of eight U.N. agencies and the Global 
     ATM Fund, and in providing technical support to countries as 
     funding to combat HIV/AIDS rapidly increases.
       The managers urge USAID to implement programs that address 
     the combination of the HIV/AIDS and hunger, including 
     programs to enhance nutrition among HIV/AIDS-affected 
     households and communities and that strengthen the ability of 
     HIV/AIDS-affected individuals and households to meet current 
     and future needs. Particular attention needs to be given to 
     dealing with orphans and other vulnerable children and to 
     promoting overall agriculture development and food 
     production, including through school and hospital gardens as 
     appropriate.
       The managers are aware of the efforts of Voices for 
     Humanity and the other organizations cited on page 9 of 
     Senate Report 108-106 and page 15 of House Report 108-222 to 
     convey HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, treatment and medical 
     training among non-literate and oral communicating 
     populations in developing countries. The managers expect that 
     USAID and the Global AIDS Coordinator consider and, where 
     feasible, fund pilot projects and other proposals submitted 
     by such organizations.
       The conference agreement does not include a Senate 
     provision that funds shall be made available to the HIV/AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis and Malaria Cluster of the World Health 
     Organization (WHO). However, the managers recognize the 
     central role WHO plays in fighting HIV/AIDS and other 
     infectious diseases, and expect that funds will be made 
     available to support this new initiative.
       For health in West Africa, the conference agreement does 
     not include section 699D of the Senate amendment providing 
     $5,000,000 for the Carter Center's Guinea Worm Eradication 
     Program. The managers note that the Carter Center recently 
     released an action plan for guinea worm eradiction that 
     target Ghana, Nigeria, and Sudan. The managers strongly 
     support this program and expect that $5,000,000 will be a 
     made available for this purpose. The managers also endorse 
     the House report language on the West African Health 
     Organization and on obstetric fistula and urge USAID to 
     initiate programs in heavily effected areas, and to expand 
     the programs of the International Medical Corps in Sierra 
     Leone that address this problem.
       The conference agreement allocates $375,500,000 for family 
     planning/reproductive health within the Child Survival and 
     Health Programs Fund, as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $368,500,000 as proposed by the House.
       The managers also direct USAID to continue to provide the 
     Committees with a detailed annual report not later than March 
     31, 2004, on the programs, projects, and activities 
     undertaken by the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund 
     during fiscal year 2003.
       Funds appropriated for the Child Survival and Health 
     Programs Fund are appropriated for programs, projects and 
     activities. Funds for administrative expenses to manage Fund 
     activities are provided in a separate United States Agency 
     for International Development Operating Expenses account, 
     with three exceptions included in the conference agreement: 
     authority for USAID's central and regional bureaus to use up 
     to $250,000 from program funds for Operating Expense-funded 
     personnel to better monitor and provide oversight of the 
     Fund; in section 522, authority to use up to $13,500,000 to 
     reimburse other government agencies and private institutions 
     for professional services; and in section 525, authority to 
     hire overseas personnel on a limited term basis.
       Any proposed obligations for Global Development Alliance 
     programs, projects or activities shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, as shall any proposed transfers of Child 
     Survival and Health Programs funds to any other agency, 
     program, or account.


                         Development Assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $1,385,000,000 for 
     ``Development Assistance''

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     instead of $1,317,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,423,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have agreed to provide $235,000,000 for basic 
     education, including adult literacy programs, under the 
     development assistance account, instead of $250,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House bill or $220,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate amendment.
       The conference agreement includes Senate language that 
     provides $100,000,000 shall be made available for drinking 
     water supply projects and related activities. The managers 
     expect USAID to report no later than 90 days after enactment 
     of this Act on funding and implementation of its water 
     projects, including the number and location of wells drilled, 
     and the cost per well.
       The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106 
     regarding Water Conservation and, in particular, the 
     recommendation for $1,500,000 for Water Missions 
     International (WMI). The managers intend that this funding to 
     WMI for hospitals in Honduras be in addition to water project 
     funding previously planned for allocation in that country.
       The managers are aware of the efforts of the Millennium 
     Water Alliance to provide potable water to African 
     communities that lack access to clean water, and recognize 
     the importance of the Alliance's work. The managers recommend 
     that, upon submission of suitable proposals to USAID, a 
     significant part of the funds for potable water be provided 
     to members of the Alliance to increase access to clean water 
     and reduce rates of water-borne diseases and infant mortality 
     in Africa.
       The managers encourage USAID to allocate increased funding 
     for agricultural development activities, and recommend that 
     USAID allocate funding for these activities in sub-Saharan 
     Africa more at the village level to include projects in 
     small-scale irrigation, water and drainage, post-harvest 
     storage, crop intensification, crop and livestock 
     diversification, and rural infrastructure, such as the 
     Special Programme for Food Security of the U.N. Food and 
     Agriculture Organization.
       The managers continue to support the work of private 
     voluntary organizations in the economic growth sector, 
     especially the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and the 
     International Executive Service Corps. The managers direct 
     USAID to provide such organizations with sufficient core 
     funding and fair opportunity to compete for relevant 
     contracts and awards in the economic growth sector.
        The conference agreement includes language, similar to a 
     Senate provision, which provides that not less than 
     $10,000,000 should be made available for programs and 
     activities in rural Mexico to promote microfinance, small 
     business development, private property ownership in rural 
     communities, energy and environmental conservation, and to 
     support small farmers who have been affected by adverse 
     economic conditions, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. The managers 
     remain concerned with reports of corruption of the legal 
     process in connection with a property dispute involving 
     American citizens in Oaxaca and the University of the 
     Americas, and the wrongful issuance of arrest warrants and 
     imprisonment of these individuals. While the managers are 
     aware that the criminal charges have been dismissed, the 
     arrest warrants remain outstanding and the property dispute 
     is unresolved. The managers intend to follow this matter 
     until it is resolved satisfactorily.
        The managers are greatly concerned by continued reports of 
     violence against women in Cuidad Juarez and Chihuahua, 
     Mexico. The managers consider this a bi-national issue, as 
     U.S. citizens are among the victims and among those accused 
     of committing these acts. The managers urge the State 
     Department to work with the Mexican government to set up a 
     DNA database, under international auspices, which would 
     enable the positive identification of the victims by 
     collecting DNA samples from the victims and from the families 
     of the disappeared women.
        The managers support projects in Central America that 
     provide safe, nutritious, and affordable food to pre-school 
     and school aged populations. The managers are aware of a 
     nutritional drink that has achieved results in reducing 
     malnutrition among Guatemalan pre-school children, and 
     encourage USAID to determine the feasibility of establishing 
     a long-term child nutrition program targeted toward reducing 
     severe malnutrition rates among Central American children.
        The managers endorse the House language on the Cooperative 
     Association of States for Scholarships, which calls upon 
     USAID to fully implement and fund its new agreement with the 
     Association.
        The managers endorse the House language on the Women in 
     Development office urging that the office be funded at 
     $11,000,000, and direct that USAID report no later than 90 
     days after the enactment of this Act on activities planned 
     for the office and measures to increase staffing in order to 
     expand its relevance to USAID-wide operations.
        With respect to Afghanistan, section 523 includes language 
     similar to a Senate proposal, providing that not less then 
     $2,000,000 should be made available for assistance for 
     Afghans who suffer losses as a result of the military 
     operations. The managers are aware that assistance for these 
     victims has begun to be provided by USAID and the Department 
     of Defense, in consultation with local Afghan communities, 
     with funds previously appropriated. The managers believe that 
     the capabilities of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams, 
     which have access to remote, non-permissive areas, should be 
     utilized. The managers intend these funds to be used for 
     medical and rehabilitation assistance, shelter and other 
     infrastructure, and other appropriate assistance from this 
     account.
       Although the conference agreement does not contain Economic 
     Support Fund assistance for Pakistan, it does contain funding 
     for education and health programs in the Development 
     Assistance account and Child Survival and Health programs 
     Fund. Given the enormous challenges that face Pakistan in the 
     education and health sectors, the managers strongly urge the 
     Administration to structure its proposed 5-year USAID package 
     to address those needs. The managers expect not less than 
     $2,000,000 should be made available for programs and 
     activities of the Pakistan Human Development Fund and not 
     less than $1,000,000 for Amanut Society. The Senate included 
     funding for these organizations under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', but no funds are made available for Pakistan 
     under that heading in this Act as $200,000,000 was 
     appropriated in Public Law 108-106.
       The managers direct that, of the funds for agriculture and 
     rural development programs $25,000,000 be provided for 
     USAID's Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs), of 
     which $2,000,000 should be used to establish a CRSP that is 
     focused on water security.
       The managers support the language of the House report 
     directing that USAID fund dairy development programs at not 
     less than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. Of this amount at 
     least $7,500,000 should be made available for new projects at 
     missions supplementing their existing rural development 
     programs with a dairy component. The new programs should 
     focus primarily on dairy development, rather than as a 
     component of other cultural programs. The managers have 
     included this directive in fiscal year 2004 in part because 
     of USAID's failure to meet directives of previous years.
       The conference report includes language similar to a Senate 
     provision which provides $155,000,000 for programs which 
     directly protect biodiversity, including forests. The 
     managers endorse language under the heading ``Environment 
     Programs'' on page 17 in Senate Report 108-106 on these 
     issues, including the importance of developing a regional 
     strategy for biodiversity conservation in the Amazon Basin, 
     amounts of assistance for Brazil in fiscal year 2004, and 
     support for the Amazon Conservation Team. The conference 
     agreement does not include Senate language relating to the 
     use of Child Survival and Health and Development Assistance 
     funds for integrated population-health-environment programs. 
     However, the managers expect Child Survival and Health funds 
     to be used to fund child survival, health, and family 
     planning activities of integrated population-health-
     environment programs, including in areas where biodiversity 
     and endangered species are threatened and Development 
     Assistance funds should be used to fund environment, 
     conservation, natural resource management, and sustainable 
     agriculture activities in such integrated programs.
       The managers support programs that conserve energy and 
     promote efficient energy production and distribution in 
     developing countries. The conference agreement provides in 
     section 555 that $180,000,000 should be made available for 
     these programs. The managers urge that energy technology 
     program offices at USAID, the Export-Import Bank, the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Trade and 
     Development Agency and other federal agencies involved in 
     foreign assistance and export promotion activities that 
     participate in the Clean Energy Technology Exports 
     Initiative, contribute to this nine-agency effort.
       The managers endorse language on page 15 of Senate Report 
     108-106 regarding, among other things, the importance of 
     preserving the viability of leading micro-finance NGO 
     networks so these organizations may increase the number of 
     people they serve.
       The managers direct that not less than $1,000,000 be made 
     available for the United States Telecommunications Training 
     Institute, a long-standing and successful program that 
     provides communications and broadcasting training to 
     professionals around the world. The Senate amendment included 
     bill language mandating that such funds be made available for 
     this purpose. The House bill did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement provides that $19,000,000 should 
     be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals 
     Abroad program. The Senate amendment included bill language 
     stating that $20,000,000 should be made available for this 
     purpose.
       The managers strongly support the fertilizer-related 
     research and development being conducted by the International 
     Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) and urge USAID to make 
     at least $4,000,000 available to IFDC, including not less 
     than $2,300,000 for its core grant, as provided under the 
     Senate amendment.

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       The conference agreement does not include language, as 
     proposed by the Senate, providing up to $3,000,000 for the 
     International Real Property Foundation. The managers direct 
     USAID to provide funding to this organization.
       The managers support the budget request for programs and 
     activities conducted by USAID's Bureau of Democracy, Conflict 
     and Humanitarian Assistance. The managers expect sufficient 
     funding to be provided for democracy building activities 
     that, if properly implemented, can serve as a bulwark against 
     terrorism.
       The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106 
     regarding Faith Based Organizations.
       The managers note that a proposal by the University of 
     South Dakota to develop international mental health programs 
     was inadvertently omitted from the list of university 
     proposals on pages 20 to 23 of the Senate report.
       The managers continue to be supportive of efforts to form 
     public-private partnerships, through the Global Development 
     Alliance or other appropriate USAID mechanisms, to build and 
     support schools and other educational institutions, which 
     promote tolerant, secular educational curricula.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     (section 586), similar to Senate language, which provides 
     that not less than $35,000,000 in ``Development Assistance'' 
     funds should be made available for Nicaragua, which is 
     $4,000,000 above the amount requested. The managers commend 
     President Bolanos for his efforts to combat the endemic 
     corruption that has impeded Nicaragua's development. The 
     managers recommend that these additional funds be used to 
     assist subsistence farmers and to support judicial reform 
     efforts.
       The managers support the request for Development Assistance 
     for Nepal, but are aware of the deteriorating climate for 
     security and private investment. In particular, the 
     Department of State is asked to continue to work with the 
     Government of Nepal to promote broad-based economic 
     development and to secure property rights for Nepalese and 
     foreign-owned infrastructure, including private power 
     generation facilities.

              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       The conference agreement appropriates $255,500,000 for 
     ``International Disaster and Famine Assistance'', instead of 
     $315,500,000 as proposed by the House and $235,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Of this amount, $20,000,000 is made available specifically 
     for assistance for famine prevention and relief, instead of 
     $80,000,000 as proposed by the House and $100,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate under a separate heading, ``Famine 
     Fund''. The conference agreement requires consultation with 
     the Committees on Appropriations prior to the commitment or 
     obligation of these funds.
       The remaining $235,500,000 is appropriated to USAID for 
     traditional international disaster relief, rehabilitation, 
     and reconstruction assistance, especially to mitigate the 
     impact of unforeseen natural disasters.

                      Development Credit Authority


                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement includes authority for USAID to 
     use funds made available by this Act for the cost of 
     modifying loans guaranteed under this or prior Acts, as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not address this 
     matter. The conference agreement requires that the 
     appropriate Committees be notified prior to the use of funds 
     for loan restructuring.

   Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
                              Development

       Out of the $604,100,000 appropriated for Operating Expenses 
     of the United States Agency for International Development, 
     the conference agreement provided $25,000,000 to be available 
     until September 30, 2005 instead of $30,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House. In addition, contracts or agreements entered 
     into with funds made available under this heading may entail 
     commitments for the expenditure of such funds through 
     September 30, 2005.
       The managers have also included a new provision prohibiting 
     the use of funds to open a new USAID overseas mission without 
     prior written notification. In addition, several other 
     provisions give the Agency greater flexibility in hiring 
     personnel to meet expanding or unanticipated missions. The 
     managers also support the intent of the language regarding 
     USAIDLINK on page 30 of House Report 107-683, and expect that 
     this activity will be carried out over the next two years.
       The conference agreement includes language that would 
     prohibit reducing the number of foreign service employees at 
     each mission in Latin America expect as provided through 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations. The 
     managers understand that the assistance and staffing levels 
     for all Central American missions have been under pressure 
     due to demands elsewhere in the world, but Guatemala, 
     Honduras and Nicaragua are slated for substantial staffing 
     reductions relative to other countries in this hemisphere. 
     The managers do not believe that this strategy reflects the 
     priorities of United States economic, trade, humanitarian and 
     immigration policies with these countries. Guatemala 
     specifically is struggling in a state of post-conflict 
     polarization, and with the new January 2004 government, the 
     managers strongly believe that reducing assistance and 
     staffing would limit the ability of the United States to be 
     responsive at this critical juncture in Guatemala's history.

                        Capital Investment Fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $82,200,000 for 
     USAID's Capital Investment Fund, instead of $49,300,000 as 
     proposed by the House or $100,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes House language that 
     authorizes the Administrator of USAID to assess fair and 
     reasonable rental payments for the use of space by employees 
     of other government agencies; provides that the rental 
     payments shall be deposited into this account as offsetting 
     collections; requires notification for the use of such 
     offsetting collections, as well as for funds appropriated 
     under this heading; and provides that the assignment of 
     United States Government employees and contractors to space 
     in buildings shall be subject to the concurrence of the 
     Administrator of USAID.
       The conference agreement includes $62,200,000 for new USAID 
     buildings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Kampala, Uganda, and 
     Conakry, Guinea or Bamako, Mali, as requested by the 
     President. The managers note that in the past USAID has 
     abruptly modified its prioritization of major overseas 
     building projects and, therefore, request to be consulted 
     immediately should this occur again. The managers strongly 
     support the provisions of funds, when available, for a new 
     USAID building in Yerevan, Armenia.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement appropriates $2,132,500,000 for 
     the Economic Support Fund instead of $2,240,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,415,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Funds in this account are allocated in the following table 
     and, as stipulated in bill language, any change to these 
     allocations is subject to the regular reprogramming 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations


                         Economic Support Fund

               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

                                                   Conference agreement
Africa:
  Africa Regional...............................................$12,000
  Angola..........................................................3,500
  Burundi.........................................................3,500
  Democratic Republic of Congo....................................5,000
  Ethiopia........................................................5,000
  Kenya...........................................................8,000
  Nigeria.........................................................5,000
  Regional Organizations..........................................3,000
  Safe Skies......................................................5,000
  Sierra Leone....................................................5,000
  South Africa....................................................2,000
  Sudan..........................................................10,000
  Zimbabwe........................................................3,000
  Kimberley Process...............................................1,500
  NED democracy program...........................................3,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--Africa.............................................74,500
                                                       ================

East Asia and the Pacific:
  ASEAN Regional..................................................1,000
  Burma..........................................................13,000
  Cambodia.......................................................17,000
  NED democracy programs..........................................3,000
  Tibet...........................................................4,000
  East Timor.....................................................22,500
  Indonesia......................................................50,000
  Mongolia.......................................................10,000
  Philippines....................................................17,750
  Environmental Programs..........................................1,750
  Regional Women's Issues.........................................2,000
  South Pacific Fisheries........................................18,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--East Asia and Pacific.............................160,000
                                                       ================

Europe:
  Cyprus.........................................................13,500
  Irish Visa Program..............................................3,500
  Turkey........................................................100,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--Europe............................................117,000
                                                       ================

Near East:
  Egypt.........................................................575,000
  Israel........................................................480,000
  Jordan........................................................250,000
  Lebanon........................................................35,000
  Middle East Partnership Initiative.............................90,000
  Middle East Regional Cooperation................................5,500
  West Bank/Gaza.................................................75,000
  Yemen..........................................................11,500
  NED Muslim democracy programs...................................3,500
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--Near East.......................................1,525,500
                                                       ================

South Asia:
  Afghanistan....................................................75,000
  Bangladesh......................................................5,000
  India..........................................................15,000
  Nepal...........................................................5,000

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  South Asia Regional.............................................2,000
  Sri Lanka......................................................12,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--South Asia........................................114,000
                                                       ================

Western Hemisphere:
  Administration of Justice/ICITAP................................5,000
  Bolivia.........................................................8,000
  Cuba............................................................7,000
  Dominican Republic..............................................3,000
  Ecuador........................................................13,000
  Guatemala.......................................................5,000
  Mexico.........................................................11,500
  Panama..........................................................3,000
  Paraguay........................................................3,000
  Peru............................................................8,000
  Peru/Ecuador Peace..............................................4,000
  Third Border Initiative.........................................4,000
  Venezuela.........................................................500
  Hemisphere Cooperation Program.................................10,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--Western Hemisphere.................................85,000
                                                       ================

Global:
  Human Rights and Democracy Fund................................34,500
  OES Initiatives.................................................4,000
  Partnerships to Eliminate Sweatshops............................2,000
  Wheelchairs.....................................................5,000
  Reconciliation Programs.........................................8,000
  Security and Sustainability Programs............................3,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal--Global.............................................56,500
                                                       ================

    Total, ESF................................................2,132,500

       The conference agreement provides $480,000,000 for Israel 
     and language requiring disbursement of funds within 30 days 
     of enactment of this Act. The conference agreement provides 
     not less than $575,000,000 for Egypt as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate, of which not less than $200,000,000 is for 
     the Commodity Import Program assistance as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes language that 
     provides that not less than $250,000,000 should be made 
     available for assistance for Jordan, as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate language would have mandated this level of 
     support.
       The managers endorse the House report language regarding 
     support for the International Arid Lands Consortium. The 
     managers also direct that not less than $1,000,000 be made 
     available from ESF funds or from ``Development Assistance'' 
     for the Blaustein Institute for Desert Research to 
     investigate the flow and transport of pollutants in 
     groundwater.
       The conference agreement provides that up to $1,000,000 of 
     funds should be used to further legal reforms in the West 
     Bank and Gaza, including judicial training on commercial 
     disputes and ethics.
       The conference agreement does not include funds for 
     Pakistan under this heading. The Senate provided $200,000,000 
     for Pakistan, as requested by the President. The House 
     included $67,000,000 for Pakistan, specifically for debt 
     relief for Pakistan. The Senate did not address the matter of 
     debt relief. Congress provides $200,000,000 in subsidy 
     appropriations for Pakistan in P.L. 108-106, the Fiscal Year 
     2004 Emergency Supplemental for Defense and Reconstruction of 
     Iraq and Afghanistan.
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate providing that not less than 
     $13,500,000 shall be available for assistance for Cyprus. The 
     House bill provided that $12,000,000 should be made 
     available, and the Senator bill provided $15,000,000 for 
     Cyprus.
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     in the Senate amendment that provides not less than 
     $35,000,000 for assistance for Lebanon. In addition, funding 
     provided in this account for the Central Government of 
     Lebanon is subject to Congressional notification. The 
     managers permit that $4,000,000 should be made available for 
     American educational institutions in Lebanon from the 
     bilateral assistance program.
       The conference agreement does not include a Senate 
     provision concerning the abduction of American children in 
     Lebanon. However, the managers note that Lebanese officials 
     have failed to enforce the custody and international pickup 
     orders of Lebanon's civil courts despite repeated assurances. 
     The managers condemn the Lebanese and Syrian authorities who 
     have failed to uphold their laws and execute arrest warrants 
     against parents who have abducted American children.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision, 
     similar to a Senate provision, which provides $8,000,000 for 
     reconciliation programs and activities that bring together 
     individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political 
     backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. The 
     managers note the bipartisan support for such activities that 
     promote understanding and reconciliation particularly in the 
     Middle East, and expect the State Department and USAID to 
     establish an efficient and effective mechanism for evaluating 
     and funding proposals for the use of these funds. The 
     managers believe that the following organizations are among 
     those deserving consideration and support: Seeds of Peace; 
     the Jerusalem International YMCA, the Arava Institute for 
     Environmental Studies, the International Crisis Group, the 
     Middle East Children's Association, Partners for Democratic 
     Change, and Interns for Peace.
       The conference agreement provides $22,500,000 in ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' assistance for East Timor (Timor-Leste) 
     instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $13,500,000 (and $4,000,000 in Development Assistance) as 
     proposed in the House. The managers recommend that funds be 
     made available to, among other things, enhance economic 
     programs to revitalize and for educational and vocational 
     training especially for unemployed youth, promote good 
     governance, meet basic human needs, and improve physical 
     infrastructure. The conference agreement provides that of the 
     funds for East Timor, $1,000,000 may be available for 
     administrative expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       The managers have included language, similar to the Senate 
     bill, which provides $1,500,000 for technical assistance to 
     implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. The 
     managers endorse the Senate report language on this issue and 
     urge the Administration to request funds for this purpose in 
     fiscal year 2005.
       The managers have included a provision, similar to Senate 
     language, regarding programs to develop justice and 
     reconciliation mechanisms in Central Africa and expect the 
     Administration to provide the amount of funding requested for 
     these programs. The managers are concerned about human rights 
     abuses in Central Africa, including rape committed on a 
     massive scale in the eastern region of the Democratic 
     Republic of the Congo. The managers urge the Administration 
     to initiate programs aimed at ending the impunity that 
     prevails in the region, preventing future abuses, and 
     providing medical and counseling services to victims.
       The conference agreement includes language in section 558 
     similar to a Senate provision which earmarks not less than 
     $4,000,000 in ``Economic Support Fund'' assistance for Tibet 
     through nongovernmental organizations located outside the 
     People's Republic of China to support activities that 
     preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable 
     development and environmental conservation in Tibetan 
     communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in Tibetan 
     communities in China. The managers are aware that the 
     migration of Han Chinese into these areas threatens the 
     survival of Tibetan culture and that nongovernmental 
     organizations are involved in small scale projects to empower 
     Tibetan communities and preserve Tibetan culture, and address 
     basic human needs. The managers support the unique role of 
     The Bridge Fund, and expect not less than $1,700,000 to be 
     provided for the Bridge Fund in fiscal year 2003 funds, and 
     not less than $2,000,000 to be provided for The Bridge Fund 
     in fiscal year 2004 funds. The managers intend that the 
     balance of the funds will be made available on a fully 
     competitive basis to organizations with a history of working 
     with Tibetan communities.
       The managers endorse language similar to that contained in 
     the House report, that recommends $250,000 be made available 
     through a nongovernmental organization, such as the National 
     Endowment for Democracy, for the purpose of providing 
     training and education of Tibetans in democracy activities, 
     and monitoring the human rights situation in Tibet. The 
     managers intend these funds to be made available through 
     section 526(d) of this Act.
       The conference agreement does not include a Senate 
     provision earmarking $250,000 for the Commission to 
     Investigate Illegal Groups and Clandestine Security Apparatus 
     in Guatemala. However, the managers strongly support this 
     effort to investigate those responsible for the political 
     violence and organized criminal activity that continues to 
     hamper Guatemala's development, and recommend that at least 
     $250,000 be provided to the Commission in fiscal year 2004.
       The managers are concerned with reports that the Government 
     of Ecuador has failed to adequately safeguard foreign 
     investments in that country. The managers direct the 
     Secretary of State to report to the Committees on the extent 
     of United States investments in Ecuador, and an analysis of 
     the political, legal and economic challenges posed to such 
     investments. The managers request the report to include 
     recommendations for addressing and resolving these 
     challenges.
       The conference agreement provides that Economic Support 
     Fund resources shall be made available for administrative 
     costs of the United States Agency for International 
     Development to implement regional programs in Asia and the 
     Near East, including the Middle East Partnership Initiative, 
     in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
       The conference agreement provides that funds appropriated 
     under the Economic Support Fund for a Middle East Financing 
     Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other similar 
     entity in the Middle East shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       The conference agreement provides not less than $1,750,000 
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     for East Asia and Pacific Environment Initiatives. The Senate 
     bill provided $3,500,000 for this program and the House bill 
     did not address this issue. The conferees have included 
     $18,000,000 for the Treaty on Fisheries between the United 
     States and the governments of certain Pacific Island states, 
     popularly known as the south Pacific Regional Fisheries 
     Treaty. The conferees endorse the discussion of this issue in 
     the House report.
       The managers provide $3,000,000 for the Foundation for 
     Security and Sustainability.
       Of the $4,000,000 included in the conference agreement for 
     the initiatives of the State Department Bureau of Oceans and 
     International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 
     $2,000,000 is for supporting a bilateral science and 
     technology agreement with Pakistan for which Development 
     Assistance funds were denied in fiscal year 2003.
       The conference agreement provides language not in either 
     the House or the Senate bill that allows transfers to the 
     Economic Support Fund from funds appropriated in P.L. 108-106 
     for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. The conferees 
     have included language that allows up to $100,000,000 for 
     transfer to support programs for Turkey, and $30,000,000 for 
     transfer to support the Middle East Partnership Initiative.


                     International Fund for Ireland

       The conference agreement appropriates $18,500,000 instead 
     of $19,600,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate did not 
     address this matter.
       The conferees encourage the International Fund for Ireland 
     to continue progress for direct reconciliation assistance and 
     programs, particularly in helping to develop a fully 
     supported, accountable and modern police service that serves 
     all communities.


                       Global HIV/AIDS Initiative

       The conference report includes $491,000,000 for the Global 
     HIV/AIDS Initiative instead of $989,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate or $450,000,000 as contained in the budget 
     request. The House addressed this matter within the Child 
     Survival and Health Programs fund and did not include funding 
     for initiatives in a limited number of focus countries in a 
     separate appropriations account.
       The managers welcome the creation at the State Department 
     of the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, and anticipate 
     that the powers and responsibilities delegated to the 
     Coordinator by this Act and Public Law 108-25 will enable the 
     Coordinator to finally coalesce the HIV/AIDS programs run by 
     disparate agencies into an effective, coordinated approach. 
     The managers have not include language included by the Senate 
     that would have allowed the Coordinator authority to reach 
     into other appropriations accounts and transfer funds into 
     this account. The transfer authorities in section 509 of the 
     conference agreement enable the Coordinator to fulfill his 
     mandate. Any reprogramming or transfers of funds into or out 
     of the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative account is subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act.
       The conference report does not include language contained 
     in the House bill limiting the value of grants and contracts 
     that may be let directly from the Coordinator's office at 
     $50,000,000. The Coordinator has informed the Committees that 
     his office will rely primarily upon the procurement and 
     contracting capacity existent in United States agencies. The 
     managers expect the Coordinator to consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising his 
     contracting and grant-making authority to directly implement 
     overseas programs.
       The managers have included $8,000,000, as proposed by the 
     Senate, for the administrative expenses of the Office of the 
     Global AIDS Coordinator. The managers request the Global AIDS 
     Coordinator, not later than 90 days following enactment of 
     this Act, to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
     report which details by object class the proposed uses of the 
     Office's administrative expense allowance.
       The conference agreement includes language, similar to 
     Senate provisions, which provides up to $75,000,000 should be 
     provided for the safe and appropriate use of injections and 
     other forms of infection control and prevention, and for 
     blood safety programs. With respect to the safe and 
     appropriate use of injections and other forms of infection 
     control and prevention, the managers intend these funds to be 
     used for programs and activities including national 
     assessments and planning; the provision of syringes with the 
     re-use prevention and safety feature(s) that will effectively 
     reduce exposure to contaminated syringes and needles, and 
     safety disposal boxes; gloves, masks, and other supplies 
     required to implement universal precautions; logistical 
     support to ensure a reliable supply of and proper use of 
     these items; public education on the safe and appropriate use 
     of injections; training of health providers; post exposure 
     prophylaxis programs for health and laboratory workers; and 
     waste management.
       With respect to blood safety programs, the managers intend 
     these funds to be used for programs and activities including 
     the establishment and support of national blood services; 
     formulation/reform of national transfusion protocols to 
     reduce the number of low priority transfusions; the provision 
     of rapid HIV test kits; screening for other transfusion-
     transmitted infections; staff training, including in the 
     appropriate clinical use of blood; the recruitment of 
     voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors; and quality 
     assurance programs.
       The managers note that the United States Global Leadership 
     Against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-25) 
     provides that in fiscal year 2004 it is the ``sense of 
     Congress'' that 55 percent of all global HIV/AIDS funds 
     should go for treatment, 20 percent for prevention, of which 
     no less than 33 percent be reserved for ``abstinence until 
     marriage'' programs, 15 percent for palliative care, and 10 
     percent for orphans and vulnerable children.
       The managers continue to request a satisfactory explanation 
     of how the Administration selected its Global HIV/AIDS 
     Initiative focus countries, including selection criteria that 
     takes into account the need to preemptively stem the tide of 
     the disease in other parts of the world at high risk of 
     developing full-blown pandemics. The conference agreement 
     includes language urging the Global AIDS Coordinator to 
     select one additional focus country not in Africa or the 
     Caribbean region. The managers understand that the Global 
     AIDS Coordinator will consult with the Committees as he 
     selects this fifteenth country, and will keep them informed 
     on the selection criteria as they are developed.
       The leading indicator of success for the Global AIDS 
     Initiative is treating 2 million people living with HIV/AIDS, 
     preventing 7 million new infections, and providing care and 
     support to 10 million of those infected and otherwise 
     affected by the disease. One of the responsibilities of the 
     Global AIDS Coordinator is to determine the proper allocation 
     categories for programs and projects under his oversight in 
     order to meet these objectives, but categorization may be 
     difficult for some activities. The costs of mother and child 
     transmission programs, for instance, are substantial. If 
     these costs are included within the 20 percent target for 
     prevention programs, funding for crucial behavioral change 
     prevention programs may well be crowded out. The costs of 
     mother and child transmission might also be considered part 
     of the 55 percent target for treatment programs, since 
     breaking the cycle of mother-to-child transmission often 
     relies on the use of drug treatments.
       The managers support the goals for HIV/AIDS antiretroviral 
     treatment established through section 402 of Public Law 108-
     25, including that by the end of fiscal year 2004 at least 
     500,000 individuals with HIV/AIDS will be receiving 
     antiretroviral treatment through United States assistance 
     programs. The managers encourage the Global AIDS Coordinator 
     to solicit and fund proposals for the delivery of 
     antirretroviral treatment in targeted countries in an 
     expeditious manner.
       The managers recognize that United States funding in the 
     fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria will not, 
     in itself, roll back these pandemics. Sustaining the advances 
     made by the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative and other programs 
     will be a growing challenge as more people begin drug 
     therapy. The managers encourage the Global AIDS Coordinator 
     to consider pilot programs and innovative approaches, 
     including public-private partnerships and faith based 
     organizations, aimed at increasing sustainability and access 
     to high-quality, affordable drugs while respecting 
     intellectual property rights.
       The managers request the Global AIDS Coordinator to submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations, the Senate 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, and the House Committee on 
     International Relations not later than 60 days after 
     enactment describing (1) the estimated proportion of all 
     global HIV/AIDS funding in fiscal year 2004 that will be 
     spent on prevention activities, and the estimated amount in 
     dollars; (2) the amount estimated to be spent on ``abstinence 
     until marriage'' programs in fiscal year 2004; and (3) a 
     description of the criteria for determining which programs 
     are included under treatment; prevention, with the criteria 
     for ``abstinence until marriage'' programs specifically 
     outlined; palliative care; and orphans and vulnerable 
     children.
       The managers also request the Global AIDS Coordinator to 
     submit brief reports to the Committees on Appropriations, the 
     House Committee on International Relations, and the Senate 
     Committee on Foreign Relations not later than 90 days 
     following the enactment of this Act and updated every 90 days 
     thereafter, describing the obligation and transfers between 
     accounts during the previous quarter of all funds overseen by 
     the Global AIDS Coordinator. The managers note the reports 
     mandated by P.L. 108-25, and direct the Global AIDS 
     Coordinator to also submit these reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

       The conference agreement appropriates $445,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, instead of $452,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House.
       Funds in this account are allocated in the following table 
     and, as stipulated in bill language any change to these 
     allocations is subject to the regular reprogramming 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:

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          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

                                                   Conference agreement
Albania.........................................................$28,000
Bosnia-Herzegovina...............................................45,000
Bulgaria.........................................................28,000
Croatia..........................................................25,000
Kosovo...........................................................79,000
Macedonia........................................................39,000
Romania..........................................................28,000
Serbia..........................................................100,000
Montenegro.......................................................35,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total AEEB..................................................445,000

       The conference agreement contains language that provides 
     that $2,000,000 should be made available to enhance safety at 
     nuclear power plants. It is intended that this nuclear safety 
     program will include the provision of full scope simulators.
       The managers have provided $35,000,000 for assistance 
     programs in Montenegro as recommended in the House report. 
     The conference agreement includes language providing that not 
     less than $12,000,000 of this amount shall be for economic 
     development and environmental programs in Montenegro's 
     coastal region. This language was not included in either the 
     House or Senate bills, but is similar to direction contained 
     in the House report.
       The conference agreement includes Senate language providing 
     not less than $1,000,000 should be made available for a 
     program to promote greater understanding and interaction 
     among youth in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia 
     under this heading, and not ``Economic Support Fund, as 
     proposed by the Senate. This program also was discussed in 
     the House report under the Assistance for Eastern Europe and 
     Baltic States account. The managers expect the National 
     Albanian American Council to conduct this program.
       The managers strongly recommend that the Russian, Eurasian, 
     and East European Research and Training Program (Title VIII) 
     be funded at the 2003 level. The managers endorse the House 
     report language on the East Central European Scholarship 
     Program (ECESP) and recognize the Administration's continued 
     support for the program. The managers further recognize that 
     expansion of this program into Central Asia would benefit the 
     people of this region.
       The conference agreement includes not less than $53,500,000 
     for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria from this heading, 
     Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union, Economic Support Fund, and Foreign Military Financing, 
     instead of $50,000,000 from these accounts, (except Foreign 
     Military Financing) as contained in the Senate amendment. The 
     managers are increasingly concerned about the increase of 
     HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, especially multi-drug resistant 
     tuberculosis, in Eastern Europe, central Asia, and Russia.


    Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

       The conference agreement appropriates $587,000,000, instead 
     of $576,000,000 as proposed by the House and $596,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes not less than $57,000,000 
     for child survival, environmental and other health 
     activities, and programs to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS, 
     tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, including not 
     less than $15,000,000 for reproductive health/family 
     planning.
       The managers reiterate language in the Statement of the 
     Managers from prior years with regard to other limitations on 
     assistance, ``that assistance to combat infectious diseases, 
     . . . support for regional and municipal governments, and 
     partnerships between United States hospitals, universities, 
     judicial training institutions and environmental 
     organizations and counterparts in Russia should not be 
     affected by this section.''
       The conference agreement provides not less than $19,000,000 
     should be made available for nuclear reactor safety 
     initiatives in Ukraine. The managers expect that of this 
     amount, $14,000,000 shall be provided for simulator-related 
     projects. The conference agreement also includes language 
     similar to that proposed by the Senate providing not less 
     than $1,500,000 for coal mine safety programs.
       The conference agreement provides that $94,000,000 shall be 
     made available for assistance for Russia, including 
     $4,000,000, as proposed by the Senate, to promote freedom of 
     the media and independent media in that country. This amount 
     is $21,000,000 above the budget request.
       The managers remain gravely concerned with the 
     deterioration and systematic dismantling of democracy and the 
     rule of law in the Russian Federation. The managers condemn 
     the Russian Government's crackdown on the media and political 
     opposition groups and individuals, and call upon senior 
     Russian officials to immediately cease the harassment of 
     American citizens involved in foreign assistance programs in 
     Russia by that country's security services.
       The managers expect the State Department to proactively and 
     publicly engage the Russian Government to immediately 
     terminate forced returns of displaced Chechens to Chechnya, 
     provide additional assistance to those Chechens impacted by 
     Russian efforts to force or coerce returns, and secure 
     accountability for gross human rights violations committed by 
     Russian forces against Chechen civilians. The managers 
     request the State Department to consult with the Committees 
     on this matter.
       The managers expect a significant portion of these funds to 
     be used to support democracy and rule of law programs in 
     Russia.
       The managers support the Russian American Judicial 
     Partnership, the Russian American Rule of Law Consortium, and 
     the American Bar Association's Central and East European Law 
     Initiative, which are involved in activities to strengthen 
     the rule of law and protect civil liberties, which are 
     essential to democratic and economic development in Russia. 
     The mangers also support efforts, such as those of the 
     Institute for Sustainable Communities, to mitigate the 
     effects of environmental pollution on human health in the 
     Central Asian region.
       The conference agreement includes language providing not 
     less than $17,500,000 for the Russian Far East, instead of 
     $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers endorse 
     language in Senate Report 108-106 regarding the Russia Far 
     East.
       The managers endorse Senate Report 108-106 language 
     regarding orphans, and strongly support the work of Kidsave 
     International and other organizations working in the Former 
     Soviet Union.
       The conference agreement provides $75,000,000 under the 
     heading Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union for assistance for Armenia, as proposed by the 
     Senate. This amount is $25,500,000 above the budget request. 
     The managers direct that $2,500,000 in Foreign Military 
     Financing and not less than $900,000 in International 
     Military Education and Training funds be provided to Armenia, 
     as contained in the budget request. The managers support 
     Senate report language on the use of military assistance to 
     enhance communication capabilities.
       The managers support the provision of assistance to the 
     American University of Armenia (AUA), and recognize the 
     important contribution of AUA to the development of Armenia's 
     future leaders.
       The managers endorse House report language regarding 
     proposals to establish and develop in Armenia a central 
     diagnostic laboratory for the Caucasus region to address 
     health and food safety.
       The managers continue to follow political developments in 
     the region, particularly efforts to secure a peaceful 
     resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The managers 
     endorse confidence-building measures among all parties to the 
     conflict.
       The managers have not included a specific amount for 
     Georgia in the conference agreement, but continue to closely 
     follow political developments in Georgia. The managers are 
     troubled by recent events, including political turmoil 
     following flawed elections earlier this month. The managers 
     condemn all acts of violence and intimidation against the 
     opposition and encourage all parties to engage in dialogue to 
     resolve the current political crisis.
       The managers note that corruption and the absence of 
     political will to implement much needed reforms hinder the 
     political, economic, and legal development of Georgia. The 
     managers expect the State Department to continue to press the 
     Government of Georgia to be far more transparent and 
     accountable.
       The managers appreciate the threats to Georgia and the 
     region from terrorists in the Pankisi Gorge, and encourage 
     the State Department to continue to fund those programs and 
     activities that further the national security interests of 
     both the United States and Georgia.
       The managers expect to be consulted by the Department of 
     State prior to any obligation of funds, should that country's 
     political situation continue to deteriorate and funding 
     priorities change.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate language 
     expressing concern with the flawed October presidential 
     elections in Azerbaijan but retains language in section 592 
     requiring the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the 
     ongoing investigation into the murder of United States 
     democracy worker John Alvis.
       The managers condemn the manipulation of the electoral 
     process by Azeri officials and deplore the post-election 
     crackdown on demonstrators that killed at least one 
     individual and injured more than 300. The managers note that 
     Azerbaijan has yet to hold national polls that meet 
     internationally recognized standards of free and fair 
     elections.
       The managers expect the State Department, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation and the Azeri Government to 
     reinvigorate efforts to investigate and prosecute those 
     responsible for the murder of John Alvis in December, 2000.
       The managers are concerned with reports that the Government 
     of Moldova has failed to adequately safeguard foreign 
     investments in that country. The managers request the 
     Secretary of State to report to the Committees not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act on the extent and status 
     of United States direct foreign investment in Moldova, and an 
     analysis of the political,

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     legal and economic challenges to such investments, 
     particularly with regard to a cognac factory.

                          Independent Agencies


                       inter-american foundation

       The conference agreement appropriates $16,334,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, instead of $15,185,000 as proposed by 
     the House.


                     African Development Foundation

       The conference agreement appropriates $18,689,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, instead of $17,689,000 as proposed by 
     the House.


                              peace corps

       The conference agreement provides $310,000,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $314,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House. Under the heading Global HIV/AIDS Initiative, the 
     conference agreement provides a permissive transfer of 
     $15,000,000 to the Peace Corps for HIV/AIDS activities, 
     instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     did not address this matter.
       The managers have included House language permanently 
     waiving the so-called ``five-year rule'' of employment in the 
     case of employees whose appointment involves the safety of 
     Peace Corps volunteers, such as regional safety security 
     officers and employees within the Office of Inspector 
     General.
       The managers continue to support expansion of the Peace 
     Corps, however, the managers are concerned about recent 
     attacks on volunteers, especially on female volunteers. The 
     managers recommend that the Peace Corps continue consulting 
     with the Committees on Appropriations to examine the current 
     security issues to ensure that increasing the number of 
     volunteers occurs simultaneously with better security and 
     emergency procedures.


                    millennium challenge corporation

       The conference agreement includes $650,000,000 for the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) instead of 
     $800,000,000 as proposed by the House and 1,000,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The managers strongly support this initiative and provide 
     the maximum level of funding possible to the MCC within the 
     constraints of the budget allocation, which is $1,653,729,000 
     below the President's request.
       The managers believe that additional assistance is critical 
     to support development on a global basis. Title VI, the 
     Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 is included to provide such 
     assistance in a manner that promotes economic growth and the 
     elimination of extreme poverty and strengthens good 
     governance, economic freedom, and investments in people.
       The managers reserve the right to amend this language in 
     the fiscal year 2005 Act.
       The managers appreciate the input and efforts of the House 
     International Relations Committee and the Senate Foreign 
     Relations Committee in drafting the authorizing language 
     contained in this Act.
       The managers note that funding provided for the MCC in 
     title II is subject to section 515, ``Notification 
     Requirements''. The managers direct the Corporation to 
     consult within 30 days on the modalities for implementing 
     section 515 in a manner acceptable to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       The conference agreement appropriates $241,700,000 for 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $284,550,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The managers note that the conference report does 
     not include funding for Afghanistan since $50,000,000 was 
     provided above the request in P.L. 108-106 for Afghanistan.
       The managers note that the following amounts were provided 
     specifically for counternarcotics and law enforcement in 
     Afghanistan: $243,000,000 in the 2004 emergency supplemental 
     (includes $73,000,000 for the Department of Defense); 
     $25,000,000 in the 2003 emergency supplemental; and 
     $80,000,000 in the 2002 emergency supplemental. Even given 
     these significant levels of funding, the United Nations 
     reports that Afghan farmers are replanting poppy at greater 
     rates each year since the fall of the Taliban. The managers 
     strongly support the United States participation in attacking 
     the Afghan drug problem, which generates funds for terrorists 
     and extremists not only in Afghanistan but also throughout 
     the region. Concurrently, the mangers are concerned that 
     while 90 percent of the heroin exported from Afghanistan is 
     destined for Europe, the majority of funds to counter this 
     crop are from the United States. Therefore, the managers 
     direct the Department of State to provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act that outlines the objectives of this 
     program, including participation by the Department of 
     Defense; a detailed analysis of the purposes for which fiscal 
     year 2004 appropriated funds are to be used and a detailed 
     accounting of how fiscal year 2002 and 2003 appropriated 
     funds have been used; and the levels of actual or estimated 
     funding over the 2001-2004 period by other donors listed by 
     amount and by country.
       The conference agreement provides that $12,000,000 should 
     be made available for anti-trafficking in persons programs. 
     The Senate amendment provided $20,000,000 for this purpose, 
     and the House did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement provides that $7,105,000 should be 
     made available for the International Law Enforcement Academy 
     in Roswell, New Mexico, of which $2,105,000 should be made 
     available for the construction and completion of a new 
     facility. The managers note this one-time language is 
     intended to fully resolve this outstanding matter. The House 
     did not address this matter.
       The conference report does not include Senate language that 
     provides $5,000,000 to combat piracy of United States 
     intellectual property. However, the managers support this 
     initiative and expect the State Department to provide 
     $2,500,000 for this purpose. The State Department, in close 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Committees on Appropriations, 
     should formulate a detailed strategy for the use of these 
     funds before they are obligated. The managers also urge the 
     State Department to utilize the expertise of other agencies 
     of the federal government when implementing these programs.
       The conference agreement makes available $26,117,000 for 
     administrative expenses instead of $24,180,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $25,117,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers have provided $1,000,000 in additional 
     administrative expenses to allow and encourage the Department 
     of State to provide office space to the Bureau of 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in the 
     Harry S. Truman Building (Main State) to bring together all 
     of the Bureau's program offices.


                     Andean Counterdrug Initiative

       The conference agreement appropriates $ 731,000,000 for the 
     Andean Counterdrug Initiative as proposed by the House 
     instead of $660,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers emphasize that there are other funds for Andean 
     nations in this Act.
       The conference agreement provides that not less than 
     $257,000,000 shall be made available for alternative 
     development and institution building activities by USAID, the 
     Department of Justice, and the Department of State and that 
     $229,500,000 shall be directly apportioned to USAID. The 
     managers note that funds for the Bureau of Population, 
     Refugee, and Migration are included in the $257,000,000 
     earmark and expect the entire amount requested be provided 
     for programs to assist refugees and displaced persons.
       Again in fiscal year 2004, the managers have extended the 
     availability of funds provided for assistance for Colombia to 
     support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, 
     against activities by organizations designated as terrorist 
     organizations, and to take actions to protect health and 
     human welfare. This provision is identical to that in the 
     House bill and Senate amendment. The managers are supportive 
     of the Colombian Government in its attempts to provide 
     security for the Colombian people and have continued these 
     expanded authorities in recognition that the narcotics 
     industry is linked to the terrorist groups, including the 
     paramilitary organizations, in Colombia. The managers expect 
     counternarcotics, alternative development, and judicial 
     reform to remain the principal focus of United States policy 
     in Colombia. The managers reiterate that the expanded 
     authority is not a signal from the managers for the United 
     States to become more deeply involved in assisting the 
     Colombian Armed Forces in fighting the terrorist groups, 
     especially not at the expense of the counternarcotics 
     programs, but to provide the means for more effective 
     intelligence gathering and fusion, and to provide the 
     flexibility to the Department of State when the distinction 
     between counternarcotics and counterterrorism are not clear 
     cut.
       The conference report does not include certain earmarks for 
     organizations and programs that protect human rights in 
     Colombia, as proposed by the Senate. However, the conference 
     agreement provides that not less than $13,000,000 should be 
     made available for such organizations and programs. The 
     managers intend these funds to be allocated as follows: not 
     less than $2,500,000 for protecting human rights defenders in 
     Colombia; not less than $2,500,000 for the United Nations 
     Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia; 
     not less than $6,500,000 for the Colombian Attorney General's 
     Human Rights Unit; and not less than $1,500,000 for the human 
     rights unit of the Colombian Procuraduria.
       The managers remain concerned about the annual cost to the 
     United States of operating and maintaining the fleet of 
     helicopters used by the Colombian military for 
     counternarcotics and counterterrorism purposes. While these 
     helicopters are a key tool in the fight against coca and 
     poppy, the managers believe the Department of State should 
     begin to turn over the maintenance costs to the Colombian 
     government. In fiscal year 2004, over one-quarter of all 
     assistance to Colombia is devoted to these costs, and the 
     managers believe that other important programs in Colombia 
     need to be prioritized through the allocation of United 
     States assistance. Therefore, the managers expect to see the 
     start of this transition reflected in the fiscal year 2005 
     budget request, and if it is not, the managers expect this 
     matter to be

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     addressed in the fiscal year 2005 appropriations process.
       The conference agreement continues current caps on the 
     number of United States military personnel and United States 
     civilian contractors in Colombia, as well as the current 
     prohibition on participation by such persons in combat 
     operations in connection with assistance made available by 
     this Act.
       The conference agreement again includes existing conditions 
     on the aerial spraying of herbicide, similar to the Senate 
     amendment, to ensure that any use of such chemicals is 
     consistent with the Colombian Environmental Management Plan, 
     with Environmental Protection Agency regulations, and to 
     ensure that chemicals used in the aerial fumigation of coca 
     do not pose unreasonable health or safety risks to humans or 
     the environment. Additionally, not more than 20 percent of 
     funds made available for the purchase of chemicals used in 
     aerial spraying are available for obligation until the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency, certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that a number of conditions and 
     concerns regarding the safety of spraying are addressed. This 
     is similar to current law and the Senate amendment. The House 
     did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include a Senate 
     prohibition on aerial fumigation in Colombia's national 
     parks. The managers are concerned with reports that coca 
     growers are moving into Colombia's national parks and 
     reserves, cutting trees and causing other environmental 
     damage. The managers support efforts to address this problem, 
     but agree that aerial fumigation in the parks and reserves 
     should be used as a last resort. Other alternatives should be 
     pursued, including manual eradication, training and equipping 
     police to protect the parks, and relocating families that 
     have moved into these areas. Accordingly, the conference 
     agreement includes language that before aerial fumigation is 
     conducted, the Secretary of State must determine that it is 
     in accordance with Colombian law and that there are no 
     practicable alternatives to reduce drug cultivation in these 
     areas. The managers request to be consulted prior to any such 
     determination.
       The conference agreement provides that not less than 
     $2,500,000 should be made available for continued assistance 
     for the Colombian National Park Service. This language is 
     identical to the provision in the Senate amendment. The House 
     did not address this matter.
       The managers endorse the House report language on the Naval 
     Postgraduate School and United States contractors in 
     Colombia.
       The conference agreement includes the House language 
     prohibiting funds for the resumption of flights in support of 
     a Peruvian air interdiction program until a system of 
     enhanced safeguards are in place. The Senate did not address 
     this matter.
       The conference agreement includes language similar to a 
     Senate provision, which provides that assistance should be 
     made available to the Bolivian military and police subject to 
     a determination and report by the Secretary of State that the 
     Bolivian military and police are respecting human rights and 
     cooperating with investigations and prosecutions of alleged 
     violations of human rights. The managers note that despite 
     repeated assurances by successive Bolivian governments that 
     human rights cases would be properly investigated and the 
     individuals responsible appropriately punished, little has 
     been done and impunity remains the norm for members of 
     Bolivian security forces who commit violations. The managers 
     urge the Secretary to give higher priority to these justice 
     issues.
       The conference report includes changes to two reports for 
     Plan Colombia from the fiscal year 2000 emergency 
     supplemental. This issue is addressed in the general 
     provisions.
       The conference agreement makes available $16,285,000 for 
     administrative expenses of the Department of State as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $15,680,000 as proposed by 
     the House.


                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       The conference agreement makes available $21,000,000, for 
     administrative expenses as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $18,500,000 as proposed by the House. The managers expect the 
     additional administrative funds to be used for refugee 
     admissions and emergency situations.
       The conference agreement also includes Senate language 
     providing not less than $50,000,000 for refugees from the 
     former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees 
     resettling in Israel. The House addressed this matter in its 
     report.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate language 
     providing that funds be made available for international 
     organizations for assistance for refugees from North Korea. 
     The managers strongly support the provision of funds for such 
     purposes, and expect the State Department to provide 
     sufficient assistance to safeguard the human rights and 
     dignity of North Korean refugees.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate language 
     providing that funds should be made available for assistance 
     for persons in Thailand from Burma. The managers remain 
     deeply concerned with the plight of these individuals and are 
     troubled by reports that Thai authorities are harassing 
     Burmese in Thailand and hindering the provision of assistance 
     to such needy persons. The managers address this issue in the 
     general provisions of this Act.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate language 
     that limits assistance to the central Government of Nepal 
     until the Secretary of State certifies that the Nepalese 
     authorities are cooperating with the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees and other international 
     organizations on issues concerning the protection of refugees 
     from Tibet. The managers endorse language in Senate Report 
     108-106 on this issue, and expect the Government of Nepal to 
     cease this deplorable behavior and to cooperate fully with 
     international organizations to ensure the safety of Tibetan 
     refugees. If the Government of Nepal continues to forcibly 
     repatriate Tibetan refugees, the managers will consider an 
     appropriate response.
       The managers note that recent GAO findings show the State 
     Department has taken actions to implement Section 301(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act to improve monitoring of the 
     United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by requiring 
     that they take all possible measures to assure that U.S. 
     funds do not benefit terrorists and those receiving military 
     training from guerilla groups. However, UNRWA's 
     implementation of these procedures is constrained by many 
     factors including safety of its staff and legitimate and 
     necessary Israeli securtiy procedures.
       The managers urge UNRWA to implement the State Department's 
     recommendations to:
       Issue explicit guidelines to staff to report compromises of 
     UNRWA staff or facilities;
       Sever connections with Gaza Youth Activity Centers because 
     of ties to Palestinian radicals
       Make the Operations Support Officer program a permanent 
     part of UNRWA's monitoring program by including it in the 
     regular budget, and
       Continue to make all efforts to meet Israeli authorities.
       The managers strongly urge the State Department to provide 
     necessary funding to enable UNRWA to make the Operations 
     Support Officer Program permanent.
       The managers direct the Secretary of State to submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations by no later than 
     June 20, 2004 describing steps taken to ensure the 
     implementation of these recommendations.
       Language included in the House bill regarding organizations 
     adopting the Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Code of Conduct is 
     addressed in section 594. The Senate addressed this matter in 
     the general provisions.


     United States Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance Fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $30,000,000 for the 
     United States Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance Fund 
     (ERMA), instead of $15,831,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $40,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes language from the Senate 
     amendment that provides the funds notwithstanding section 
     2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962. 
     Section 2(c)(2) would limit appropriated funds to this fund 
     if, when added, would cause the balance of the fund to exceed 
     $100,000,000.


    Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

       The conference agreement appropriates $353,500,000 for 
     Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs, instead of $385,200,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     and $335,200,000 as proposed by the House.
       Funds in this account are allocated in the following table 
     and, as stipulated in bill language any change to these 
     allocations is subject to the regular reprogramming 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:


    NonProliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

                                                   Conference Agreement
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund...........................$30,000
Export Control and Border Security assistance....................36,000
Science Centers..................................................50,500
International Atomic Energy Agency--Voluntary Contribution.......53,000
CTBT/International Monitoring System.............................19,000
Anti-terrorism Assistance........................................97,000
Terrorist Interdiction Program....................................5,000
Humanitarian Demining............................................50,000
International Trust Fund for Demining............................10,000
Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction..............................3,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    NADR Total..................................................353,500

       The conference agreement contains language similar to that 
     included in the Senate amendment that authorizes not to 
     exceed $250,000 for the support of public-private 
     partnerships for mine action by grant, cooperative agreement, 
     or contract. The managers direct that the State Department 
     provide a financial plan for the use of these funds to the 
     Committees on Appropriations

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     prior to the use of this authority. The House bill did not 
     address this matter.
       The managers endorse the Senate report language regarding 
     demining and the House and Senate report language regarding 
     the Anti-terrorism Assistance program. With respect to Anti-
     terrorism Assistance, the managers note that an additional 
     $10,400,000 was provided for this program in the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and the 
     Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan (P.L. 108-106). The 
     conferees strongly support the anti-terrorism program and the 
     conference level of $97,000,000 represents an increase of 48 
     percent above the level provided in fiscal year 2003.
       The managers recognize the central role of financing in the 
     operation of terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda and 
     commend the Administration for initial actions taken in the 
     wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to block 
     the flow of money to these organizations. Given the wide 
     range of formal and informal financial mechanisms to secure 
     funding and to move it around the globe, the managers 
     acknowledge the need for an increasingly forceful approach to 
     this problem.
       The managers note the importance of an interagency effort 
     by the Terrorist Financial Working Group to curb the funding 
     to terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda. The effort by 
     the Departments of State, Treasury, and Justice, working with 
     other agencies, is a key element in the fight against 
     international terrorism.
       The managers direct the Department of State, in 
     consultation with the Department of the Treasury, to provide 
     a report on the spending of funds provided for counter-
     terrorist financing in fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, and 
     a list of planned spending in 2004. In addition, the report 
     shall contain a list of countries the Administration 
     considers to be the major source and/or transit points for 
     terror financing, a list of the interagency priority 
     countries with which federal agencies are currently working 
     and the activities taking place in those countries, and a 
     list of other countries the interagency working group has 
     identified as needing such assistance in the future and the 
     types of activities that will be required in those countries. 
     The report shall be provided no later than 120 days after 
     enactment of this Act and the list of countries may be 
     classified if the Secretary of State determines that this is 
     necessary.

                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       The conference agreement provides $19,000,000 for the 
     International Affairs Technical Assistance program of the 
     Department of the Treasury as proposed by the House instead 
     of $12,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers support the efforts of the Department of the 
     Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance, to 
     assist nations in their efforts to reduce financial crimes 
     and corruption by strengthening those governmental systems. 
     The Department of the Treasury has been providing technical 
     assistance for over a decade to nations facing economic 
     disruption due to systemic weaknesses, post conflict crises, 
     terrorist influences, or criminal practices. The managers 
     urge the Department of the Treasury to continue its current 
     technical assistance program and to strengthen its law 
     enforcement program with additional resident and intermittent 
     advisors. The managers further direct the Department of the 
     Treasury to manage its technical assistance program in 
     accordance with its own policies and to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the status of its efforts.
       The conference agreement provides an additional $5,000,000 
     above the President's request, and the managers direct the 
     additional funds be used for terrorist financing activities 
     and to expand programs providing economic advisors to assist 
     countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       The managers endorse the language of the House report with 
     respect to the International Affairs Technical Assistance 
     program.


                           Debt Restructuring

       The conference agreement provides $95,000,000 for Debt 
     Restructuring, the same level as proposed by the House bill 
     instead of $195,000,000 in the Senate amendment. The managers 
     expect the funds to be allocated as follows: $20,000,000 for 
     the Tropical Forest Conservation Act Programs and $75,000,000 
     for the first of two contributions to the Heavily Indebted 
     Poor Countries Trust Fund.
       Prior to obligating any funds for the HIPC Trust fund, the 
     managers direct the Department of the Treasury to submit in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations: a list of donors 
     to the HIPC Trust Fund, each donor's pledge and actual 
     contribution, the date of contributions, detailed 
     disbursement data of the Fund including the level of funds 
     transferred to each financial institution and the date of 
     transfer, the current and expected future balance of the HIPC 
     Trust Fund, an explanation of the current HIPC Trust Fund 
     shortfall of funds, and an estimate of future United States 
     contributions to the HIPC Trust Fund beyond fiscal year 2005.
       The conference report does not include funds for bilateral 
     debt relief for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC). 
     Given the greater humanitarian and emergency needs in the 
     DROC, the conference agreement has dedicated funding to the 
     Development Assistance, Child Survival and Health Programs 
     Fund, International Disaster Assistance, Office of Transition 
     Initiatives, and the Economic Support Fund in the expectation 
     that this assistance will address and benefit more 
     immediately the most pressing needs in DROC and Africa.

                     TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

              International Military Education and Training

       The conference agreement provides $91,700,000 for the 
     International Military Education and Training program as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $91,100,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
       The conference agreement provides that funding for Algeria 
     and Cambodia shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. The House 
     bill did not include these nations, but both the House bill 
     and the Senate amendment provided that funding for Nigeria 
     and Guatemala is subject to notification.
       As evidenced by the conference agreement, the managers 
     continue to strongly support the International Military 
     Education and Training (IMET) program.
       The managers endorse the Senate report language concerning 
     performance evaluation procedures of the IMET program. The 
     managers believe that more needs to be done to improve output 
     measures for the IMET program. The managers believe that 
     simply counting the number of trainees is not sufficient to 
     measure the IMET program and its results. The managers expect 
     not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, that the 
     Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     other factors that will be used to measure and evaluate the 
     success of the IMET program.
       The managers endorse Senate report language on the 
     Informational Program. In section 554, the managers have 
     agreed to the provision in the House bill that requires the 
     Secretaries of Defense and State to submit the annual foreign 
     military training report required by section 656 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act to the Committees on Appropriations. 
     This provision eliminates the requirement for separate 
     reports to be prepared and transmitted to Congress.


    Foreign Military Financing Program (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement appropriates $4,294,000,000 
     instead of $4,314,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $4,384,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have included language providing 
     $2,160,000,000 for Israel and $1,300,000,000 for Egypt as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills. The conference 
     agreement includes language similar to that proposed in the 
     Senate bill which provides that $206,000,000 should be made 
     available for assistance for Jordan.
       The managers note that in a previous continuing resolution, 
     P.L. 108-84, the Congress authorized a $550,000,000 Foreign 
     Military Financing loan to the Czech Republic for the 
     acquisition, logistics and training support of U.S. F-16 
     aircraft. The Administration request stated that this action 
     would have no budgetary impact, but the Congressional Budget 
     Office did not concur and estimated the subsidy cost of this 
     assistance under section 502 of the Budget Act to be 
     $20,000,000. As this cost must be accommodated within the 
     budget allocation for this bill, the managers have made the 
     necessary reductions to absorb this credit subsidy within the 
     amounts provided under this heading.
       The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for FMF 
     assistance for Afghanistan. The conference agreement includes 
     $20,000,000 for the Philippines as proposed by the Senate. 
     The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 in FMF 
     assistance for counter-terrorism efforts by Uganda as 
     proposed by the House.
       The managers have not included the earmark of $27,000,000 
     for assistance to Poland as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers strongly support expansion of United States foreign 
     military assistance to Poland, and increased assistance for 
     all nations that are contributing coalition forces in Iraq. 
     The managers expect the Administration to propose increased 
     FMF support for nations such as Poland, Bulgaria, Latvia and 
     Lithuania in the fiscal year 2005 budget request.
       The managers note that in its efforts to obtain Article 98 
     agreements, the State Department inadvertently allowed the 
     signature of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as 
     simply ``Macedonia.'' In the future the Department should 
     adhere to current policy using the formal name for this 
     Balkan nation.
       The managers have included language similar to that in the 
     Senate bill allowing transfer of $17,000,000 to the ``Andean 
     Counterdrug Initiative'' account for aircraft and related 
     assistance for the Colombian National Police. The managers 
     have included language proposed by the Senate that prohibits 
     the use of funds for activities relating to the clearance of 
     unexploded ordnance from United States Armed Forces testing 
     or training exercises, except on San Jose Island, Republic of 
     Panama, where such activities already are underway.

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                        peacekeeping operations

       The conference agreement appropriates $74,900,000 for 
     ``Peacekeeping Operations'' (PKO) instead of $84,900,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and $85,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House.
       The managers have fully funded every program in this 
     account, except for a request for additional financial 
     support for the Afghan National Army. While recognizing the 
     importance of this initiative, the managers believe that this 
     request can be fulfilled by using PKO funds provided in prior 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Acts for Iraq and 
     Afghanistan (P.L. 108-106 and P.L. 108-11).

               TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  International Financial Institutions


                      Global Environment Facility

       The conference agreement appropriates $139,240,000 for the 
     Global Environment Facility (GEF) instead of $107,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $170,997,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The managers intend that $107,500,000 of this amount 
     is for the scheduled United States contribution to the third 
     replenishment of the GEF, and $31,740,000 for past payments 
     due.


       Contribution to the International Development Association

       The conference agreement appropriates $913,200,000 for the 
     International Development Association (IDA), the concessional 
     lending facility of the World Bank, instead of $850,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $976,825,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The managers intend that the appropriation be made 
     available to fully provide for the first scheduled payment 
     under the United States commitment to the thirteenth 
     replenishment of IDA and to provide $63,200,000 of the 
     $100,000,000 incentive contribution.
       The Secretary of the Treasury certified on April 12, 2003 
     that the World Bank had met the conditions, specifically the 
     setting up of performance benchmarks for World Bank programs, 
     which would have allowed for an additional contribution of 
     $100,000,000. However, the Committees on Appropriations were 
     not consulted regarding this commitment of an additional 
     $100,000,000 in appropriated funds. Therefore, the managers 
     have included language that would require an independent 
     audit to determine if the World Bank is meeting its 
     performance targets in the spring of 2004 before the 
     Secretary of the Treasury can further commit appropriated 
     funds to the IDA-13 agreement. If an independent audit is not 
     conducted, the managers do not plan to include any incentive 
     contribution in fiscal year 2005.


      Contribution to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

       The conference agreement appropriates $1,124,000 for paid-
     in capital for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 
     (MIGA), the amount provided in the Senate amendment, instead 
     of $4,001,672 as proposed by the House bill. The managers 
     intend for the appropriation to be provided for past payments 
     due by the United States to MIGA. Approval for a subscription 
     to the appropriate amount of callable capital is also 
     included in the conference agreement.


       Contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation

       The conference agreement includes no appropriation for past 
     payments due to the Inter-American Investment Corporation, as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate proposed funding at a level 
     of $898,000.
       The managers endorse House report language regarding the 
     Inter-American Development Bank.


Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment 
                                  Fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $25,000,000 for past 
     due payments by the United States to the Multilateral 
     Investment Fund as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $30,614,000 as proposed by the Senate.


               Contribution to the Asian Development Fund

       The conference agreement provides $144,421,000 for the 
     United States contribution to the Asian Development Fund, 
     instead of $151,921,405 as proposed by the House and 
     $136,921,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers intend 
     that the appropriation be made available to fully provide for 
     the $103,000,000 scheduled payment under the United States 
     commitment to the seventh replenishment of the Asian 
     Development Fund and $41,421,000 for past payments due.
       The managers endorse House report language regarding the 
     Asian Development Bank.


              Contribution to the African Development Bank

       The conference agreement appropriates $5,104,930 for the 
     African Development Bank as proposed by the House instead of 
     $5,105,000 as proposed by the Senate.


              Contribution to the African Development Fund

       The conference agreement appropriates $112,725,000 for the 
     African Development Fund instead of $107,370,856 as proposed 
     by the House and $118,081,000 as proposed by the Senate.


  Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

       The conference agreement provides $35,431,111 for the 
     European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as proposed 
     by the House instead of $35,431,100 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


            International Fund for Agricultural Development

       The conference agreement includes $15,004,042 for a United 
     States contribution to the International Fund for 
     Agricultural Development (IFAD), as provided by the House. 
     The Senate amendment provided $15,004,000. While IFAD is the 
     seventh largest multilateral contributor to the enhanced 
     Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative (HIPC), it, 
     however, still does not have access to the core resources of 
     the companion HIPC Trust Fund. Currently, IFAD has to absorb 
     87 percent of the cost for participating in HIPC, while other 
     multilateral development banks with full access absorb much 
     smaller percentages. The managers urge the Administration to 
     work with other donors so IFAD will gain access to the core 
     resources of the HIPC Trust Fund.


                International Organizations and Programs

       The conference agreement provides $321,650,000 for 
     voluntary contributions to International Organizations and 
     Programs instead of $194,550,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $322,550,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement provides $120,000,000 for a contribution to UNICEF 
     under this heading, as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     provided these funds under the heading ``Child Survival and 
     Health Activities''.
       The managers continue to support the work of the World Food 
     Program (WFP) and have provided $6,000,000 for a voluntary 
     contribution under section 534 of this Act similar to the 
     Senate amendment. The House included a $6,000,000 
     contribution to the WFP under this heading.
       The managers have included $750,000 for a voluntary 
     contribution for the United Nations Human Settlements Program 
     (UNHABITAT), which works to improve the lives of slum 
     dwellers around the world. The managers note that in prior 
     fiscal years the Administration has supported the work of 
     UNHABITAT and reprogrammed funds to this organization. The 
     managers recognize the Administration's efforts on this issue 
     and urge that funds are requested for UNHABITAT in fiscal 
     year 2005.
       The managers are concerned that in fiscal year 2003, the 
     Department of State disproportionately applied the 0.65 
     percent across-the-board cut mandated by P.L. 108-7 instead 
     of reducing every program in this account by the same amount. 
     As a result, certain organizations and programs under this 
     heading bore the brunt of the rescission while others were 
     not reduced. The conference agreement does not contain Senate 
     earmarks under this heading, but the managers intend that the 
     State Department will allocate funds according to the chart 
     below. Should any across the board rescission be mandated 
     that impacts this Act, such rescission is to be applied 
     equitably for each organization and program indicated in the 
     chart.
       The managers have provided $2,500,000 for the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to support its 
     activities including human rights training for peacekeepers, 
     activities to address trafficking in persons, monitoring and 
     field activities.
       Funds in this account are allocated in the following table 
     and, as stipulated in bill language any change to these 
     allocations is subject to the regular reprogramming 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations;

                            [$ in thousands]

UN High Commissioner, Human Rights...............................$2,500
UN Fund for Tech. Cooperation in Human Rights.....................1,500
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture..........................5,500
OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy..............................3,000
UNDP............................................................102,000
UNIFEM............................................................1,000
UNICEF..........................................................120,000
OAS Development Assistance........................................5,500
OAS Special Mission in Haiti......................................5,000
WTO...............................................................1,000
ICAO Aviation Programs............................................1,000
UNEP.............................................................11,000
World Food Program...................................................*0
Montreal Protocol................................................21,000
International Conservation Programs (CITES/ITTO/IUCN/Ramsar/CCD)..6,400
IPCC/UNFCCC.......................................................5,600
International Contributions for Scientific Educational & Cultural 
  Activities......................................................1,900
World Meteorological Organization.................................2,000
UN Center for Human Settlements.....................................750
Reserve to be allocated..........................................25,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................321,650

*$6,000,000 provided under section 534.

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                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       (NOTE: If House and Senate language is identical except for 
     a different section number or minor technical differences, 
     the section is not discussed in the Statement of Managers.)
     Sec. 502. Private and Voluntary Organizations
       The conference agreement includes language identical to 
     that included in the House bill that requires receiving 
     development assistance to obtain more than 20 percent of its 
     total annual funding from other sources. The section does not 
     include Senate language requiring that funds must be made 
     available to PVOs in title II at the level they were provided 
     in fiscal year 1995.
     Sec. 506. Prohibition on Taxation of United States Assistance
       The conference agreement contains a provision prohibiting 
     taxation of United States assistance that is a modification 
     of a similar provision contained in section 579 of the fiscal 
     year 2003 foreign operations appropriations Act. The managers 
     intend that section 579 be applied in accordance with the 
     changes made to that section by this Act. In addition, in 
     order not to create an undue reporting burden on contractors, 
     grantees and other entities implementing that section, and in 
     recognition that the reimbursement process is often not 
     completed by the time it is necessary to determine what 
     amounts are to be withheld, the managers agree that in 
     determining amounts to be withheld agencies may use estimates 
     and statistical sampling to determine the amount of assessed 
     taxes and the amount of reimbursements that will be paid over 
     a reasonable period of time. The Senate did not address this 
     matter.
     Sec. 507. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain 
         Countries
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     included in the House bill regarding prohibiting assistance 
     to certain countries, but does not include Senate language 
     adding Sudan to the list of countries.
       The conference agreement includes language clarifying 
     terminology in P.L. 106-570 regarding Sudan as proposed by 
     the Senate, but it is included in section 534, ``Special 
     Authorities''. The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 509. Transfers
       The conference report includes House language on this 
     matter. The new provisions of this section would prohibit 
     transfers to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States unless specifically authorized in this Act, 
     except for certain transfers authorized by provisions of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act. The Senate did not address this 
     matter.
     Sec. 515. Notification Requirements
       The conference agreement reflects a technical change to 
     include ``Global HIV/AIDS Initiative'' and ``Millennium 
     Challenge Corporation'' to the list of accounts that are 
     subject to notification pursuant to this section. The House 
     bill had similar language, and the Senate did not address 
     these matters.
     Sec. 517. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed in the House bill regarding Enterprise Funds. The 
     provision does not include Senate language regarding the 
     ability to deposit funds in an interest bearing account and 
     the spending of such interest. This language is in permanent 
     law and does not need to be included.
     Sec. 520. Special Notification Requirements
       The conference agreement adds ``Cambodia'' to the list of 
     countries subject to special notification procedures of this 
     section as proposed by the Senate but deletes ``Colombia'' as 
     proposed by the House. This section does not delete 
     ``Serbia'' and ``Pakistan'' as recommended by the House.
     Sec. 522. Child Survival and Health Activities
       The conference agreement authorizes USAID to use up to 
     $13,500,000 from the ``Child Survival and Health Programs 
     Fund'' and $3,500,000 from ``Development Assistance'' for 
     technical experts from other government agencies, 
     universities, and other institutions.
       The conference agreement includes language notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, except for those provisions under 
     ``Child Survival and Health Programs'' and P.L. 108-25 (the 
     ``United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
     and Malaria Act of 2003''), for funds appropriated by titles 
     II and III of this Act for bilateral child survival or 
     disease programs.
       The conference agreement also deletes authority allowing 
     funds from titles II and III (in the House bill) or title III 
     (in the Senate bill) to be used for activities authorized 
     under section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act. This 
     authority is no longer needed, since funding for UNICEF has 
     been moved to the International Organizations and Programs 
     section.
       The conference agreement provides that not less than 
     $432,000,000 shall be made available for reproductive health/
     family planning activities from funds appropriated by this 
     Act.
     Sec. 523. Afghanistan
       The conference agreement provides that not less than 
     $405,000,000 of the funds appropriated by titles II and III 
     shall be made available for humanitarian and reconstruction 
     assistance for Afghanistan. The House and Senate proposed a 
     level of not less than $600,000,000. With the enactment of 
     the fiscal year 2004 emergency supplemental (P.L. 108-106), 
     an additional $1,200,000,000 has been provided for 
     Afghanistan in fiscal year 2004.
       The managers intend that funds provided under this section 
     be allocated as follows:

                            [$ in thousands]

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund.........................$21,000
Development Assistance..........................................150,000
International Disaster Assistance................................35,000
Economic Support Fund............................................75,000
Migration and Refugee Assistance.................................72,000
Foreign Military Financing.......................................50,000
Other.............................................................2,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total.......................................................405,000

       The managers intend that not less than $2,000,000 be 
     provided for a reforestation program in Afghanistan, not less 
     than $2,000,000 for the Afghan Judicial Reform Commission, 
     not less than $5,000,000 for the Afghan women's programs, and 
     not less than $2,000,000 for assistance for Afghans that 
     suffer losses from military operations.
       The managers urge the Department of State and USAID in 
     Afghanistan to work together to ensure that United States and 
     international officials, contractors, and grantees are more 
     adequately protected from insurgent attacks as they manage 
     and implement reconstruction projects. In particular, the 
     Embassy is requested to use the authorities and funds made 
     available for Afghanistan in this Act and in P.L. 108-106 to 
     equitably allocate diplomatic security and contract security 
     so that USAID and other assistance managers can more safely 
     oversee and assess programs outside of Kabul.
       The managers welcome the new mandate to expand the presence 
     of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) outside 
     Kabul. However, without additional resources and military 
     personnel, ISAF expansion may not effectively contribute to 
     creating a security environment for political development and 
     reconstruction in Afghanistan, particularly in the south and 
     southeast. The managers urge the Administration to provide 
     resources to support ISAF expansion and to seek additional 
     NATO partners in this effort.
       The managers also urge the Administration to work with NATO 
     partners to reconcile ISAF expansion with any plans to create 
     additional Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). The 
     managers support the PRTs and believe their primary focus 
     should continue to be enhancing security throughout 
     Afghanistan.
       The managers note that women in Afghanistan continue to 
     struggle to achieve the most basic rights despite the efforts 
     of the new government. The managers urge that women be 
     carefully integrated into activities related to development 
     and reconstruction, and also believe that there should be a 
     specific focus on strengthening women-led institutions and 
     organizations.
       Therefore the managers provide $5,000,000 for programs 
     aimed at addressing the needs of Afghan women through 
     training and equipment to improve the capacity of women-led 
     Afghan nongovernmental organizations, and to support the 
     activities of such organizations. The managers urge USAID to 
     establish a contracting mechanism for the disbursal and 
     monitoring of small grants to women-led nongovernmental 
     organizations to accomplish this goal.
     Sec. 525. USAID Overseas Program
       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     House that provides funds in this and subsequent 
     appropriations Acts to carry out Part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act may be used to employ individuals overseas on 
     a limited appointment basis, and limits the number of 
     employees hired under this provision to not more than 85. The 
     Senate did not address this matter.
     Sec. 526. Democracy Programs
       The conference agreement includes $13,500,000 for 
     democracy, human rights and rule of law programs in the 
     People's Republic of China and Hong Kong, instead of 
     $35,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, and provides that 
     funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' should be made available for assistance for Taiwan for 
     the purposes of furthering political and legal reforms, 
     subject to a matching requirement.
       The conference agreement includes $11,500,000 for programs 
     and activities to foster democracy, human rights, civic 
     education, women's development, press freedom, and the rule 
     of law in countries with a significant Muslim population, and 
     where such programs and activities would be important to 
     United States efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts 
     of international terrorism. The Senate proposed $25,000,000 
     for these activities; the House did not address this matter. 
     The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 of such funds 
     shall be made available for programs and activities that 
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     professional training for journalists. The conference 
     agreement includes language similar to a Senate proposal, 
     which provides that ``Economic Support Fund'' assistance 
     shall be made available to support civil society 
     organizations working for democracy in Egypt. The managers 
     intend that not less than $1,000,000 be made available for 
     such organizations, including the Ibn Khaldun Center for 
     Development, and that these funds are to be in addition to 
     other amounts made available for Egypt in the Act.
       The managers provide that not to exceed $1,500,000 of such 
     funds may be used for making grants to educational, 
     humanitarian and nongovernmental organizations and 
     individuals inside Iran to support the advancement of 
     democracy and human rights in Iran. The managers expect the 
     Bureau for Democracy and Human Rights to provide $1,000,000 
     for such activities, the National Endowment for Democracy to 
     provide $500,000, and to consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to obligating any funds for these 
     programs.
       The conference agreement provides not less than $3,000,000 
     shall be made available for programs and activities of the 
     National Endowment for Democracy to foster democracy, human 
     rights, civic education, women's development, press freedom, 
     and the rule of law in countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
       The conference agreement provides a total of $17,500,000 
     for activities of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 
     Labor, Department of State under this section, and not less 
     than $34,500,000 from funds made available by this Act. The 
     agreement provides a total of $9,500,000 for activities of 
     the National Endowment for Democracy under this section.
       The managers expect that funds made available under this 
     section will be made available to the Alliance for Reform and 
     Democracy in Asia.
       The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106 
     regarding democracy programs, and direct USAID to consult 
     with the Committees prior to making any changes in the 
     framework or operation of its Consortium for Elections 
     Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) funding mechanism. 
     The managers endorse the reporting requirement contained in 
     the Senate report on anticipated contributions to the CEPPS 
     funding mechanism from all accounts.
     Sec. 528. Debt for Development
       The conference agreement includes House language on this 
     matter. The Senate amendment would have authorized the use of 
     appropriated funds for endowments. The managers are concerned 
     about the desire of the Administration to create endowments 
     without the consent of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     therefore the managers expect that any endowments proposed by 
     the Administration in fiscal year 2005 will be proposed in 
     the President's budget request for fiscal year 2005.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate language 
     expanding the authorities of the provision to allow non-
     governmental organizations to deposit any funds made 
     available in this Act or in prior Acts into interest bearing 
     accounts. The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 531. Burma
       The conference agreement includes a modified version of the 
     Senate's provision on the use of the Economic Support Fund in 
     Burma and along the Burma-Thailand border, and, in addition, 
     a House provision, similar to language in prior year Acts, 
     regarding independent media activities promoting democracy 
     inside Burma.
       The managers continue to strongly support the struggle for 
     freedom in Burma, and call for the immediate and 
     unconditional release of Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung 
     San Suu Kyi and all other prisoners of conscience. The 
     managers expect the State Department to use every opportunity 
     to press regional neighbors and the community of democracies 
     to support political reconciliation in Burma that includes 
     the full consultation and participation of the National 
     League for Democracy and ethnic nationalities.
       The managers are concerned with reports of growing military 
     ties between Burma and North Korea, and the purchase of 
     weapons from North Korea through shipments of heroin. The 
     managers request that, not later than 90 days after enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of State report to the Committees 
     on the nature and extent of military ties between these two 
     rogue nations.
       The conference agreement provides $13,000,000 to support 
     democracy programs in Burma, along the Burma-Thailand border, 
     for activities of Burmese student groups and other 
     organizations located outside Burma, and for the purpose of 
     supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance to 
     displaced Burmese along Burma's borders. The agreement 
     provides that $5,000,000 shall be allocated to the United 
     States Agency for International Development for humanitarian 
     assistance for displaced Burmese and host communities in 
     Thailand, and that $500,000 should be made available to 
     support newspapers, publications, and other media activities 
     promoting democracy inside Burma. The managers request to be 
     consulted prior to the provision of any assistance to 
     Irrawaddy Publishing Group.
       The managers again expect that $1,000,000 will be provided 
     to support efforts to combat HIV/AIDS inside of Burma, and 
     that not less than $1,000,000 will be provided to support 
     efforts to limit malaria and infectious diseases among 
     Burmese along the Burma-Thailand border. These funds are to 
     be made available under the heading Child Survival and Health 
     Programs Fund in this Act, and are in addition to the amounts 
     provided under this section.
       The conference agreement includes a reporting requirement 
     by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of USAID, describing the estimated amount and 
     rate of disbursement of fiscal year 2002 and 2003 funding for 
     HIV/AIDS programs and activities in Burma, the amount of 
     funds expended by the State Peace and Development Council 
     (SPDC) on HIV/AIDS programs and activities in calendar years 
     2001, 2002, and 2003, and the extent to which international 
     nongovernmental organizations are able to conduct HIV/AIDS 
     programs throughout Burma, including the ability of 
     expatriate staff to freely travel through the country and to 
     conduct programmatic oversight independent of SPDC handling 
     and monitoring.
     Sec. 534. Special Authorities
       The conference agreement includes House language providing 
     certain authority for assistance for Lebanon and Montenegro 
     and Pakistan, assistance to victims of war, displaced 
     Burmese, and assistance to combat trafficking.
       The managers have continued current authority for certain 
     bureaus and offices in USAID to hire personal service 
     contractors, expanded existing authority for USAID to provide 
     support for administrative costs of a program to provide 
     information regarding available donated space on commercial 
     ships to organizations shipping humanitarian assistance, and 
     provides for expanded authorities under section 660(b)(6) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       The conference agreement includes Senate language giving 
     authority notwithstanding any other provision of law for the 
     National Endowment for Democracy as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.
       The conference report also includes language that provides 
     $6,000,000 for the World Food Program from USAID's Bureau for 
     Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance as proposed 
     by the Senate. The House provided these funds under the 
     heading ``International Organizations and Programs''.
     Sec. 539. Ceilings and Earmarks
       The conference agreement includes House language that 
     allows for funds provided in this Act to be made available 
     notwithstanding earmarks in any other Act, similar to 
     language proposed in the Senate.
     Sec. 544. Withholding of Assistance for Parking Fines Owed by 
         Foreign Countries
       The conference agreement allows 110 percent of the total 
     amount of unpaid parking fines determined to be owed by 
     foreign countries to the District of Columbia and New York 
     City, New York, to be withheld from obligation for assistance 
     to such country, as proposed by the Senate. The language is 
     similar to that proposed by the House.
       The managers are concerned that nations receiving foreign 
     assistance under this Act owe at least $16,600,000 to the 
     City of New York in unpaid parking tickets and penalties. 
     Noting the longstanding efforts of the City to work with the 
     State Department to collect these outstanding balances, the 
     managers have included language to enhance the penalties 
     associated with this provision. This is similar to Senate 
     language.
       The managers urge the State Department to work 
     cooperatively with the City of New York and the District of 
     Columbia to find a workable solution to collect the unpaid 
     balances from 1997 to 2002 that satisfies all sides and 
     resolves the situation once and for all.
     Sec. 546. War Crimes Tribunals Drawdown
       The conference agreement includes House and Senate language 
     authorizing up to $30,000,000 in drawdowns of commodities or 
     services for war crimes tribunals. The conference agreement 
     includes Senate language adding the Special Court for Sierra 
     Leone to the list of tribunals exempted from notification. 
     The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 550. Restrictions on Voluntary Contributions to United 
         Nations Agencies
       The conference agreement includes language in the House 
     bill prohibiting voluntary contributions to the United 
     Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any 
     taxation on people in the United States. The Senate did not 
     address this matter.
     Sec. 552. Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian 
         Authority
       The conference report includes language similar to the 
     House bill that prohibits funding to the Palestinian 
     Authority to carry our chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act and includes a waiver if the President 
     certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House and the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate that waiving such a 
     provision is important to the national security interests of 
     the United States. The conference report includes Senate 
     language requiring a report on, among other issues, a 
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     the funds will be spent and the accounting provisions used to 
     monitor their expenditure, should the waiver be exercised. 
     The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 554. Foreign Military Training Report
       The conference agreement includes House language requiring 
     the Secretaries of Defense and State to submit the annual 
     foreign military training report required by section 656 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by the date specified in that section. The 
     Senate amendment would have continued the requirement of a 
     similar but separate report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
     Sec. 555. Environment Programs
       The conference report includes language similar to a Senate 
     provision for programs that protect biodiversity and energy 
     conservation, energy efficiency and clean energy programs, in 
     developing countries. This matter is addressed under the 
     heading ``Development Assistance''.
     Sec. 556. Regional Programs for East Asia and the Pacific
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate requiring that funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are 
     requested for ``Regional Democracy'' assistance for the State 
     Department's Bureau of East Asia and the Pacific shall be 
     made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the 
     State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor.
     Sec. 557. Zimbabwe
       The conference agreement is the same as current law and is 
     identical to the Senate amendment. The House did not address 
     this matter.
     Sec. 558. Tibet
       The conference agreement includes language similar to a 
     Senate provision regarding Tibet, but the matter is addressed 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund''.
     Sec. 559. Authorization Requirement
       The conference agreement includes language that provides 
     that funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and 
     expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and 
     section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956, similar to language provided in the Senate amendment.
     Sec. 560. Nigeria
       The conference agreement includes a provision identical to 
     current law and the Senate amendment that restricts the use 
     of IMET and FMF for Nigeria until a Presidential 
     certification regarding actions taken against whom there is 
     credible evidence of gross violations of human rights in 
     Benue State in October 2001, and the Government of Nigeria 
     and the Nigerian Armed Forces are taking effective measures 
     to bring such individuals to justice. The conference 
     agreement includes a Presidential waiver. The House did not 
     address this matter.
     Sec. 561. Cambodia
       The conference agreement includes language similar to the 
     Senate provision continuing restrictions on assistance to the 
     central Government of Cambodia, with a few exceptions, and 
     provides up to $4,000,000 for assistance for democracy 
     programs in that country. The managers endorse the budget 
     request for Cambodia, but recommend $17,000,000, instead of 
     $15,000,000, in assistance under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund''.
       The managers permit IMET assistance to Cambodia should the 
     Secretary of State provide a list of those individuals 
     credibly alleged to be responsible for gross human rights 
     violations in Cambodia, including, among other tragic events, 
     the 1997 grenade attack against the Khmer Nation Party that 
     killed and injured scores of Cambodians and American 
     democracy worker Ron Abney. The managers expect a broad range 
     of official and nongovernmental organizations to be consulted 
     in creating this list. The managers also request the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to renew efforts to investigate this 
     act of terrorism.
       The conference agreement prohibits the use of funds in this 
     Act to support any Khmer Rouge tribunal established by the 
     Government of Cambodia. The managers strongly support justice 
     for genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the Pol 
     Pot regime, but remain concerned that the proposed tribunal--
     in its current formation--is open to manipulation and 
     interference by the Cambodian People's Party and falls short 
     of meeting international standards of justice. The managers 
     expect sufficient funding to be provided to the Documentation 
     Center of Cambodia.
       The managers remain concerned with the political situation 
     in Cambodia, and commend the Alliance of Democrats for their 
     commitment to democracy and the rule of law. The managers 
     recommend that the State Department continue to publicly 
     support the legal rights of the Alliance to negotiate a new 
     Cambodian government and to press the Government of Cambodia 
     for justice for crimes and human rights abuses committed with 
     impunity, including the murder of former parliamentarian Om 
     Radsady earlier this year.
       The managers recommend sufficient funding be provided to 
     Global Witness, the only effective watchdog organization on 
     Cambodia deforestation issues.
     Section 562. Palestinian Statehood
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the House that prohibits funding to support a 
     Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State makes certain 
     determinations. The Senate had similar language.
     Section 563. Colombia
       The conference agreement includes a modified version of the 
     Senate language on conditioning funds for Colombian Armed 
     Forces through a two-time human rights certification process. 
     Additionally, these funds are made available only upon 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations, and the 
     conference report includes language requiring the Department 
     of State to consult with the human rights non-governmental 
     organizations every 90 days instead of prior to the 
     certification. The House addressed this matter but only 
     required a one-time certification.
     Sec. 567. Contributions to United Nations Population Fund
       The conference report provides $34,000,000 for the United 
     Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which is subject to the 
     ``Kemp-Kasten'' provision. Of this amount, $25,000,000 is to 
     be made available from the ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' account and the balance from the ``Child Survival 
     and Health Programs Fund''. The managers are aware that UNFPA 
     has stated its opposition to the Chinese Government's one 
     child policy and its social compensation fee. The managers 
     condemn all forms of coercion in China's family planning 
     policy and practice. The managers request the Department of 
     State to report to the Committees not later than July 15, 
     2004, on the steps it and UNFPA have taken to urge the 
     Government of China to end its birth limitation policy, 
     including the social compensation fee, and the results of 
     those efforts, nationally, and particularly in the counties 
     in which UNFPA operates.
     Sec. 568. Central Asia
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     included in the Senate amendment that conditions the 
     assistance to the Governments of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. 
     The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 569. Discrimination Against Minority Religious Faiths in 
         the Russian Federation
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     in the Senate bill and the fiscal year 2002 Act that 
     withholds funds for the Government of the Russian Federation 
     until the President certifies that the Russian Central 
     Government is not acting to discriminate against minority 
     religious faiths. The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 572. Funding for Serbia
       The conference agreement contains language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate, except that the provisions of this 
     section affect assistance for Serbia after March 31, 2004. In 
     addition, language is included that specifies Radko Mladic as 
     an indictee whose surrender and transfer, if practicable, 
     would signify cooperation with the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The House bill included 
     current law only.
     Sec. 573. Community-Based Police Assistance
       The conference agreement includes language similar to the 
     House language authorizing use of certain USAID-administered 
     funds in title 11 of this Act for support for civilian police 
     in Jamaica and El Salvador, notwithstanding section 660 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act, and any funds for this purpose 
     are subject to notification. The Senate bill included a 
     general, world-wide waiver of this authority.
     Sec. 576. Disaster Surge Capacity
       The conference report includes language proposed by the 
     House that allows funds in this Act to carry out part I of 
     the FAA to be used to pay for detailees to or employees of 
     USAID who carry out programs to address disasters, or 
     programs under the heading ``Transition Initiatives''.
     Sec. 577. IFAD Authorization
       The conference report includes language proposed by the 
     House that authorizes $45,000,000 without fiscal year 
     limitation for payment by Treasury for the International Fund 
     for Agricultural Development. The Senate did not address this 
     matter.
     Sec. 578. Philippine Education and Health Infrastructure
       The conference agreement includes language as proposed by 
     the House bill that requires that $600,000 of funds under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' provided in P.L. 108-11 
     shall be available only for upgrading education and health 
     infrastructure in the Sulu Archipelago.
     Sec. 579. Basic Education
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the House that provides not less than 
     $326,500,000 for basic education from title II and requires 
     the Secretary of State shall submit a report not less than 
     120 days after enactment of this Act laying out the strategy 
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     basic education funds. The Senate did not address this 
     matter.
     Sec. 580. Participation in the Thirteenth Replenishment of 
         the Resources of the International Development 
         Association
       The conference report includes language identical to that 
     proposed by the House that would authorize a further United 
     States contribution to IDA, including making the contribution 
     subject to prior appropriations. The Senate did not address 
     this matter.
     Sec. 581. Administrative Provisions Related to the 
         Multilateral Development Institutions
       The conference report includes language similar to section 
     578 of the House bill and section 679 of the Senate 
     amendment, regarding transparency and accountability at the 
     multilateral development institutions. The managers are 
     concerned that these institutions are not moving fast enough 
     to strengthen oversight of internal controls and procedures, 
     protect whistle blowers from retaliation, and broaden public 
     access to information about lending proposals, strategies and 
     policies. The conference agreement provides that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the U.S. Executive 
     Director at each of these institutions to inform the 
     institution of a number of important policy goals, and to use 
     the voice and vote of the United States to achieve these 
     goals before June 30, 2005. The Secretary is to report on 
     progress not later than September 1, 2004, and six months 
     thereafter.
     Sec. 582. Participation in the Seventh Replenishment of the 
         Resources of the Asian Development Fund
       The conference report includes language identical to that 
     proposed by the House that would authorize a further United 
     States contribution to the Asian Development Fund, including 
     making the contribution subject to prior appropriations. The 
     Senate did not address this matter.
     Sec. 583. Participation in the Ninth Replenishment of the 
         Resources of the African Development Fund
       The conference report includes language identical to that 
     proposed by the House that would authorize a further United 
     States contribution to African Development Fund, including 
     making the contribution subject to prior appropriations. The 
     Senate did not address this matter.
     Sec. 584. Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Export-
         Import Bank Restrictions
       The conference agreement includes a provision identical to 
     the Senate amendment and current law that prohibits the use 
     of funds by OPIC and the Export-Import Bank to finance 
     investments in connection with a project involving diamonds 
     in a country that is not implementing the requirements 
     developed by the Kimberley Process, or is not undertaking 
     other measures that the Secretary of State determines to 
     contribute to the elimination of the trade in conflict 
     diamonds.
     Sec. 585. Reconciliation Programs
       The conference agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate that would provide $8,000,000 from 
     within the Economic Support Fund account for conflict 
     resolution programs and activities. The House did not address 
     this matter.
     Sec. 586. Nicaragua
       The conference agreement includes a general provision, 
     similar to Senate language, which provides that not less than 
     $35,000,000 in Child Survival and ``Development Assistance'' 
     funds should be made available for Nicaragua, which is 
     $4,000,000 above the amount requested. The House addressed 
     this matter in the report.
     Sec. 587. Disability Access
       The conference report includes language similar to the 
     Senate bill that requires the Administrator of USAID to 
     develop and implement standards for access for people with 
     disabilities for construction projects funded by USAID. The 
     House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 588. Trade Capacity Building
       The conference agreement includes language providing not 
     less than $503,000,000 for trade capacity building assistance 
     from the Trade and Development Agency, Development 
     Assistance, Transition Initiatives, ESF, International 
     Affairs Technical Assistance, and International Organizations 
     and Programs accounts. The House had similar language, and 
     the Senate did not address this matter.
     Sec. 589. War Crimes in Africa
       The conference agreement includes a modified Senate 
     provision that would make assistance available to the central 
     government of a country in which individuals indicted by the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the 
     Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) are credibly alleged to 
     be living, if the Secretary of State certifies that such 
     government is cooperating with ICTR and SCSL. The provision 
     contains a national security waiver. The managers believe 
     that peace and reconciliation efforts in West and Central 
     Africa will be severely undermined if those most responsible 
     for genocide in Rwanda and the atrocities in Sierra Leone are 
     not brought to justice.
       The managers commend the democratically-elected Government 
     of Nigeria for reaching an agreement with the Government of 
     Liberia which helped to give the international community an 
     important opportunity to provide desperately needed relief to 
     that nation. Nigeria is a key ally in the region and the 
     managers have recognized its role in this provision. However, 
     the managers also note that efforts to address the 
     humanitarian crisis and rebuild Liberia, as well as other 
     parts of West Africa, will be severely limited if individuals 
     indicted by SCSL are not handed over to the Court. The 
     managers note that the United Nations Special Representative 
     for Liberia, senior members of the Nigerian military, and 
     important Nigerian civic organizations have called for the 
     transfer of indicted war criminals to SCSL.
       The managers have also included language in this provision 
     to provide $5,000,000 to the SCSL from unobligated balances 
     of fiscal year 2003 ``Economic Support Fund'' (ESF) 
     assistance. This language is similar to a Senate provision 
     under the ESF heading, which would have provided $2,500,000 
     to the SCSL in fiscal year 2004. The managers have included 
     this provision because a Congressional directive in P.L. 108-
     7 to provide these funds was ignored by the State Department. 
     The managers continue to strongly support SCSL. The managers 
     endorse the Senate report language on this issue.
       The managers continue to be concerned with the situation in 
     Ivory Coast, where there are serious questions concerning the 
     peace process and the country is in danger of becoming 
     permanently divided between the rebel-controlled territory in 
     the north and the government-controlled south. The managers 
     note, however, that elections are currently expected to occur 
     in 2005, the number of armed combatants remains relatively 
     low, and damage to the economic infrastructure is light, and, 
     therefore, believe that the situation could turn around if 
     there is a breakthrough in the peace process. The managers 
     request the State Department to consult with the Committees 
     on the situation in Ivory Coast, concerning a range of issues 
     including the progress of the peace process, the possibility 
     of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, and section 508 
     sanctions.
     Sec. 590. Report on Admission of Refugees
       The conference agreement provides language similar to the 
     Senate bill that advises the Secretary of State to use 
     private voluntary organizations with the relevant expertise 
     in the processing, identification, and referral of refugees 
     and advises the Secretary of State to develop a system for 
     accepting referrals from local private, voluntary 
     organizations, and outlines categories of special 
     consideration for admission. The provision also mandates a 
     report, not later than 120 days after enactment, on the 
     progress made to implement this section. The House did not 
     address this matter.
     Sec. 591. Post Differentials and Danger Pay Allowances
       The conference report includes language that amends 
     sections 5925 (a) and 5928 of title 5, USC, to increase post 
     differentials and danger pay allowances for USAID employees, 
     subject to the provision of similar pay allowances to the 
     employees of the Department of State. The pay increase would 
     be available immediately for personnel deployed to 
     Afghanistan and Iraq. The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 592. Report on Azerbaijan
        The conference report includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate that requires the Secretary of State 
     to submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the investigation of the murder of United 
     States democracy worker John Alvis. The House did not address 
     this matter.
     Sec. 593. Designation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
         Tuberculosis and Malaria under the International 
         Organizations Immunities Act
       The conference agreement includes a provision that amends 
     the International Organizations Immunities Act by adding a 
     new section that extends the provisions of the Act to the 
     Global Fund the same as they are extended to a public 
     international organization in which the United States 
     participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of 
     any Act authorizing participation. This provision is 
     identical to the Senate bill, and the House did not address 
     this matter.
     Sec. 594. Code of Conduct
       The conference agreement includes a new section, ``Code of 
     Conduct'' that prohibits refugee and humanitarian assistance 
     funding under the headings ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'' and ``Transition Initiatives'' to an 
     organization that has not adopted a code of conduct 
     consistent with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task 
     Force on Protection From Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in 
     Humanitarian Crises six core principles. Additionally the 
     provision advises the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of USAID to incorporate policies and programs 
     to identify the needs of, and threats to, women and children 
     at the various stages of a humanitarian emergency. The 
     provision is similar to the Senate bill. The House addressed 
     this matter under the heading ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance''.
     Sec. 595. Assistance for HIV/AIDS
       The conference agreement contains Senate language amending 
     Public Law 108-25, the

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     ``U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
     Act of 2003'' in order to set the baseline for calculating 
     contributions from other donors to the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global ATM Fund) at 2004, 
     for the purposes of calculating matching contributions, and 
     to allow funds withheld due to certain provisions of Public 
     Law 108-25 to be used for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria 
     programs.
       The managers have exempted the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the World Health Organization, the 
     International AIDS Vaccine Fund, and United Nations agencies, 
     from section 301(f) of United States Leadership Against HIV/
     AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. The managers 
     intend that for purposes of this provision, the World Health 
     Organization includes its six regional offices: The Americas 
     (PAHO); South-East Asia (SEARO); Africa (AFRO); Eastern 
     Mediterranean (EMRO); Europe (Euro); and Western Pacific 
     (WPRO).
     Sec. 596. Technical Correction Relating to the Enhanced HIPC 
         Initiative
       The conference agreement includes a Senate provision that 
     makes a technical correction relating to the enhanced HIPC 
     initiative. The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 597. Indonesia
       The conference agreement includes language, similar to a 
     Senate provision, which provides that International Military 
     Education and Training (IMET) assistance may be made 
     available for Indonesia if the Secretary of State determines 
     and reports that the Indonesian Government and Armed Forces 
     (TNI) are cooperating with the FBI's investigation of the 
     August 31, 2002, murders of two American citizens and one 
     Indonesian citizen in Timika, Indonesia. The managers are 
     aware that, in the past, the TNI has not adequately 
     cooperated with the FBI or with other investigations of this 
     crime. However, the managers note that, during President 
     Bush's trip to Indonesia in October 2003, the President and 
     Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri jointly 
     ``reaffirmed their shared commitment to find the murderers 
     and bring them to justice.'' The managers intend that, prior 
     to the Secretary making a determination, the TNI will have 
     unequivocally demonstrated its commitment to cooperate with 
     the FBI. The managers note that expanded IMET assistance is 
     already available for Indonesia without restriction, which 
     may include English language training.
       The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106 
     regarding Indonesia.
       The managers remain troubled by the situation in Aceh and 
     the ongoing conflict that has killed, injured and displaced 
     thousands of innocent civilians. The managers note that the 
     Indonesian Government has extended martial law for an 
     additional six months, but continue to believe that this 
     conflict will only be resolved through a political process.
       The managers strongly support democracy and political party 
     building programs in Indonesia, and recognize that these 
     efforts are long-term endeavors. The managers expect 
     sufficient funding to be provided for democracy and political 
     party building activities, and request that USAID consult 
     with the Committees on the development of its 5-year strategy 
     document for that archipelago.
     Sec. 598. Religious Freedom Report
        The conference report includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate providing that the assessment and 
     description of violations of religious freedom contained in 
     the report required by section 102(b)(1)(B) of the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412 
     (b)(1)(B)) shall include a description of persecution 
     targeted at religions, including acts of anti-Semitism, by 
     individuals or organizations designated as terrorist 
     organizations by the Secretary of State under section 219 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. The House 
     did not address this matter.
     Sec. 599A. Delivery of Assistance by Air
       The conference report includes language similar to that 
     proposed by the Senate that the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of USAID are directed to provide charter air 
     service in regions where scheduled air service is grossly 
     inadequate. The House did not address this matter.
     Sec. 599B. Modification on Reporting Requirements
       The conference report includes a modification of reporting 
     requirements in existing law including: sections (f) of P.L. 
     106-246 (the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000) to change the 
     monthly reporting requirement on Plan Colombia into a 
     quarterly report, and by specifying that this report should 
     be submitted to ``the appropriate congressional committees'', 
     not ``Congress''; section 3204(e) of P.L. 106-246 to specify 
     that this report should be submitted to ``the appropriate 
     congressional committees'', not ``Congress''; and deletes the 
     requirement for a report from GAO pursuant to subsection (a) 
     of section 803 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, Appendix A of 
     Public Law 106-429 (as enacted by section 101(a) of such 
     Public Law). The House partly addressed this matter under the 
     heading ``Andean Counterdrug Initiative'', and the Senate 
     addressed it in a general provision.
     Sec. 599C. CPA Detailees
       The conference agreement includes a provision requiring the 
     Office of Personnel Management to provide a report of the 
     number of individuals detailed from each executive agency to 
     the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq on the date of 
     enactment of this Act no later than February 1, 2004. The 
     report shall identify by agency the number of non-
     reimbursable and reimbursable detailees and shall be updated 
     on a quarterly basis until May, 2005.

                 PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED BY THE MANAGERS

       The conference report does not include section 555 of the 
     House bill regarding ``Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization''. The Senate did not include this provision.
       The conference report does not include section 562 of the 
     House bill regarding ``Procurement and Financial Management 
     Reform''. The Senate did not include this provision.
       The conference report does not include section 571 of the 
     House bill and section 680 of the Senate bill regarding 
     ``Cuba''.
       The conference report does not include section 572 of the 
     House bill regarding ``Competition in Contracting''. This 
     issue was addressed in P.L. 108-106, the Fiscal Year 2004 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for 
     the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan. The Senate 
     amendment did not address this matter.
       The conference report does not include section 581 of the 
     House bill regarding ``Efforts by North Korea Relating to the 
     Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons''. The Senate amendment did 
     not address this matter.
       The conference report does not include section 582 of the 
     House bill regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act of 1978. The Senate amendment did not address this 
     matter.
       The conference agreement does not include section 601 of 
     the Senate amendment regarding ``Obligations During the Last 
     Month of Availability.'' The House did not address this 
     matter.
       The conference agreement does not include section 606 of 
     the Senate amendment regarding ``Prohibition on Financing 
     Nuclear Goods.'' The House did not address this matter. 
     Although no longer carried in the Act, the managers do not 
     expect any funds in this Act from being used to finance the 
     export of nuclear equipment, fuel or technology. If funds are 
     used for such purposes, the managers expect these funds to be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       The conference agreement does not include section 610 of 
     the Senate amendment regarding ``Deobligation/Reobligation 
     Authority.'' The House did not address this matter.
       The conference report does not include section 662 of the 
     Senate amendment regarding ``Enterprise Funds in the Middle 
     East Region''. The House did not address this matter. The 
     managers include a proviso under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' requiring that a Middle East Financing 
     Facility or Enterprise Fund shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
     The managers expect that, should such a Facility or Fund be 
     established, the Secretary of State shall certify and report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation 
     of any funds that: (1) all appropriate steps have been taken 
     to ensure that assistance is not provided to any individual 
     or entity that the management of the Facility or Fund has 
     reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, or engages in, 
     or has engaged in, terrorist activities; (2) the Facility or 
     Fund furthers United States commercial interests in the 
     region; and (3) the Facility or Fund is managed in a fiscally 
     responsible manner.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     683 regarding ``American Churchwomen and Other Citizens in El 
     Salvador and Guatemala'' relating to the December 2, 1980 
     murders of four American churchwomen in El Salvador, and the 
     May 5, 2001 murder of Sister Barbara Ann Ford and the murders 
     of other American citizens in Guatemala, listed in the Senate 
     report, since December 1999. The managers are aware that in a 
     memorandum dated April 4, 2003, the U.S. Attorney General 
     ordered the heads of all departments and agencies to report 
     in writing on whether such government entity possesses 
     information relevant to these murders, and, if so, to set 
     forth a written plan for expeditious review of the 
     information for possible release to the victims' families. 
     Each plan is to include an estimate of the date by which the 
     review and possible release of information is expected to be 
     completed. The managers direct the Attorney General to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 
     60 days after enactment, copies of the written plans for each 
     such government entity and a description of progress made in 
     implementing such plans. The House did not address this 
     matter.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     686 requiring the Secretary of State to report on the status 
     of the Administration's strategy to address the international 
     coffee crisis. The managers are troubled that this strategy 
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     for several months and expect it to be released in the near 
     future. The managers note the serious impact that the coffee 
     crisis is having on many nations that receive U.S. foreign 
     assistance and endorse the Senate report language on this 
     issue. The House did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     687 prohibiting assistance to the central Government of 
     Venezuela if the Secretary of State certifies that the 
     central Government of Venezuela is assisting, harboring or 
     providing sanctuary for Colombian terrorist organizations. 
     The managers request the Secretary of State to provide to the 
     Committees, in a classified form if necessary, not later than 
     90 days after the enactment of this Act, (1) a description of 
     specific actions taken by the Government of Venezuela to 
     cooperate with the Government of Colombia on counter drug 
     matters, and (2) a description of the extent to which, if 
     any, the Government of Venezuela has supported or assisted 
     groups designated as terrorist organizations in Colombia.
       The conference agreement does not include section 689 of 
     the Senate amendment that provides that funds appropriated by 
     this Act that are available for the central Government of 
     Thailand may be made available if the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees that, among other 
     actions, the Thai Government supports the advancement of 
     democracy in Burma and is not hampering the delivery of 
     humanitarian assistance to people in Thailand who have fled 
     Burma. The managers provide $5,000,000 to USAID to address 
     the plight of Burmese in Thailand. The managers remain 
     concerned by Thailand's continued engagement with the 
     repressive Burmese junta, including recent pledges to set 
     aside differences to promote economic cooperation. The 
     managers view such actions as contrary to furthering the 
     struggle of democracy inside Burma.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     692 regarding ``Prohibition on Funding to Countries That 
     Trade in Certain Weapons with North Korea''. The House bill 
     did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include section 693 as 
     proposed by the Senate regarding religious tolerance in 
     Malaysia. However, the managers remain deeply concerned that 
     the inaccurate and anti-Semitic comments of the former 
     Malaysian Prime Minister may fuel religious intolerance 
     throughout the region and provide credibility to the hateful 
     messages of religious extremists in Malaysia, Indonesia and 
     elsewhere. The managers understand that the views of the 
     former Prime Minister, who retired on October 31, 2003 do not 
     reflect those of all Malaysians, including the country's new 
     leadership. The House bill did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     699A regarding a ``Report on Sierra Leone''. The House did 
     not address this matter. The managers intend that the 
     Administrator of USAID submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than 6 months after enactment, on 
     the feasibility of establishing a United States mission in 
     Sierra Leone.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     699B regarding a ``Report on Somalia''. However, the managers 
     expect that not later than 6 months after enactment the 
     Secretary of State will submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, describing a strategy for engaging with 
     competent and responsible authorities and organizations 
     within Somalia, including those in Somaliland, to strengthen 
     local capacity and establish incentives for communities to 
     seek stability. The report is also to include a multi-year 
     strategy for: increasing access to basic education and health 
     care services; supporting efforts to establish systems for 
     effective regulation and monitoring of Somali hawala or 
     informal banking establishments; and supporting initiatives 
     to rehabilitate the livestock export sector in Somalia. The 
     House did not address this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     699D regarding a ``Guinea Worm Eradication Program''. This 
     matter is addressed under the heading ``Child Survival and 
     Health Programs Fund''. The House did not address this 
     matter.
       While the conference agreement does not include Senate 
     section 699E expressing the sense of Congress on certain 
     issues relating to Iran, the managers support this language 
     and remain gravely concerned with the Government of Iran's 
     authoritarian and repressive rule, its development of nuclear 
     weapons and their delivery systems, and support for 
     terrorists and other undesirable elements that may undermine 
     reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The House did not address 
     this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate section 
     699G that earmarked $7,000,000 in ``Transition Initiatives'' 
     funds for democracy-building efforts in Cuba. However, the 
     managers recommend $7,000,000 under ``Economic Support Fund'' 
     for democracy-building efforts for Cuba supported by USAID 
     including through published and informational material, 
     assistance to victims of political repression and their 
     families, support for democratic and human rights groups in 
     Cuba, and support for independent international human rights 
     monitors in Cuba. The conferees expect that, to the maximum 
     extent possible, organizations implementing these programs 
     for Cuba will be selected on a competitive basis.
       The conference report does not include Senate section 699H 
     concerning the development of justice and reconciliation 
     mechanisms in Central Africa. This issue is addressed under 
     the ``Economic Support Fund'' heading.
       The conference agreement does not include section 699I of 
     the Senate amendment calling for the Global AIDS Coordinator 
     to make publicly available prices paid to purchase HIV/AIDS 
     pharmaceuticals, antiviral therapies, diagnostic and 
     monitoring tests, and other appropriate medicines, including 
     medicines to treat opportunistic infections, for the 
     treatment of people with HIV/AIDS and the prevention of 
     mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in developing 
     countries, through the use of funds appropriated under this 
     Act and, to the extent available, by the World Health 
     Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
     and Malaria. However, the managers direct the AIDS 
     Coordinator to make this information publicly available, 
     including through posting on Internet web sites maintained by 
     the Coordinator, beginning not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of the Act.
       The conference agreement does not include section 699K of 
     the Senate amendment adding an additional $289,000,000 to the 
     Global AIDS Initiative account. Additional funding for HIV/
     AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is contained under the heading 
     ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund'' and ``Global HIV/
     AIDS Initiative''.
       The conference agreement does not include section 699L of 
     the Senate amendment regarding ``International Military 
     Training Assistance For Indonesia''. This matter is addressed 
     in section 597 of the conference report. The House did not 
     address this matter.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.......$23,718,563
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year18,932,588
House bill, fiscal year 2004.................................17,163,255
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004................................18,425,859
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004.......................17,258,859
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003......-6,459,704
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal ye-1,673,729
  House bill, fiscal year 2004..................................+95,604
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2004..............................-1,167,000

   DIVISION E--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

       In implementing this agreement, the Departments and 
     agencies should be guided by the language and instructions 
     set forth in House Report 108-188 and Senate Report 108-81 
     accompanying the bill, H.R. 2660.
       In the cases where the language and instructions in either 
     report specifically address the allocation of funds, each has 
     been reviewed by the conferees and those that are jointly 
     concurred in have been endorsed in this joint statement.
       The conferees direct that the Departments and agencies 
     funded through this Division make a written request to the 
     chairmen of the Committees prior to the reprogramming of 
     funds in excess of 10 percent, or $500,000, whichever is 
     less, between programs, activities, or elements unless an 
     alternate amount for the agency in question is specified 
     elsewhere in Division E of this Statement. The conferees 
     further agree that a reprogramming request is required for 
     actions involving less than the above-mentioned amounts if 
     such actions would have the effect of changing an agency's 
     funding requirements in future years or if the action can be 
     construed to be the initiation of a new program.
       The conferees reiterate that the Committees be notified 
     regarding reorganization of offices, programs, or activities 
     prior to the planned implementation of such reorganizations.
       Finally, the conferees request that statements on the 
     effect of this appropriation Act be submitted to the 
     Committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
       The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004, put 
     in place by this resolution, incorporates the following 
     agreements of the managers:

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    Training and Employment Services

       The conference agreement includes $5,160,654,000 for 
     training and employment

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     services instead of $5,077,039,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $5,140,588,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the amount 
     appropriated, $2,463,000,000 is an advance appropriation for 
     fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $1,456,760,000 for the 
     Dislocated Worker program as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $1,461,760,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees 
     override the formula that provides that 80 percent of the 
     funds provided will be used for State formula grants and 20 
     percent for National Emergency Grants, providing 
     $1,180,152,000 for the States and $276,608,000 for the 
     National Reserve.
       The conference agreement includes bill language giving the 
     Secretary of Labor authority to use dislocated worker 
     national reserve funds to provide assistance to a State for 
     statewide or local use in order to address cases where there 
     have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or 
     across multiple local areas. The conferees urge the 
     Secretary, when determining competitive awards under this 
     authority, to give favorable consideration to the 
     applications of assistance to States that have sustained 
     worker dislocation in such a manner and can demonstrate the 
     capacity to respond effectively in a coordinated fashion 
     across multiple sectors or local areas.
       The conference agreement includes $55,000,000 for Native 
     Americans as proposed by the House instead of $55,636,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $77,330,000 for 
     activities authorized under Section 167 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act, reflected in two separate line items on the 
     table accompanying the Conference Report: `Migrant and 
     Seasonal Farmworkers' and `National Activities/Other'. Under 
     the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers line item, the agreement 
     provides $76,823,000. The conference agreement includes bill 
     language directing that $4,610,000 of this amount be used for 
     migrant and seasonal farmworker housing grants; the 
     conference agreement includes language further directing that 
     not less than 70 percent of this amount be used for permanent 
     housing grants.
       Within the National Activities/Other line item, the 
     conference agreement includes $507,000 to be used for Section 
     167 training, technical assistance and related activities, 
     including continuing funding for migrant rest center 
     activities at the current level.
       The conference agreement includes $1,546,216,000 for Job 
     Corps. Within the total, $1,416,000,000 is provided for 
     continuing operations of the program and $130,216,000 is for 
     renovation and construction of Job Corps centers.
       The conferees recognize that New Hampshire is one of only 
     two States in the Nation without a Job Corps Center and that 
     it desires to open a center in the State. The conferees 
     intend to begin providing funding for at least one new Job 
     Corps Center in fiscal year 2005 and expect the Department of 
     Labor to give priority consideration to applications from 
     States currently without a Job Corps Center. Further, the 
     conferees direct the Department of Labor to provide technical 
     assistance to the State of New Hampshire to identify one or 
     more sites that would be suitable for consideration for 
     future expansion of Job Corps.
       The conferees also note that the Job Corps network 
     currently includes at least 5 existing satellite centers. The 
     conferees are aware of entities in Iowa and other States 
     working with local Job Corps sites to replicate this model. 
     The conferees believe this is a low-cost option to expand the 
     existing network and urge the Secretary to assist in the 
     planning of new satellite centers. The Secretary shall issue 
     a report no later than August 31, 2004 identifying the 
     barriers experienced by the existing Centers and a 
     comprehensive plan for expanding the satellite concept.
       The conferees commend Job Corps for its recent efforts to 
     increase opportunities for participants to earn a high school 
     diploma through the establishment of its High School Diploma 
     Initiative (HSDI). While Job Corps' success rate to date is 
     encouraging, significant obstacles at the State and local 
     levels make it extremely difficult for the program to ensure 
     that all participants, regardless of center location, have 
     access to the opportunity to obtain a high school diploma. 
     The conferees urge the Department of Labor, in consultation 
     with the Department of Education, States, and local 
     educational agencies to examine obstacles to Job Corps' 
     participants' ability to earn and receive high school 
     diplomas from a local educational agency.
       As expressed in the 2003 statement of the managers, the 
     conferees remain concerned with the lack of information 
     provided regarding the performance and operation of the 
     Workforce Investment Act. Further, the conferees remain 
     concerned that States and local workforce investment areas 
     lack the technology to comply with the basic performance 
     reporting and operational requirements of WIA. Therefore, the 
     conferees recommend that the Secretary provide States and 
     local workforce investment areas funding to develop 
     technology and determine its benefit to the WIA system.
       The conferees take note of the recent plant closure 
     announcements in Lorain, Ohio and direct the Secretary of 
     Labor to give favorable consideration to the application to 
     continue and expand support for job training, workforce and 
     economic development initiatives implemented and delivered by 
     Lorain County Community College at the same commitment level 
     established in the original agreement entered into in 2000.
       The conferees are impressed with the Labor Department's 
     partnership with the Council for Adult and Experiential 
     Learning to creatively address the Nation's shortage of 
     nurses. The Employment and Training Administration pilot 
     program will allow CAEL and health care partners in five 
     cities to increase the number of Certified Nurses Aides, 
     Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses.
       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:

American Federation for the Blind for the Technology and Employment 
  Center in Huntington, West Virginia........................$1,000,000
American Indian Science and Engineering Society to provide the Rural 
  Computer Utilization Training Program to indigenous populations in 
  Hawaii.........................................................50,000
Antelope Valley Community College District, Lancaster, California, to 
  provide upgrade training for new hires, incumbent and dislocated 
  aerospace workers.............................................100,000
Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Waubonsee Community College, 
  Aurora, Illinois, for Core Four Business Planning course for business 
  training for existing business owners to expand and entrepreneurial 
  training for new businesses...................................175,000
Bay Area Community Health Partnership, Green Bay, WI for nurse training 
  programs......................................................350,000
Blackhawk Technical College, in Janesville, WI, to provide job training 
  and upgrade workers' manufacturing skills.....................300,000
Boro Park Jewish Community Council, Brooklyn, NY, to develop a 
  Comprehensive Employment Program..............................100,000
Building and Supporting Entrepreneurship of Southeast Lancaster, 
  Lancaster, PA (BASE, Inc.) to expand educational and employment 
  services training to out-of-school, adjudicated youth.........100,000
California State University, Chico, for plastic molding machines in the 
  Engineering School Plastics Laboratory in order to provide students 
  with technological training to prepare them for careers in Ca$500,000
Career Academy, Louisville, KY for youth education and workforce 
  development programming.......................................170,000
Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL, Entrepreneurial 
  Center, to assist displaced workers by providing specialized training 
  and other needed resources to foster the growth of business...200,000
Central Iowa Employment & Training Consortium for a resource center for 
  disabled and disadvantaged individuals........................600,000
City of Jackson, TN, Disability Training Program................200,000
City of Jackson, MS, for Jackson Transition Job Project for the 
  Homeless......................................................120,000
City of Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency to 
  provide a summer youth employment program.....................100,000
City of Suffolk, Virginia, for a feasibility study of establishing 
  Suffolk Workforce Development Center..........................250,000

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Closing The Gap, Lansing, MI, for technology enhancements.......105,000
Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, 
  Philadelphia, PA, for workforce development and training......250,000
Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH, for the creation of an 
  Integrated Systems Technology training program................400,000
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to 
  address unemployment and underemployment demands for heath care 
  professionals.................................................150,000
Covenant House Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA....................75,000
Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center, Philadelphia, PA to perform 
  a pilot project that will provide job training for small 
  manufacturers and report its lessons for national implementati100,000
Delta Council, MS, Delta Center for Career and Workforce Educati500,000
Des Moines Area Community College, IA, to continue the establishment of 
  a Career Technology Center....................................200,000
Experience Works, Beaverton, Oregon, for the Rural Revitalization 
  Through Technology Initiative..................................25,000
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan, to update equipment, 
  staffing and to expand nationwide outreach for recruiting, 
  articulation and continuing education.........................300,000
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, for the development of 
  a program to assist small businesses in competing for government 
  contracts...................................................1,550,000
Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL, for the Workforce 
  Development Program in Calhoun County.........................200,000
Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI..........................500,000
Hawaii Community Foundation for the Samoan/Asian Pacific Job Training 
  Program.......................................................500,000
Heartbeats to the City, Inc., Canton, OH, for urban youth trainin28,000
Hispanic/Latino Center Inc., Pittsburgh, PA to provide workplace 
  readiness and job skill training targeted to Hispanic workers, so 
  that they can access job opportunities in Southwestern Pennsylv50,000
House of Healing, Erie, PA to provide rehabilitation work training and 
  employment.....................................................25,000
Idaho Women Work!, to implement the Recruiting for the Information 
  Technology Age (RITA) initiative in Idaho.....................100,000
Institute for Cultural Partnerships, Harrisburg, PA to provide for a 
  ``New Americans'' Regional Center, which will include employment and 
  legal assistance for immigrants................................25,000
Institute of Retraining of Dislocated Workers, Southwestern Oregon 
  Community College, Coos Bay, OR, to augment college programs in 
  providing training and retraining to the unemployed, but especially 
  older dislocated workers.......................................25,000
InterTribal Bison Cooperative in Rapid City, South Dakota for member 
  training......................................................100,000
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA, for vocational t250,000
Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown, Iowa, for a 
  community outreach and training center........................100,000
Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA to develop and share the 
  best practices in health workforce recruitment, development, and 
  retention.....................................................100,000
Jobs for America's Graduates, Alexandria, VA for a school-to-career 
  program.....................................................1,000,000
La Casa de Esperanza, Inc, Waukesha, WI for weatherization train165,000
Lake County, IL for a summer youth employment program...........200,000
Lawrence County Economic Development Office, PA to provide for the 
  development of a vocational center to train employees for jobs in 
  high technology manufacturing industries.......................50,000
Lawson State Community College, Infrastructure and Technology 
  Enhancements IT Training and Placement Center to expand training 
  services for students and adult education applicants..........100,000
Life Steps Foundation, Inc., Arroyo Grande, CA, for establishment of 
  the Life Steps Foundation Rural Computer Utilization and Job Skills 
  Training Program..............................................250,000
Links to Individuals For Empowerment, Philadelphia, PA to assist ex-
  offenders as they transition back into society with employment 
  training skills...............................................100,000
Louisiana National Guard Military Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, 
  for the Military Educational Training Enhancement Fund/Job Challenge 
  Program........................................................72,000
Maine Manufacturing Extention Project, Augusta, ME: For the Rapid 
  Mobilization of New England Manufacturing Supply Chain, to provide 
  training to the manufacturing workforce.......................400,000
Martha's Village and Kitchen, Indio, California, for operational 
  expenses......................................................250,000
Maui Community College for the Remote Rural Hawaii Job Program1,500,000
Maui Economic Development Board for the Maui High Technical program to 
  get women into the technology fields..........................300,000
Maui Economic Development Board for the Rural Computer Utilization 
  Training Program..............................................300,000
Medina Works, Medina, OH, for a Building Trades Initiative-Wayne 
  Ashland, Medina...............................................450,000
Medina Works, Medina, OH, for healthcare professionals workforce 
  development...................................................220,000
Metropolitan Career Center, Philadelphia, PA to provide job readiness 
  training for low-income and unemployed men and women...........50,000
Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council (MAGIC), East 
  Millinocket, ME: Project would survey area alumni to determine 
  factors related to out-migration in rural areas throughout the state 
  of Maine......................................................200,000
Mississippi State University, for Robotics and Automated Systems for 
  Nursery Industry..............................................500,000
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI.......400,000
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, for the 
  ProStart Institute Program....................................150,000
New Mexico Retail Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico to improve 
  opportunities for students and out of school youth to successfully 
  transition to postsecondary education and/or training careers.220,000
Northern Great Plains Incorporated for a workforce study and 
  coordination related to the Red River Valley Research Corridor.50,000

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Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Erie, PA to develop 
  a skills standards-based assessment and certification system, which 
  will include workforce training and development, that meets the needs 
  of the Pennsylvania manufacturing community...................100,000
Nueva Esperanza CareerLink Center, Philadelphia, PA to provide 
  information on job training and literacy classes, assistance with 
  resume preparation, skill and aptitude assessment, and job vacancy 
  announcements.................................................100,000
Oklahoma Military Department, Oklahoma National Guard Youth Programs 
  Division for the Thunderbird Trades Academy...................100,000
Opportunities Industrialization Centers International, Philadelphia, PA 
  to provide technical assistance and resources to its national 
  affiliates to increase their capacity to provide training to 
  unemployed and underemployed in the hospitality sector........225,000
Opportunity, Inc., Highland Park, IL for the Handicapable employees 
  program.......................................................100,000
People's Emergency Center, Philadelphia, PA to provide workforce 
  preparation and training to homeless mothers to foster economic, 
  emotional, and family stability in their lives................100,000
Peoria NEXT initiative for training in bioscience and biotechnology 
  industries, IL................................................200,000
Philadelphia Area Immigration Resource Center, Philadelphia, PA to 
  provide employment and legal assistance for immigrants in 
  Southeastern Pennsylvania......................................75,000
Philadelphia Housing Authority to provide workforce training at the 
  Philadelphia Housing Authorities' Workforce Development Center to 
  prepare residents for careers in the building trades...........50,000
Philadelphia Industrial Development Center to support job training and 
  workforce development in the manufacturing sectors within 
  Philadelphia...................................................50,000
Potter County Educational Council, Coudersport, PA, for Opportunity 
  Knocks program to assist single parents, teen parents, and homemakers 
  in acquiring skills needed to enter the workforce.............100,000
Pride Industries, Rosedale, California, to create long-term jobs for 
  persons with disabilities and other barriers to employment....250,000
Private Industry Council of Westmoreland, Greensburg, PA, to use a 
  computer-based assessment system to assist job seekers, including 
  Welfare to Work clients........................................50,000
Project One, Louisville, KY, for employment program..............25,000
Reading-Berks Emergency Shelter, Reading, PA, to provide job readiness 
  skills to employ individuals...................................50,000
Reinvestment Fund, Philadelphia, PA, to expand its workforce pilot 
  program.......................................................250,000
Residential Care Consortium, Easton, PA, to help troubled teens 
  transition into society by providing housing, education and 
  counseling....................................................550,000
Riverside Center for Innovation, Pittsburgh, PA, for programs which are 
  helping small businesses and start-ups in Allegheny County....100,000
San Diego Workforce Partnership, San Diego, California, to enhance the 
  Workforce Partnership's English as a Second Language programs.125,000
Seattle STRIVE to provide job readiness skills to hard-to-employ 
  individuals...................................................100,000
Second Chance Employment Services, Washington, DC, for a demonstration 
  program to help at-risk women and victims of abuse obtain long term 
  jobs..........................................................150,000
Sephardic Bikur Holim Career and Employment Training in Brooklyn100,000
Shelton State Community College, Electronic and Technical Training, to 
  continue advanced training program and to provide for procurement of 
  software and curriculum development to meet growing industry needs in 
  Alabama.......................................................100,000
Southern Star Development Corporation, Louisville, KY............20,000
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, for 
  technical education and job training component of the SPARE pr100,000
The Joblinks program for continuation costs.....................500,000
Tides Center of Western Pennsylvania, for Keys2Work Program.....150,000
Tioga County Development Corporation, Wellsboro, PA, to assist 
  employers in certification training program for their workforce in a 
  variety of production and operations procedures...............150,000
Transit Technology Career Ladder Partnership, Silver Spring, MD, to 
  provide for a joint labor-management initiative developed by the 
  Community Transportation Development Center focusing on bus 
  mechanics, rail car mechanics, and underground power systems..100,000
Tri-State University in Angola, IN, for the Center for Technology and 
  On-Line Resources..............................................50,000
United Way of Dane County, Madison, WI, for computer training at the 
  Vera Court Neighborhood Center.................................35,000
University of Alabama in Huntsville to establish the necessary 
  infrastructure for a Southeast Automotive Transportation Lean 
  Manufacturing Initiative to support the expanding automotive industry 
  in Alabama....................................................200,000
Uuniversity of Dayton for the Shared Corporate University and 
  manufacturer's Business Utility programs for e-learning and e-
  training packages.............................................300,000
University of Hawaii at Maui for training and education opportunities 
  for Hawaiians living in rural areas.........................1,800,000
University of Idaho to continue and expand the Alternative Careers for 
  Idaho Farmers (ACIF), to help those dislocated from agriculture to 
  make the difficult shift to an alternative career.............850,000
University of Northern Iowa Immigration Services for Iowa Commun259,000
University of the Pacific Stockton CA, for operating funds for a 
  Business Forecasting Center...................................500,000
University of Toledo for the Center for Capacity-Building in 
  Construction for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Workers 
  program to increase the supply of historically disadvantaged segments 
  of the Northeast Ohio workforce...............................300,000
Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council for a Childcare 
  Apprenticeship Project........................................300,000

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Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT, to develop workforce 
  investment strategies that best fit the business needs of the 600,000
Washington Workforce Association for the In-Demand Scholars prog400,000
Wisconsin Network for Women and Work, Janesville, WI, for Information 
  Technology training...........................................100,000
Women Work--RITA (Recruiting for the Information Technology Age), PA 
  for workforce training and development for women in the information 
  technology sector..............................................50,000
Work, Achievement, Values, and Education, Washington, DC, to provide 
  workforce training programs for those that face a life of chronic 
  unemployment...................................................50,000
Workforce Investment Board for Aroostook and Washington Counties, 
  Caribou, ME, for career training via the Northern Maine Healthcare 
  Sector Group Training Project.................................250,000
Wrightco Technologies, Claysburg, PA, for programs in technical 
  training school...............................................200,000
YWCA of Bucks County, Trevose, Pennsylvania, to continue the Employment 
  Training Program..............................................100,000
YWCA of Madison, Inc., Madison, WI, for a Certified Nursing Assistant 
  training program for low-income individuals,...................30,000

            Community Service Employment for Older Americans

       The conference agreement appropriates $441,253,000 for 
     Community Service Employment for Older Americans, instead of 
     $440,200,000 as proposed by the House and $442,306,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

              Federal Unemployment and Benefits Allowances

       The conference agreement includes a technical correction to 
     both House and Senate Trade Act language to clarify that 
     amounts needed to pay benefits under the Alternative Trade 
     Adjustment Assistance program are included in the 
     appropriation. The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 
     for the State of Alaska for training of displaced workers who 
     can no longer earn a living in industries adversely affected 
     by foreign trade.

    State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations

       The conference agreement appropriates $3,609,381,000 for 
     State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 
     Operations, instead of $3,615,381,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $3,620,552,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees expect the Department of Labor to continue to 
     allocate fiscal year 2004 funds for the Workforce Information 
     Core Products and Services through formula grants to the 
     States.
       The conferees urge the Department of Labor to study the 
     impact of using alternate criteria for the allotment of 
     grants to States for the administration of Federal and State 
     unemployment compensation laws. The criteria used in this 
     study shall include the relative proportion of unemployed 
     individuals in each State and the relative proportion of the 
     total civilian labor force in each State. The Department 
     shall be prepared to submit the results of this study to the 
     Congress at the fiscal year 2005 budget hearings. The 
     conferees are requesting this study in order to assess the 
     need for a new formula so that States are not penalized for 
     keeping administrative costs at a minimum through the use of 
     technology and other innovations.

                         Program Administration

       The conference agreement appropriates $175,644,000 for 
     Program Administration, instead of $172,327,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $178,961,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects 
     the activity distribution agreed to by the conferees.

               Employee Benefits Security Administration

       The conference agreement appropriates $124,962,000 for the 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, instead of 
     $128,605,000 as proposed by the House and $121,316,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at the end of this 
     joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to 
     by the conferees.

                  Employment Standards Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement appropriates $394,908,000 for the 
     Employment Standards Administration, salaries and expenses, 
     instead of $397,753,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $392,061,000 as proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at 
     the end of this joint statement reflects the activity 
     distribution agreed to by the conferees.
       On October 3, 2003, the Department of Labor published a 
     final rule on union reporting and disclosure under the Labor 
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). The 
     conferees are concerned that the Department has not yet 
     produced the electronic LM-2 software that it will require 
     unions to use and has not yet produced to unions the software 
     necessary for unions to export data from their newly revised 
     accounting and record-keeping systems to the new electronic 
     LM-2 forms. The conferees therefore urge that the Department 
     make available this software as expeditiously as possible to 
     determine whether this software, together with union 
     accounting and record-keeping systems, will actually work as 
     is intended and designed.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $460,786,000 for the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration instead of 
     $450,008,000 as proposed by the House bill and $463,324,000 
     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, $3,200,000 is to be used to extend 
     funding for Institutional Competency training grants provided 
     that the grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $270,826,000 for the Mine 
     Safety and Health Administration instead of $266,767,000 as 
     proposed by the House bill and $270,711,000 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, the conference agreement includes 
     $2,000,000 to be available for mine rescue and recovery 
     activities on a non-contingency basis as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees are concerned about recent GAO findings that 
     raise serious questions about the quality of enforcement of 
     the Mine Act by MSHA. Specifically, the conferees are 
     concerned that MSHA is experiencing staffing and 
     informational systems problems that hinder its ability to 
     fulfill its inspection and investigation obligations. The 
     conferees expect MSHA to develop an agency-wide human capital 
     plan to address current and future inspector shortages, 
     including recruiting and training needs. The conferees also 
     expect the agency to develop a comprehensive plan to address 
     information technology needs regarding injury rates, accident 
     investigations, and timely inspections, including the 
     collection of contractor data.
       The conference agreement includes the following amounts for 
     the following projects and activities:

National Technology Transfer Center for a coal slurry impoundment pilot 
  project in Southern West Virginia..........................$1,000,000
Stolar Research Corporation to further develop and demonstrate 
  electromagnetic wave detection technology associated with drill 
  string radar to prevent mine flooding incidents...............100,000

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $522,198,000 for the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics instead of $512,262,000 as 
     provided by the House bill and $520,223,000 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 for the Employment and Unemployment 
     Statistics activity, $5,000,000 is for the Mass Layoff 
     Statistics program. Similar language was included in the 
     Senate bill.

                 Office of Disability Employment Policy


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees have included $2,500,000 within the Office of 
     Disability Employment Policy to continue the telework efforts 
     already initiated by ODEP. This can include expansion of 
     pilot programs already underway and/or initiation of new 
     telework pilots. ODEP should proceed in an expeditious manner 
     to create telework positions in cooperation with Federal and 
     State agencies. Priority should be given to strategies judged 
     likely to yield the largest numbers of telework positions for 
     people with disabilities.
       The conferees have included sufficient funds to continue 
     the structured internship program for undergraduate college 
     students with disabilities.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $352,830,000 for 
     Departmental Management, salaries and expenses, instead of 
     $253,018,000 as proposed by the House bill and $351,609,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at the end of 
     this joint statement reflects the activity distribution 
     agreed to by the conferees.

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       The conference agreement includes $110,650,000 for the 
     Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). 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, 2004, to 
     improve access to basic education in international areas with 
     a high rate of abusive and exploitative child labor. The 
     conference agreement further includes $2,500,000 for 
     bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, to be used 
     to promote the International Labor Organization's Declaration 
     of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Given the 
     increasing focus on the social impact of globalization, the 
     U.S. Government has an interest in assisting nations who want 
     to develop and/or implement core labor standards, including 
     the right of free association. The conference agreement 
     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 $11,000,000 for Federal administration and other 
     ILAB programs.
       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the 
     purpose of assisting the International Labor Organization in 
     implementing a program to confront HIV/AIDS in the workplace. 
     The primary purpose of this program shall be to promote 
     workplace policies which combat HIV-related stigma and 
     discrimination, and promote prevention on the basis of 
     tripartite partnerships among workers, employers and 
     governments around the world. The conferees direct that the 
     Secretary shall designate a full-time coordinator to oversee 
     these efforts and coordinate with the various agencies 
     conducting international HIV/AIDS programs. The conferees 
     further direct that the Secretary submit a report to the 
     Committees by August 31, 2004 detailing the challenges faced 
     and progress made in implementing anti-discrimination 
     policies in each of the countries that are engaged by this 
     effort.
       The conference agreement includes the following amount for 
     the following project:

International Center on Child Labor and Education..............$150,000

       The conferees strongly support the Buy American Act, which 
     was enacted in 1933 to ensure that the Federal government 
     supports domestic companies and domestic workers by buying 
     American-made goods. The Act includes a number of waiver 
     provisions that allow Federal agencies to buy foreign goods 
     in some circumstances, but there is little disclosure or 
     accountability in the waiver process. The conferees, 
     therefore, direct the Secretary to issue a report not later 
     than 60 days after the last day of fiscal year 2004 on the 
     amount of acquisitions made by the Department during such 
     fiscal year of articles, materials, or supplies that were 
     manufactured outside the United States. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of any articles, 
     materials, or supplies purchased by the department that were 
     manufactured outside the United States, an itemized list of 
     all waivers under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.) that were granted with respect to such articles, 
     materials, or supplies, and a summary of total procurement 
     funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States versus 
     funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United 
     States.

                    Veterans Employment and Training

       The detailed table at the end of this joint statement 
     reflects the activity distribution agreed to by the 
     conferees. Within the total, the conferees have provided 
     $162,415,000 for State administration as proposed by the 
     House instead of breaking this funding between Disabled 
     Veterans Outreach and Local Veterans Employment as proposed 
     by the Senate.

                          Working Capital Fund

       The conference agreement includes $13,850,000 for the 
     Working Capital Fund, instead of $18,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House bill and $9,700,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         Executive Order 13126

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that none of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods 
     produced by forced or indentured child labor. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.

                           Denali Commission

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that authorizes to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to the Denali Commission to conduct job 
     training where Denali Commission projects will be 
     constructed. The House bill contained no similar provision.

                            Welfare-to-Work

       The conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that rescinds funds appropriated for fiscal year 
     1999 for the welfare-to-work program. The conference 
     agreement rescinds any amounts allotted to the States from 
     funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the Welfare-to-
     Work program that are unexpended as of the date of enactment 
     of the section, except for certain close out costs. 
     Unexpended funds would consist of funds allotted to the 
     States that are unobligated by the States, or obligated by 
     the States, but not expended. Only funds to pay for goods and 
     services that have already been provided as of the date of 
     enactment are generally considered expended. Grantees would 
     be required to terminate any agreements providing for the 
     provision of goods and services beginning after the date of 
     enactment unless alternative funding sources are identified.
       Since this rescission would accelerate the termination of 
     the Welfare-to-Work grants to the States that are all due to 
     expire during fiscal year 2004, the provision does not 
     rescind funds that the Secretary of Labor determines are 
     necessary for the States to carry out administrative 
     activities relating to closeout. Such costs could include 
     such items as penalties for early termination of leases, and 
     personnel costs relating to the final reporting and closeout 
     of grant activities. Authority is also provided in this 
     provision for the Secretary of Labor to take necessary 
     actions to facilitate the orderly and equitable closeout of 
     the State grants, notwithstanding the programmatic 
     requirements of the Welfare-to-Work program.
       The conferees expect the Employment and Training 
     Administration to assist States in establishing a transition 
     process to help the remaining welfare-to-work participants 
     easily and seamlessly assimilate into Workforce Investment 
     Act programs that allow them to continue to receive 
     assistance.

                          Overtime Regulation

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice language 
     proposed by the Senate that none of the funds appropriated in 
     this Act shall be used to promulgate or implement any 
     regulation that exempts employees from the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938. The House did not include this 
     provision.

                          ETA Office Closings

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice language 
     proposed by the Senate that the Secretary shall cease closing 
     ETA regional offices. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The conferees remain concerned about the Department's 
     regional office reorganization. The conferees, therefore, 
     urge the Department to maintain the current office structure 
     of the Employment and Training Administration Offices.

                         Personal Dust Monitors

       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     Senate that the Secretary shall re-propose a rule on 
     respirable coal dust following the successful demonstration 
     of personal dust monitors. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.

                    Hamilton County One Stop Center

       The conference agreement includes a provision transferring 
     all federal interest in a State of Ohio Employment Services 
     Office to Hamilton County, Ohio.

                              New Entrants

       The conference agreement includes a provision to permit 
     youth, ages 14 through 17, who by statute or judicial order 
     are exempt from compulsory school attendance beyond the 
     eighth grade, to work inside or outside places of business 
     where machinery is used to process wood products. The youth 
     would be permitted to perform activities such as sweeping, 
     stacking wood, and writing orders. Safety provisions include 
     prohibiting the youth from operating machinery, and requiring 
     the use of eye and body protections.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     Health Resources and Services

       The conference agreement includes $6,727,937,000 for health 
     resources and services, of which $6,698,437,000 is provided 
     as budget authority and $29,500,000 is made available from 
     the Public Health Service policy evaluation set-aside, 
     instead of $6,252,256,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $5,964,824,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes two technical bill 
     language citations for sections 510 and 711 of the Social 
     Security Act. Section 510 had not been included in the House 
     bill; section 711 had not been included in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement includes bill language that was 
     not included in either House or Senate bill providing 
     $367,563,000 for construction and renovation (including 
     equipment) of health care and other facilities, abstinence 
     education, related services and other health-related 
     activities. These funds are to be used for the following 
     projects:

10/33 Ambulance Service, Ltd., Spring Valley, IL................$75,000
19th Judicial District Drug Court, Baton Rouge, LA, for the Earl K. 
  Long Hospital..................................................72,000

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Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board in Rapid City, South 
  Dakota for Northern Plains Healthy Start......................400,000
Achievement Centers for Children, Cleveland, OH.................200,000
Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, NY.....................200,000
Advanced Technology Institute, North Charleston, SC.............200,000
Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH for equipment..............970,000
Alaska Family Practice Residency Program........................500,000
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (AEHN), Philadelphia, PA for 
  Construction, renovation, and equipment.....................1,000,000
Aliquippa Community Hospital, Aliquippa, PA for construction....500,000
All Children's Hospital, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL.............1,000,000
Alleghany Memorial Hospital, Sparta, NC.........................125,000
Allegheny General Hospital, Cardiovascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 
  for construction, renovation, and equipment.................1,000,000
Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Center for Genomic Sciences, 
  Pittsburgh, PA for construction, renovation, and equipment..1,000,000
Allen Memorial Hospital, Moab, UT for construction..............100,000
Altoona Area School District, Altoona, PA, for construction of a 
  wellness center...............................................150,000
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY................500,000
American Red Cross, Frederick County Chapter, Walkersville, MD..400,000
Appalachian Pain Foundation, Charleston, WV, for equipment and 
  curriculum development........................................129,000
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Lexington, KY for healthcare services 
  in rural areas................................................250,000
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women, Orlando, FL......550,000
Asante Health System to implement an integrated technology system and 
  demonstrate its impact on rural health delivery................75,000
Ashland Community Hospice, Ashland, KY for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment.................................................400,000
Association for Individual Development, Aurora, IL............3,200,000
Association for Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City, UT to link 
  rural, frontier and urban medically underserved sites for 
  telemedicine..................................................200,000
Association of Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City, UT for e1,000,000
Atlantic City Medical Center, City Division, Atlantic City, NJ..500,000
Atlantic Health Systems/Morristown Memorial Hospital, Florham Pa500,000
Baptist Coosa Valley Hospital, Sylacauga, AL....................500,000
Baptist Medical Center Walker, Jasper, AL, to establish a Thoracic 
  Surgery program...............................................150,000
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, St. Peters, MO...............200,000
Barry University, Miami, FL, for the Institute for Community Health and 
  Minority Medicine.............................................650,000
Bassett Heathcare, Cooperstown, NY..............................616,000
Bay Area Medical Center Foundation, Marinette, WI...............750,000
Bay Clinic Community Health Center, Hawaii to establish a mental health 
  link for women.................................................50,000
BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL, for a demonstration project to 
  develop an electronic medication and clinical services ordering 
  system for physicians.......................................1,000,000
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.........................750,000
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, Montpelier, ID.....................400,000
Best Friends Foundation, Washington, DC for abstinence education 
  activities.....................................................50,000
Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL......................500,000
Big Horn County Memorial Hospital, Hardin, MT for construction and 
  renovation....................................................400,000
Boone County Government Center, Columbia, MO, for construction of a 
  healthcare facility...........................................250,000
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, for renovations to Higgins Hall 
  medical research facilities...................................275,000
Bowling Green--Warren County Primary Care Center, Bowling Green, KY for 
  construction and equipment of a new primary care facility.....400,000
Boys Town National Research Hospital, National Center for Pediatric 
  Hearing Evaluation Research and Dissemination in Omaha, Nebr1,000,000
Brazos Valley Family Medical Center, Bryan, TX..................100,000
Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA...........................50,000
Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa to renovate the emergency 
  room........................................................1,000,000
Brookville Hospital, Brookville, PA.............................100,000
Cabot Westside Clinic, Kansas City, MO for construction.........500,000
Caldwell County Free Clinic, Murray, Kentucky, to expand primary care 
  services to working poor families.............................250,000
Camillus House, Inc., Miami, FL.................................167,000
Cancer Network of West Central Ohio, Lima, OH.................1,250,000
Canonsburg General Hospital, Canonsburg, PA.....................300,000
Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA, for pediatric center renovation and 
  expansion.....................................................100,000
Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA.........71,000
Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI to renovate Bonaventure Hall 
  to expand nursing education programs..........................400,000
Carilion Health System, Roanoke, VA.............................520,000
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA, for constructon of 
  new emergency department facilities...........................450,000
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA for equipment......1,000,000
Carolinas Medical Center, Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Charlotte,980,000
Carondelet Foundation of Arizona, Tucson, AZ for the Carondelet St. 
  Mary's Hospital...............................................800,000
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, for a Center for 
  Structural Biology............................................750,000
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, for Netwellness.500,000
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH, for Regenerative Medicine..500,000
Cass Medical Center, Pleasant Hill, MO for construction.........150,000
Catholic Social Services, The Bridge, Wilkes Barre, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services.................................46,000
Center for Emergency Preparedness, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 
  Syracuse, NY................................................1,000,000
Center for Innovation in Behavioral Health at Alliant International 
  University, San Diego, CA.....................................400,000
Center for the Disabled, Albany, NY, for a center in Saratoga Sp200,000
CentraCare Health Foundation, St. Cloud, MN for a nurse training 
  program.......................................................500,000
Central New York Ear, Nose & Throat Consultants, Syracuse, NY....35,000
CentraState Health Care System, Freehold, NJ....................800,000
Centre Volunteers in Medicine, State College, PA to provide primary 
  health care to the uninsured of Centre County.................125,000
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA.................100,000

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Charles Drew Health Center, Inc., Omaha, NE.....................100,000
Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI.................230,000
Chester County Health Department, Chester County Government Services 
  Center, West Chester, PA for abstinence education and related 
  services.......................................................41,000
Chicago Medical School, Northern Chicago, IL....................250,000
Child & Family Services, Capital Area's Angel House Project, Lansing, 
  MI............................................................197,000
Child Neurology Society, Saint Paul, MN to encourage health 
  professionals to enter the practice of child neurology.........25,000
Children's Health Fund of Mississippi to provide health care (both in a 
  stationary clinic and a mobile van clinic) to underprivileged 
  children in a rural, underserved area of the Mississippi Delta400,000
Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA............425,000
Children's Hospital Central California, Madera, CA..............200,000
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, OH.................1,500,000
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA for equipm500,000
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................500,000
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Health System, Inc., 
  Norfolk, VA...................................................400,000
Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH...............................250,000
Children's Medical Research Institute, Pediatric Diabetes Research 
  Program, Oklahoma City, OK....................................450,000
Children's Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial Institute for 
  Education and Research, Chicago, IL for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................125,000
Children's Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial Institute for 
  Education and Research, Chicago, IL, for a new wing...........925,000
Children's Specialized Hospital, Hamilton, NJ....................75,000
Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ.............1,000,000
Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ, for outpatient 
  clinic of the Children's Specialized Hospital in Fanwood, NJ..100,000
Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to renovate 
  and expand the Health Education Center........................350,000
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH for equipment....640,000
City of Chester, Bureau of Health, SABER Project, Chester, PA for 
  abstinence education and related services.....................105,000
City of El Paso, Texas, Border Health Medical Complex for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................250,000
City of Homestead, Florida, for the William F. ``Bill'' Dickinson 
  Senior Center.................................................375,000
City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI for a pilot program 
  providing health care services to at-risk children in day care580,000
Clackamas County Public Health Division, Oregon City, OR, for 
  construction and equipment.....................................50,000
Clark State Community College, Springfield, OH..................550,000
Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, Inc., Orofino, ID for eq500,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, for Minority Men's Health 
  Center......................................................1,000,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, for Heart Center p2,000,000
Clinton Memorial Hospital Regional Hospital, Wilmington, OH.....700,000
Colby Community College, Colby, KS..............................250,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York for a Women's Cancer Genomics 
  Center......................................................1,000,000
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO...................1,850,000
Commun-I-Care, Columbia, SC, to support a program that distributes 
  prescription drugs to low income, uninsured South Carolinians.500,000
Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV to construct a new 
  health sciences building......................................500,000
Community Free Clinic of Decatur-Morgan County, Inc., Decatur, AL50,000
Community Health Access Project, Mansfield, OH, to expand their program 
  to assist pregnant woman......................................176,000
Community Health Centers in Iowa................................600,000
Community Health Centers of Colorado, Denver, CO for renovation and 
  construction..................................................500,000
Community Health Centers of Jefferson Parish, River Ridge, LA...100,000
Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL1,250,000
Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas in Sioux Falls, South 
  Dakota to integrate information systems of CHCs and FQHCs in the 
  Dakotas.......................................................250,000
Community Medical Center Healthcare System, Scranton, PA for equ250,000
Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton, IL for construction and 
  equipment.....................................................150,000
Community Nurses, Inc., St Marys, PA, for a telehealth project in six 
  communities...................................................100,000
Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County, Nurse Family 
  Partnership Program, Reading, PA for a program to aid in healthy 
  outcomes for pregnant low-income mothers......................150,000
OCondell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL.......................200,000
Conemaugh Health System, Johnstown, PA for equipment............400,000
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. for construction of health care 
  facilities for Alaska natives in the Anchorage area.........4,000,000
Cooley Community Hospital, Grand Coulee, WA.....................250,000
Cooper Green Hospital, Birmingham, AL for equipment.............200,000
Copper Queen Community Hospital, Bisbee, AZ...................1,000,000
Corry Memorial Hospital, Corry, PA for equipment................200,000
County Commission of Raleigh County, West Virginia to complete the 
  Educational Mall facility in Beckley, WV....................4,000,000
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana for a 
  tribal wellness center........................................850,000
Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY...................................400,000
Crozer Keystone Health System, Upland, PA for ChesPenn Health Services 
  to provide medical services to the most impoverished and medically 
  needy.........................................................100,000
Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................175,000
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH.......................300,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, for the design and 
  construction of a clinical care and research facility.........575,000
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, for construction and 
  equipment...................................................1,000,000
Dauphin County Department of Human Services, Dauphin County, PA to 
  provide mobile health clinics in Dauphin County...............100,000
Deaconess Billings Clinic, Northwest Area Center for Studies on Aging, 
  Billings, MT for a program to manage chronic illness in the rural 
  aging population..............................................750,000

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Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., Philadelphia, PA for 
  construction, renovation, and equipment at the Maria de los Santos 
  Community Health Center.......................................100,000
Delta Dental Plan of South Dakota in Pierre, SD for equipment for a 
  dental care mobile van........................................200,000
Delta Health Center, Mound Bayou, MS for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment at the community health center in Greenville, MS....115,000
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS for the Delta Health Alliance, a 
  multi-university partnership to address delta health problem1,800,000
Detroit-Wayne County Health Authority of Michigan to assess regional 
  healthcare best practices initiatives.........................500,000
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Mechanicsburg, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services................................136,000
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Topton, PA for abstinence education 
  and related services...........................................95,000
Domestic Violence Project, Inc., Canton, OH.....................390,000
Door of Hope, Madisonville, KY for abstinence education and related 
  services......................................................100,000
Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc., Lexington, MS for 
  rural women's health services.................................400,000
DuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, PA......................300,000
East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN...............200,000
East Tennessee State University James H.Quillen College of Medicine, 
  Johnson City, TN..............................................500,000
Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Manchester, CT..............300,000
Eastern Oregon University Rural Frontier Delivery Program for 
  continuation and expansion of a program that provides educational 
  sources and training for nurses who live and work in rural 
  communities...................................................100,000
Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., Nassawadox, VA.........350,000
Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, CA for a clinic and rehabilitation 
  center for people with disabilities...........................500,000
Edgemoor Hospital, Santee, CA...................................500,000
Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH...............................1,000,000
Englewood High School, Chicago IL, for a clinic...............1,500,000
Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA.........................300,000
Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment.................................................500,000
Excelsior Springs Medical Center Outpatient and Wellness Clinic, 
  Excelsior Springs, MO.........................................769,000
Fairbanks Community Clinic, Fairbanks, AK.......................650,000
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Fairbanks, AK for construction and 
  equipment...................................................1,200,000
Fairview Health System, Minneapolis, MN for an electronic medical 
  record system................................................ 100,000
Family Health Council, Inc., Seneca, PA.........................100,000
Florida A&M University for a Center for Community Health........800,000
Florida Cancer Research Cooperative, University of South Florida, 
  Tampa, FL.....................................................500,000
Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation, Orange County, FL........100,000
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, Orlando, FL........100,000
Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville, PA.......................500,000
Foundation for eHealth Initiative, Washington, DC.............3,000,000
Fox Chase Cancer Center and The University of Maryland Greenebaum 
  Cancer Center for the American Russian Cancer Alliance to establish a 
  long term collaborative program for research, clinical activities and 
  education.....................................................650,000
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment.................................................750,000
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................400,000
Franklin County Memorial Hospital, Meadville, MS................250,000
Free Clinic of Doylestown, PA...................................200,000
Free Clinic of Owensboro, Owensboro, KY for healthcare services in 
  rural areas...................................................100,000
Free Clinics of Iowa in Des Moines to support a network of free 100,000
Gateway Healthcare, Inc, Pawtucket, RI for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment.................................................100,000
Geer Woods, Inc., Canaan, CT....................................700,000
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, for the catheterization lab at 
  the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Heart Hospital...................500,000
Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, to construct the Center for 
  Health Research.............................................1,000,000
George Mason University Krasnow Institute, Fairfax, VA..........225,000
George Washington Carver Community Center, Project A.C.E., Norristown, 
  PA for abstinence education and related services...............86,000
Georgia Infirmary, Inc., Savannah, GA............................50,000
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, for rural nursing and 
  nursing education outreach programs...........................275,000
Georgia State University, Atlanta GA............................150,000
Gilda's Club Northern New Jersey, Hackensack, NJ................500,000
Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, NY...........................600,000
Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney, NE for the Mid-Nebraska 
  Telemedicine Network..........................................350,000
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Lebanon, 
  PA for construction, renovation, and equipment................250,000
Good Shepherd Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................250,000
Goodwin Community Health Center, Brunswick, GA, for the Coastal Medical 
  Access Project................................................300,000
Graduate Education and Applied Research Foundation in Sioux Falls, 
  South Dakota to construct the Center for Graduate Education and 
  Applied Research............................................2,000,000
Great Mines Health Center, Potosi, MO to expand health services in the 
  community.....................................................250,000
Green River Medical Center, Green River, UT for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment......................................50,000
Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC to improve critical care in 
  rural areas through e-ICU/Telemedicine technology.............500,000
Grossmont Hospital Foundation, La Mesa, CA......................750,000
Guidance Center, project RAPPORT, Ridgway, PA for abstinence education 
  and related services...........................................74,000
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Inc., Clearwater, FL.........500,000
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL..3,000,000
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ............100,000
Hackettstown Community Hospital, Hackettstown, NJ...............200,000
Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller, South Dakota for renovation 
  and equipment..................................................50,000
Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva, NC.............................250,000
Hawaii Primary Care Association to educate community health centers in 
  utilizing telehealth equipment................................400,000

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Heart Beat, Millerstown, PA for abstinence education and related 
  services.......................................................51,000
Helping Hands Health Clinic, Elkton, KY for healthcare services in 
  rural areas...................................................100,000
Hi-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree, CA.......................750,000
Hillcrest Health System, Tulsa, OK for inner city clinic........570,000
Hillsdale Community Health Center, Hillsdale, MI.................58,000
Holmes County Board of Supervisors for construction of the Robert G. 
  Clark Health Complex, Lexington, MS...........................400,000
Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.........................300,000
Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ for an Emergency Room.........300,000
Holy Redeemer Health System, Philadelphia, PA for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................100,000
Hope Hospice for Southwest Florida, Ft. Myers, FL...............600,000
Hopewell Therapeutic Farm Community, Mesopotamia, OH............390,000
Horn Memorial Hospital, Ida Grove, IA...........................200,000
Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., New Hartford, NY..............40,000
Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Glen Falls, NY................200,000
Hunterdon County Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.................300,000
Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL.............................400,000
Hutcheson Medical Center, Inc., Ringgold, GA....................500,000
Idaho Commission on Nursing and Nursing Education, Idaho Falls, ID, to 
  initiate the Nursing Leadership and Workforce Network project.250,000
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID for the Idaho Telehealth 
  Integrated Care Center......................................1,500,000
Inland NW Health System in Spokane, WA, to provide online telepharmacy 
  services to rural hospitals and clinics.......................750,000
Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, for the Claude Moore Health 
  Education Center..............................................450,000
Institute for Cancer Prevention in New York, NY for facility 
  improvements and equipment..................................3,000,000
Integris Baptist Regional Health Center, Women's Center, Miami, OK for 
  construction and equipment................................... 400,000
INTEGRIS Canadian Valley Regional Hospital, Yukon, OK...........600,000
INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City, OK for the Rural Oklahoma Telemedicine 
  Expansion program..............................................75,000
Iowa Caregivers Association for training and support of certified nurse 
  assistants....................................................100,000
Iowa Department of Public Health to continue the Center for Healthcare 
  Workforce Shortages...........................................775,000
J. Joseph Moakley Medical Services Building, Boston Medical Center, 
  Boston, Massachusetts.........................................800,000
Jackson Health System, Miami, FL, for the Center for Patient Saf125,000
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS to develop a Southern Institute 
  for mental health research and training.....................1,000,000
James Whitcombe Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN...200,000
Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center, Fayette, MS for construction and 
  equipment.....................................................115,000
Joel Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, OH.........................750,000
Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Springfield, MO..........315,000
Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Springfield, MO to expand health 
  services in the community.....................................200,000
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, for equipment...........500,000
Kauai Community Health Center in Hawaii to set up a satellite cli50,000
Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, CA..................500,000
Kent County Visiting Nurses Association (VNA Care New England), 
  Warwick, RI, to provide laptop computers for home health nurse100,000
Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., Barbourville, 
  KY............................................................225,000
Keystone Central School District, Central Mountain Middle School East, 
  Mill Hall, PA for abstinence education and related services....79,000
Keystone Economic Development Corporation, Johnstown, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services.................................88,000
Keystone Health Center, Chambersburg, PA........................100,000
KidsPeace Children's Hospital, Orefield, PA.....................300,000
KidsPeace of Georgia, Orefield, PA..............................500,000
Klamath Health Partnership, Klamath Falls, OR for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment......................................50,000
Knox Community Hospital, Mt. Vernon, OH.........................800,000
Knox County Senior Citizen's Home Assistance Service Broadway Center, 
  Knoxville, TN.................................................200,000
Kuakini Hospital Research Facility for renovation and expansion..50,000
L.V.C.P.T.P., St. Luke's Health Network, CHOICE program, Bethlehem, PA 
  for abstinence education and related services..................92,000
La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium, La Crosse, WI to expand 
  the Virtual Health Center program to additional counties in Wi275,000
Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA, for construction, renovation and 
  equipment.....................................................350,000
Lackawanna Trail School District, Factoryville, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services.................................74,000
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA.............434,000
Lake Erie Research Institute, Inc., Girard, PA for equipment.....25,000
Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA for equ250,000
Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI for construction, renovation, 
  equipment.....................................................600,000
Lane County Public Health Facilities will use the funds to expand and 
  enhance its public health facilities to better respond to public 
  health crises including acts of bioterrorism...................75,000
Langlade Memorial Hospital in Antigo, Wisconsin for a four-county 
  dental project................................................300,000
Langston University, Langston, OK...............................300,000
Lapeer Regional Hospital, Lapeer, MI.............................15,000
LaSalle University, Philadelphia PA for abstinence education and 
  related services..............................................112,000
Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, MA, for emergency and surgical 
  department expansion..........................................100,000
Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN for a pediatric 
  mobile unit--CHAMPS.........................................1,200,000
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................750,000
Life Enrichment Center, Shelby, NC, for Kings Mountain Center....50,000
Life with Cancer-Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA.......500,000
Little Flower Free Clinic, Hazard, KY for healthcare services in rural 
  areas.........................................................100,000
Lodi Community Hospital, Lodi, OH.............................2,000,000
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport to 
  expand its clinical initiatives that focus on the Brain Institute of 
  the South.....................................................500,000

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for 
  a Diabetes Foot Program........................................72,000
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, to 
  continue and expand the development of the Center for Acadiana 
  Genetics and Hereditary Health Care...........................600,000
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, for 
  the Emergency Care Center.....................................250,000
Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, KY for emergency department renovations and 
  equipment.....................................................500,000
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL for construction and 
  equipment.....................................................100,000
Lycoming County Crippled Children's Society, Inc., Williamsport, 50,000
Womens Madison County Memorial Hospital, Madison, FL............250,000
Magee Women's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment...............................................1,000,000
Malone College, Canton, OH....................................1,000,000
Marceline Economic Development Committee, Marceline, MO to expand 
  health services in the community..............................200,000
Marcus Institute, Atlanta, GA...................................750,000
Margaretville Memorial Hospital, Margaretville, NY..............200,000
Maria de los Santos Community Health Center, Philadelphia, PA for 
  construction, renovation and equipment........................100,000
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, IL................1,000,000
Mario Lemieux Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA for construction, renovation, 
  equipment of hospital emergency rooms for children............200,000
Marion Regional Medical Center-Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton, AL..300,000
Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI to provide 
  dental care in underserved rural communities through mobile dental 
  clinics.......................................................350,000
Marshall University in West Virginia.........................11,500,000
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA.................71,000
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY..................800,000
Maui Community Health Center to expand the community health cent350,000
McAuley Clinic, Owensboro, KY for health services in rural areas100,000
Medical College of Georgia, Cancer Research Center, Augusta, G1,275,000
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI...................1,500,000
Medical University of South Carolina Oncology Center in Charleston, SC 
  for-facility improvements and equipment.....................4,000,000
Medina Health Ministry, Medina, OH...............................34,000
Medina Works, Medina, OH........................................130,000
Meeting Street National Center of Excellence, South Providence, 100,000
Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA.......1,300,000
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston, TX...............2,000,000
Memorial Hospital, Inc., Towanda, PA............................200,000
Memorial Medical Center Foundation in Las Cruces, New Mexico for a 
  mobile health clinic for the New Mexico Children's Health Proj150,000
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL........................550,000
Memphis Biotech Foundation, Memphis, TN for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment...............................................4,000,000
Mercy Foundation, Midwest Rural Telemedicine Consortium, Des Moi650,000
Mercy Health Foundation, Durango, CO for equipment...............50,000
Mercy Health Partners, Scranton, PA to provide computerized access to 
  clinical information at the point of care, and to implement a 
  computerized physician order entry system that will make medication 
  and other medical orders more accessible......................150,000
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for abstinence education 
  and related services..........................................111,000
Mercy Hospital, Cadillac, MI....................................225,000
Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH..............................1,000,000
Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA............................800,000
Mercy Medical Center, Renal Dialysis, Durango, CO for construction and 
  equipment.....................................................500,000
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA, for upgrades to intensive and 
  critical care units and procurement of medical equipment......425,000
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.................................750,000
Methodist Hospital, Henderson, KY for healthcare services for 
  underserved children..........................................100,000
Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, for the Pediatric Brain Tumor and 
  Neurological Disease Institute................................167,000
Michigan Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, for research and 
  development of medical technologies...........................400,000
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment...................................1,000,000
MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, MI..........................100,000
Midtown Community Health Center, Weber County, UT for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................150,000
Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grov200,000
Miller's Children's Hospital, Long Beach, CA....................250,000
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI for construction and 
  equipment purchases for two satellite campus nurse training pr200,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw, MS for planning, 
  construction, and renovation of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw's 
  Health Care Center............................................600,000
Mississippi Blood Services, Jackson, MS for equipment............65,000
Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, Jackson, MS to develop 
  partnerships among rural health care providers to plan for and 
  improve rural health care infrastructure......................140,000
Missouri Baptist Hospital, Sullivan, MO for renovation and equipm31,000
Mobile Health Command, Toledo, OH to purchase and equip a specialized 
  emergency health vehicle......................................100,000
Modoc Indian Health Project, Alturas, CA, for the Modoc Medical Center 
  and Surprise Valley District Hospital.........................200,000
Mon Valley Hospital, Monongahela, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................250,000
Montefiore Medical Center, Clinical Information System, Bronx, NY for 
  equipment.....................................................100,000
Moorefield Wellness Project, Petersburg, WV, for health care assistance 
  to Viral population...........................................129,000
Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT for construction, renovation and 
  equipment.....................................................150,000
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA for construction and 
  renovation.....................................................75,000
Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................300,000

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Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF), Washington, D.C. for 
  construction, renovation and equipment of a health care complex with 
  emphasis on geriatric research................................900,000
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY for equipment..........100,000
Mountain Area Hospice, Asheville, NC............................750,000
Mountaineer Community Health and Senior Center, Berkeley Springs175,000
Mountaintop Area Medical Center, Snow Shoe, PA..................150,000
Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee Valley Campus, Menifee, CA.....100,000
Multi Dimensional Imaging, Inc., Newport Beach, CA for equipment500,000
Murphy Medical Center, Inc., Murphy, NC.......................1,000,000
National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO.........800,000
National Nursing Centers Consortium, Philadelphia, PA to conduct a 
  demonstration project to standardize services in nurse managed health 
  and wellness centers..........................................100,000
Navajo Health Foundation/Sage Memorial Hospital, Ganado, AZ.....500,000
Nazareth Hospital, Center for Stroke Treatment and Prevention, 
  Philadelphia, PA for construction, renovation, and equipment..250,000
Neighborhood United Against Drugs, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services................................136,000
Nesbitt Memorial Medical Center, Kingston, PA to fund the Behavioral 
  Health Services D/B/A Family Enhancement Center that would provide 
  registered nurses and an administrator.........................50,000
Neumann College, Aston, PA, for construction, renovation, and equ50,000
Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment.................................................350,000
Nevada Rural Health Partners, Reno, NV, in consultation with NV 
  Institute of Research & Technology, to expand and improve rural 
  telemedicine..................................................500,000
New Brighton School District, New Brighton, PA for abstinence education 
  and related services...........................................23,000
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................100,000
New York College of Medicine, New York, New York for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................100,000
New York University Medical Center for construction of a vaccine100,000
Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital to construct an Emergency and Cardiac 
  Center........................................................100,000
North Idaho Rural Health Consortium (NIRHC) for a distance healthcare 
  access program................................................650,000
North Philadelphia Health System, Philadelphia, PA for equipment100,000
Northeast Health, Rockland, ME for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................150,000
Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc., Byhalia, MS............240,000
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI for equipment for 
  new dental lab................................................200,000
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), 
  Rootstown, OH.................................................500,000
Northern Duchess Hospital, Rhineback, NY, for building renovatio400,000
Northern Illinois University Center for the Study of Family Violence 
  and Sexual Assault, DeKalb, IL................................750,000
Northern Illinois University, Family Health Wellness & Literacy Center, 
  DeKalb, IL..................................................3,000,000
Northern Illinois University, NIU Institute for Neutron Therapy at 
  Fermi Lab, DeKalb, IL.........................................900,000
Northwest College, Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing, Kirkland, 
  WA............................................................250,000
Northwest Pennsylvania Optical Clinic, Erie, PA to establish clinics 
  and train volunteer staff to provide eyeglasses to poor and indigent 
  individuals....................................................50,000
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.....................350,000
Northwestern University, Center for Genomics and Molecular Medicine, 
  Evanston, IL..................................................725,000
Norton Healthcare for Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY700,000
Norwalk Health System, Norwalk, CT..............................200,000
Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and related 
  services.......................................................72,000
Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, Wright State University, 
  Dayton, OH....................................................525,000
Nye County, Nevada, Ambulances for emergency health care in rura100,000
Oakwood Healthcare System, Dearborn, MI.........................500,000
Ochoco Community Clinic, Prineville, OR, for construction and equ50,000
Office of the Advocate for Patients of Puerto Rico, to acquire mobile 
  offices and telecommunications equipment......................400,000
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, OH to connect Ohio's children's 
  hospitals and select community hospitals with Ohio's academic medical 
  centers via the Third Frontier Network......................3,400,000
Ohio State University, College of Medicine & Public Health, Columbus, 
  OH..........................................................1,350,000
Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development 
  Center, Wooster, OH.........................................1,000,000
Ohio Super Computing Center (OSC), Columbus, OH.................350,000
Ohio University, Athens, OH.....................................250,000
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the 
  Native American Genetics Initiative...........................500,000
Oklahoma State University Rural Health Policy and Research Center, 
  Stillwater, OK................................................280,000
Oregon Community Health Information Network, Portland, OR, for 
  construction, renovation, and equipment at Community Health Cen50,000
Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles...........................1,000,000
OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac, IL....350,000
Palliative Care Center and Hospice of the North Shore, Evanston,300,000
Paradise Valley Hospital, National City, CA.....................100,000
Partners for Healthier Tomorrows, Ephrata, PA for abstinence education 
  and related services...........................................50,000
Partners in Family and Community Development, Athens, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services.................................72,000
Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Division of 
  Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hershey, PA for renovation and 
  equipment.....................................................975,000
Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Division of 
  Gastroenterology and Hepatology for gastroparesis..............25,000
Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Elkins Park, PA to provide equipment 
  and program costs associated with developing a network of satellite 
  optometric centers to meet the eye and vision care needs of urban 
  under underserved and high-risk populations...................100,000

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Pennsylvania Home Care Association, Lemoyne, PA to investigate the 
  impact of telehealth on the overall cost of patient health car250,000
Peoples Health Center, Inc., Lincoln NE.........................700,000
People's Health Centers, Inc. St. Louis, MO for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................400,000
Perseus House, Inc., Erie, PA for abstinence education and related 
  services.......................................................50,000
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCO M), Philadelphia, PA 
  to provide health outreach to the residents of Sullivan County and 
  rural medicine education......................................350,000
Philipsburg Hospital, Philipsburg, PA...........................250,000
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA for construction.....75,000
Pike Market Medical Center in Seattle, WA, to enable the necessary 
  tenant improvements required to serve numerous patients.......500,000
Pines of Peace, Inc., Ontario, NY................................15,000
Placer County, Auburn, CA.......................................750,000
Plumas County Seniors Nutrition Program, Plumas, CA.............250,000
Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA for 
  equipment......................................................50,000
Polk County 911 Dispatch Center, Bolivar, MO....................250,000
Polk County, FL.................................................500,000
Pondera Medical Center, Conrad, MT for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................500,000
Port Huron Hospital, Port Huron, MI.............................400,000
Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, ID, for Center for Cardiac and 
  Vascular Services.............................................700,000
Potter County Human Services, Roulette, PA for abstinence education and 
  related services...............................................50,000
Prentiss Regional Hospital, Prentiss, MS........................200,000
Presbyterian Home, New Hartford, NY.............................200,000
Presbyterian Medical Services, Carlsbad, NM...................1,500,000
Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, CA...........150,000
Prince George's County Community Health Center, to create community 
  based health clinics in targeted communities..................200,000
Proctor Hospital, Peoria IL.....................................550,000
Project Reality, Glenview, IL for abstinence education and related 
  services.......................................................50,000
Provena Health Systems, Mokena, IL............................2,170,000
Provena Mercy Center, Aurora, IL..............................4,000,000
Providence Community Health Centers, Providence, RI for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................100,000
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA for Nurse-Family Partnership 
  sites in Reading, Luzerne and Erie............................150,000
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH for equipmen900,000
Rape and Victim Assistance Center of Schuykill County, Pottsville, PA 
  for abstinence education and related services..................71,000
Real Commitment, Gettysburg, PA for abstinence education and related 
  services.......................................................82,000
Red Wing Medical Center, Red Wing, MN...........................600,000
Regional Health Care Clinic Inc., Sedalia, MO to expand health services 
  in the community..............................................300,000
Rice University, Houston, TX..................................1,250,000
River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, NY..............................300,000
Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA.............134,000
Rocking Horse Children's Health Center, Springfield, OH for 
  construction..................................................450,000
Rosebud Sioux Tribe in Rosebud, South Dakota for rural ambulance 
  service operations............................................250,000
Rural Health Association, La Grande Urgent Care/Family Practice Clinic, 
  Grande, OR for construction and equipment......................50,000
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Sauk City, WI to expand telehealth 
  activities for clinics and hospitals in rural Wisconsin.......115,000
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.....................300,000
Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL........................1,000,000
Rutgers University Genetics Building..........................1,000,000
Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................750,000
Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation, Spokane, WA.............500,000
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan for the Victims of Crime prog750,000
Saint Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, OH for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................400,000
Saint Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY........................350,000
Saint Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment.................................................750,000
Samuel U. Rodgers Community Health Center, Kansas City, MO for 
  construction, renovation and equipment........................500,000
San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, CA.................250,000
San Miguel County, Public Health Building, Las Vegas, NM for 
  construction..................................................750,000
San Ysidro Health Center in California..........................335,000
Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, IL..........200,000
School District of Lancaster, Project IMPACT, Lancaster, PA for 
  abstinence education and related services.....................101,000
School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services................................102,000
Sciperio, Stillwater, OK........................................100,000
Scottsdale Healthcare Trauma Center, Scottsdale, AZ.............500,000
Seton Hall University, Life Science and Technology Center, South 
  Orange, NJ....................................................150,000
Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township, PA.............300,000
Shands Jacksonville Hospital, Jacksonville, FL................1,000,000
Shepherd's Maternity House Inc., East Stroudsburg, PA for abstinence 
  education and related services.................................50,000
Sickle Cell Association of Kentuckiana, University of Louisville, 
  Louisville, KY.................................................20,000
Silver Ring Thing, Sewickley, PA for abstinence education and related 
  services......................................................400,000
Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, renovate the hospital maternity f200,000
Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ, for cancer center......500,000
Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ, for emergency departmen500,000
South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA for emergency department 
  expansion and renovations.....................................150,000
Southeast Community College, Cumberland, KY.....................750,000
Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, I150,000
Springfield Regional Medical Center, Springfield, OH............475,000
St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise ID for the St. Benedicte's 
  Family Medical Center, Jerome, ID.............................500,000
St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK, for construction, renovation, 
  equipment......................................................75,000
St. Anthony's Health Care Foundation, St. Petersburg, FL......2,500,000
St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.....................350,000
St. Clair County Senior Citizens Center, Ragland, AL.............75,000

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St. James-Santee Family Health Center, Inc., McClellanville, SC.200,000
St. Joseph College of Nursing & Allied Health, University of St. 
  Francis, Joliet, IL...........................................150,000
St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH...............................1,500,000
St. Joseph Regional Health Network, Reading, PA.................200,000
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN for equipment400,000
St. Louis University, Biodefense Research Facility, St. Louis, MO for 
  construction, renovation, and equipment.......................800,000
St. Luke Community Clinic, Front Royal, VA......................100,000
St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY......................150,000
St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment.....................................................800,000
St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX for equipment..................750,000
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Ltd., Boise, ID.............250,000
St. Mary Medical Center in California for minority cancer early 
  detection and treatment program...............................100,000
St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo, CO for equipment........200,000
St. Mary's Hospital in Connecticut for renovation of emergency room 
  facilities....................................................300,000
St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, to expand 
  public access to automated external defibrillators in Cabell, Lincoln 
  and Wayne counties............................................360,000
St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County, TN for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................500,000
St. Nicholas Family Free Clinic, Paducah, KY for healthcare services in 
  rural areas...................................................100,000
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL, for dental, prosthetics and 
  orthotics programs..........................................2,000,000
St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT for construction and 
  equipment.....................................................500,000
STAT MedEvac, West Mifflan, PA................................1,000,000
Staywell Healthcare, Inc., Waterbury, CT........................200,000
StemCyte Research Institute, Arcadia, CA......................1,000,000
Stewart-Marchman Center, Inc., Bunnell, FL......................100,000
Stoughton Hospital Foundation in Stoughton, Wisconsin for 
  defibrillators.................................................30,000
Summa Health System, Akron, OH..................................950,000
Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, PA for upgrades to the 
  clinical medical record system................................500,000
Targeted Abstinence Project--McCap, Kansas City, KS for abstinence 
  education and related services................................200,000
Tehachapi Hospital, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, Tehach500,000
Tennessee Technological University School of Nursing, Cookeville, TN 
  for construction, renovation, and equipment...................500,000
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX for the Rural Community 
  Health Institute..............................................250,000
Texas Southern University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 
  Houston, TX, for the establishment of a health professions pro100,000
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, to establish 
  a Center for education, research and clinical services in 
  cardiovascular disease and stroke.............................375,000
The Children's Health Fund, New York, New York, to improve access to 
  health care for underserved children in Pennsylvania..........200,000
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA........1,000,000
Titusville Area Hospital, Titusville, PA, for HealthWorks Bradfo200,000
To Our Children's Future with Health, Inc., Philadelphia, PA for 
  abstinence on education and related services..................109,000
Toledo Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH for equipment............364,000
Town of Bassfield, MS for construction and equipment of a dental110,000
Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ........1,400,000
Transylvania Community Hospital, Brevard, NC..................1,000,000
Tri County Women's Network, New Carlisle, OH....................200,000
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, McVeytown, PA for abstinence education and 
  related services...............................................84,000
Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA........................400,000
Underwood and Lee Clinic, Louisville, KY..........................9,000
United Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY.............................250,000
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1,000,000
University of Akron, Medina County University Center, Akron, OH.750,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham, for construction of the 
  Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Research Building....12,500,000
University of Alaska at Anchorage for recruitment and retention of 
  Alaska Natives in nursing.....................................425,000
University of Alaska at Fairbanks for the development of research and 
  evaluation agendas for health care delivery in Alaska.......1,000,000
University of Alaska Fairbanks INPSYCH program to train Alaska Natives 
  for careers in psychology.....................................400,000
University of California, Irvine Health System, Orange, CA......450,000
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA....................400,000
University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, C150,000
University of Charleston in Charleston, WV for a School of Pharmacy 
  facility....................................................4,300,000
University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................125,000
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.......1,875,000
University of Florida Dental Network for Distance Learning and Tele-
  Dentistry, Gainesville, FL..................................1,500,000
University of Hawaii at Hilo for the School of Pharmacy Program.700,000
University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Rockford, IL.......400,000
University of Kansas Medical Research Institute, Kansas City, KS for 
  equipment.....................................................100,000
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Biomedical Sciences Resource Group, 
  or equipment................................................2,000,000
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, for equipment...............500,000
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, for equipment..........1,000,000
University of Louisville, Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, Center 
  for Cancer Nursing Education and Research.....................300,000
University of Louisville, Science and Technology Research Center, 
  Louisville, KY for construction and equipment...............6,100,000
University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital for the Picture Archiving 
  and Communication System......................................850,000
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, for the construction of an 
  integrative life sciences facility............................300,000
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN........................700,000
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Biomedical Imaging Institute, 
  Jackson, MS for construction and equipment..................4,000,000

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University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.........3,000,000
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS for planning and constru1,810,000
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Cardiovascular Proteomics Center, 
  Kansas City, MO for construction, renovation, and equipment.1,700,000
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Great Plains Oral Health program 
  to recruit, train, and retain oral health providers...........250,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine for the 
  purchase of dental equipment................................1,000,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, to construct biotechnology training 
  labs..........................................................300,000
University of Nevada-Reno, for a biomedical imaging laboratory at the 
  University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno.............1,000,000
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment...............................................4,300,000
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences to 
  continue rural health research at the Center for Rural Health and 
  Medicine in Grand Forks, ND.................................1,000,000
University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Scie1,000,000
University of Northern Colorado, Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation 
  Institute, Greeley, CO for construction and equipment.........100,000
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, for a 
  biomedical research center....................................300,000
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.........................350,000
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK for construction and equipment 
  of a Research and Medical Clinic..............................500,000
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 
  for its minority outreach oral health initiative..............200,000
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA for construction, 
  renovation, equipment.......................................1,000,000
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA..............200,000
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, for Northwest 
  Hospital......................................................100,000
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for construction, renovation, 
  and equipment...............................................1,000,000
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.........1,000,000
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Gulf Coast Cancer 
  Center and Research Institute...............................3,500,000
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Office of Emerging 
  Health Technologies to provide telemedicine services to rural areas 
  in Alabama....................................................150,000
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Southwest Alabama 
  Network for Education and Telemedicine........................175,000
University of South Carolina Spartanburg Health Education Center, 
  Spartanburg, SC...............................................200,000
University of South Dakota School of Medicine in Vermillion, SD for 
  construction..................................................900,000
University of South Florida Center for Biological Defense, Tam2,500,000
University of South Florida Health Science Center, Tampa, FL..1,000,000
University of South Florida, Sarasota/Manatee Campus, Sarasota, FL, for 
  the Center for Advanced Health Practices and Policy Formation.700,000
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Computational Engineering, 
  Chattanooga, Tennessee, for SimCenter project to perform simulations 
  to study ocean/atmospheric issues associated with global cli1,000,000
University of Tennessee Health System, Knoxville, TN............100,000
University of Tennessee High Risk Newborn Services Center, Knoxville, 
  TN for construction, renovation, and equipment................750,000
University of Texas at Austin for equipment.....................400,000
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX for 
  equipment.....................................................500,000
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX..2,000,000
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX for equipment.400,000
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 
  for multiple sclerosis training center........................950,000
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Center for 
  Brain Cognition and Behavior for equipment....................500,000
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, for the 
  Comprehensive Stroke Center...................................700,000
University of Utah Telemedicine Outreach Program to develop a 
  comprehensive suite of teleheath services in Utah and Intermountain 
  West..........................................................500,000
University of Vermont in Burlington, VT for a pediatric telemedicine 
  project.......................................................150,000
University of Vermont in Burlington, VT to continue and expand the 
  Office of Nursing Workforce program...........................400,000
University of Virginia Office for Telemedicine, University of Virginia 
  Health System, Charlottesville, VA............................180,000
University of Washington to construct a life-sciences building1,000,000
Urban Family Council, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence education and 
  related services..............................................126,000
Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry, Youngstown, OH, to expand their 
  health care and counseling services............................50,000
Valley Healthcare System, Inc., Columbus, GA....................500,000
Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI for a good manufacturing 
  practices facility............................................470,000
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN for construction, 
  renovation, and equipment.....................................200,000
Venango Economic Development Corporation, Oil City, PA..........400,000
Vermont Technical Colleges, Chittenden, VT, to facilitate the retention 
  and transfer of a dental hygienist training program from the 
  University of Vermont.........................................750,000
ViaHealth of Wayne-Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, Newark, NY..200,000
Victim Resource Center Inc., Franklin, PA for abstinence education and 
  related services...............................................41,000
Victory Memorial Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.........................100,000
Virginia Center for Health Outreach, Harrisonburg, VA...........590,000
Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley, Aurora, IL............550,000
Vitality Center Community Service Agency in Elko, NV for the 
  construction of a new facility to combine all programs and services 
  under one roof................................................250,000
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for leadership training 
  activities.....................................................50,000
Waimanalo Community Health Center to expand screening to allow for a 
  unique focus on American Samoan health care needs.............200,000

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC....250,000
Walsh University, Canton, OH, for a Community Wellness Education500,000
Walsh University, Canton, OH, for a Natural Sciences and Bioinfomatics 
  Center........................................................500,000
Washington College, Chestertown, MD.............................500,000
Washington Health Foundation, Seattle, WA.......................100,000
Washington Hospital Teen Outreach, Academy for Adolescent Health, 
  Washington, PA for abstinence education and related services..136,000
Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA..........................300,000
Wenatchee Valley Clinic in Washington State for equipment.......250,000
Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, Wenatchee, WA..................500,000
Wesley College, Dover, DE.......................................200,000
West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA...............250,000
West Virginia University for a Clinical Teaching Center at the 
  Charleston Area Medical Center..............................5,000,000
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, for the Mobile Health 
  Screening Program.............................................500,000
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Hispanic Resource 
  Center for health outreach services to the area's Hispanic pop700,000
Western Michigan University, College of Health and Human Services, 
  Kalamazoo, MI, to deploy wireless technology in health care...500,000
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to provide eye care to underserved 
  populations.................................................1,000,000
Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Willimantic, CT............200,000
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA for construction, renovation, and 
  equipment......................................................50,000
Womankind, Cleveland, OH, to expand prenatal care................50,000
Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, for the Women's Outreach, 
  Educational and Wellness Initiative...........................100,000
Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc., Abstinence Advantage Program, 
  Erie, PA for abstinence education and related services........136,000
World Impact's Good Samaritan Clinic, Wichita, KS...............300,000
Wyoming Dental Association, Laramie, WY to implement comprehensive 
  programs of recruitment and retention of dental professionals.360,000
Wyoming State Department of Health, Office of Telehealth, Cheyenne, WY 
  to create the Wyoming Network for Telehealth (WyNETTE), improving the 
  quality and accessibility of healthcare for people living in 
  Wyoming's rural areas.......................................1,540,000
Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, PA.............550,000
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA.................250,000
Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 500,000
YMCA of Western Stark County, Ohio............................1,000,000
YMCA, Elkins, WV.................................................67,000
York County Human Life Services, Inc. York, PA for abstinence education 
  and related services...........................................50,000
York Health Corporation, York, PA, to expand services of the Nurse-
  Family Partnership program.....................................50,000
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $250,000 for facilities renovation at the Gillis Long 
     Hansen's Disease Center as proposed by the Senate rather than 
     $248,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $4,850,000 for 
     malpractice insurance for volunteer physicians who practice 
     at free clinics as authorized by section 224(o) of the Public 
     Health Service Act instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House did not provide funding for this program.
       The conference agreement includes bill language providing 
     $10,000,000 to remain available until expended to establish a 
     National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program within HRSA, which 
     will provide funds to a network of cord blood banks with two 
     specific aims: (1) building an inventory of the highest 
     quality cord blood units for use as unrelated donor grafts 
     for patients who lack human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched 
     sibling donors and (2) ensuring an integrated system through 
     which physicians and patients are able to locate a suitably 
     matched cord blood unit or adult volunteer bone marrow donor 
     via a single, electronic access point. The conferees intend 
     that this program be administered by HRSA.
       Because this is a new and deve1oping field, the conferees 
     direct HRSA to use $1,000,000 of the funds provided for the 
     cord blood bank to contract with the Institute of Medicine 
     (IOM) to commission a study which shall be completed within 
     twelve months of enactment of this Act. The study should 
     recommend an optimal structure for the cord blood program and 
     address pertinent issues to maximize the potential of this 
     technology, including collection, storage, standards setting, 
     information sharing, distribution, reimbursement, research 
     and outcome measures. The IOM should receive input from 
     experts including: (a) transplant physicians with expertise 
     in the use of cord blood for unrelated marrow 
     transplantation; (b) experts in the analysis of clinical 
     outcomes after bone marrow and cord blood stem cell 
     transplantations; (c) experts on HLA typing for 
     transplantation, especially experts with experience in 
     unrelated cord blood transplantation; (d) experts in medical 
     database development and management and web-based information 
     technology; (e) obstetricians familiar with programs for cord 
     blood donation for public use; (f) experts in cord blood 
     banking; (g) representatives of existing Federally-funded and 
     other active cord blood and bone marrow registries; (h) 
     representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); 
     (i) experts in the accreditation of facilities for cord blood 
     stem cell preparation and transplantation; and (j) 
     representatives of the National Institutes of Health NHLBI 
     Cord Blood Transplantation Study. The conferees expect that 
     no additional monies will be expended until the IOM report is 
     completed and that by the end of fiscal year 2005, HRSA will 
     implement the program following the IOM recommendations. The 
     Secretary shall notify the Appropriations Committees of both 
     Houses of Congress at least fifteen days prior to the release 
     of funds for this program.
       The conferees understand that cord blood is part of a 
     continuum of transplantation treatment and support further 
     research in cord blood transplantation. A portion of the cord 
     blood units collected using these funds should be available 
     for the performance of pre-clinical and clinical research 
     focusing on cord blood stem cell biology and the use of 
     umbilical cord blood stem cells for human transplantation and 
     cellular therapies. The conferees recognize the importance of 
     Federal oversight to protect public health and safety, and 
     expect that funds will be directed to cord blood banks that 
     comply with all FDA requirements and have obtained any 
     necessary licenses. The conferees intend that this program 
     should be available to currently established cord blood banks 
     with active collection programs operating under an approved 
     IND from the FDA.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $39,740,000 for the rural hospital flexibility grants program 
     as provided by both the House and Senate. Within the total 
     provided, $15,000,000 is for the Small Rural Hospital 
     Improvement Grant program.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $280,000,000 for family planning instead of $273,350,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $283,350,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees have included bill language identifying 
     $25,000,000 for existing community health centers for 
     economic stabilization and to offset the rising cost of 
     current services. The conferees expect HRSA to use this 
     funding to increase basic support for existing health centers 
     based on performance-related criteria. The House and Senate 
     reports included a similar directive.
       To address the problem of rising expenditures for 
     prescription drugs, the conferees recognize that, 
     increasingly, use is being made of the Public Health Service 
     drug discount program by its grantees, their patients, and 
     third-party payers, such as State Medicaid plans. Congress 
     has funded an increase in the number of community health 
     centers and other safety net health care providers. However, 
     the process for quarterly updating of the list of providers 
     certified for the drug discount program acts as an 
     unnecessary administrative barrier to more immediate access 
     to the lower drug prices. Therefore, the conferees direct the 
     Public Health Service to adopt procedures for immediate 
     access to the drug discounts for qualified entities that are 
     specified in section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
       The conferees remain concerned that the effort to 
     restructure HRSA programs and grants management may be having 
     a negative effect on the stability of many HRSA

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     grantees. Specifically, the restructuring of HRSA's project 
     officer system has proven to be detrimental to new grantees, 
     that often need immediate, high quality technical assistance 
     to successfully deliver care in their communities and meet 
     complex program requirements. The conferees expect HRSA to 
     work with all stakeholders to improve the availability of 
     accurate information and policy clarifications from HRSA. The 
     conferees also expect HRSA to improve the timeliness of award 
     notices and the notices of the availability of new funds.
       The conferees recently learned that, due to certain 
     requirements under Section 330 of the Public Health Service 
     Act, a number of school-based health centers that had 
     previously received funding under the community health 
     centers program are now ineligible for such funding. 
     Recognizing the contribution that these entities have made in 
     their respective communities, the conferees strongly urge 
     HRSA to make these previously funded programs eligible for 
     funding in fiscal year 2004. The conferees further urge HRSA 
     to develop recommendations for overcoming this problem in the 
     future.
       The conference agreement provides $12,000,000 for Native 
     Hawaiian health care activities within the consolidated 
     health centers program instead of $15,000,000 as provided by 
     the Senate. The House did not identify specific funding for 
     Native Hawaiian activities.
       The conference agreement includes $2,056,956,000 for Ryan 
     White AIDS programs, of which $2,031,956,000 is provided as 
     budget authority and $25,000,000 is provided from program 
     evaluation funding under section 241 of the Public Health 
     Service Act to carry out Ryan White Special Projects of 
     National Significance. The House had provided $2,023,599,000, 
     while the Senate provided $2,041,599,000, of which 
     $25,000,000 was from program evaluation funding. The 
     agreement includes bill language identifying $753,317,000 for 
     the Ryan White Title II State AIDS drug assistance programs 
     as proposed by the House instead of $739,000,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       Within the total for Ryan White AIDS programs, no less than 
     the amount provided in fiscal year 2003 is included for AIDS 
     activities that are targeted to address the growing HIV/AIDS 
     epidemic and its disproportionate impact upon communities of 
     color, including African Americans, Latinos, Native 
     Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific 
     Islanders.
       The conferees are concerned by the increasing prevalence of 
     hepatitis C-HIV co-infection. Co-infection of the hepatitis C 
     virus (HCV) in HIV infected patients has become the leading 
     cause of AIDS mortality in some parts of the country. The 
     death rate is higher and life expectancy shorter for co-
     infection patients than for patients who have only HIV. To 
     address this growing problem, the conferees urge HRSA to 
     encourage State ADAPs to offer co-infected patients access to 
     approved hepatitis C treatments as their resources allow, to 
     ensure that the Ryan White critical care funded programs 
     (including Title III & IV clinics) provide opportunities for 
     training care givers and clinicians to treat co-infected 
     patients, and to ensure that AETCs address the need for 
     physician education on HCV/HIV co-infection.
       The conferees recognize that it is essential for the Title 
     IV program to maximize funds going for services to women, 
     children, families and youth and to place an appropriate 
     limit on administrative expenses. The conferees agree with 
     HRSA that, due to the time constraints related to the 
     approaching application deadline, it is not possible to 
     institute this limitation in fiscal year 2004 for grants that 
     would be awarded in August 2004. In addition, the conferees 
     have concerns with the quality of the data that have been 
     collected for calculating the proposed cap. In the Notice 
     regarding the proposal that was placed in the Federal 
     Register on August 12, 2003, the definition of 
     ``administrative expenses'' was undetermined; however, data 
     were given regarding the administrative expenses of the 
     various Title IV grantees. These data may or may not have 
     included indirect costs. As a result of the lack of a precise 
     definition, the grantees may have provided incorrect 
     information regarding their administrative expenses. The 
     conferees agree that these data must be accurate to determine 
     a fair limitation on administrative expenses that ensures 
     that the Title IV grantees remain viable and able to provide 
     services for women, children, youth, and families infected 
     with HIV. Since the earliest that this limitation may be put 
     into effect is fiscal year 2005 for grants that will be 
     awarded in August 2005, the conferees strongly urge HRSA to 
     re-collect data regarding administrative expenses with a 
     precise definition to ensure accuracy and comparability.
       The conferees concur in the Senate report language 
     regarding 90 percent of total title IV funding being provided 
     to grantees and primarily to support maintenance of existing 
     care services. The conferees also concur in the Senate report 
     language intending that HRSA use a significant portion of the 
     remaining funds to expand comprehensive services for youth. 
     The conferees also concur in Senate language regarding peer-
     based technical assistance and a national consumer and 
     provider education center.
       The conference agreement includes bill language designating 
     $121,130,000 of the funds provided for the maternal and child 
     health block grant for special projects of regional and 
     national significance (SPRANS). The House bill provided 
     $117,831,000 for this activity while the Senate bill 
     earmarked $116,381,000 for this purpose. It is intended that 
     $4,000,000 of the SPRANS amount will be used to continue the 
     sickle cell newborn screening program and its locally based 
     outreach and counseling efforts. In addition, $5,000,000 of 
     the SPRANS amount will be used to continue the oral health 
     demonstration programs and activities in the States. The 
     conference agreement also includes within the SPRANS set-
     aside $1,600,000 for mental health programs and activities in 
     the States as outlined in the Senate report, $3,000,000 to 
     begin an epilepsy demonstration, and $2,000,000 for newborn 
     and child screening for heritable disorders as authorized in 
     Title XXVI of the Children's Health Act of 2000. The 
     heritable disorders program is designed to strengthen States' 
     newborn screening programs and improve States' ability to 
     develop, evaluate, and acquire innovative testing 
     technologies, and establish and improve programs to provide 
     screening, counseling, testing and special services for 
     newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders.
       The conference agreement includes $74,988,000 for 
     abstinence education programs instead of $65,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $73,044,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement includes $4,500,000 in 
     program evaluation funds for the abstinence education program 
     and $70,488,000 in budget authority. The program evaluation 
     funds are to be used for evaluation of adolescent pregnancy 
     prevention programs. Because the program evaluation funds are 
     provided in addition to the budget authority for the 
     abstinence education program, the conference agreement 
     strikes language in both the House and Senate bills 
     permitting the budget authority to be used for evaluation and 
     setting a limit of 3.5 percent of the total provided for such 
     purposes. The conferees concur in language included in the 
     House report regarding technical assistance and capacity 
     building and language included in the Senate report about 
     grantees with project periods expiring in fiscal year 2003.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 for rural 
     emergency service training and equipment assistance instead 
     of $1,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The specific bill 
     language providing the funding has been deleted and the 
     funding included in the table at the end of the statement of 
     managers.
       The conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for rural and 
     community access to rural devices. This includes $10,000,000 
     for the rural program under section 413 of the Public Health 
     Service Act and $1,000,000 for the new community access 
     demonstration under section 313.
       The conference agreement includes $438,748,000 for health 
     professions instead of $391,203,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate provided $423,765,000 for a consolidated health 
     professions line as well as $50,000,000 for nurse training.
       The conferees concur in the House report language 
     allocating fiscal year 2003 level funding for graduate 
     psychology education and geropsychology and $19,000,000 for 
     geriatric education centers, $7,000,000 for geriatric 
     training, and $6,000,000 for geriatric academic career 
     awards. The conferees concur in Senate report language 
     allocating at least $5,500,000 for the pediatric dental 
     program and providing continued funding for the chiropractic-
     medical school demonstration grant program.
       The conference agreement provides $142,763,000 for nurse 
     training programs within the health professions training 
     total. In using the increase in funding provided above the 
     fiscal year 2003 level under Nurse Education, Practice, and 
     Retention Grants, the conferees expect HRSA to give 
     preference in funding to internship and residency programs, 
     career ladder programs, and enhancing patient care delivery 
     systems. The conferees intend that a portion of the funding 
     provided for loan repayment and scholarships be used for 
     scholarships in exchange for two years of service at health 
     care facilities with critical shortages of nurses.
       The conferees continue to be concerned about the health 
     care needs of those in the Mississippi River Delta region. 
     The conferees provide $6,800,000 for rural health outreach to 
     continue the ongoing initiative in eight States. These grants 
     provide 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 further 
     recommend that HRSA consult with the Delta Regional Authority 
     and the Delta Health Alliance, given their ongoing 
     relationships with communities in the Delta.
       The conferees concur with the Senate report language 
     regarding frontier extended stay clinics.
       The conferees support the Student Resident Experiences and 
     Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) program within the 
     National Health Service Corps and intend that HRSA continue 
     this program in fiscal year 2004.

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       The conference agreement includes $35,000,000 for the 
     Denali Commission instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House did not include funding for the Commission. 
     The conference agreement includes a general provision, 
     section 222, amending the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to 
     clarify that the Commission has authority to use the 
     interagency transfer mechanism rather than grants to receive 
     the funding provided in this Act. The conferees concur in 
     language in the Senate report indicating that the Denali 
     Commission should allocate funds to a mix of service 
     facilities. Within the funds provided, $2,500,000 is provided 
     to acquire medical equipment for rural clinics and hospitals, 
     such as an x-ray machine for Seldovia, AK, and $5,000,000 
     shall be used for upgrade and construction of shelters for 
     victims of domestic violence.
       The conferees concur in language in the Senate report 
     identifying $3,000,000 within traumatic brain injury funding 
     for protection and advocacy services.
       The conference agreement includes $104,317,000 for the 
     community access program as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     did not provide funding for this program. The conferees 
     encourage HRSA, through the Community Access Program, to 
     establish demonstration projects between community health 
     centers and minority health professions schools for the 
     purpose of health status disparities research and data 
     collection. Such demonstration projects were authorized in 
     the Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002.
       The conference agreement includes $150,000,000 for program 
     management instead of $155,974,000 as provided by the House 
     and $146,686,000 as provided by the Senate.
       The conferees expect HRSA to use no more than one percent 
     of the funds allocated for projects for agency administrative 
     expenses.
       The Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Act of 1998 established the 
     Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund to provide compassionate 
     payments to certain individuals affected by HIV transmission 
     via contaminated blood products. The fund terminated by law 
     on November 12, 2003. The conferees are aware of 
     approximately 28 cases that may still be adjudicated. The 
     conferees understand that HRSA has made budgetary 
     arrangements in anticipation of potential additional 
     payments. The conferees expect HRSA to report to the House 
     and Senate Appropriations Committees on the status of these 
     potential payments by February 1, 2004.


             Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund

       The conference agreement includes $3,222,000 for the 
     administrative costs associated with the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program instead of $3,472,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $2,972,000 as proposed by the Senate.

               CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

                Disease Control, Research, and Training

       The conference agreement includes $4,545,472,000 for 
     disease control, research, and training at the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), instead of 
     $4,588,671,000 as proposed by the House and $4,494,496,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. In addition, $212,134,000 is made 
     available under Section 241 of the Public Health Service Act, 
     the same as proposed by the Senate. The House bill proposed 
     that $13,226,000 be derived under Section 241 authority.
       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     Senate inserting the word ``purchase'' before the phrase, 
     ``hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft.'' The House 
     proposed no similar language.
       The conference agreement includes bill language earmarking 
     $262,000,000 for equipment, construction, and renovation of 
     facilities, instead of $260,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House proposed $206,000,000 for this activity. 
     Within this total, $250,000,000 is for continuation of CDC's 
     Facilities in Atlanta and $9,600,000 is for the second year 
     costs of replacing CDC's infectious disease laboratory in 
     Fort Collins, Colorado and $2,400,000 is to begin replacement 
     of CDC's facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio. The conferees 
     continue to support the implementation of CDC's Buildings and 
     Facilities Master Plan and are pleased with the progress made 
     to date.
       The conferees expect the CDC to utilize a portion of the 
     funds provided for buildings and facilities to continue and 
     expand security improvements to ensure critical information 
     reliability for response to critical events, as well as to 
     conduct increasingly varied public health missions.
       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 both the House and the Senate. The conference 
     agreement also includes bill language to allow funds 
     appropriated to the CDC to be used to enter into a long-term 
     ground lease for construction on non-Federal land, in order 
     to replace their laboratory in the Fort Collins, Colorado 
     area as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to earmark 
     $293,569,000 for international HIV/AIDS, with $150,000,000 
     earmarked for the International Mother and Child HIV 
     Prevention Initiative, the same as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House proposed $242,569,000 for international HIV/AIDS, 
     with $100,000,000 earmarked for the International Mother and 
     Child HIV Prevention Initiative.
       The conference agreement includes bill language as proposed 
     by the Senate designating that the following amounts shall be 
     available under section 241 (Public Health Service Act 
     evaluation set-aside) for the specified activities:
       $127,634,000--National Center for Health Statistics Surveys
       $14,000,000--National Immunization Surveys
       $28,600,000--Information Systems Standards Development and 
     Architecture and Applications-based Research Used at Local 
     Public Health Levels
       $41,900,000--Research Tools and Approaches within the 
     National Occupational Research Agenda
       The House bill provided that $13,226,000 be derived from 
     section 241 for National Center for Health Statistics 
     surveys.
     Birth Defects
       The conference agreement includes $113,513,000 for birth 
     defects, developmental disabilities, disability and health 
     instead of $106,339,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $110,639,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total, the following amounts are provided for 
     the specified activities above the comparable amount for 
     fiscal year 2003:
       $5,244,000 to expand autism surveillance and education 
     activities;
       $1,000,000 to expand research activities conducted by the 
     regional Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention;
       $250,000 to expand activities related to Fetal Alcohol 
     Syndrome;
       $1,000,000 to expand the National Spina Bifida program;
       $1,500,000 to establish a public health education and 
     research program concerning Tourette syndrome;
       $1,500,000 to expand surveillance and epidemiological 
     efforts of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy;
       $750,000 to expand support for the Special Olympics Healthy 
     Athletes Initiative;
       $2,500,000 to expand the work of the Paralysis Resource 
     Center;
       $1,000,000 to expand disability prevention activities;
       $300,000 to expand the newborn infant screening program;
       $250,000 to expand Limb Loss activities;
       $500,000 to establish a craniofacial malformation program; 
     and
       $274,000 to expand the work of the Attention Deficit 
     Resource Centers.
       The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2003 level for the support and expansion of CDC's 
     State autism surveillance program. In addition, $2,244,000 is 
     provided to establish a national awareness and education 
     program that will widely disseminate information regarding 
     autism identification and diagnosis to both families and 
     health care providers as authorized by Sec. 103 of the 
     Children's Health Act of 2000. This program should be 
     administered and piloted in partnership with voluntary 
     organizations already working in the autism community.
       The conferees concur that the status report on autism data 
     collection requested by both the House and Senate is due by 
     March 1, 2004.
       The conference agreement includes $1,500,000 to establish a 
     public health and research program in partnership with a 
     national voluntary health association dedicated to assist 
     parents and families of children with Tourette Syndrome as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conferees continue to support strongly the partnership 
     between CDC and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis 
     Resource Center and intend that within the increase provided: 
     $500,000 be used to fund up to three applied research 
     projects to translate clinical rehabilitation treadmill 
     therapy to community-based settings and to train health care 
     professionals to deliver this intervention; and $2,000,000 be 
     used to expand the work of the Resource Center.
       The conferees commend CDC for its partnership with CHADD in 
     developing an AD/HD Resource Center and has provided an 
     increase of $274,000 above fiscal year 2003 to expand the 
     Resource Center in an effort to respond to the overwhelming 
     demand for information and support services. The conferees 
     intend that the full amount of the increase be awarded to the 
     Resource Center.
       The conferees commend CDC for its partnership with Amputee 
     Coalition of America on the National Limb Loss Information 
     Center. The conferees intend that the full amount of the 
     increase provided be awarded to the Information Center.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 for craniofacial 
     malformation activities. The conferees concur with language 
     in the Senate report regarding the establishment of a 
     craniofacial malformation and development registry and the 
     creation of a plan for an information clearinghouse for 
     parents and physicians.
       The conference agreement includes sufficient funds above 
     the request for CDC to initiate in fiscal year 2004 
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     population-based studies on individuals with Down syndrome as 
     outlined in the House and Senate reports.
     Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
       The conference agreement includes $859,065,000 for chronic 
     disease prevention and health promotion instead of 
     $862,011,000 as proposed by the House and $801,844,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Programs within this account are 
     funded at the following levels:

Heart Disease and Stroke....................................$46,000,000
Cancer Prevention and Control...............................315,631,000
Diabetes.....................................................67,342,000
Arthritis and Other Chronic Diseases.........................24,501,000
Tobacco.....................................................100,100,000
Nutrition/Physical Activity..................................45,000,000
Community Health Promotion...................................24,064,000
School Health................................................62,835,000
Safe Motherhood/Infant Health................................54,252,000
Oral Health..................................................12,510,000
Prevention Centers...........................................26,830,000
VERB (Youth Media) Campaign..................................36,000,000
Steps to a Healthier U.S.....................................44,000,000

       Within the amounts provided for Cancer Prevention and 
     Control $210,929,000 is for the Breast and Cervical Cancer 
     Screening Program; $50,000,000 is for Cancer Registries; 
     $15,000,000 is for Colorectal Cancer; $12,000,000 is for 
     Comprehensive Cancer; $4,950,000 is for Ovarian Cancer; 
     $15,555,000 is for Prostate Cancer; $5,000,000 is for the 
     Geraldine Ferraro Cancer Education Program; and $2,197,000 is 
     for Skin Cancer.
       The conferees applaud the ongoing work at CDC, in 
     conjunction with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, to develop a 
     National Cancer Survivorship Action Plan. The conferees also 
     urge the CDC to develop a cancer survivorship resource center 
     focused on the post-treatment needs and long-term 
     survivorship/quality of life issues.
       The conferees are aware that survival rates of the most 
     lethal cancers, including lung, esophageal, liver, and 
     pancreatic cancer, remain at or below 15 percent. Further, 
     the conferees understand that the University of Kentucky, 
     Markey Cancer Center, has begun a three-year effort to 
     establish a state-of-the-art early detection and outreach 
     program for a rural, medically underserved population with 
     links to best treatment practices, clinical trials, and 
     relevant translational research. Upon its completion, the 
     conferees request that the Secretary, through the Director of 
     the CDC, assess both the design and findings of this project, 
     and report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees 
     on the project's outcomes and any recommendations to increase 
     the survival rates of lethal cancers.
       Within the amounts available for Arthritis and Other 
     Chronic Diseases, the agreement provides an increase over 
     fiscal year 2003 of $250,000 for the expansion of State-based 
     arthritis programs and collaborations with the relevant 
     voluntary health organizations and of $750,000 to enhance 
     epilepsy efforts, in partnership with a national non-profit 
     organization that works on behalf of children and adults 
     affected by seizures. In addition, $1,000,000 is available 
     within Arthritis and Other Chronic Diseases to continue 
     support for the National Lupus Patient Registry.
       The conferees encourage the CDC to develop a partnership 
     with a national voluntary health association dedicated to 
     assisting persons with Interstitial Cystitis (IC) and 
     undertake initiatives to expand public and professional 
     education efforts concerning IC and enhance the understanding 
     of IC through epidemiological studies.
       Within amounts provided for Community Health Promotion, 
     $8,100,000 is provided to support and expand the Behavioral 
     Risk Factor Surveillance Systems, $2,982,000 is provided for 
     continuing and expanding a model project that is testing and 
     evaluating the efficacy of glaucoma screening using mobile 
     units, $2,887,000 is for the national vision screening and 
     education program, and $1,800,000 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.
       The conferees concur with language included in the Senate 
     report regarding the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 
     death scene protocol and have provided $300,000 to support 
     projects to demonstrate the protocol's effectiveness from 
     within funds available under Safe Motherhood and Infant 
     Health.
       The conference agreement includes $36,000,000 for the VERB 
     (Youth Media) campaign. The conferees intend that the funds 
     provided for fiscal year 2004 be used to augment the media 
     buy for phase 3 of the campaign and encourage the CDC to use 
     these enhanced resources to leverage additional in-kind 
     contributions.
       The conferees encourage the CDC to develop partnerships 
     with national organizations to enhance the reach and impact 
     of the STEPS program by coordinating and delivering program 
     models to additional communities across America, including in 
     rural and disadvantaged communities. Potential partners 
     should have experience directly providing youth-development 
     programs, long-standing dedication to promoting lifelong 
     health, and a commitment to serving all ages, incomes, and 
     abilities.
       Within the amount for Nutrition and Physical Activity, the 
     conference agreement includes $1,000,000 to support a 
     comprehensive review of the effects of food marketing on 
     children's diet and health, including the characteristics of 
     effective marketing of foods to children to promote healthy 
     food choices. The conferees request that upon completion of 
     the review, a report detailing the review's findings be 
     submitted to the appropriate Committees of jurisdiction of 
     the Congress.
     Environmental Health
       The conference agreement includes $184,629,000 for 
     environmental health instead of $184,829,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $184,329,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided: $38,518,000 is for the 
     environmental health laboratory; $66,728,000 is for 
     environmental health activities (including $2,200,000 to 
     continue the physician education and public awareness program 
     for primary immune deficiency disease as implemented by the 
     Jeffrey Modell Foundation, and $27,900,000 to continue the 
     health-tracking network); $37,386,000 is for asthma; and 
     $41,997,000 is for childhood lead poisoning.
       The conferees support the continuation of CDC's work 
     responding to, and preventing adverse health effects of 
     complex humanitarian emergencies around the world and commend 
     CDC for supporting organizations that apply public health 
     strategies to mitigate the impact of conflict on civilian 
     populations in Iraq and elsewhere.
     Epidemic Services
       The conference agreement includes $92,494,000 for epidemic 
     services and response, instead of $82,494,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $127,494,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 above the 
     comparable level for fiscal year 2003 for the Director to 
     expand global disease detection capabilities. The conferees 
     are aware that approximately thirty previously unheard of 
     infectious diseases were discovered in the last thirty years. 
     The conferees intend that the increased funds provided for 
     global disease detection be allocated in the manner 
     determined by the Director of CDC to enhance the capability 
     to detect and track global outbreaks of disease.
       The conferees commend CDC for its partnership with the 
     Landmine Survivor Network and have provided funds within 
     Epidemic Services to support the Network at not less than the 
     fiscal year 2003 level.
     Health Statistics
       The conference agreement includes $127,634,000 for Health 
     Statistics, to be derived from amounts made available under 
     Section 241 of the Public Health Service Act, the same as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House proposed $125,899,000 for 
     Health Statistics, of which $13,226,000 was to be derived 
     from amounts made available under Section 241 of the Public 
     Health Service Act.
     HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Prevention
       The conference agreement includes $1,299,388,000 for HIV/
     AIDS, STD and TB prevention instead of $1,247,388,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,301,388,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Included in this amount is $993,189,000 for HIV/AIDS 
     activities, of which $293,569,000 is for global HIV/AIDS 
     activities; $169,072,000 for STD activities; and $137,127,000 
     for TB activities. Within the funds provided for global HIV/
     AIDS, $150,000,000 is for the International Mother and Child 
     HIV Prevention Initiative.
       Within the total for HIV/AIDS, $104,000,000 is provided to 
     continue CDC's support of activities that are targeted to 
     address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and its disparate 
     impact on communities of color, including African Americans, 
     Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, 
     and Pacific Islanders. The conferees intend that CDC follow 
     the report accompanying the Labor, HHS and Education and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 regarding the 
     disbursement of these funds, including continuing support for 
     the Directly Funded Minority Community Based Organization 
     Program.
       The conferees urge the Director to continue and to 
     strengthen CDC support of community-based organizations and 
     faith-based organizations in their efforts to provide 
     culturally and linguistically appropriate primary and 
     secondary HIV prevention programs. The conferees are aware of 
     recent concerns regarding instability in the recompetition 
     process and encourage the CDC to provide directly funded 
     community and faith based organizations with technical 
     assistance and capacity building support in order to promote 
     effective and sustainable programs.
       Within the total for STD activities, $500,000 is for CDC to 
     carry out a competitive grant program to strengthen local 
     capacity on Indian reservations to screen for and treat 
     sexually transmitted diseases and to educate local 
     populations about such diseases and their consequences, as 
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     transmission of such diseases can be prevented.
       The conferees urge CDC to utilize $1,000,000 of the 
     increase provided for Tuberculosis (TB) prevention to partner 
     with a private foundation uniquely qualified to test new TB 
     vaccines and that has implemented a large-scale community-
     based TB vaccine field trial. CDC should utilize its 
     cooperative agreement mechanisms to ensure that the agency 
     has the opportunity to provide technical assistance and 
     guidance to this important partnership, especially with 
     regard to epidemiology.
       The conferees request that the Director prepare a plan to 
     comprehensively address blood safety and injection safety in 
     Africa under the Global AIDS program, to be completed and 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate no later than 120 days after enactment of this 
     Act. The plan should ensure that all injections occur in a 
     safe manner, through provision of an adequate supply of safe 
     injection equipment, preferably non-reusable syringes, 
     provider education, and waste management, and to foster 
     ``appropriate use'' of injections in order to reduce the 
     number of unnecessary injections administered. Similarly, the 
     plan should reflect an emphasis on both increasing the blood 
     supply through donor recruitment and ensuring its safety 
     through proper screening of donors and donated blood as well 
     as the development or improvement of a robust national blood 
     service. In addition, provision should be made for provider 
     education and other measures necessary to ensure the 
     appropriate use of donated blood and to discourage 
     unnecessary or inappropriate uses.
     Immunization
       The conference agreement includes a discretionary program 
     level total of $633,385,000 for immunization, instead of 
     $650,586,000 as proposed by the House and $641,686,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. In addition, $14,000,000 is for 
     national immunization surveys to be derived from section 241 
     evaluation set-aside funds, the same as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill included no similar provision.
       The conferees note that the National Vaccine Program 
     Office, formerly housed within CDC, will be transferred to 
     the Office of the Secretary. Accordingly, the appropriation 
     for immunization has been reduced and the $7,301,000 
     requested to support that office is appropriated within the 
     Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management 
     account.
       In addition, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program funded 
     through the Medicaid program is expected to provide 
     $980,196,000 in vaccine purchases and distribution support in 
     fiscal year 2004, for a total immunization program level of 
     $1,627,581,000.
       Included in the amount provided is $495,464,000 for the 
     section 317 program, and $151,921,000 for global immunization 
     activities. Within the total available for global 
     immunization, $106,400,000 is for global polio eradication 
     activities, and $45,521,000 for other global activities, 
     including the global measles program.
       The conferees are aware of sensitivities about research 
     involving the safety of childhood vaccines. CDC's Vaccine 
     Safety Datalink Data Sharing Program allows external 
     researchers to assess vaccine safety by analyzing data from 
     managed care organizations. The conferees believe that it is 
     essential that these data be available in a way that allows 
     for independent review while at the same time protects 
     confidentiality and complies with regulations for the 
     protection of human subjects involved in research. The 
     conferees urge that CDC continue to assure access to these 
     data and appropriately preserve final datasets for vaccine 
     safety studies and datasets created by CDC for external 
     researchers through the Vaccine Safety Datalink Data Sharing 
     Program.
     Infectious Diseases
       The conference agreement includes $372,503,000 for 
     infectious diseases instead of $382,226,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $372,760,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $9,000,000 above fiscal year 
     2003 is provided for areas of highest scientific and 
     programmatic priority for preparing and responding to present 
     and emerging infectious disease threats.
       Within the total provided, $2,000,000 above fiscal year 
     2003 is to augment CDC's resources for supporting States in 
     developing and implementing effective surveillance, 
     prevention, and mosquito control to effectively combat West 
     Nile Virus and support research on the biology of the 
     disease.
       Within the total provided, $911,000 above fiscal year 2003 
     is to expand research, prevention and control activities on 
     malaria and to continue CDC's Global Malaria Initiative.
       Within the total provided, $1,000,000 above fiscal year 
     2003 is to expand and improve surveillance, research, and 
     prevention activities on prion disease. The conferees intend 
     that a significant portion of the increase be used to expand 
     support for the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance 
     Center to augment the national autopsy network for prion 
     disease surveillance.
       Within the total, $2,200,000 is provided to continue the 
     thalassemia blood safety surveillance program.
       The conferees are deeply concerned by the largest known 
     outbreak of Hepatitis A in the Nation, which has been 
     developing in western Pennsylvania over the last few weeks. 
     The conferees understand that a CDC field investigation team 
     is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania working with State and local 
     health officials to determine the source of the outbreak and 
     limit the spread of the disease. The conferees commend the 
     CDC's response, and expect the CDC to continue and expand 
     these efforts to contain this specific outbreak and to 
     prevent future occurrences.
       The conferees are pleased that CDC has branched into new 
     areas of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) research and medical 
     education in the four-year period in which the $12,900,000 is 
     being restored to the CFS program. The conferees expect that 
     the payback period will be extended through fiscal year 2005.
     Injury Control
       The conference agreement includes $154,632,000 for injury 
     control, instead of $152,414,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $152,409,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, $3,750,000 is to extend 
     implementation of the National Violent Death Reporting 
     System, $8,700,000 is for child maltreatment prevention 
     activities, and $5,224,000 is for the Traumatic Brain Injury 
     prevention program. In addition, sufficient funds are 
     included to continue support for all existing Injury Control 
     Research Centers.
     Occupational Safety and Health
       The conference agreement provides $236,985,000 for 
     occupational safety and health, instead of $273,385,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $240,485,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. In addition, $41,900,000 is available to carry out 
     Research Tools and Approaches activities within the National 
     Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) to be derived from 
     section 241 evaluation set-aside funds as proposed by the 
     Senate. This brings the comparable program level to 
     $278,885,000. The House bill had no similar provision.
       Within the total provided, $19,700,000 is for the Education 
     and Research Centers and $26,000,000 above the request is for 
     research activities in support of implementation of NORA.
       Also within the total provided, $3,500,000 above the fiscal 
     year 2003 level is provided for the National Personal 
     Protective Technologies Laboratory. The conferees intend that 
     the funds be used in the manner outlined in the Senate 
     report.
       The conference agreement also includes sufficient funds to 
     continue the farm health and safety initiative, the 
     construction safety and health program, and to purchase 
     personal dosimetry monitors as outlined in the House report.
     Public Health Improvement
       The conference agreement includes $143,082,000 for public 
     health improvement instead of $144,530,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $106,789,000 as proposed by the Senate. In 
     addition, $28,600,000 is available to carry out information 
     systems standards development and architecture and 
     applications-based research used at local public health 
     levels to be derived from section 241 evaluation set-aside 
     funds, as proposed by the Senate. The House bill included no 
     similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 within Public 
     Health Improvement to expand public health research that is 
     determined by the Director as having high scientific and 
     programmatic priority.
       Funds requested within public health improvement for 
     development and implementation of a nationwide environmental 
     health-tracking network have been provided for within the 
     CDC's environmental health activities program.
       The conference agreement includes $500,000 to continue the 
     Comprehensive Assessment of Rural Health in Iowa (CARHI), in 
     conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2004:

Allergy/Asthma Foundation of Alaska and The Alaska Lung Association for 
  programs aimed at preventing youth smoking....................250,000
American Trauma Society, Upper Marlboro, MD to develop trauma response 
  curriculum....................................................100,000
American Vitiligo Research Foundation, Clearwater, FL, for public and 
  health professional education regarding Vitiligo..............250,000
BioAdvance, Philadelphia, PA to strengthen bioinformatics training 
  activities....................................................100,000
Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota for the West 
  River Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effect.............200,000
Burlington Community College, Pemberton, NJ, for equipment for high-
  tech simulation training of handling chemical and biological h800,000

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Center for Disaster Epidemiology & Preparedness, Department of 
  Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of 
  Medicine, Miami, FL, to establish a Specialty Center for Public 
  Health Preparedness focused on Hispanic Training on Disasters.166,000
Center for Mind Body Medicine, Washington, DC, to train health and 
  mental health professionals in treating war and terrorism related 
  trauma in the U.S. and abroad.................................100,000
Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA to establish home monitoring 
  systems for patients with congestive heart failure............250,000
City of Waterloo, Iowa, for expansion of Fire PALS, a school-based 
  injury prevention program.....................................150,000
Clarion University, Clarion, PA for a smoking cessation and prevention 
  campaign.......................................................50,000
Community College Foundation, Sacramento, CA, for the ePassport foster 
  child health and education data tracking program............2,000,000
Community Health Centers in Hawaii for Childhood Rural Asthma Pr150,000
Community Lead Education and Reduction Program (CLEARCorps), 
  Minneapolis, Minnesota to provide intervention training to detect the 
  signs of childhood lead poisoning and perform remediation of affected 
  homes.........................................................100,000
Delaware Valley Hepatitis Treatment, Research, and Education Center 
  (HepTREC), Melrose Park, PA to enhance awareness, train support 
  groups, and fund programs for patients.........................75,000
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS for the Delta Health Alliance 
  Agri-Medicine Initiative......................................500,000
DuPage County Health Department, Wheaton, Illinois, for security 
  enhancements..................................................300,000
East Harlem Asthma Working Group for salaries and treatment methods, 
  focusing on teaching kids and families how to cope with asthma100,000
East Tennessee State University, Division of Health Sciences, Johnson 
  City, TN, for the Appalachian Cancer Demonstration Project....375,000
Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC, for a 
  biopreparedness demonstration project involving the use of 
  interactive simulation for training...........................100,000
Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus, Whitestone, New York, for 
  demonstration project in Southwest Texas to conduct screening for 
  Glaucoma......................................................500,000
Georgia Rural Water Association, Georgia Environmental Training and 
  Education Authority for Small Community Water Fluoridation.....50,000
Gertrude Barber Center, Erie, PA, for autism intervention & educ150,000
Greater Cleveland Asthma Outreach, Cleveland; OH, to expand asthma-
  related programs..............................................150,000
Gwynedd-Mercy College School of Education, Gwynedd Valley, PA for the 
  Prevention Education for Applied Creativity against Emerging Threats 
  program........................................................75,000
Haymarket Center, Chicago, Illinois, for a project to integrate chronic 
  disease management with substance abuse treatment.............500,000
Health Care Improvement Foundation, PA for a public health/bioterronsm 
  disaster communications project...............................100,000
Health Choice Network, Miami, FL for the Jessie Trice Cancer prevention 
  project.......................................................350,000
Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, for equipment and staffing at the 
  Water Quality Laboratory......................................350,000
Hult Health Education Center, Peoria, Illinois, for teacher training, 
  technology equipment and curriculum development for a data collection 
  program to integrate schools and community health resources....75,000
I Care Foundation, Bethesda, MD, for epidemiological studies related to 
  Autism.........................................................50,000
Illinois State University, Normal, IL, for a Physical Education Obesity 
  Prevention and Lifestyle Enhancement (PEOPLE) program.........165,000
Inner Harmony Foundation, Clarks Summit, PA for implementation of the 
  New Beginnings Integrative Cancer Care Program................250,000
Institute for Cancer Prevention in New York, NY to identify populations 
  that have a decreased risk in developing cancer and Alzheimer's 
  Disease, design mechanism-based strategies to prevent cancer and 
  Alzheimer's Disease in the general population...............3,000,000
Iowa Department of Education to provide free fruits and vegetables to 
  schoolchildren..............................................1,000,000
Iowa Health Foundation to continue a pilot program on chronic disease 
  management....................................................400,000
Iowa State University, Ames, IA for the Center for the Study of 
  Violence to identify factors that contribute to the development of 
  violence-prone individuals....................................166,000
Iowa State University, Ames, IA for the Center for Food Security and 
  Public Health...............................................1,000,000
Iron Disorders Institute in association with Penn State University, 
  College of Medicine, Hershey, PA to establish a Center for the Study 
  of Biometals..................................................100,000
James Whitcombe Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, for 
  continuation of autism programs at the Christian Sarkine Autism 
  Treatment Center..............................................500,000
Kent State University, Kent, OH, for The Northeast Ohio Alliance for 
  Biopreparedness...............................................750,000
Kids Health, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for an obesity prevention initia350,000
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA for the National Mass 
  Fatalities Institute..........................................500,000
Lance Armstrong Foundation to perform services and programs in 
  consultation with Families in Search of the Truth in Fallon, N100,000
Lance Armstrong Foundation, Austin, TX for the National Cancer 
  Survivorship Resources Center.................................300,000
Lapeer Regional Hospital, Lapeer, MI, for an Asthma Intervention and 
  Management Program.............................................25,000
Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, 
  University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for the National Friendly 
  Access Program................................................500,000
Lifestyle Advantage, Pittsburgh, PA for the Lifestyle Modification 
  Program.......................................................150,000
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and 
  Shreveport and the Tulane Health Sciences Center for a statewide, 
  targeted effort for the detection and prevention of cancer....500,000
Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr, PA to create a computer system that will 
  provide a standardized dosage mechanism that cross-checks for errors, 
  allergies, and potential drug interaction.....................200,000

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Marion Downs Hearing Center, Denver, CO for the creation of an 
  international hearing center to provide services, resources, 
  education and research to support the needs of individuals who are 
  deaf and hard of hearing....................................3,000,000
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for Charlotte ALERT bioterrorism 
  surveillance activities.......................................300,000
Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MISH), Austin, TX, for the 
  development of curricula for medical students and primary care 
  residents related to sexual health............................400,000
Mississippi Department of Education to provide free fruits and 
  vegetables to schoolchildren................................1,000,000
Monterey Institute, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey, CA, 
  for enhancing bioterrorism preparedness.....................1,000,000
Montgomery County, PA for a pilot program to provide communications 
  interoperability for fire, police, and EMS in the event of a 
  bioterrorism event............................................150,000
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Scranton, PA to address the root 
  cause of higher incidence of colorectal cancer in northeastern100,000
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, for the Center for 
  Bioterrorism Forensics and Genomic Research...................300,000
Oral Vaccine Institute in Las Vegas, NV for the development of 
  innovative vaccine delivery alternatives......................900,000
Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for the study of 
  the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for people with cerebral palsy 
  and other disabling conditions................................600,000
Partnership for Food Safety, Washington, DC, for The Fight BAC! 
  campaign to reduce the incidents of foodborne illnesses.......500,000
Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, Ephrata, PA for the development 
  of a Pennsylvania health care insurance resource guide.........25,000
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association Inc., Gettysburg, PA, to 
  provide education, information services, and workshops regarding 
  Tourette Syndrome..............................................50,000
Pinnacle Health System, Harrisburg, PA to develop and implement 
  Pinnacle Health System's ``Safe Care Delivery System,'' to use 
  innovative technologies in an effort to reduce medical errors.250,000
Pueblo Community Diabetes Project, Pueblo, CO, for a diabetes 
  prevention initiative.........................................150,000
Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA for a cardiac disease management 
  program........................................................15,000
Save a Life Foundation, Schiller Park, IL, for training.......1,175,000
Sister to Sister--Everyone Has a Heart Foundation to increase women's 
  awareness of heart disease, Washington, DC....................400,000
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, for the Center on 
  Disability and Health to promote and encourage regular physical 
  activity......................................................161,000
South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy in Brookings, SD to 
  support pharmacist immunization training.......................60,000
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, New York, NY for a spinal muscular 
  atrophy initiative............................................100,000
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Obesity 
  Prevention and Control program................................500,000
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, for a Childhood Obesity 
  Project.......................................................350,000
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, PA, for improved 
  first responder communications.................................25,000
University of Findlay Center for Terrorism Preparedness, Findlay250,000
University of Georgia Center for Leadership in Education and Applied 
  Research in Mass Destruction Defense (CLEARMADD) to train public 
  health professionals..........................................225,000
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY, to establish 
  a state-of-the-art early detection and outreach program for a rural 
  population with high incidences and low survivability of lethal 
  cancers, including lung, esophageal, pancreatic, and liver c1,000,000
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Center for Improving Medication 
  Related Healthcare Outcomes to identify medication errors...1,000,000
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville KY, for the 
  Center for Oral Health and Systemic Disease...................700,000
University of Louisville, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, 
  Louisville, KY, for a Cardiac Regeneration Program..........1,500,000
University of Louisville, Center for the Deterrence of Bioterrorism and 
  Biowarfare, Louisville, KY, to educate public health officials in 
  detecting and responding to biological attacks..............1,500,000
University of Nebraska Medical Center, National Biosecurity Center for 
  Rural Health, Omaha, NE, to develop and expand an electronic system 
  to address the threat of bioterrorism.......................1,000,000
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth, TX, for 
  diabetes prevention and control.............................1,500,000
University of Northern Iowa, Youth Fitness and Obesity Institute, Cedar 
  Falls, IA for an evaluation of preschool health programs......525,000
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK for the Center for Chemical, 
  Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Countermeasures...400,000
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA for the 
  Strategic Medical Intelligence Initiative.....................150,000
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Sports Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 
  to determine the prevalence of knee injuries in female athlete100,000
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Alabama Birth Defects 
  Monitoring and Prevention Center..............................250,000
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Diabetic Lower 
  Extremity Amputation Prevention Program.......................400,000
University of Tennessee, Department of Nutrition, Knoxville, TN, for 
  the Tennessee on the Move initiative..........................500,000
Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, Cleveland, OH, 
  for the VNA--Healthy Town program.............................500,000
Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA for Lyme disease 
  prevention efforts............................................100,000
Wayne County Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, for an infant mortality 
  prevention, education and outreach project....................200,000

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     Office of the Director
       The conference agreement includes $59,707,000 for the 
     activities of the Office of the Director, the same as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House proposed $49,707,000 for 
     the Office of the Director.
       The conferees understand that CDC has elevated its Office 
     of Genomics and Disease Prevention to the Office of the CDC 
     Director and encourage CDC to continue its work to integrate 
     genomics across public health research and practice.
       The conferees understand the urgent need to contact, 
     inform, and mobilize physicians during public health 
     emergencies. The conferees encourage the CDC to form 
     partnerships with entities and organizations that have 
     databases of physician contact information to facilitate 
     rapid communication of public health alerts.
       The conferees urge CDC to continue its efforts to address 
     the unique needs of Native Hawaiians on dialysis in a 
     culturally sensitive manner.
       The conferees are aware of potential cost savings that may 
     result from improved information technology, administrative, 
     and management processes and practices. The conferees intend 
     that any savings accrued in fiscal year 2004 as a result of 
     these improvements must come only from internal operational 
     savings of the agency, and may be refocused only into other 
     intramural activities or extramural Public Health Research 
     activities related to the purposes for which those funds were 
     originally appropriated.

                     NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

                       National Cancer Institute

       The conference agreement includes $4,770,519,000 for the 
     National Cancer Institute as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.
       To increase the likelihood of a cure for every child with 
     cancer, the conferees urge NCI to increase its support of 
     translational research to accelerate the pace of pediatric 
     cancer clinical trials. The existing NCI-supported national 
     infrastructure of a clinical trials network should be the 
     dominant component of this accelerated effort.
       The conferees encourage the Director of NCI to establish a 
     task force to explore the continuing unique needs of the 
     peoples of Hawaii and the Pacific Basin region.
       The conferees concur with language in the House report 
     regarding the importance of the collaboration between NCI and 
     CDC regarding tobacco harm reduction. In addition, the 
     conferees urge the NCI to examine what additional scientific 
     research is needed to determine the relative risks of 
     different tobacco products.

                National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

       The conference agreement includes $2,897,145,000 for the 
     National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute instead of 
     $2,897,595,000 as proposed by the Senate and $2,867,995,000 
     as proposed by the House.
       The conferees encourage NHLBI, in collaboration with the 
     Office of Rare Diseases, to develop standards of care for 
     pulmonary and cardiac complications associated with Duchenne 
     muscular dystrophy.
       The conferees urge NHLBI to develop a set of treatment 
     guidelines for von Willebrand disease and further urge the 
     Institute to work with medical associations and experts in 
     the field when developing such guidelines.

         National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

       The conference agreement includes $385,796,000 for the 
     National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research 
     instead of $386,396,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $382,396,000 as proposed by the House.

    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

       The conference agreement includes $1,682,457,000 for the 
     National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney 
     Diseases instead of $1,683,007,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     and $1,670,007,000 as proposed by the House. An amount of 
     $150,000,000 is also available to the Institute through a 
     permanent appropriation for juvenile diabetes.
       The conferees recognize the research supported by the NIDDK 
     digestive diseases branch that is dedicated to the treatment 
     of functional gastrointestinal disorders, which include 
     irritable bowel syndrome. In addition to this important 
     research, the conferees encourage the digestive diseases 
     branch to support and fund basic, translational and clinical 
     research dedicated to developing effective diagnostic tests 
     and innovative treatments for gastrointestinal motility 
     disorders involving enteric neuromuscular dysfunction 
     including, but not limited to, chronic intestinal pseudo-
     obstruction, gastroparesis, and colonic inertia.
       The conferees were pleased to learn of the recent discovery 
     that an existing drug, already used on humans to treat 
     irregular fluid retention has also been found to retard cyst 
     production and disease progression in polycystic kidney 
     disease. The conferees urge NIDDK to conduct clinical trials 
     to follow up on these recent breakthroughs.
       Branched chain ketoaciduria is a rare inherited disorder 
     that prevents the proper metabolism of the three branched-
     chain amino acids found in all protein, and can lead to 
     mental retardation, physical disabilities and death. The 
     conferees are aware of modeling research currently being 
     performed on mice, with the goal of finding a permanent cure 
     for the disease. The conferees encourage NIDDK to provide 
     support for this type of research and other branched chain 
     ketoaciduria-related research.
       The conferees applaud NIDDK for their efforts to combat 
     childhood obesity and encourage them to consider particular 
     use of the CDC's Prevention Research Centers as a mechanism 
     through which to award competitive grants for this 
     initiative.

        National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

       The conference agreement includes $1,510,776,000 for the 
     National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
     instead of $1,468,926,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,510,926,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees urge NINDS to increase its overall investment 
     in multiple sclerosis (MS) research. Special emphasis on 
     imaging, biological markers and clinical trials for new 
     therapeutics should be areas of high priority. The conferees 
     are pleased to note the development of a joint symposium on 
     MS genetics sponsored by NINDS and the National MS Society, 
     and encourage the Institute to take a more active role at the 
     NIH in furthering MS genetics research by developing 
     collaborative strategies with the National Human Genome 
     Research Institute and other relevant NIH institutes. The 
     conferees request that NIH report back to Congress no later 
     than September 30, 2004 with progress in its efforts to 
     expand its commitment to multiple sclerosis. The conferees 
     also are pleased to note a major success in past years in the 
     creation of a joint collaborative research program in 
     ``gender and immunity'' between the National Institute on 
     Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a major voluntary 
     association for the disease, in which NINDS participates. The 
     conferees encourage NINDS to seek similar collaborative 
     activities related to MS.
       The conferees urge NINDS, in collaboration with the 
     National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
     Diseases and the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
     Development, to accelerate clinical trials to improve 
     treatment for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The 
     conferees encourage NINDS to actively seek and assess 
     clinical trial proposals and to expedite the review process 
     for clinical research in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The 
     conferees strongly encourage the funding of three additional 
     centers of excellence by the end of fiscal year 2004.
       Stroke is the second leading cause of death among women 
     worldwide and kills more than twice as many women as do 
     breast cancer and AIDS combined. Recognizing that women are 
     the single largest group at risk for death from stroke, the 
     conferees believe that special attention should be focused on 
     better understanding the gender differences with specific 
     attention to stroke related to pregnancy; the use of oral 
     contraceptives; and the impact of postmenopausal hormone 
     replacement therapy on stroke risk. The conferees further 
     urge NIH to increase research into new therapies for stroke 
     in women as well as ways of enhancing the vascular health of 
     all Americans, including (1) a clinical trial of carotid 
     endarterectomy and angioplasty/stenting in women, (2) 
     observational research on differences in the way men and 
     women present with stroke symptoms, and (3) studies of 
     differences in how men and women respond to FDA-approved 
     antiplatelet agents for recurrent stroke prevention.
       The conferees strongly support NIH's initiatives toward 
     advancing the organization of stroke care and the 
     identification of stroke treatment and research centers that 
     would provide rapid, early, continuous 24-hour treatment to 
     stroke victims, including the use of the clot-buster t-PA, 
     when appropriate.

         National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

       The conference agreement includes $4,335,155,000 for the 
     National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases instead 
     of $4,335,255,000 as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language permitting 
     the transfer of $150,000,000 to International Assistance 
     Programs, Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and 
     Tuberculosis as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $100,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees encourage NIAID to enhance its research 
     efforts to identify the cause of eosinophilic-myalgia 
     syndrome and to characterize better the pathophysiological 
     events of this disease. The conferees support the Institute's 
     efforts to support a workshop in 2004 to evaluate the current 
     state of knowledge on EMS. The conferees anticipate that the 
     workshop will identify new scientific opportunities related 
     to the pathogenesis of EMS and improved diagnosis, treatment 
     and prevention strategies.
       The conferees are concerned about the pace of research in 
     the area of chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome. 
     The conferees encourage NIAID, in collaboration with NINDS 
     and NIMH, to increase its research portfolio in the areas of 
     CFIDS. The conferees further request that the NIH report to 
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     March 1, 2004, on the number of grants specifically devoted 
     to CFIDS research, over the past five years.

             National Institute of General Medical Sciences

       The conference agreement includes $1,916,333,000 for the 
     National Institute of General Medical Sciences instead of 
     $1,923,133,000 as proposed by the House and $1,917,033,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

        National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

       The conference agreement includes $1,250,585,000 for the 
     National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
     instead of $1,245,371,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,251,185,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees urge NICHD to continue its cooperation and 
     participation in the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy programs of 
     the National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and 
     Skin Diseases and NINDS. The conferees commend NICHD for its 
     involvement in the Paul Wellstone Centers of Excellence 
     programs for Muscular Dystrophy, and urge its ongoing 
     commitment to assist the funding of clinical trials proposals 
     and expedite the review process for clinical research in 
     Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, in addition to its investment in 
     new Centers of Excellence.

                         National Eye Institute

       The conference agreement includes $657,199,000 for the 
     National Eye Institute as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $648,299,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees commend the NIH Director's initiative to 
     advance translational clinical research through the joint 
     efforts of the various Institutes, often in partnership with 
     private organizations focused on clinical research and 
     patient participation. The conferees are aware of a proposal 
     for a national conference on translational clinical research 
     for orphan eye diseases. The Director of the NEI is 
     encouraged to consider providing support for this important 
     effort.

          National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

       The conference agreement includes $636,974,000 for the 
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences instead 
     of $630,774,000 as proposed by the House and $637,074,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees recognize the complex environmental exposures 
     faced by the residents of rural areas. NIEHS is urged to 
     address rural environmental concerns through its 
     environmental health sciences core centers program.
       The conferees encourage NIEHS to continue its support for 
     critical research required to fill data gaps in environmental 
     health, with special concern for children's health, including 
     the effects of mixtures of chemicals on developing nervous 
     systems; accurate exposure levels for environmental 
     chemicals; and the development of predictive models of 
     chemical effects on developing systems. The conferees 
     encourage the NIEHS to collaborate with the CDC on research 
     focused on environmental chemical mixtures and computational 
     modeling.

                      National Institute on Aging

       The conference agreement includes $1,031,311,000 for the 
     National Institute on Aging instead of $994,411,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,031,411,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

       The conference agreement includes $504,300,000 for the 
     National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
     Diseases instead of $502,778,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $505,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees urge NIAMS, in collaboration with NINDS and 
     NICHD, to accelerate clinical trials to improve treatment for 
     patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The conferees 
     encourage NIAMS to actively seek and assess clinical trial 
     proposals and to expedite the review process for clinical 
     research in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The conferees 
     encourage the funding for three additional centers of 
     excellence by the end of fiscal year 2004.
       The conferees commend NIAMS for conducting a workshop on 
     the ``Burden of Skin Diseases.'' The workshop participants 
     found that there was a lack of specific data on this topic 
     and recommended that general and skin disease-specific 
     measures of the burden of skin disease be developed in order 
     to generate data on the incidence, prevalence, economic 
     burden, quality of life, disability, and handicaps 
     attributable to these diseases. The conferees request that 
     NIAMS provide a detailed action plan of Institute activities 
     to effectively implement the recommendations of the workshop 
     participants.

    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

       The conference agreement includes $384,477,000 for the 
     National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication 
     Disorders instead of $380,377,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $384,577,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                 National Institute of Nursing Research

       The conference agreement includes $135,555,000 for the 
     National Institute of Nursing Research instead of 
     $134,579,000 as proposed by the House and $135,579,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

           National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

       The conference agreement includes $431,471,000 for the 
     National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism instead of 
     $430,121,000 as proposed by the House and $431,521,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                    National Institute on Drug Abuse

       The conference agreement includes $997,414,000 for the 
     National Institute on Drug Abuse instead of $995,614,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $997,614,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                  National Institute of Mental Health

       The conference agreement includes $1,390,714,000 for the 
     National Institute of Mental Health instead of $1,382,114,000 
     as proposed by the House and $1,391,114,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                National Human Genome Research Institute

       The conference agreement includes $482,222,000 for the 
     National Human Genome Research Institute instead of 
     $478,072,000 as proposed by the House and $482,372,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

      National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

       The conference agreement includes $288,900,000 for the 
     National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 
     instead of $282,109,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $289,300,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                 National Center for Research Resources

       The conference agreement includes $1,186,183,000 for the 
     National Center for Research Resources instead of 
     $1,053,926,000 as proposed by the House and $1,186,483,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language to earmark 
     $119,220,000 for extramural facilities construction grants as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House did not provide funding for 
     extramural facilities construction.
       Within the total provided for NCRR, the conference 
     agreement includes $215,000,000 for the Institutional 
     Development Awards (IDeA) program and $320,000,000 for the 
     General Clinical Research Centers as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees are pleased with reports of the ongoing 
     successes of the Science Education Partnerships Award (SEPA) 
     program. The NCRR is urged to continue soliciting and funding 
     additional SEPA grant applications from science centers and 
     other eligible entities.

       National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

       The conference agreement includes $117,752,000 for the 
     National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
     instead of $116,202,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $117,902,000 as proposed by the Senate.

       National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities

       The conference agreement includes $192,724,000 for the 
     National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as 
     proposed by the House instead of $192,824,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                  John E. Fogarty International Center

       The conference agreement includes $65,800,000 for the John 
     E. Fogarty International Center instead of $64,266,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $65,900,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                      National Library of Medicine

       The conference agreement provides $319,835,000 for the 
     National Library of Medicine, of which $311,635,000 is from 
     budget authority and $8,200,000 is from amounts available 
     under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry 
     out the National Information Center on Health Services 
     Research and Health Care Technology. The House had provided 
     $316,040,000, entirely from budget authority, and the Senate 
     had provided $320,035,000, of which $311,835,000 was from 
     budget authority and $8,200,000 was from section 241 
     authority.

                         Office of the Director


                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       The conference agreement includes $329,707,000 for the 
     Office of the Director instead of $317,983,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $323,483,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $7,500,000 for the purposes identified in general provision 
     221.
       The conference agreement provides $500,000 for the 
     Foundation for the National Institutes of Health as proposed 
     by the House instead of $497,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees concur with the guidance in the Senate report 
     regarding limits for NIH reprogramming requests.
       The conferees concur in the House report language 
     indicating that the proposal to multi-year fund some or all 
     NIH grants is not approved.
       The conferees recognize that breakthroughs in the physical 
     sciences underpin many of the remarkable advances in the life 
     sciences that have been achieved during the last century. 
     Increasingly, the boundaries between the life sciences and 
     the physical sciences are being blurred, as capacities and

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     talents bridging the disciplines are essential for modern 
     experimentation and discovery. Accordingly, the conferees 
     believe that a major effort must be undertaken to promote the 
     advancement of research at the interface between the life 
     sciences and the physical sciences. This interface occurs in 
     many agencies including NIH, NSF, Office of Science, 
     Department of Energy, DARPA, NASA, NOAA, and others. The 
     conferees commend NIH for its plans to evaluate, as part of 
     the NIH Roadmap process, what steps need to be taken to 
     encourage progress in the physical sciences that will provide 
     support and underpinning for future advances in the life 
     sciences and to convene a conference to discuss this issue 
     with other Federal agencies.
       The conferees commend NIH for recently awarding nine five-
     year grants to expand research on autoimmune disease and to 
     increase the number of autoimmunity centers of excellence. 
     This coordinated approach, under the NIH Autoimmune Diseases 
     Coordinating Committee, involves the full spectrum of NIH 
     Institutes. It marks a promising start in implementing the 
     recommendations of the NIH Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan.
       The Committee encourages the Office of Rare Diseases to 
     work in association with NINDS in studying Niemann-Pick Type 
     C, a rare metabolic disorder in which harmful quantities of 
     cholesterol and other fatty substances accumulate in the 
     spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow and most often in the 
     brain.
       The conferees urge NIH to support the efforts of 
     universities, medical schools, scientific societies and other 
     groups that are working to develop and implement a system for 
     voluntary, peer-driven accreditation of organizations 
     throughout the country which are engaged in research 
     involving human subjects.
       The conferees encourage the Office of Dietary Supplements 
     and NCCAM to review and consider funding research to 
     elucidate the mechanisms of action of the B vitamins and 
     antioxidant phytochemicals in berries so that work in animal 
     models can be extended to human studies. Research with 
     animals has shown that diets containing berry fruits (such as 
     blueberries) as well as B vitamins can forestall and perhaps 
     reverse many of the neurological changes that are associated 
     with age-related neurodegenerative conditions such as 
     Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.


                        Buildings and Facilities

       The conference agreement includes $89,500,000 for buildings 
     and facilities as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $80,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes language granting full 
     scope authority for the contracting of construction of the 
     first and second phases of the John E. Porter Neurosciences 
     Building as proposed by the Senate. The House did not have a 
     similar provision.
       Due to extensive community concerns about the proposed 
     construction of a BSL-3 lab on NIH's main Bethesda, MD 
     campus, the conferees expect NIH to: (1) submit a report to 
     the Senate and House Appropriations Committees within 60 days 
     of enactment of this Act detailing the reasons why NIH 
     believes the lab should not be built at Fort Detrick, MD; (2) 
     provide the community with detailed information regarding 
     ongoing risk assessments and proposed safety policies to 
     protect NIH employees and the local community; and (3) 
     provide a mechanism for ongoing involvement between NIH and 
     the local community to provide information about lab safety, 
     research, and activities.

       SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

               Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

       The conference agreement includes $3,370,813,000 for 
     substance abuse and mental health services, of which 
     $3,253,763,000 is provided through budget authority and 
     $117,050,000 is provided through the evaluation set-aside. 
     The House bill had proposed $3,345,000,000 for SAMHSA, of 
     which $16,000,000 was from the evaluation set-aside and the 
     Senate proposed $3,274,590,000, of which $117,050,000 was 
     from the evaluation set-aside. The conference agreement 
     includes bill language establishing a limitation of five 
     percent of the block grant appropriation for funding of data 
     collection activities as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total provided, the conference agreement 
     includes funding at no less than the fiscal year 2003 level 
     for activities throughout SAMHSA that are targeted to address 
     the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and its disparate impact on 
     communities of color.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $14,985,000 for projects in the amounts specified in the 
     statement of the managers on the conference report.

                   Center for Mental Health Services

       The conference agreement includes $242,379,000 for programs 
     of regional and national significance instead of $237,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $237,667,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within the total provided, the conference agreement 
     provides $95,000,000 for counseling services for school-aged 
     youth as proposed by the Senate. As proposed by the Senate, 
     $3,000,000 is provided to support the National Suicide 
     Prevention Resource Center, and continued support is provided 
     for the Suicide Prevention Hotline program at the fiscal year 
     2003 level.
       Within the total provided, $30,000,000 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.
       The conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for a 
     nationwide, three-year public service campaign to reduce the 
     stigma of mental illness. The conferees expect SAMHSA to work 
     in partnership with a private, non-profit agency that is the 
     leading producer of public service advertisements (PSAs) and 
     is able to use the services of volunteer advertising agencies 
     and donated media.
       The conferees are concerned about the problem of chronic 
     homelessness across the Nation. Within the total for mental 
     health programs of regional and national significance, the 
     conference agreement provides funds at no less than the 
     fiscal year 2003 level for programs addressing homelessness.
       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 to continue 
     the current level of funding for the consumer and consumer-
     supporter national technical assistance centers as proposed 
     by the Senate. The conferees direct CMHS to support multi-
     year grants to fund five such national technical assistance 
     centers.
       The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 to continue 
     the elderly treatment and outreach program.
       As proposed by the House, the conference agreement provides 
     $7,000,000 for the jail diversion program.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2004:

AgriWellness, Inc. in Harlan, Iowa, for the Sowing the Seeds of Hope 
  rural mental health project..................................$160,000
Alfred University, Alfred, NY for the Lea R. Powell Institute for 
  Children and Families: Improving Access to High Quality Mental Health 
  Services in Underserved, Isolated Rural Areas.................500,000
American Red Cross, Lower Bucks County Chapter, Levittown, PA for the 
  Homeless Services Program.....................................200,000
Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau, Cleveland, OH for the Social 
  Advocates for Youth (SAY) project.............................500,000
Boone Community Family Center, Philadelphia, PA to develop and 
  implement adolescent suicide prevention pilot program in Philadelphia 
  schools........................................................50,000
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota for mental 
  health services...............................................225,000
CONTACT of Mercer County, Trenton, NJ............................35,000
Dauphine County department of Human Services, Dauphin County, PA for 
  the Mental Health Court Program to help the Dauphin County courts and 
  prisons work with individuals with mental health and substance abuse 
  problems......................................................100,000
Deschutes County, Oregon, to develop a program providing mental health 
  services for rural communities................................100,000
Family Communications Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, for an antiviolence 
  program entitled the National Project Managing Anger, Promoting 
  Safety........................................................100,000
Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence of Providence, RI 
  for the Streetworkers Program to reduce youth crime, violence and 
  drug abuse.....................................................50,000
Jewish Association for Residential Care, Farmington Hills, MI...150,000
KidPeace, Orefield, PA to diagnose children with mental health p100,000
Lawrence Hall Youth Services in Chicago, Illinois for mental health and 
  related support services.......................................50,000
Mental Health Center of Dane County, Inc., Madison, WI to provide 
  culturally appropriate mental health services to the Hmong com100,000

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Noah's Ark--A Safe Place, Inc., for mental and emotional counseling for 
  young men in several Pennsylvania counties....................150,000
Northwestern Academy, Lafayette Hill, PA for equipment and personnel to 
  provide for a program to diagnose and treat delinquent, mentally ill 
  adolescents through the delivery of comprehensive psychological and 
  psychiatric services..........................................100,000
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, 
  Oklahoma City, for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cross 
  Training Initiative............................................50,000
Potter County Human Services, Roulette, PA for a Youth Community 
  Awareness program that will provide community outreach and assistance 
  to address the rising number of teen suicides in Potter County.75,000
See Forever Foundation, Washington, DC to provide the mental health 
  services needed by the students of the Maya Angelou Public Charter 
  School........................................................400,000
Temple University, Center for Social Policy and Community Development, 
  Philadelphia, PA to develop and implement a two-pronged Adolescent 
  Suicide Prevention Pilot Program............................1,000,000
Ventura County Probation Agency, Ventura, CA for the Emotionally 
  Challenged Juvenile Offender Intervention Program.............500,000
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA for 
  Computerized Decision Support for Chronic Care Management of 
  Psychiatric Disorders.........................................250,000
Women's Crisis Center, Covington, KY, to provide rape counseling, 
  community outreach and related mental health programs.........100,000

       The conference agreement includes $437,140,000 for the 
     mental health block grant, which includes $21,850,000 from 
     the evaluation set-aside as proposed by the Senate, instead 
     of $435,000,000 as proposed by the House. The House proposed 
     funding to SAMHSA through direct appropriation rather than 
     using the evaluation set-aside.
       The conference agreement includes $103,026,000 for 
     children's mental health grants rather than $108,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $98,052,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $50,055,000 for grants to 
     States for the homeless (PATH) as proposed by the House 
     rather than $47,073,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $34,825,000 for 
     protection and advocacy instead of $33,870,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $35,779,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                  Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

       The conference agreement includes $421,975,000 for programs 
     of regional and national significance instead of $417,278,000 
     as proposed by the House and $327,071,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Within funds provided, $100,000,000 is for the new drug and 
     alcohol treatment voucher initiative as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate did not include funding for this program. 
     The conferees applaud the Administration for proposing this 
     initiative, the Access to Recovery program, which will 
     provide much-needed funds to increase capacity and expand 
     access to alcohol and drug treatment. The conferees expect 
     that the new voucher program will support evidenced-based 
     practice and will provide medically appropriate treatment for 
     individuals needing care. To this end, the conferees expect 
     that States and providers receiving funds under this program 
     will use assessment and placement criteria developed by 
     national experts, such as the American Society of Addiction 
     Medicine. The conferees support the Administration's goal of 
     opening new pathways to treatment. At the same time however, 
     the conferees direct that all providers participating in the 
     Access to Recovery program should be held accountable to the 
     same standards of care, performance, licensure and 
     certification requirements as other licensed or certified 
     drug and alcohol programs in their respective States. The 
     conferees direct SAMHSA to report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations 30 days after Access to Recovery 
     funds are distributed regarding the States that applied for 
     and received grants, the amount awarded to each State, and 
     the services each State will provide with these funds. 
     Furthermore, no funds shall be expended under this Act for 
     the implementation of the Access to Recovery voucher program 
     other than those funds specifically provided for by the 
     conferees.
       The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 for treatment 
     programs for pregnant, postpartum and residential women and 
     their children as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees are concerned about the problem of chronic 
     homelessness across the Nation. Within the total for 
     substance abuse treatment programs of regional and national 
     significance, the conference agreement provides funds at no 
     less than the fiscal year 2003 level for programs addressing 
     homelessness.
       The conference agreement provides $33,901,000 for targeting 
     specific treatment approaches for adolescents and young 
     adults. The conferees are aware that there are becoming fewer 
     treatment options for teens and young adults and provide this 
     funding to address that specific treatment gap.
       Included in the conference agreement is $35,000,000 for 
     targeted capacity expansion for general populations, as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees have not included funds for the Screening, 
     Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) program 
     and direct that none of the funds provided in this Act for 
     existing programs shall be reduced below fiscal year 2003 
     levels to fund the SBIRT program.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2004:

19th Judicial District Drug Court, Baton Rouge, LA, to implement a 28-
  Bed Residential Program at the Earl K. Long Hospital..........$71,000
Akeela, Inc. Re-Entry Program, Anchorage, AK to increase retention at 
  Akeela House by re-establishing a cultural component to the treatment 
  environment, and to enhance transition of inmates from prison-based 
  treatment programs back into the community....................200,000
Alaska Christian College, Soldotna, AK for operations of residential 
  substance abuse program for adolescents.......................150,000
Baltimore City, to expand drug treatment services.............1,000,000
Behavior Management Systems in Rapid City, South Dakota for substance 
  abuse treatment...............................................250,000
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family, Inc., Waverly, IA...........100,000
Center for the Study of Addiction at Texas Tech University, Lubb250,000
City of Wrangell, AK for its Avenues Program to provide comprehensive 
  substance abuse treatment services for the community..........100,000
Community Services for Children, Allentown, PA to remediate and reverse 
  the impact of drug use by pregnant mothers on their newborn inf50,000
Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Kenai, AK for treatment 
  of women and children with substance abuse problems...........200,000
Doe Fund, Inc., Philadelphia, PA to provide substance abuse treatment 
  services......................................................100,000
Fairbanks Community Initiative for Chronic Inebriates, Fairbanks, AK to 
  operate community programs to provide treatment and services to 
  chronic inebriates............................................700,000
Healing Place, Louisville, KY...................................113,000
Institute for Research, Education, and Training In Addictions (IRETA), 
  Pittsburgh, PA to implement and complete several major model projects 
  concerning alcohol and drug use...............................200,000
Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy, Des Moines, to develop Drug 
  Endangered Children rapid response teams that will intervene on 
  behalf of children exposed to methamphetamine as a result of residing 
  in a home-based clandestine drug laboratory...................146,000
Municipality of Anchorage for comprehensive substance abuse treatment 
  services, focusing on transitional populations................500,000

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Pinon Hills Residential Treatment Center in Valarde, New Mexico.150,000
Ramsey County ACE Program, Minnesota to provide staffing for a 
  research-based early intervention program for children under 10 at 
  high risk for serious, violent and chronic juvenile delinquency50,000
Recovery Options for Addictive Disorders (ROADS), Fort Worth, TX for 
  outpatient treatment services and to continue the ROADS projec400,000
Second Chance Program, La Mesa, CA, for a substance abuse 
  rehabilitation demonstration transition Program in the New Mexico 
  State prison system...........................................350,000
University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health 
  Institute, Tampa, FL for the National Implementation Research 500,000
Vinland National Center, Loretto, MN to provide chemical dependency 
  treatment services for individuals with co-occurring disorders200,000
Wayne County, MI for the Anti-addiction Treatment Project to pilot a 
  treatment protocol that blocks the craving for heroin.........350,000
Yankton Sioux Tribe in Marty, South Dakota for substance abuse 
  treatment at Canku Teca.......................................200,000

       The conference agreement includes $1,789,235,000 for the 
     Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, of 
     which $1,710,035,000 is budget authority and $79,200,000 is 
     provided through the PHS evaluation funding tap. The House 
     bill had proposed $1,774,538,000 and the Senate proposed 
     $1,803,932,000, of which $79,200,000 was derived through the 
     evaluation tap. The conference agreement includes bill 
     language establishing a limitation of five percent of the 
     block grant appropriation for funding of data collection 
     activities as proposed by the Senate.

                 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

       The conference agreement includes $199,763,000 for programs 
     of regional and national significance instead of $198,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $194,306,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 to continue 
     and expand the program funded for the last two years 
     regarding ecstasy and other club drugs as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Included in the conference agreement is $10,000,000 for 
     Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAS/FAE) 
     prevention and treatment programs, with an emphasis on 
     teenage mothers as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees include the following amounts for the 
     following projects and activities in fiscal year 2004:

Abraham Hall Emergency Youth Shelter, Paducah, KY...............$75,000
Centre County, PA, to implement, in coordination with Clinton County, 
  educational programming targeting the prevention of drug use by 
  students......................................................200,000
Clinton County Communities That Care, Lock Haven, PA, for a program 
  that helps families cope with drug and behavioral problems....100,000
Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free St. Petersburg, Inc., St. 
  Petersburg, FL................................................500,000
Community Health Center on the Big Island of Hawaii for Youth Anti-Drug 
  Program.......................................................250,000
Corporate Alliance for Drug Education, Bala Cynwyd, PA for an 
  elementary school-based prevention program to teach children to 
  reject substance abuse and violence while helping them to identify 
  positive alternatives to harmful situations...................250,000
District Attorney of the 24th Judicial District of Louisiana, Gretna, 
  LA for Jefferson Parish SE Louisiana Drug Prevention and Education 
  Program.......................................................300,000
Drug Free Pennsylvania, Inc., Harrisburg, PA, for a media literacy 
  project to prevent drug use by students........................25,000
DuPage County, Psychological Services, Wheaton, IL for the DuPage 
  Prevention Partnership ti initiate treatment, intervention and 
  prevention services targeted at reducing substance abuse, violence, 
  juvenile and community crime county-wide......................260,000
Lea County, New Mexico for substance abuse counseling and treatment of 
  detention center residents....................................350,000
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, 
  Alexandria, VA, to recruit, retain, and train alcohol and other drug 
  treatment professionals in Ohio...............................100,000
Security on Campus, Inc., King of Prussia, PA, to distribute 
  educational materials to high schools in Pennsylvania aimed at 
  informing students of the high risks of underage and binge drin25,000
Stone Soup Group, Anchorage, AK to expand services to FAS/FAE children 
  and their families............................................200,000
University of Cincinnati, College of Education, Center for Prevention 
  Studies, Cincinnati, OH for Ohio Bridgebuilders...............500,000
University of South Dakota School of Medicine Center for Disabilities 
  in Sioux Falls, SD to continue the work of the Consortium of Fetal 
  Alcohol Syndrome..............................................475,000

                           Program Management

       The conference agreement includes $92,415,000 for program 
     management, of which $16,000,000 is provided through the 
     evaluation set-aside. The House bill had proposed $91,259,000 
     and the Senate bill had proposed $93,570,000.

               AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

                    Healthcare Research and Quality

       The conference agreement includes $303,695,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate. The agreement provides all 
     these funds through the policy evaluation set-aside.
       The conference agreement provides $79,500,000 for reducing 
     medical errors instead of $75,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $84,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement includes modified House bill language identifying 
     $12,000,000 for the conduct of research on the comparative 
     clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of 
     drugs and devices. The conferees understand that the agency 
     will use grants, contracts and other funding mechanisms to 
     support the Administration's patient safety hospital 
     information technology initiative.
       The conferees concur with the Senate report language urging 
     AHRQ to support evidence-based research focused on the 
     relationship between metabolic genes and drug efficacy and 
     safety.
       The conferees concur in the House report language regarding 
     public-private sector partnerships in the adoption and use of 
     standards and technology to support quality and safety.
       The conferees believe health services research can address 
     the real and growing threats to the quality of care and 
     patient safety created by an inadequate supply of nurses. The 
     conferees encourage AHRQ to continue to support research that 
     further promotes patient safety by understanding linkages to 
     the work environment, retention of nurses, the impact of an 
     aging nurse workforce, and outcomes of care. This research 
     should include the development of data needed to conduct the 
     research and should be undertaken in collaboration with the 
     Division of Nursing within HRSA, the National Institute of 
     Nursing Research, and other relevant agencies.

               CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

                     Grants to States for Medicaid

       The conference agreement provides $130,892,197,000 for 
     Medicaid grants as proposed by the House instead of 
     $124,892,197,000 as proposed by the Senate. These funds meet 
     the requirements of the temporary increase in the Federal 
     match rate provided in Public Law 108-27.
       The conferees have been made aware of concerns from the 
     City of San Juan, Puerto Rico related to the disbursement of 
     Federal Medicaid funds to its municipal health care system. 
     The conferees direct CMS to expand and update its study of 
     the issues related to the current disbursement system of 
     Federal Medicaid to providers in the City of San Juan, so as 
     to ensure that eligible beneficiaries have access to 
     Medicaid-covered health care services. Such a study should 
     examine any existing barriers to care and the

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     adequacy of the provider network, as well as any lack of 
     capacity that may exist as a result of the current system. 
     CMS is further directed to report the findings of this study 
     back to the Committee on Appropriations no less than six 
     months after the enactment of this Act.

                           Program Management

       The conference agreement includes $2,664,994,000 for 
     program management instead of $2,698,025,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $2,707,603,000 as proposed by the Senate. An 
     additional appropriation of $720,000,000 has been provided 
     for the Medicare Integrity Program through the Health 
     Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
       The conference agreement includes $78,791,000 for research, 
     demonstration, and evaluation instead of $27,918,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $67,400,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within the total provided, the conference agreement 
     provides $40,000,000 for Real Choice Systems Change Grants to 
     States and $6,000,000 is provided for a national 
     demonstration to address workforce shortages of community 
     service direct care workers. These two provisions were 
     included in the Senate bill but not the House bill. The 
     conferees concur in Senate report language regarding program 
     management techniques for long-term care systems. The 
     conferees are pleased with the demonstration project at 
     participating sites licensed by the Program for Reversing 
     Heart Disease and encourage its continuation. The conferees 
     further urge CMS to continue with the demonstration project 
     being conducted at the Mind Body Institute of Boston, 
     Massachusetts. The conferees urge CMS to continue its 
     research activities targeted towards ensuring culturally 
     sensitive health care for American Samoans.
       The agreement includes bill language for the following 
     projects and activities for fiscal year 2004:

Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, IL for health education programs and 
  services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing.....................$100,000
AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles for a demonstration of 
  residential and outpatient treatment facilities.............1,750,000
Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care..................................................250,000
Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care..................................................163,000
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota to establish a 
  nursing home..................................................275,000
Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................778,000
Cook County (IL) Bureau of Health Services to improve the management of 
  vulnerable patients with poorly controlled diabetes...........150,000
Divine Providence Hospital, Williamsport, PA for stabilizing the 
  workforce for patient care....................................178,000
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA for 
  stabilizing the workforce for patient care....................267,000
Hazleton General Hospital, Hazleton, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................237,000
Hope Worldwide, Philadelphia, PA to maintain clinical care for 
  recovering drug and alcohol addicts............................25,000
Illinois Primary Health Care Association for the Shared Integrated 
  Management Information System, Springfield, IL................825,000
James S. Taylor Memorial Home, Louisville, KY...................250,000
Jefferson Area Board for Aging, Charlottesville, VA, for the Nursing 
  Assistant Institute...........................................100,000
Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care...............................................85,000
Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................179,000
Medical Care for Children Partnership, Fairfax, Va to provide outreach 
  to increase access to medical and dental care for children....200,000
Mercy Health Partners, Scranton, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care..................................................393,000
Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care..................................................571,000
Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care...................................................63,000
Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care..................................................510,000
Muncy Valley Hospital, Muncy, PA for stabilizing the workforce for 
  patient care..................................................109,000
Muskegon Community Health Project, Muskegon, MI, for the Access Health 
  program.......................................................225,000
North Penn Visiting Nurse Association, Lansdale, PA to provide low-cost 
  or free health care to children who do not have health insuranc75,000
Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News, VA to provide direct 
  intervention assistance to patients throughout U.S. who are 
  experiencing difficulty in accessing quality health care servi122,000
Rhode Island Hospital--Medical Simulation Center of Providence, RI for 
  the creation of a transportable simulation-based training curriculum 
  and validated human performance measurement system............100,000
Saint Joseph Medical Center, Hazleton, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................256,000
Santa Clara County, CA for its Children's Health Initiative program to 
  provide outreach and enrollment assistance for families under 300% of 
  federal poverty level.........................................100,000
Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................664,000
Sickle Cell Medical Treatment & Education Center, St. Louis Children's 
  Hospital, St. Louis, MO, to improve the academic achievement of 
  children with Sickle Cell Disease with specific cognitive 
  rehabilitation.................................................25,000
Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................111,000
United Community Hospital, Grove City, PA for stabilizing the workforce 
  for patient care..............................................174,000
UPMC Horizon, Farrell, PA for stabilizing the workforce for patient 
  care..........................................................503,000
Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center, Williamsport, PA for 
  stabilizing the workforce for patient care....................613,000
Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, PA for stabilizing the 
  workforce for patient care....................................965,000

       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $30,000,000 for the CMS revitalization plan as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $65,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement does not include language that was 
     in the House bill identifying $129,000,000 for processing 
     Medicare appeals. Funding is included to support the Social 
     Security Administration's costs of Medicare hearings 
     workloads.
       The conference agreement includes $1,722,889,000 for 
     Medicare operations instead of $1,776,889,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. The conference agreement does 
     not include the $98,000,000 reduction to Medicare operations 
     included in general provision 217 of the House bill. The 
     conference agreement includes bill language proposed by the 
     Senate making up to an additional $18,000,000 available to 
     CMS for Medicare claims processing if unit costs of claims 
     exceed particular thresholds. The House bill did not contain 
     similar language.
       The conferees are concerned that the proposed Medicare 
     ``75% Rule'' classifying inpatient rehabilitation facilities 
     (IRFs) would have severe consequences for access to inpatient 
     services. The conferees concur with the Medicare Payment 
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     (MedPAC) finding that further analysis should be conducted to 
     identify which criteria are clinically appropriate for 
     inclusion in the calculation of the rule used to determine 
     eligibility for reimbursement under the IRF prospective 
     payment system. The conferees direct CMS to contract with the 
     Institute of Medicine to issue a report, in consultation with 
     a panel of independent experts in the field of physical 
     medicine and rehabilitation, to establish clinically 
     appropriate standards for medical necessity and clinically 
     appropriate qualification criteria for IRFs. During the study 
     period, the conferees expect the Secretary to delay 
     implementation of the 75% rule, delay implementation of local 
     medical review policies concerning medical necessity, and not 
     accept new IRF applications until the report is finished.
       The conferees are concerned that CMS has not updated since 
     1992 the relative values code for the provision of portable 
     services, such as X-rays, despite the statutory requirement 
     to update these codes every five years. This failure may be 
     contributing to the utilization of more costly care settings. 
     The conferees urge the Secretary, within 90 days of enactment 
     of this Act, to review the relative values code for portable 
     X-ray providers and to update this code utilizing existing 
     data.
       The conferees are aware that a final rule to revise the 
     2004 Medicare Fee Schedule for payment to physicians was 
     issued on November 7, 2003. The rule will change payment for 
     physicians managing dialysis patients to reflect the varying 
     number of visits performed each month to an end-stage renal 
     disease (ESRD) patient. Yet, there appears to be no published 
     evidence that visiting dialysis patients more frequently than 
     once per month correlate with improved outcomes. Moreover, 
     the conferees are concerned that this change in payment 
     methodology may have serious implications for ESRD patients 
     who reside in rural communities. The conferees understand 
     that it is equally plausible that the quality of an 
     individual visit is more critical to ensuring optimal 
     outcomes than is the frequency of visits. Therefore, the 
     conferees expect CMS to consult with the General Accounting 
     Office, the Relative Value Update Committee, and clinical 
     nephrology societies, as well as relevant provider and 
     patient organizations, to evaluate and develop an alternative 
     payment reform that facilitates enhanced physician/dialysis 
     patient interaction and outcomes.

                ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

  Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support 
                                Programs

       The conference agreement provides $3,292,970,000 for 
     payments to States for child support enforcement and family 
     support programs. The House bill had proposed $3,292,970,000 
     and the Senate bill had proposed $3,292,270,000.

                   Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

       The conference agreement provides $1,900,000,000 for low-
     income home energy assistance rather than $1,800,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,000,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the amount provided $1,800,000,000 is provided for 
     formula grants to States. The House bill had proposed 
     $1,700,000,000 for State formula grants and the Senate bill 
     proposed $2,000,000,000. Within the funds available, 
     $27,500,000 is included for the leveraging incentive fund as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $100,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House for the contingency fund to meet the additional 
     home energy assistance needs arising from a natural disaster 
     or other emergency. The Senate bill did not include funds for 
     the contingency fund. The conferees expect the Secretary to 
     consider the factors identified in the statute when making 
     decisions about the release of funds. The conferees are aware 
     that the Secretary formally notifies the authorizing 
     committees in advance of issuing grants from LIHEAP 
     contingency funds, pursuant to Section 2604(e) of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
     8623(e)). The conferees request that the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations receive copies of such 
     notifications in advance of issuing grants. The conferees 
     urge the Department to provide regular information on 
     significant, unanticipated changes in home heating and 
     cooling costs and to receive quarterly reports on significant 
     variances in regional weather data and fuel prices to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the appropriate authorizing 
     committees. Such reports should be provided within 30 days of 
     the end of any fiscal quarter in which LIHEAP contingency 
     funds remain available for obligation. In addition, the 
     conferees request for any quarter in which there is a release 
     of funds to receive a detailed explanation of the factors 
     used to determine the distribution of funds among States.
       The conferees are aware that one of the criteria for 
     release of emergency funds is a significant increase in 
     disconnections. The precursor to disconnection is a household 
     in arrearage. The conferees believe that helping families 
     prior to disconnection would prevent safety and health 
     concerns surrounding a household without energy services. For 
     that reason, the conferees urge the Secretary to monitor 
     arrearage trends nationwide and consider a significant 
     increase in arrearage rates as part of the disconnection 
     criteria.

                     Refugee and Entrant Assistance

       The conference agreement includes $450,276,000 for the 
     refugee and entrant assistance programs rather than 
     $461,853,000 as proposed by the House and $428,056,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $170,000,000 for the 
     transitional and medical services programs rather than 
     $200,193,000 as proposed by the House and $180,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees recognize the positive outcomes achieved for 
     individuals served through the matching grant fund program. 
     Therefore, the conferees encourage the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement (ORR) to ensure that the matching grant program 
     is not disproportionately affected by the funding reductions 
     proposed due to lower admissions to the United States. The 
     conferees request, as part of the fiscal year 2005 
     Congressional budget justification, that the ORR provide a 
     detailed breakdown on the plan for allocating funding under 
     the transitional and medical services program.
       The conference agreement provides $9,968,000 for both the 
     victims of trafficking program and the victims of torture 
     program. The House bill had included $10,000,000 for each 
     program and the Senate bill had proposed $9,935,000 for each 
     program.
       The conference agreement provides $153,121,000 for social 
     services, the same level as proposed in the House bill. The 
     Senate had proposed $140,000,000 for this program. Within 
     funds provided, the conference agreement includes $19,000,000 
     for increased support to communities with large 
     concentrations of Cuban and Haitian refugees of varying ages 
     whose cultural differences make assimilation especially 
     difficult justifying a more intense level and longer duration 
     of Federal assistance for healthcare and education.
       The conference agreement includes $4,820,000 for preventive 
     health rather than $4,835,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $4,804,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $49,316,000 for targeted 
     assistance. The House bill had proposed $49,477,000 and the 
     Senate had proposed $49,155,000 for this program.
       The conference agreement provides $53,083,000 for the 
     unaccompanied alien children program rather than $34,227,000 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate. These additional 
     funds will enable the Office of Refugee Resettlement to meet 
     its obligations under the Homeland Security Act, which 
     transferred the administration of this program from the 
     former Immigration and Naturalization Service. The conferees 
     intend that funding provided above the budget request be used 
     to continue making progress toward providing appropriate 
     facilities for the care of children; improving medical 
     services that address the needs of such children; and 
     enhancing the legal representation for those involved in this 
     program.
       The conferees recognize the importance of continued 
     educational support to schools with a significant proportion 
     of refugee children, consistent with previous support to 
     schools heavily impacted by large concentrations of refugees, 
     and urge the Office of Refugee Resettlement to support these 
     efforts should funding become available in the social 
     services or other programs.

   Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant

       The conference agreement includes $2,099,729,000 for the 
     child care and development block grant, the same level as 
     both the House and Senate bills. Included in the bill is 
     $9,864,000 within the total funds provided, for child care 
     research, demonstration, and evaluation activities as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill had included 
     $10,000,000 for these activities.

                      Social Services Block Grant

       The conference agreement provides $1,700,000,000 for the 
     social services block grant, the same level as proposed in 
     both the House and Senate bills. The conference agreement 
     provides 10 percent transfer authority between the social 
     services block grant and the temporary assistance for needy 
     families program (TANF). The House bill had proposed 5.5 
     percent transferability. The Senate did not include a similar 
     provision.

                Children and Families Services Programs

       The conference agreement includes $8,822,097,000 for 
     children and families services programs, of which $6,000,000 
     is provided through the evaluation set-aside. The House 
     proposed $8,614,670,000 for these programs and the Senate 
     proposed $8,788,457,000, of which $6,000,000 was from the 
     evaluation set-aside.
     Head Start
       The conference agreement includes $6,815,570,000 for Head 
     Start, the same as both the House and Senate bills. The 
     agreement includes $1,400,000,000 in advance funding, the 
     same level as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conferees are aware that approximately one-third of 
     Head Start programs are affiliated with public school systems 
     and often combine or coordinate the transportation of Head 
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     students. In addition, many center-based Head Start programs 
     coordinate with local transit authorities to provide 
     supervised transportation to Head Start children whose 
     parents work non-traditional hours or whose geographical 
     distance from the parent's place of employment creates a 
     barrier to Head Start participation. Differences between Head 
     Start transportation regulations, promulgated by the U.S. 
     Department of Health and Human Services, and those 
     promulgated by State and local authorities, may have the 
     unintended consequence of reducing transportation services 
     for Head Start students, and in turn, decrease transportation 
     options for children. These differences may leave Head Start 
     children without transportation or relying on parents to 
     provide transportation in their vehicles.
       The conferees recognize that children's safety is the most 
     important consideration and that many students participating 
     in Head Start programs need access to safe and reliable 
     transportation provided by public schools or local transit 
     systems. For this reason, the conferees direct the U.S. 
     Department of Health and Human Services to offer a waiver 
     option to local educational agency-contracted Head Start 
     programs that provide integrated transportation to Head Start 
     students. In cases where public schools or local transit 
     authorities provide Head Start services, local educational 
     agencies should have the option to comply with transportation 
     standards for preschool students mandated by the State or 
     local educational agencies, transit agencies, State 
     Departments of Transportation or the U.S. Department of 
     Health and Human Services.
     Consolidated Runaway and Homeless Youth Program
       The conference agreement includes $89,978,000 for the 
     consolidated runaway and homeless youth program, the same 
     level as proposed by the Senate, rather than $88,043,000 as 
     proposed by the House. Within the funds provided, $40,505,000 
     is available for the transitional living program (TLP) and 
     $49,473,000 is for basic centers as proposed by the Senate.
     Prevention Grants To Reduce Abuse of Runaway Youth
       The conference agreement includes $15,399,000 for 
     prevention grants to reduce abuse of runaway youth as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill had proposed 
     $14,999,000 for these grants.
     Child abuse
       The conference agreement includes $34,623,000 for child 
     abuse discretionary programs instead of $26,301,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $28,401,000 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, Alabama, for their work 
  with children in need.........................................$70,000
Alaska Native Health Board and the State of Alaska to develop and 
  implement statewide child abuse prevention and treatment plan for 
  Alaska children and parents...................................500,000
Blair County Children and Youth Services, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 
  to develop a Family Intervention Program to keep families toge150,000
Blount County Health Care Authority, Oneonta, AL, for services through 
  a service mall................................................250,000
Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska, Inc., Lincoln, NE for child abuse 
  prevention services and counseling services...................250,000
Catholic Community Services, Juneau, AK to operate Family Resource 
  Center for child abuse prevention and treatment...............400,000
Child Advocacy Center, Inc., Springfield, Missouri, for equipment 
  upgrades and other operational expenses.......................100,000
Childhelp USA, Fairfax, Virginia, to reduce the incidence and severity 
  of child abuse and enhance the ability to investigate reports and 
  meet the needs of victims of child abuse......................250,000
Children's Center of Southwest Missouri, Inc., Joplin, Missouri, for 
  equipment upgrades and other operational expenses.............100,000
Children's Center of the Ozarks, Inc., Monett, Missouri, for equipment 
  upgrades and other operational expenses........................50,000
Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois, Chicago, IL for the Child 
  Abuse Prevention Project in Carpentersville, IL...............163,000
Children's Rights Council, Hyattsville, MD for Safe Haven programs in 
  Stark County, Ohio.............................................64,000
Cook Inlet Tribal Council to provide child welfare services for Alaska 
  Native Children who are abused or neglected and their parents in the 
  Anchorage area, including supervised visitation center and a father 
  involvement program...........................................900,000
Cornerstones for Care, Kansas City, MO to expand services and 
  programming that benefit victims of child abuse...............500,000
Geauga Family First Council, Chardon, OH for the Family Stability 
  Program.......................................................145,000
Healthy Families/Better Beginnings for a home visitation program for 
  State of Alaska and regional Native non-profit organizations2,000,000
Jackson County Children's Services Coalition, Gautier, MS, to prevent 
  child abuse and neglect in at-risk homes.......................25,000
Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia, PA for the expansion of LSH's 
  Bilingual Domestic Violence Project (BDVP) expansion to include 
  children who have witnessed or have been victims of abuse......75,000
Municipality of Anchorage, in consultation with Cook Inlet Tribal 
  Council and Anchorage Women's Commission, to develop comprehensive 
  domestic violence initiative for Municipality of Anchorage..1,000,000
Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton, VA, for the Healthy Families 
  Fairfax Program...............................................200,000
Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries, Eugene, OR, to expand services 
  to children who are at risk for child abuse or neglect.........80,000
Stop It Now, Philadelphia, PA for outreach to the community to prevent 
  child abuse...................................................100,000
Synergy Services, Inc., Parksville, Missouri, Children's Therapeutic 
  Center and Domestic Violence Services.........................150,000
The Futures Institute for Sustainable Development for a child abuse 
  prevention and treatment program..............................300,000
West River Foundation, Sturgis, SD, to establish early childhood 
  development programs in small communities.....................500,000
     Abandoned Infants Assistance
       The conference agreement provides $12,126,000 for the 
     abandoned infants assistance program, the same level as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill had proposed 
     $12,086,000 for this program.
     Child Welfare Services
       The conference agreement provides $291,037,000 for child 
     welfare services rather than $291,986,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $290,088,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Child Welfare Training
       The conference agreement includes $7,460,000 for child 
     welfare training rather than $7,470,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $7,449,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Adoption Opportunities
       The conference agreement includes $27,285,000 for the 
     adoption opportunities program rather than $27,343,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $27,227,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
     Adoption Incentives
       The conference agreement provides $35,000,000 for the 
     adoption incentive program for bonuses for adoptions 
     completed prior to the end of fiscal year 2004, $27,500,000 
     of which is unused fiscal year 2003 funds, instead of 
     $43,000,000 as proposed by the House and $42,720,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes 
     bill language, which allows funds appropriated for bonus 
     payments in Public Law 108-7 and available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2004 to be used to make bonus payments 
     for adoptions completed before September 30,

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     2004. The conferees note that the number of adoptions from 
     the public foster care system has increased significantly 
     over the past several years, rising from 27,761 in fiscal 
     year 1997 to 50,179 in fiscal year 2002. As a result of this 
     increase and based on the most recent estimates, fewer 
     resources will be needed in fiscal year 2004 to make bonus 
     payments to States for the full amount for which they are 
     eligible under this program.
     Adoption Awareness
       The conference agreement includes $12,864,000 for the 
     adoption awareness program rather than $12,906,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $12,822,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
     Compassion Capital Fund
       The conference agreement includes $48,000,000 for the 
     compassion capital fund, instead of $50,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $34,772,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Social Services and Income Maintenance Research
       The conference agreement includes $18,767,000 for social 
     services and income maintenance research, of which $6,000,000 
     is provided through the evaluation set-aside. The House had 
     proposed $5,982,000 for this program and the Senate proposed 
     $31,812,000, of which $6,000,000 was from the evaluation set-
     aside.
       The conferees note that efforts undertaken through the 
     State information technology consortium have led to greatly 
     improved systems communications and compliance in both the 
     TANF and child support enforcement (CSE) programs. For TANF, 
     the conferees have provided $2,000,000 to permit States to 
     utilize uniquely designed web-based technology to improve 
     benefit delivery and fulfill new Federal reporting 
     requirements. For CSE, the conferees have provided $3,000,000 
     to continue the consortium's efforts to improve data exchange 
     between CSE and the courts in ways that will significantly 
     reduce the time lag between court orders and enforcement/
     collections activities.
       The conferees are concerned that children continue to be 
     left unaccounted for and underserved within State child 
     welfare systems. Protecting the Nation's most vulnerable 
     populations, especially youth in State protective care, 
     should receive significant attention. The conferees are aware 
     of a project being developed by Rx for Reading that would 
     provide a model for a case management tool housing all of the 
     health and education records of children in the care of the 
     counties of the State of California, including those in 
     foster care and residential facilities, in a web browser-
     based database. The conferees understand that this database 
     could replace a number of stand alone, antiquated databases 
     and automate manual record keeping, which would enable 
     caregivers, foster families, educators, doctors and case 
     workers to easily access and update information relating to 
     their services and functions through secure portals.
       The conferees also provide sufficient funding for the 
     following:

 Alaska Children's Services of Anchorage for operations of programs to 
  serve needs of at risk, low income youth in Anchorage........$300,000
 Buckeye Ranch, Grove City, OH, for the Applied Violence and Prevention 
  Research program..............................................350,000
 Children's Village in Pine Ridge, South Dakota for foster care 
  services......................................................200,000
 ChildServ, Chicago, IL for family services at the Lake County Family 
  Service Center................................................200,000
 City of Gadsden, Family Success Center, AL, to provide equipment for 
  the development of a one-stop area for social services with the focus 
  on helping families help themselves...........................100,000
 Corporate Foundation for Children, Montgomery, AL to assist 
  historically underserved organizations to increase the number and 
  capacity of community-based organizations across the state to serve 
  needy families and individuals in their own communities.......350,000
 Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Clearwater, Florida, for the Road to 
  Independence--A Continuum of Foster Care Pilot Demonstration1,500,000
 Family and Youth Development Foundation Inc., Louisville, KY....20,000
 Fathers' Support Center, St. Louis, MO, to provide non-custodial 
  fathers with personal development, communication and relationship 
  building skills...............................................100,000
 First Gethsemane Center for Family Development, Louisville, KY..50,000
 Freedom House Inc., Princeton, IL, for technology to create an Adult 
  and a Children's Learning Center...............................50,000
 Gomlei Chasodim Inc., Lakewood, NJ..............................75,000
 Hope Home in Kennewick, WA, to develop a curriculum and train foster 
  parents of teen parents and their children.....................50,000
 Horizons Initiative, Boston, MA, for mentoring, educational, and 
  social development programs for homeless youth................150,000
 Jewish Community Centers of Northeastern Ohio, Canton, OH for human 
  services programs for children and families...................250,000
 Kentucky Sheriffs' Boys Range Trust, Gilbertsville, KY..........75,000
 LINK, Sterling, VA, to help meet the growing demands for servic100,000
 Lutheran Community Services in Burien, WA, to equip a child care 
  center for families in need...................................200,000
 Middlecreek Area Community Center, Beaver Springs, PA, for technology 
  equipment and upgrades for community-based programs and 
  implementation of Youth-at-Risk initiatives...................300,000
 Network for Child Safety, Columbus, OH, to provide leadership training 
  for professionals to improve the child welfare system.........200,000
 New Alternatives for Children Inc, New York, NY for support of 
  programs serving children and their families focusing on health and 
  social services...............................................350,000
 ProJeCt of Easton, Inc., Easton, PA to assist with local food pantry; 
  and to provide intensive case management to individuals and families 
  experiencing emergency situations..............................50,000
 United Way of Anchorage, AK to support shelters for victims of 
  domestic violence.............................................250,000
 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, Center for Children and 
  Families for Parent Education about Marital Conflict and ``Adventures 
  in Parenting'' projects.......................................700,000
 Washington State Department of Health to implement the Bright Futures 
  program to promote early childhood education and good health..500,000
 WeatherWise USA, Pittsburgh, PA, for a demonstration program designed 
  to improve the financial security of low income households....200,000
 YouthCare's Orion Center in Seattle, WA, to equip a center providing 
  many services at one site to homeless and high-risk youth.....200,000
     Community-Based Resource Centers
       The conference agreement includes $33,403,000 for the 
     community-based resource centers as proposed by the House 
     rather than $33,412,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Developmental Disabilities
       For developmental disabilities programs, the conference 
     agreement includes $73,515,000 for State Councils as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $71,500,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The conference agreement includes $38,644,000 for 
     protection and advocacy services as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $36,500,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     agreement also includes $11,642,000 for special projects as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $12,500,000 as proposed by 
     the House. Within the funds for special projects, $4,000,000 
     is available to expand activities for the Family Support 
     Program. For university-affiliated programs, the agreement 
     includes $26,962,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $25,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for the 
     disabled voter services programs. Within the funds provided, 
     $10,000,000 shall be for payments to States to promote 
     disabled voter access as proposed by the Senate rather than 
     $13,000,000 as proposed by the House and $5,000,000 shall be 
     for payments to States for disabled voter protection and 
     advocacy, the same level as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     had proposed $2,000,000 for protection and advocacy.

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       The conferees are aware that funding for protection and 
     advocacy services under section 291 of the Help America Vote 
     Act currently is not being made available to protection and 
     advocacy services that specifically address the Native 
     American community. Native Americans with disabilities 
     experience unique challenges in exercising the right to vote. 
     For that reason, the conferees intend that organizations 
     providing protection and advocacy services to Native 
     Americans as defined in the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act should also be deemed an 
     eligible entity under the Help America Vote Act.
     Native American Programs
       The conference agreement includes $45,457,000 for Native 
     American programs as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $45,119,000 as proposed by the House.
     Community Services
       The conference agreement includes $645,762,000 for the 
     community services block grant as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $494,964,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement also includes $32,546,000 for 
     economic development as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $32,436,000 as proposed by the House. Within the total, 
     $5,464,000 is provided for the job creation demonstration 
     authorized by the Family Support Act.
       The conference agreement provides $24,870,000 for the 
     individual development account initiative rather than 
     $24,912,000 as proposed by the House and $24,828,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $7,227,000 for rural 
     community facilities instead of $7,250,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $7,203,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $18,000,000 for the 
     National youth sports program as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate did not propose funding for this program.
       The conference agreement includes $7,281,000 for community 
     food and nutrition as proposed by the Senate. The House did 
     not propose funding for this program.
     Early Learning Fund
       For the early learning fund, the conference agreement 
     includes $33,779,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did 
     not include funding for this program.
     Mentoring Children of Prisoners
       The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for Mentoring 
     Children of Prisoners instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $9,935,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Independent Living Training Vouchers
       The conference agreement includes $45,000,000 for 
     Independent Living Training Vouchers as proposed by the House 
     instead of $41,727,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                   Promoting Safe and Stable Families

       The conference agreement includes $100,000,000 for the 
     discretionary grant program of promoting safe and stable 
     families as proposed by the House rather than $99,350,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                        ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

                        Aging Services Programs

       The conference agreement includes $1,381,689,000 for aging 
     services programs instead of $1,377,421,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $1,361,193,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Within the total, $5,500,000 is available for medication 
     management, screening, and education activities as proposed 
     by the Senate. The House had proposed $5,000,000 for these 
     activities.
       The conference agreement includes $356,000,000 for 
     supportive centers, instead of $357,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $355,673,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $19,559,000 for 
     protection of vulnerable Americans activities, as proposed by 
     the Senate, instead of $18,559,000 as proposed by the House. 
     Within the funds provided $14,361,000 is provided for 
     ombudsman services and $5,198,000 is for the prevention of 
     elder abuse program.
       The conference agreement provides $160,000,000 for the 
     caregivers programs. Of the total provided, $153,645,000 is 
     for family caregivers rather than $162,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $149,025,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $6,355,000 is provided for Native American caregivers support 
     rather than $6,500,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $6,209,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $718,704,000 for 
     nutrition programs rather than $720,655,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $716,964,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within 
     the total, $388,646,000 is provided for congregate meals 
     rather than $390,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $387,292,000 as proposed by the Senate and $149,073,000 is 
     provided for the nutrition services incentives program rather 
     than $149,670,000 as proposed by the House and $148,697,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $26,612,000 for grants 
     for Native Americans rather than $25,729,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $27,495,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $33,223,000 for aging 
     research, training and demonstrations instead of $30,837,000 
     as proposed by the House and $17,843,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees continue to support funding at no less 
     than last year's level for national programs scheduled to be 
     refunded in fiscal year 2004 that address a variety of 
     issues, including elder abuse, native American issues and 
     legal services.
       Within the funding provided, the conference agreement 
     includes $3,000,000 for social research into Alzheimer's 
     disease care options, best practices and other Alzheimer's 
     research priorities that include research into cause, cure 
     and care, as well as respite care, assisted living, the 
     impact of intervention by social service agencies on victims, 
     and related needs. The agreement provides that this research 
     utilize and give discretion to Area Agencies on Aging and 
     their non-profit divisions in municipalities with aged 
     populations (over the age of 60) of over 1,000,000, with 
     preference given to the largest population. The conferees 
     recommend that unique partnerships to affect this research be 
     considered for the selected Area Agency on Aging.
       Given the enormous demands on Alzheimer's family 
     caregivers, the conferees have included $1,000,000 to support 
     the continuation of an Alzheimer's family contact center for 
     round-the-clock help to Alzheimer's families in crisis.
       The conferees expect the Administration on Aging to 
     continue to fund the National program of statewide senior 
     legal services hotlines (also called legal help lines) at 
     their current levels and ideally to provide an increase in 
     the number of States served by these legal hotlines.
       The conferees also include the following amounts under 
     aging research, training, and demonstrations:

Adult Care Center of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, Inc., Winchester, 
  VA, to study the use of complementary and alternative medicine for 
  persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders........100,000
Aging In Place Initiative, Denver, CO, for the development of a program 
  to address an increasing number of senior citizens living 
  independently and to provide for a collaborative community effort for 
  community-based providers.....................................200,000
College Misericordia, Dallas, PA................................200,000
College of Science and Public Policy at Boise State University, ID, for 
  a Center for the Study of Aging project.......................250,000
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Center for Excellence in 
  Aging and Geriatric Health to implement a pilot program to help 
  promote the health and independence of older adults...........400,000
Copper Ridge Institute, Sykesville, MD..........................100,000
Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT, for the Center for Excellence in 
  Rural Geriatric Services......................................600,000
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, for the Clinical 
  Intervention Day Center.......................................125,000
Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Inc., Miami, FL, for services to 
  seniors living independently in Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................250,000
Hardy County Committee on Aging, Moorefield, WV, for wellness pro75,000
Hearth and Home Senior Adult Day Care Center, Manassas, VA, for program 
  support for an innovative approach to full and part-time senior adult 
  care..........................................................245,000
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Seamless System to continue the 
  integration of senior programs. In administering this award, the AoA 
  and CMS should continue to provide the technical assistance and 
  related support necessary to develop and implement programs.1,000,000
Jewish Community Centers of Northeastern Ohio, Canton, OH, for human 
  services programs for seniors.................................250,000

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Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia, 
  Philadelphia, PA, to develop and test models of coordinated social 
  services delivery to persons living in Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities (NORC) in the Philadelphia area...................200,000
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Southern Arizona, Inc., Tucson, 
  AZ, for services to Naturally Occurring Retirement Community s200,000
Jewish Family and Children's Service, Sarasota, FL, for supportive 
  services to Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities' reside225,000
Jewish Family and Children's Services of Greater Boston, Boston, MA, 
  for a naturally occurring retirement community program designed to 
  serve the health needs of the elderly.........................200,000
Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County New York, Buffalo, NY, 
  for programs for seniors in Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................100,000
Jewish Family Service of Richmond, Richmond, VA, for a demonstration 
  project to expand their services into Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................200,000
Jewish Family Service of Rochester, Inc., Rochester, NY, for service 
  delivery to seniors living in Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................100,000
Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, Norfolk, VA, for a demonstration 
  project to expand their services into Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................175,000
Jewish Family Service, Seattle, WA, for programs for seniors in 
  Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities....................150,000
Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties, Northfield,125,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Albuquerque, NM, for a Naturally Occurring 
  Retirement Communities demonstration project..................300,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for a Naturally Occurring 
  Retirement Communities (NORC) demonstration....................75,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, for a Naturally Occurring 
  Retirement Communities (NORC) demonstration...................845,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, IL, for services to seniors 
  who live in Naturally Occurring Retirement Community housing..100,000
Jewish Federation of Ocean County, Lakewood, NJ.................250,000
Jewish Seniors Agency of Providence, RI, for a Naturally Occurring 
  Retirement Communities (NORC) demonstration....................50,000
La Pine Senior Center Project, Bend, OR, for services to seniors in 
  Deschutes County..............................................100,000
Lapeer Regional Hospital, Lapeer, MI, for the Geriatric Assessment 
  program........................................................60,000
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester for a Coordinated Response to Elde100,000
Madison Area Continuing Care Consortium, LLC in Madison, WI, for a 
  Naturally Occurring Retirement Community demonstration project350,000
Maine Hospice Council, Augusta, ME, to organize alternative delivery 
  systems for palliative and end-of-life care...................250,000
Meals on Wheels Association of America, Alexandria, VA, for Bridging 
  the Gap in Senior Meals Services demonstration project......1,600,000
National Indian Council on Aging to increase training to improve elder 
  access to social services in Washington State.................750,000
New Courtland Elder Services, Philadelphia, PA, to demonstrate whether 
  the presence of advanced practice nurses can improve the quality of 
  care received by nursing home residents.......................100,000
Olde Kensington Redevelopment Inc., North Philadelphia Senior 
  Development Project, Philadelphia, PA, to maximize senior capacity 
  for self-sufficiency and independent community residency by 
  developing a technology based program that will foster the volunteer 
  spirit........................................................100,000
Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 
  for developing a national model for supporting Alzheimer's patients 
  and their caregivers...........................................75,000
Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, for Combating Health 
  Care and Consumer Fraud Through Elder Education.............1,000,000
UJA Federation of Bergen County and North Hudson, River Edge, NJ, for 
  service delivery to seniors living in Naturally Occurring Retirement 
  Communities...................................................200,000
United Jewish Communities of Metro West, NJ, for Naturally Occurring 
  Retirement Communities (NORCs)................................200,000
United Jewish Federation, Pittsburgh, PA, to launch a program to assist 
  the elderly in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NOR250,000
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, to expand the Center for 
  Aging and Community which helps seniors cope with chronic conditions 
  of aging......................................................155,000

       The conference agreement includes $13,373,000 for aging 
     network support activities as proposed by the Senate rather 
     than $2,379,000 as proposed in the House bill. The conferees 
     have funded programs in this activity that were previously 
     funded in the aging, research and training account as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House bill had retained the 
     traditional program distribution.
       The conference agreement includes $11,956,000 for the 
     Alzheimer's disease demonstrations instead of $11,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $12,412,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       For program administration, the conference agreement 
     includes $17,501,000 as proposed by the House rather than 
     $17,869,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                    General Departmental Management

       The conference agreement includes $357,358,000 for general 
     departmental management instead of $343,284,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $344,808,000 as proposed by the Senate, 
     along with $5,851,000 from Medicare trust funds. In addition, 
     $21,552,000 in program evaluation funding is provided. Funds 
     provided include $7,301,000 for the National Vaccine Program 
     Office to comport with the Department's recent move of this 
     office to the Office of the Secretary from the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention.
       The conferees include the amounts within the Office of the 
     Secretary for the following projects and activities in fiscal 
     year 2004 listed below:

Ad Council of New York, NY, in consultation with the industry, 
  advocates and other interested parties, for an underage drinking 
  public service campaign directed at parents..................$800,000
Community Transportation Association for TA to human services 
  transportation providers on ADA requirements................1,000,000

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Palmer College on Chiropractice, Consortial Center for Chiropractic 
  Research in Davenport, Iowa, and the Policy Institute for Integrative 
  Medicine in Philadelphia, PA for a best practices initiative on lower 
  back pain.....................................................100,000

       The conference agreement includes bill language earmarking 
     $11,885,000 under the adolescent family life program for 
     activities specified under section 2003(b)(2) of the Public 
     Health Service Act as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $11,185,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $49,838,000 for minority AIDS prevention and treatment 
     activities instead of $49,675,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes bill language identifying 
     $15,000,000 for the information technology security and 
     innovation fund as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $18,400,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language 
     proposed by the Senate that would earmark $3,000,000 within 
     the General Departmental Management account to carry out 
     programs to address dental workforce needs of designated 
     health professional shortage areas.
       The conferees strongly support the Buy American Act, which 
     was enacted in 1933 to ensure that the Federal government 
     supports domestic companies and domestic workers by buying 
     American-made goods. The Act includes a number of waiver 
     provisions that allow Federal agencies to buy foreign goods 
     in some circumstances, but there is little disclosure or 
     accountability in the waiver process. The conferees direct 
     the Secretary to issue a report not later than 60 days after 
     the end of fiscal year 2004 on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Department during such fiscal year of articles, 
     materials, or supplies that were manufactured outside the 
     United States. Such report shall separately indicate the 
     dollar value of any articles, materials, or supplies 
     purchased by the Department that were manufactured outside 
     the United States, an itemized list of all waivers under the 
     Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) that were granted 
     with respect to such articles, materials, or supplies, and a 
     summary of total procurement funds spent on goods 
     manufactured in the United States versus funds spent on goods 
     manufactured outside of the United States. The conference 
     agreement does not include the bill language related to this 
     report that was proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 to reduce SIDS 
     disparity rates and provide risk reduction education to 
     African American and American Indian populations in the 
     United States. The Senate bill included language making up to 
     $2,000,000 available for this purpose. The House bill did not 
     include a similar provision.
       The conferees intend that, of the funding provided to the 
     Office of Minority Health, no less than the fiscal year 2003 
     funding level be allocated to a culturally competent and 
     linguistically appropriate public health response to the HIV/
     AIDS epidemic.
       The conferees include the amounts for the following Office 
     of Minority Health projects and activities in fiscal year 
     2004 listed below:

AIDS Foundation of Chicago to expand prevention programs.......$125,000
Blue Ridge Hospice, Winchester, VA, for grief and loss outreach 350,000
Comprehensive Cancer Center of the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 
  for the Center for Health Disparities.........................250,000
Esther's Pantry of Metropolitan Community Church of Portland to provide 
  food and supplies for people living with AIDS..................25,000
Jaisohn Center, Philadelphia, PA, to provide comprehensive health 
  promotion and prevention programs to the Korean-American older adult 
  community.....................................................100,000
Maryland Center at Bowie State University, to develop and disseminate 
  HIV and diabetes prevention to minority seniors...............150,000
National Donor Awareness Foundation, New Orleans, LA, for Minority 
  Organ Donation Initiative.....................................100,000
St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ.........................250,000
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) & Clark County 
  Health District (CCHD) Multi-Cultural Services Program........450,000
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, for their 
  Minority Women's Health Initiative to provide health services, 
  including diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance to African American 
  women with chronic heart disease..............................850,000
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, to 
  evaluate system of disease management within a diverse population of 
  asthma patients.............................................2,500,000
University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 
  to address how diet and nutrition, in combination with genetic, 
  social and other factors, affect the health of Hispanic Ame$1,000,000

       The conferees concur in the requirement in the Senate bill 
     for an Institute of Medicine (IoM) study on mammography 
     standards. The conferees have provided $500,000 to carry out 
     the IoM study as described in the Senate bill. The IoM study 
     should include an evaluation of interpretive skills 
     assessments as a possible tool to improve physician 
     interpretation of mammograms (after consultation with those 
     who have expertise in interactive skills assessments) and how 
     the annual medical outcomes audit required under Mammography 
     Quality Standards Act regulations could be used to improve 
     mammography quality and interpretation.
       The conference report does not include within the General 
     Departmental Management account $3,000,000 for the Public 
     Health Service Commissioned Corps transformation and 
     modernization effort as proposed by the Senate. Instead, 
     these funds are provided in the Public Health and Social 
     Services Emergency Fund.
       The conferees have included $500,000 for a study by the 
     Institute of Medicine focusing on the state of emergency care 
     in the United States. The study should examine the different 
     roles of emergency departments as emergency care provider, 
     safety net provider, portal of entry provider and disaster 
     response provider, along with an identification of the 
     impediments to successfully performing those roles. The study 
     should also examine workforce issues, including residency 
     training and problems in obtaining emergency physicians in 
     rural areas, information technology and systems issues that 
     relate to speeding access and treatment to emergency patients 
     while improving patient safety, and the development of a 
     research agenda needed to provide the information necessary 
     to ensure that the American people have access to the 
     emergency medical services they require in the future.
       The conferees direct that the effects statements required 
     for the General Departmental Management account include a 
     level of detail that identifies the funding for each Office 
     in the Office of the Secretary, such as the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
       The conferees concur in the Senate report language 
     regarding the collection of racial, ethnic and primary 
     health-related data; the embryo adoption awareness campaign; 
     and new and continuing projects in the adolescent family life 
     program.
       The conference agreement modifies House report language to 
     direct the Secretary to request that Title X grantees 
     voluntarily provide the following information regarding 
     abortions: the number of Title X-funded sites that also 
     provide abortions with non-Federal funds. The Secretary's 
     request shall be limited to the above question with no 
     additional information regarding the identity of the clinics 
     or the patients receiving abortions. The conferees direct 
     that when the Secretary requests the information, the letter 
     of request should contain a statement making it clear that 
     the grantees' responses shall be voluntary and without 
     consequence, or threat of consequence, to non-responsiveness. 
     The conferees further direct that the records documenting 
     this information shall be retained by the grantee, and shall 
     not be provided to the Secretary nor any other Federal, 
     State, or local official or entity. The conferees expect the 
     Secretary to provide a report to the House and Senate 
     appropriations committees four months after enactment of this 
     Act summarizing the volunteered information.
       The conferees are concerned about underage drinking and the 
     need to take immediate steps to better coordinate Federal 
     efforts combating this problem facing our Nation. The 
     conferees are aware of recommendations that the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (HHS) establish an interagency 
     committee on the prevention of underage drinking and issue an 
     annual report summarizing all Federal agency activities 
     concerning this issue, including key surveillance data and 
     progress being made in reducing underage drinking. The 
     conferees direct the Secretary to take immediate steps to 
     implement these recommendations. In addition, the conferees 
     direct the Secretary, in coordination with agencies such as 
     SAMHSA and NIAAA, to prepare a plan for combating underage 
     drinking, including the projected

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     costs and next steps to be taken, and report progress on such 
     a plan 90 days after enactment of this Act.
       The conferees support the Administration's goals of ending 
     chronic homelessness and creating 150,000 units of permanent 
     supportive housing. However, the conferees believe these 
     goals were not properly reflected in the Department's budget 
     request. The Administration is instructed to include as part 
     of its fiscal year 2005 budget request a description of new 
     and continuing resources that are being applied to create and 
     sustain permanent supportive housing for people experiencing 
     chronic homelessness and a description of the resources 
     necessary to achieve the goal of ending chronic homelessness.
       Within the amount provided, sufficient funds are included 
     to publish and widely disseminate the U.S. Surgeon General's 
     report on osteoporosis and related bone diseases. In an 
     effort to heighten public awareness of this report, the 
     Surgeon General is encouraged to work with voluntary health 
     organizations dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health.
       The conferees urge the Department to begin a study on 
     comprehensive pharmacy services in light of changes in 
     technology, distance and distributive learning models, the 
     aging of the populations and the Department's study on the 
     severe pharmacist shortage, to analyze how these factors may 
     influence the nature of pharmaceutical education and 
     interventions in healthcare.
       The conferees direct that specific information requests 
     from the chairmen and ranking members of the Subcommittees on 
     Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies, on scientific research or any other matter, shall 
     be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations in a 
     prompt professional manner and within the time frame 
     specified in the request. The conferees further direct that 
     scientific information requested by the Committees on 
     Appropriations and prepared by government researchers and 
     scientists be transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, uncensored and without delay.
       By January 1, 2005, the Secretary shall develop policy 
     recommendations and issue a report to Congress by which 
     vision rehabilitation services would be provided by vision 
     rehabilitation professionals in an appropriate setting, 
     including the patient's home environs, acting under a 
     qualified physician's general supervision. The report may 
     include adopting a national credentialing measure, or other 
     steps deemed necessary by the Secretary, that would ensure 
     patient quality of care. In developing the recommendations, 
     the Secretary should consult with the National Vision 
     Rehabilitation Cooperative, the Association for Education and 
     Rehabilitation of the Blind, the Academy for Certification of 
     Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals, the 
     American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American 
     Optometric Association and other interested organizations.

                            Policy Research

       The conference agreement provides $20,750,000 for policy 
     research from program evaluation funding. The House bill 
     provided $20,483,000, of which $2,483,000 was Federal funds 
     and $18,000,000 was program evaluation funding. The Senate 
     bill provided $23,499,000, entirely from program evaluation 
     funding.

            Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund

       The conference agreement includes $1,776,846,000 for the 
     Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) to 
     enhance Federal, State, and local preparedness to counter 
     potential biological, disease, chemical, and radiological 
     threats to civilian populations, the same as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate proposed $1,856,040,000 for the Fund.
       The agreement continues bill language applicable in prior 
     fiscal years to allow the Secretary to transfer amounts 
     specified in the account between categories subject to normal 
     reprogramming procedures.
       The conference agreement continues language, applicable 
     during fiscal year 2003, exempting from any personnel ceiling 
     applicable to the Agency, Service, or the Department of 
     Health and Human Services both civilian and Commissioned 
     Officers detailed to States, municipalities or other 
     organizations under authority of Section 214 of the Public 
     Health Service Act for purposes related to homeland security 
     during their period of detail or assignment.
       Within the amount provided: $1,116,156,000 is for the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; $545,870,000 is 
     for the Health Resources and Services Administration; and 
     $64,820,000 is for the Office of the Secretary.
       The conferees note that funds requested within this account 
     for Poison Control, and Emergency Medical Services for 
     Children are provided within the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration. This brings the comparable total for 
     the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to 
     $1,820,700,000.
       Within the amounts available to the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention (CDC): $940,000,000 is for State and 
     Local Preparedness, $158,116,000 is for Upgrading CDC 
     Capacity; and $18,040,000 is for the fourth year of a 
     collaborative research program on anthrax vaccine.
       Within the amounts available for State and Local 
     Preparedness, the conference agreement includes $847,456,000 
     for State Cooperative Agreements, $29,838,000 for Public 
     Health Preparedness Centers and $5,500,000 for Centers for 
     Advanced Local Public Health Practice.
       Funds available for Public Health Preparedness Centers 
     shall be used to establish collaborative programs with State 
     and local public health agencies, enhance practice-based 
     training of students, and to increase participation of public 
     health practitioners in the Centers education and training 
     activities.
       The conferees concur with language in the Senate report 
     concerning the needs of local health departments and 
     encourage both the Director and the Secretary to ensure that 
     funds appropriated for State and local public health 
     preparedness are spent in a manner with which local public 
     health officials concur. Furthermore, it is expected that 
     local public health agencies will continue to be full 
     partners in developing State preparedness plans.
       The conferees note that the Health Alert Network now falls 
     under the umbrella of the Public Health Information Network 
     under development by the CDC. The conferees encourage CDC to 
     provide adequate funding to improve public health capacity 
     for electronic communication and data exchange at the local 
     level in a manner consistent with the Public Health 
     Information Network and with which local public health 
     officials concur. This will enable enhanced local capacity 
     that has resulted from HAN funding to continue.
       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 to continue to 
     discover, develop, and transition anti-infective agents to 
     combat emerging diseases from within amounts available for 
     Upgrading CDC Capacity.
       The conferees encourage CDC to conduct a demonstration 
     project with World Medical Leaders to disseminate news, 
     information, and alerts to physicians who are on the front 
     lines in the effort to recognize biological, chemical, and 
     radiological events.
       Within the funds available to the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration (HRSA) is $518,000,000 for Hospital 
     Preparedness and $27,870,000 to provide incentives for 
     curricular reform in health professions schools and the 
     delivery of continuing education to those already in 
     practice.
       The conferees recognize the importance of training in 
     biopreparedness and response for emergency physicians and 
     encourage HRSA to support the development of a national 
     bioterrorism response course for practicing emergency 
     physicians. The conferees further encourage HRSA to work with 
     the relevant professional associations through which 
     emergency physicians receive their continuing education 
     credits.
       The agreement includes $3,000,000 within funds provided to 
     the Office of the Secretary to continue activities related to 
     the transformation and modernization of the Public Health 
     Service Commissioned Corps.
       The conferees recognize the need for development of a 
     comprehensive national strategy to address the Nation's 
     medical response capabilities given the growing threat of 
     biological, chemical, radiation or explosive weapons attacks 
     in the United States. The conferees are aware that the 
     University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is pursuing a 
     comprehensive, integrated strategy for dealing with threats 
     throughout the region. The conferees urge the Department to 
     study the preparedness efforts of institutions such as UPMC, 
     the effectiveness of these programs, and the feasibility of 
     replicating this type of initiative nationwide.
       The conferees are aware that a new technology, known as 
     nanometal enhanced fluorescence (NanoMEF), offers promise for 
     providing a rapid, ultra sensitive, method for the detection 
     of bio-organisms, such as anthrax and smallpox. The conferees 
     encourage the Director to review this promising technology 
     and consider supporting its development from within the funds 
     provided.
       In addition to the funds for terrorism preparedness and 
     response, the conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for 
     activities to ensure year-round production capacity of 
     influenza vaccine, the same as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate proposed $100,000,000 for the same activities.

                           General Provisions


                        Evaluation Tap Authority

       The conference agreement includes a provision as proposed 
     by the Senate to allow for a 2.2 percent evaluation tap 
     pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service Act. 
     This tap is to be applied to programs authorized under the 
     Public Health Service Act. The House bill contained a 
     provision to allow for a 1.25 percent evaluation tap.


                     One Percent Transfer Authority

       The conference agreement includes language permitting the 
     Secretary of HHS to transfer up to one percent of 
     discretionary funds between appropriations, with up to an 
     additional 2 percent subject to approval by the 
     Appropriations Committees. The language permits the transfer 
     of funds appropriated for HHS in this Act as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate bill proposed the transfer of funds under 
     this or any other Act.

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              Refugee Status of Certain Persecuted Groups

       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. The conferees intend to fully protect religious 
     minority refugee applicants from Iran, including the current 
     caseload of Iranian Christians, Jews, Bahai, Mandeans and 
     Zoroastrians. Therefore, the administration should implement 
     the provisions of section 213 of the conference report with 
     respect to new applications, as well as to review previously 
     denied applications for refugee applicants who have remained 
     outside of Iran without a viable solution after being denied 
     refugee status.


                                 SYNAR

       The conference agreement includes a provision directing 
     States to maintain expenditures in fiscal year 2004 for 
     tobacco prevention programs and for compliance activities at 
     the same level as in fiscal year 2003 as proposed by the 
     Senate.


                     CDC International Authorities

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     relating to authorities for the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention to carry out international health activities 
     as proposed by the Senate. The House proposed similar 
     language in two separate provisos.


                         CMS Program Management

       The conference agreement does not include a general 
     provision proposed by the House reducing the amounts provided 
     to CMS. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.


                       CDC Management/IT Savings

       The conference agreement does not include a general 
     provision proposed by the House reducing the amounts provided 
     to CDC for management and information technology. The Senate 
     bill contained no similar provision.


                  Parkinson's Disease Research Centers

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     proposed by the Senate that overrides section 409B(c) of the 
     Public Health Service Act, which limits the number of 
     Parkinson's disease research centers that may be supported by 
     the National Institutes of Health. The agreement includes 
     language making this provision permanent so that the language 
     does not need to be repeated each fiscal year.


                 HHS Human Resources Consolidation Plan

       The conference agreement does not include a general 
     provision proposed by the Senate prohibiting the use of funds 
     for the HHS human resources consolidation plan. The House 
     bill contained no similar provision. The conferees direct the 
     Secretary to provide the House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees a report identifying the benchmarks HHS is using 
     to measure the speed and cost of its human resources 
     transactions, comparing those benchmarks as of October 1, 
     2003 to fiscal year 2004 Department performance on a semi-
     annual basis. The conferees are disappointed that such 
     benchmarks have not been provided to the Committees, despite 
     commitments from the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
     and Management to do so before the consolidation took effect. 
     The conferees expect data in the report that would indicate 
     the average and median length of time to post positions, the 
     average and median length of time to complete hiring, the 
     percentage of applicants accepting the position when offered, 
     the number of transactions assigned per human resource FTE, 
     and the estimated cost per transaction.


                             Concierge Care

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice bill 
     language proposed by the Senate regarding a study of 
     concierge care. However, the conferees concur in the 
     direction from the Senate reflected in the bill language to 
     the General Accounting Office to conduct a study on concierge 
     care and to report to Congress their findings and 
     recommendations no later than eighteen months after enactment 
     of this Act. The House bill did not include a similar 
     provision.


                     Pediatric Research Initiative

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice the 
     general provision proposed by the Senate requiring the 
     National Institutes of Health to report on its pediatric 
     research initiative. The conferees concur in the direction 
     from the Senate reflected in the bill language to produce the 
     report no later than January 2004. The House did not include 
     a similar provision.


                         Poison Control Centers

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing an 
     additional $1,500,000 for poison control centers. The 
     conference agreement incorporates this funding into the 
     regular appropriation provided for Health Resources and 
     Services Administration. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


                         AoA Ombudsman Program

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing an 
     additional $1,000,000 for the AoA ombudsman program. The 
     conference agreement instead incorporates this funding into 
     the regular appropriation provided for AoA. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.


                     Nurse Reinvestment Act Funding

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing an 
     additional $50,000,000 for activities authorized under the 
     Nurse Reinvestment Act. The conference agreement includes 
     funding for the nurse training program in the regular 
     appropriation provided for the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


               Products and Inventions from Federal Funds

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     proposed by the Senate requiring the Director of NIH to 
     report to Congress no later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, on the role of NIH in promoting the affordability 
     of inventions and products developed from Federal funds. The 
     House bill did not include this provision.


                         Mammography Standards

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing an 
     additional $500,000 for the IOM to conduct studies concerning 
     mammography standards. The conference agreement incorporates 
     this funding and associated report language into the Office 
     of the Secretary. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


                 STD Prevalence Among Native Americans

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate earmarking 
     $1,000,000 from within funds available to the CDC to carry 
     out a competitive grant program regarding STD prevalence 
     among Native American Populations. The conference agreement 
     incorporates similar language within the Statement of the 
     Managers under the heading for the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


                      Newborn and Child Screening

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing $2,000,000 
     to carry out newborn and child screening of heritable 
     disorders. The conference agreement incorporates this funding 
     into the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant within the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.


                     Summer Health Career Programs

       The conference agreement does not include a general 
     provision proposed by the Senate authorizing a new summer 
     health career program for middle and high school students. 
     The House bill contained no similar provision.


                  Blood and Injection Safety in Africa

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate requiring the 
     Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 
     report to Congress on a plan to address blood and injection 
     safety in Africa. The conference agreement includes a similar 
     requirement within the Statement of the Managers under the 
     heading for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
     The House bill contained no similar provision.


                         Hansen's Disease Study

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate requiring a report 
     concerning Hansen's disease. The conferees concur in the 
     direction from the Senate reflected in the bill language to 
     produce the report. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


             Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Funds

       The conference agreement does not include a general 
     provision proposed by the Senate providing additional funds 
     for CAPTA programs. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


                          SIDS Disparity Rates

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing $2,000,000 
     for the Office of Minority Health to carry out a 
     demonstration project to reduce sudden infant death (SIDS) 
     disparity rates among high-risk populations. Funding for this 
     initiative has been provided within the appropriation for the 
     Office of the Secretary. The House did not include a similar 
     provision.


                 Community Access to Emergency Devices

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing an 
     additional $2,000,000 for community access to emergency 
     devices. The conference agreement incorporates funding for 
     this program into the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.


                   Emergency Devices for Rural Areas

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate providing an 
     additional $2,000,000 for emergency devices for rural areas. 
     The conference agreement instead incorporates funding for 
     this program into the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.

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                 Council on Graduate Medical Education

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     proposed by the Senate allowing for the continued operation 
     of the Council on Graduate Medical Education. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.


            Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers

       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     proposed by the Senate designating the National Institutes of 
     Health Muscular Dystrophy Centers as the Senator Paul D. 
     Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers. 
     The House did not include a similar provision.


              Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Prevention

       The conference agreement deletes without prejudice a 
     general provision appropriating an additional $60,000,000 for 
     mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention activities, and 
     an additional $1,000,000 for non mother-to-child activities, 
     supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     (CDC). Funding for these activities are provided within the 
     appropriation for the CDC. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.


                         NIH Roadmap Initiative

       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     Senate authorizing the Director of NIH to enter into 
     agreements to carry out research in support of the NIH 
     roadmap initiative. The House bill did not include such a 
     provision. This provision has been included to assess the 
     merits of this funding approach and to demonstrate whether 
     this funding mechanism would accelerate the research agenda. 
     The conferees direct the Director of the NIH to enter into 
     these agreements solely on the basis of scientific merit, 
     opportunity for medical breakthroughs and urgency of need. It 
     is the conferees intent that these funds be obligated solely 
     at the discretion of the Director of NIH. The conferees 
     understand that all awards would be subject to a competitive 
     process. The language in this Title appropriating funds for 
     the Office of the Director of NIH includes a limitation of 
     $7,500,000 which may be used under the authority created in 
     this general provision.

                           Denali Commission

       The conference agreement includes language amending the 
     Denali Commission Act of 1998 to clarify that the Commission 
     has authority to use the interagency transfer mechanism 
     rather than grants to receive the funding provided in this 
     Act. The House and Senate bills did not contain this 
     provision.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       The conference agreement includes $14,528,522,000 for 
     Education for the Disadvantaged instead of $14,507,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $14,107,356,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       For Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) the 
     agreement provides $12,412,000,000. Both the House and the 
     Senate proposed $12,350,000,000 for this program. The 
     conference agreement includes $7,107,283,000 for basic grants 
     and $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants. The agreement 
     also includes $1,969,843,000 for targeted grants, and 
     $1,969,843,000 for education finance incentive grants. 
     Concentration grants, targeted grants, and incentive grants 
     are all provided on an advance-funded basis.
       The House proposed $7,172,971,000 for basic grants, 
     $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants, $3,018,499,000 for 
     targeted grants and $793,499,000 for education finance 
     incentive grants. The Senate bill proposed $7,107,282,000 for 
     basic grants, $1,365,031,000 for concentration grants, 
     $1,670,239,000 for targeted grants, and $2,207,448,000 for 
     education finance incentive grants.
       The conference agreement also includes language proposed by 
     the Senate which specifies that the Secretary of Education 
     shall obtain annually updated census poverty data for the 
     purpose of distributing title I funds. The conference 
     agreement does not include language proposed by the Senate 
     directing the Secretary to use data available on July 1, 2003 
     to calculate grants for fiscal year 2004 under title I, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       The conference agreement includes $248,375,000 for the Even 
     Start program instead of $250,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $175,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees commend the Office of Student Achievement and 
     School Accountability for their efforts to coordinate and 
     integrate existing Federal, State, and local literacy 
     resources, including those provided under the Head Start 
     program, Title I programs, and Adult Education programs, to 
     strengthen and expand family literacy services. The conferees 
     are aware that the 2003 report, ``State Administration of the 
     Even Start Family Literacy Program: Structure, Process and 
     Practices'', prepared by the U.S. Department of Education, 
     calls for ``Federal leadership to promote collection of core 
     program and participant data that are comparable across 
     States.'' The conferees also note that the report indicates 
     ``States differed greatly in every aspect of Even Start 
     performance indicators that were submitted in June 2001, 
     including the measures used, performance standards set, and 
     subgroups to which the measurements and standards are to be 
     applied,'' and recommends areas where ``further development 
     is needed to enable successful implementation of the 
     [Performance Indicators] system.''
       The conferees believe that the development of program 
     performance indicators is critical to the Even Start program, 
     however the conferees also understand that much of this 
     development must take place at the State level. Therefore, 
     the conferees urge the Department of Education to work with 
     State coordinators of the Even Start Family Literacy Program 
     and national organizations representing family literacy 
     programs in developing these indicators. The conferees are 
     aware that similar efforts are underway in the adult 
     education, Head Start, and elementary and secondary education 
     programs and suggest that the frameworks and indicators 
     developed under these programs could be adapted to the Even 
     Start progam as well. The conferees also believe that the 
     performance indicators should be consistent with the findings 
     of the ongoing Even Start evaluation being conducted by the 
     Institute for Education Sciences, as required by Title I (B) 
     Sec. 1239 to ``improve the performance and effectiveness'' of 
     adults and children participating in Even Start Family 
     Literacy programs. The conferees look forward to receiving 
     information in the 2005 Congressional Budget Justification 
     about the Department's plans (including a timeline for 
     implementation) for collecting this information.
       The conference agreement also includes $1,030,000,000 for 
     Reading First State Grants instead of $1,050,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,000,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. It also includes $95,000,000 for Early Reading First 
     instead of $100,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $85,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $19,960,000 for 
     Literacy through School Libraries instead of $27,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $12,419,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $395,913,000 for the 
     migrant education program as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $396,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement also includes $19,000,000 for high school 
     equivalency program instead of $24,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $16,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $15,750,000 for college assistance migrant program instead of 
     $16,000,000 as proposed by the House and $15,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement also includes $48,682,000 for neglected and 
     delinquent youth as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $49,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $235,000,000 for 
     comprehensive school reform as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate bill did not include funds for this activity.
       The conference agreement also includes $8,842,000 for 
     evaluation as proposed by the Senate instead of $9,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House.

                               IMPACT AID

       The conference agreement includes $1,236,824,000 for the 
     Impact Aid programs instead of $1,238,324,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $1,193,226,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Within this amount, $1,070,000,000 is provided for basic 
     support payments instead of $1,073,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $1,030,292,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $62,000,000 is provided for payments for Federal property as 
     proposed by the House instead of $59,610,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The conference agreement includes $46,208,000 for 
     construction programs instead of $44,708,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. The agreement also includes 
     the following:

Delta Greely School District, Delta Junction, AK, for school $1,000,000
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, AK, for relocation of the 
  district's kitchen facilities.................................500,000

                      School Improvement Programs

       The conference agreement includes $5,834,208,000 for School 
     Improvement Programs instead of $5,797,637,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $5,731,453,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement provides $4,399,208,000 in fiscal year 2004 and 
     $1,435,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funding for this account.
       The conference agreement includes $2,945,825,000 for State 
     grants for improving teacher quality instead of 
     $2,930,825,000 as proposed by the House and $2,850,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $1,435,000,000 is 
     provided as a fiscal year 2005 advance instead of 
     $1,150,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $150,000,000 for 
     math and science partnerships as proposed by the House 
     instead of $100,344,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $300,000,000 for the 
     education block grant instead of $335,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $345,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $1,005,000,000 for the 21st Century 
     Community Learning Centers program instead of $1,000,000,000 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The

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     agreement also includes $391,600,000 for State assessments 
     instead of $390,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate. The agreement also includes $16,644,000 for the 
     foreign language assistance program instead of $17,144,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House did not propose funding for 
     this program.
       The conference agreement includes $33,500,000 for the 
     Education of Native Hawaiians instead of $36,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and $18,300,000 as proposed by the 
     House. The agreement also includes language notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law to allow funds under this program 
     to be used for construction, renovation and modernization of 
     any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related 
     to an elementary school or secondary school run by the 
     Department of Education of the State of Hawaii that serves a 
     predominantly Native Hawaiian student body as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill did not contain this provision. The 
     conferees direct that no less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available for early childhood activities, no less than 
     $1,000,000 shall be made available to the Hawaii Department 
     of Education for school construction/renovation activities, 
     and $300,000 shall be made available for the University of 
     Hawaii law school's Native Hawaiian legal center.
       The conference agreement includes $33,500,000 for the 
     Alaska Native Educational Equity program instead of 
     $36,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $14,200,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The agreement also includes language 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law to allow funds 
     under this program to be used for construction as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House bill did not contain this provision.
       The conference agreement includes $168,827,000 for rural 
     education programs, instead of $170,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $167,653,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                       INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

       The conference agreement includes $1,106,811,000 for 
     programs in the Innovation and Improvement account, instead 
     of $807,959,000 as proposed by the House and $782,133,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for Troops to 
     Teachers, instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate did not propose funding for this program. The 
     conference agreement also includes $45,564,000 for the 
     transition to teaching program, instead of $49,400,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $41,727,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $18,000,000 for the 
     National Writing Project instead of $16,890,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $18,890,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees intend that, from the increase provided over the 
     fiscal year 2003 level, $500,000 shall be used to support a 
     pilot program on the integration of technology training in 
     the national writing project program.
       The conference agreement includes $120,000,000 for the 
     Teaching of Traditional American History as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     conferees direct the Department to continue its current 
     policy of awarding 3-year grants.
       The conference agreement includes $18,500,000 for advanced 
     credentialing activities instead of $16,500,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $9,935,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within 
     this amount, the conferees intend that $10,000,000 be used to 
     complete the fifth year of a five-year grant to the National 
     Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and 
     $7,000,000 be used to continue a grant to the National 
     Council on Teacher Quality. The conference agreement also 
     includes $1,500,000 to conduct an evaluation of the outcomes 
     of teachers who achieved NBPTS certification versus teachers 
     who did not complete certification and teachers who did not 
     participate in or apply for the program. The conferees direct 
     the Assistant Secretary for the Institute for Education 
     Sciences to contract with the National Academies of Science 
     (NAS) to perform an independent, scientific study using the 
     strongest practical methodology to evaluate the impact of 
     board certification, including an assessment of whether the 
     NBPTS certification model is a cost effective method of 
     improving teacher quality and the extent to which 
     certification makes a difference in student academic 
     achievement. In carrying out this study, the NAS should 
     commission the collection of new data and conduct 
     appropriate, rigorous analyses of such data. The conferees 
     also expect that a similar scientific evaluation will be 
     conducted on the outcomes of the work of the National Council 
     on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) when available data will permit 
     such an assessment and therefore urge NCTQ to begin to 
     incorporate evaluation elements into the program now.
       The conference agreement includes $37,500,000 for credit 
     enhancement for charter schools instead of $75,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill did not include 
     funding for this activity.
       The conference agreement includes $26,916,000 to support 
     voluntary public school choice programs instead of 
     $25,831,000 as proposed by the House and $28,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
     Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE)
       The conference agreement includes $430,463,000 for the Fund 
     for the Improvement of Education.
       Within the total for FIE, the conference agreement includes 
     funding for the following activities in the following 
     amounts:

Reading Is Fundamental......................................$25,334,000
Star Schools.................................................20,483,000
Ready to Teach...............................................14,406,000
Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners..........8,500,000
Arts in Education............................................35,279,000
Parental Assistance Information Centers......................42,224,000
Excellence in Economics Education Act.........................1,500,000
Women's Educational Equity....................................2,980,000
ED Pubs.......................................................1,900,901
Helping Your Child Learn publications...........................400,000
Recognition programs............................................808,000
Teacher Quality initiatives...................................8,500,000
CSRD grants..................................................74,513,000
CSRD clearinghouse............................................1,639,099
Facilities clearinghouse........................................700,000
Peer Review......................................................25,000
Reach Out and Read............................................4,000,000

       The conferees intend that the $74,513,000 for comprehensive 
     school reform grants to local educational agencies shall 
     support grants to States for continuing and new subgrants to 
     local educational agencies for comprehensive school reform 
     activities in both title 1 and non-title 1 eligible schools. 
     The bill includes language specifying that these funds shall 
     be allocated and expended in the same manner as in fiscal 
     year 2003 and provides the funds on a forward funding basis.
       As noted above, the conference agreement includes $700,000 
     for the National Institute of Building Sciences to continue 
     operation of the National Clearinghouse for Educational 
     Facilities, the Nation's sole source for comprehensive 
     information about school planning, design, financing, 
     construction and maintenance. The conferees expect that the 
     Department will provide an additional $300,000 for this 
     purpose to address issues related to school safety and 
     healthy school buildings, as described in the 
     administration's budget request for Safe and Drug-Free 
     Schools and Communities National Programs.
       For Arts in Education, the conferees intend that within 
     this total, $7,250,000 is for VSA Arts and $6,225,000 is for 
     the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 
     addition, $4,000,000 is for cultural partnerships, $7,500,000 
     is for model professional development programs for music, 
     drama, dance and visual arts educators and $304,000 is for 
     evaluation activities. The remaining $10,000,000 is available 
     to continue model arts programs.
       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 direct the Department to implement the Act 
     consistent with their intent, as reflected above, and request 
     an implementation plan to be submitted to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of 
     enactment of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 
     2004. To the extent that the Department wishes to reprogram 
     funds in order to address other activities or alter the 
     allocation of funds for activities listed in the chart above, 
     the conferees expect the Department to follow the guidance 
     provided in this statement of the managers.
       Within the total for FIE, the following amounts are also 
     provided:

100 Black Men of Louisville, Louisville, KY for Project MALE....$12,000
10th District Gang Task Force, Herndon, VA, for program development and 
  implementation for at-risk and gang prevention after-school pr280,000
Academy of Music, Lynchburg, VA, to support an arts education program 
  for area students.............................................100,000
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, for educational 
  programming associated with the Lewis and Clark expedition....150,000
AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center, MD for a technology-based 
  mentoring program for at-risk youth...........................250,000
After the Bell Program, Soldotna, AK, for after school programs.100,000
Alaska Department of Education, Juneau, AK, for remedial education 
  programs to help low-performing students meet testing requir2,000,000

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Alaska Education Services, Anchorage, AK, for East Anchorage Youth in 
  Peril Program to provide after school and summer programs for at risk 
  youth.........................................................475,000
Alaska Hospitality Alliance, Anchorage, AK, for a vocational training 
  program.......................................................100,000
Alaska Humanities Forum, Anchorage, AK, to bring authors to rural and 
  remote school districts to promote literacy, reading, and writing 
  skills through the Authors in Schools program..................50,000
Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Pittsburgh, PA, in 
  collaboration with War for Empire, Inc., for educational programs and 
  activities associated with the 250th anniversary of the French and 
  Indian War....................................................350,000
American Foundation for Negro Affairs (AFNA) National Education and 
  Research Fund, Philadelphia, PA, to raise the achievement level of 
  minority students and increase minority access to higher educa650,000
American Humane Animal Welfare Education Program, Denver, CO, to 
  support a model animal health and welfare educational program for 
  elementary and secondary education students....................50,000
American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for 
  educational programming........................................25,000
American Society of Educators, Philadelphia, PA, to develop and 
  disseminate materials on the use of instructional technologies.50,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for an arts in 
  education program..............................................75,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA for youth arts 
  programs in San Diego County, CA...............................50,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA for youth arts 
  programs in Washington State...................................50,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA, for elementary 
  school students in Idaho......................................100,000
American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA, for the Mississippi 
  Arts in Education Program.....................................150,000
Americana Community Center, Inc., Louisville, KY for an after school 
  program and computer classes...................................52,000
An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA, for curriculum development and a 
  college preparation program...................................250,000
Anchorage Museum of History and Art and Alaska Humanities Forum, 
  Anchorage, AK, to develop curriculum on Alaskan culture and art for 
  Alaska schools................................................200,000
Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK, for an English Language 
  Instruction program for limited English proficiency students..500,000
Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK, in conjunction with the 
  Fairbanks North Star School District, for a technology-based system 
  for standards-based instruction...............................500,000
Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center, St. Louis, MO, to 
  expand an early education program and services and to include the 
  Parents as Teachers Program...................................750,000
Artspace Projects, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, for the Artspace Projects 
  Distance Education Initiative, which may include the acquisition of 
  technology....................................................100,000
Atlantic City Schools, Atlantic City, NJ for English as a second 
  language curriculum...........................................125,000
Audubon Pennsylvania, Audubon, PA, to support educational programming 
  that focuses on the art and writings of John Audubon..........100,000
Augusta Public Schools USD #402, Augusta, KS, for staff 
  development and implementation of technology curriculum.......250,000
Bakersfield Music Theatre, Bakersfield, CA, for the STARS School of 
  Fine Arts.....................................................100,000
Beaufort County School District, Hilton Head Island, SC for the 
  development and implementation of a model program in technology and 
  literacy for K-12 education teachers..........................200,000
Bellevue School District, Washington, for implementation of an English 
  as a Second Language training program.........................250,000
Bethesda Children's Home, Meadville, PA, to integrate a vocational and 
  technical component into the educational curriculum............50,000
Big Brothers Big sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 
  for a mentoring initiative for children of incarcerated parent150,000
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Southeast Alaska, 
  in partnership with Alaska Department of Education, the Boys and 
  Girls Club and Cook Inlet Tribal Council for a comprehensive 
  mentoring program for at-risk children........................300,000
Bossier Parish School Board, Benton, LA, for technology enhancem100,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston, MA, for youth musical training and 
  educational programs..........................................400,000
Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to develop a 
  school-based mentoring program.................................50,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Atlanta, GA, for computer training for 
  at-risk youth...............................................2,000,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Indian River County, Vero Beach, FL.....100,000
Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc., New York, NY, for a financial literacy 
  project at the Germantown Settlement Charter School in Philadelphia, 
  PA.............................................................25,000
Bozeman Public School District, Bozeman, MT, for a pilot, standards-
  based learning program for elementary, middle, and high school 
  students......................................................650,000
Bradford High School, Bradford, PA, to improve the metalworking 100,000
Bucks County Quality Child Care Coalition for Early Care and Education, 
  Doylestown, PA, to improve the quality of early childhood education 
  programs.......................................................50,000
Burns Telecommunications Center at Montana State University-Bozeman, 
  Bozeman, MT, to support the coalition for establishing a National 
  Teacher Enhancement Network for access to high quality online 
  professional development for science teachers.................250,000
CableLife Community Enrichment Corporation, Louisville, KY, for after 
  school programs................................................50,000
Cabrini Mission Foundation, New York, NY, for technology, math and 
  science resources..............................................50,000
Caddo Parish School Board, Shreveport, LA, for technology enhanc100,000
Calcasieu Parish School Board, Lake Charles, LA, for technology 
  enhancements..................................................100,000

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Caldwell County Education Consortium, Lenoir, NC, for teacher training 
  program.......................................................250,000
Canaan Community Development Corporation, Louisville, KY, for after 
  school programs................................................50,000
Canton City Schools, Canton, OH, for the Genesis math project...250,000
Canton School District in Canton, SD, for a community education p50,000
Canton Symphony Orchestra, Canton, OH, for orchestra education..400,000
Carnegie Science Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, for education programs for 
  teachers and students as part of the Pittsburgh International Science 
  and Technology Festival........................................50,000
Carthage Technical Center, Carthage, MO, for equipment..........250,000
Centennial School District, PA, for a payment under subpart 20 of part 
  D of title V of the ESEA, without regard to the requirements of that 
  subpart.......................................................450,000
Center for Educational Services, Auburn, ME, to establish the Schools 
  and Technology for Assessment and Reflection (STAR) program...300,000
Center for Houston's Future, Houston, TX, for early education pr150,000
Center for Integrative Medicine at Inner Harmony, PC, Clarks Summit, 
  PA, to develop a pilot program to assist children in coping with 
  stress........................................................200,000
Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES), 
  Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership, Provo, UT, for 
  public school reading instruction for intermediate and secondary 
  grades........................................................300,000
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Carlisle, PA, for an arts in 
  education program..............................................25,000
Central Valley School District 356 in Greenacres, WA, to purchase and 
  implement the PLATO system to improve student achievement.....500,000
Centre County AVTS, Pleasant Gap, PA, for technology equipment..100,000
Chambers County Board of Education, Lafayette, AL, for the School 
  District Internet Access Project...............................50,000
Champions of Caring, Villanova, PA, to support a recognition program 
  for high school students serving their communities............100,000
Charter School Development Corporation in Las Vegas, NV, to focus on 
  technology and college preparation............................800,000
Charter School Institute, Philadelphia, PA, for the Shipyard Charter 
  School to develop curriculum and acquire equipment for apprentice 
  programs.......................................................50,000
Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR, for a high school equivalency 
  program........................................................30,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD, in collaboration with the 
  Living Classrooms Foundation, Baltimore, MD, to provide field and 
  computer programs about the Chesapeake Bay....................350,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD, for environmental education 
  programs in Pennsylvania.......................................50,000
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH, for fiber optic 
  data transmission system equipment............................100,000
City of Baker School Board, Baker, LA, for technology enhancement50,000
City of Providence, RI, on behalf of the Providence Public Schools, for 
  an assessment of the school system, and development and 
  implementation of a school improvement plan...................150,000
City of San Bernardino, CA Superintendent of Schools to expand the 
  Schools-to-Careers initiatives................................350,000
City of San Jose, CA, Office of Early Care and Education Services to 
  enhance training in the Smart Start program...................400,000
City of Stockton, Stockton, CA, for the Stockton After School Pr500,000
City Year Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for the High School Heroes program to 
  reduce truancy and drop-out rates.............................225,000
Clark County Public Education Foundation in Las Vegas, NV, to support 
  development of educational and technical activities...........100,000
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, to provide support for 
  academic enrichment activities.................................75,000
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, ``Success Through English 
  Program'' (STEP) to provide intensive English Language instruction 
  and testing services..........................................150,000
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, for intensive math and 
  reading intervention programs, including equipment costs......100,000
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, for teacher quality 
  improvements................................................1,500,000
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, for Call Me Mister program.....250,000
Cleveland Avenue YMCA, Montgomery, AL, to support an after school 
  program serving at-risk youth..................................50,000
Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, OH, for One by One Thousand 
  Outreach project..............................................250,000
Cleveland Independent School District, Cleveland, OH, to further 
  implement the Voyager Universal Literacy Program, the Voyager 
  Passport Program and other Voyager Expanded Learning programs 
  designed to improve student literacy..........................150,000
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH, for distance learni500,000
Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale, MS, to support improved student 
  achievement and teacher quality through the Student-Teacher 
  Enhancement Program............................................50,000
Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center, Inc., 
  Philadelphia, PA, to support environmental research conducted at the 
  center by select high school students.........................100,000
Coconino County School District, Arizona, for teacher quality 
  improvements..................................................500,000
College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY, for a Teacher Education 
  and Enrichment Program........................................400,000
College Summit, Inc., Washington, DC, for increasing college enrollment 
  rate of low income youth....................................3,000,000
Communities in Schools of Virginia, Richmond, VA, to continue to help 
  children achieve academic success, and to expand its program to more 
  communities...................................................150,000
Communities in Schools, Alexandria, VA, for national program activities 
  to coordinate community resources to help youth stay in school800,000
Community Economic Empowerment Corporation, Louisville, KY, for after 
  school programs................................................50,000
Community Foundation in Decatur, IL, to support science programs and 
  related academic activities for local high school students....100,000
Community Foundation of Louisville, Louisville, KY, for Lac Viet 
  reading programs...............................................50,000

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Community of Agile Partners in Education/Pennsylvania Educational 
  Telecommunications Exchange Network (CAPE/PETE), Bethlehem, PA, for 
  distance learning programs....................................300,000
Conservatory for the Performing Arts Charter School, St. Paul, MN, for 
  development and support of educational programs................25,000
Constitutional Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, to develop educational 
  programming on the history of the Constitution.................50,000
Continuation and expansion of the Iowa Communications Network statewide 
  fiber optic demonstration...................................1,000,000
County of Charleston, Charleston, SC, for a Charleston Media Technology 
  Park project..................................................200,000
County of Venango, Franklin, PA, to promote environmental and heritage 
  education......................................................50,000
Danville Independent Schools, Danville, KY, for Danville Kids' 
  University....................................................150,000
Dauphin County, PA, for a Truancy and Delinquency Reduction Progr50,000
Delaware Valley Earth Force, Wyncote, PA, for environmental education 
  programs.......................................................37,500
Delta Greely School District, Delta Junction, AK, to develop 
  interactive online courses and provide distance education services 
  (via the Internet) to small schools in rural Alaska...........750,000
Deming Public Schools, Deming, NM, to support the alternative high 
  school program, district improvement plan and technology enhancement 
  program.......................................................680,000
DePaul School, Louisville, KY, for educational instructional mate50,000
Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Bethlehem, PA, for 
  educational programs and exhibits that will demonstrate best 
  practices for teaching science................................200,000
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for 
  technology enhancements.......................................100,000
Eastern. National, Fort Washington, PA, for education programs...50,000
Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA, Longmont, CO, to support afterschool progr15,000
Educare of Omaha, Inc., NE to promote school readiness among low-income 
  children......................................................750,000
Education Leaders Council, Washington, DC, for the Following Leaders 
  project....................................................10,000,000
Educational Service District #101, Spokane, WA for distance lear300,000
El Dorado Public Schools, El Dorado, KS, to extend Project Conne250,000
Encore Series, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for the Jazz in the Schools 
  music education program.......................................100,000
Endeavor Academy, Titusville, FL, for professional development 
  workshops to K-12 teachers in math, science, technology and re200,000
Entrepreneurship Florida, Tampa, FL, for teacher training, student 
  curriculum/text material, administrative costs................100,000
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Fairbanks, AK, for the 4 
  R Children's program..........................................300,000
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia, for a delinquency 
  prevention program for students with behavioral and emotional 200,000
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia, to initiate a course 
  in Emergency Medical Services for Falls Church High School to respond 
  to future security and safety incidents.......................100,000
Fairfax Education Foundation, Fairfax, Virginia, to implement a web-
  based communications portal, Partnerships to Advance Learning.250,000
Family First Foundation, Erie, PA, for alternative education programs 
  for at-risk youth..............................................75,000
Family Life Center, Inc., Louisville, KY for after school program50,000
Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI, to expand 
  afterschool programming for minority and at-risk youth........125,000
Father Maloney's Boy's Haven, Louisville, KY for education progra50,000
Field Kindley High School, Coffeyville, KS, for start-up costs for 
  implementing a Health Careers program.........................250,000
First Book, Washington, DC, to establish a First Book Rural Initiative 
  in Idaho.....................................................$450,000
First Tee, St. Augustine, FL for a character education program1,000,000
Fisher's Peak YMCA, Trinidad, CO, for afterschool programs and a summer 
  camping program................................................15,000
Flagship After School Program in Missoula County, MT, for after school 
  and summer school programs....................................100,000
Florida Orchestra, Tampa, Florida, for a demonstration program..250,000
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, for a Florida reading, 
  math and science initiative.................................1,500,000
For Us Northwest, Portland, OR, for a mentoring program for children 
  affected by HIV/AIDS...........................................25,000
Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX, for the ISD 
  Imagination Station project...................................500,000
Foundation for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Education, CA 
  for student assessment, teacher training, and curriculum devel100,000
Foundation for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Education, 
  San Diego, CA, to implement the Blueprint for Student Success project 
  in the San Diego City Schools.................................800,000
Fox Valley Family YMCA, Plano, Illinois, for the Teen Action Agenda 
  Program.......................................................230,000
Franklin Technology Center, Joplin, MO, for equipment...........250,000
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, PA, to support civic education 
  programs for students.........................................100,000
Futures For Children, Albuquerque, NM, to support programs that help 
  American Indian youth stay in school........................1,100,000
Galena School District, Galena, AK, for a distance education pro500,000
Galena School District, Galena, AK, to develop an assets-building 
  program for transitioning of Rural Alaska Students in boarding school 
  environments..................................................600,000
Galilee Community Development Corporation, Louisville, KY for academic 
  tutoring and enrichment........................................30,000
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, for the development of an arts in 
  education program to serve K-12 students.......................50,000
Gibson Technical Center, Reeds Spring, MO, for equipment........250,000
Girl Scouts of the USA, Washington DC for a science and math pro500,000
Give Every Child A Chance, Manteca, CA, to provide tutoring services to 
  children in grades K-12.......................................500,000

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Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, for a Teacher Academy 
  program to address the unique needs of and demand for teachers in 
  urban districts................................................50,000
Grant Joint Union High School District, Sacramento, California, for 
  Maritime Technology Training Program...........................53,000
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH, to develop educational 
  program to promote literacy in math, science, and technology..350,000
Great Projects Film Company, Inc., Washington, DC, to produce 
  ``Educating America,'' a documentary about the challenges facing our 
  public schools.................................................50,000
Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Cleveland, OH for curriculum 
  development for an advanced manufacturing and engineering technology 
  academy.......................................................250,000
Green Tree School, Philadelphia, PA, for an educational-based, after 
  school program for students with serious emotional disturbances50,000
Hartman Home Transitional Living Program, Wilkes-Barre, PA, to support 
  the development of critical life skills for at-risk youth.....$50,000
Heartland Regional Community Foundation, St. Joseph, MO, to create a 
  regional youth development program for 12-15 year olds........125,000
Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, for the Information 
  Technology, Innovative Teaching, and Instructional Technology (IT-3) 
  program to develop and implement a technology training program for K-
  12 teachers..................................................$500,000
Hollidaysburg Area School District, Hollidaysburg, PA for an 
  interactive instructional system.............................$100,000
Holton High School, Holton, KS, for equipment and technology 
  infrastructure................................................150,000
Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas, for River Oaks 
  Elementary to set up an International Baccalaureate program....50,000
Humphreys County School District, MS, for curriculum and library 
  resource improvement...........................................25,000
Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL, for training K-12 teachers in the 
  use of education technology...................................200,000
Hurley School District in Hurley, Wisconsin for after school pro250,000
I Can Learn, New Orleans, LA for technology programs..........3,500,000
Idaho Falls School District 91, Idaho Falls, Idaho, to implement an 
  English as a Second Language instructional program............400,000
Illinois Coalition of Challenger Learning Centers, Bloomington and 
  Woodstock, Illinois, for science education programs...........500,000
Illinois Math and Science Academy for 21st Century Information Fluency 
  Project.......................................................500,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for North Chicago SD 
  #187 for school improvement to low-performing high schools and middle 
  schools........................................................90,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for the Flora School 
  District career and technical education.......................125,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for the Robinson 
  High School computing program.................................165,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for Waukegan CUSD 
  #60 for school improvement to low-performing high schools and middle 
  schools........................................................90,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for Wheeling CCSD 
  #21 for math achievement in the middle grades..................70,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for Aurora 
  West SD 129, to assist in implementing Career Academies at West 
  Senior High School............................................250,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for 
  Carpentersville CUSD 300 for school improvement interventions in 
  their low-performing high schools and middle schools..........300,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for Elgin U 
  46 to strengthen and expand the instruction related to the Illinois 
  Learning Standards in Career and Technical Education..........250,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for Illinois 
  Virtual High School Project....................................50,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, for the Taft 
  School District 90 to improve student achievement through technology-
  based and resource-based instruction..........................150,000
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois, to establish 
  an early learning program in Plainfield CCSD 202..............150,000
Independence USD 446, Independence, KS, for teacher training and 
  technology curriculum development.............................250,000
Indian River Community College, Fort Pierce, FL, for teacher education 
  and training..................................................100,000
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA, for 
  technology training for educators and students................600,000
Institute for Education and the Arts of the National Music Center and 
  Museum Foundation, Washington, DC for a music education demons500,000
Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for educational 
  programs for at-risk students.................................750,000
Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for programmatic 
  costs at Annandale High School in Virginia....................225,000
Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for programmatic 
  costs at Glen Cove High School in New York....................140,000
Institute of HeartMath, Boulder Creek, CA for a national demonstration 
  on student standardized testing.............................1,000,000
Intermediate Unit 17 Technology Improvement Project, Williamsport, PA, 
  to support school districts and enhance their access to information 
  technology....................................................200,000
International Music Products Association, Carlsbad, California, to 
  provide students in San Diego County with music education.....125,000
Iowa Association of School Boards, Des Moines, IA for the Lighthouse 
  for School Reform project.....................................500,000
Iowa Department of Education to continue and expand a demonstration 
  program for additional bilingual and English as a Second Language 
  training....................................................1,000,000
Iowa Department of Education to continue the Iowa School Construction 
  Demonstration Project.......................................7,000,000
Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines, IA, for an initiative to 
  educate students on the role of international trade in the U.S. 
  economy.......................................................155,000

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Iron County Schools, Cedar City, UT, to support the development of the 
  Student Achievement Management (SAM) information system.......100,000
Isaac Stern Education Legacy in New York, NY, to integrate distance 
  learning and educational technology with music education progr150,000
JASON Foundation for Education to extend science education and teacher 
  professional development programs to schools in South Carolina500,000
Jefferson County Public School District, Golden, Colorado, for an 
  English Language Development Program..........................500,000
Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS, Reynoldsville, PA, to improve the 
  technical education capacity of the school....................250,000
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc., Louisville, KY, for economic 
  education......................................................40,000
Junior Achievement of Southwest Pennsylvania, Inc., Warrendale, PA, to 
  implement Exhange City, a nationally recognized, innovative learning 
  program, in Pittsburgh........................................100,000
Kathleen Elementary School, Lakeland, Florida, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................30,000
Kids Voting South Dakota in Pierre, SD to expand programming in tribal 
  schools........................................................60,000
KIPP Foundation, San Francisco, CA for KIPP School Leadership 4,000,000
KNME, Albuquerque, NM, to support the American Indian Literacy p750,000
Knowledge Works, Cincinnati, OH for Ohio High School Transformation 
  Initiative..................................................1,000,000
L.E.A.D.E.R.S program, Rochester Hills, Michigan for character 
  education programs............................................150,000
LA's BEST After School Enrichment Program in Los Angeles, CA....400,000
Lafayette Parish School Board, Lafayette, Louisiana, for technology 
  enhancements..................................................100,000
Lafourche Parish School Board, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for technology 
  enhancements..................................................100,000
Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force, Erie, PA, for environmental education 
  programs.......................................................37,500
Lansing Public Schools, Lansing, MI, to implement the Help One Student 
  to Succeed Reading Centered School program....................198,000
Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Oklahoma City, OK 
  for the Learning for Life program.............................200,000
Lenawee Agricultural Learning Center, Adrian, MI, for fiber optic 
  connection and equipment.......................................92,000
Letcher County Board of Education, Whitesburg, Kentucky, for technology 
  equipment.....................................................300,000
Liberty Memorial Association, Kansas City, MO, to develop education 
  programs for students..........................................50,000
Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Kentucky, for Math and Sciences 
  Career Development Center.....................................350,000
Line Mountain School District, Trevorton, PA, to develop a pilot 
  project designed to offer specialized curriculum and vocational 
  training related to careers in volunteer firefighting to high school 
  students in Pennsylvania.......................................50,000
Livingston Parish Technology and Literacy Center, Denham Springs, 
  Louisiana, for educational programs............................71,000
Loess Hills Area Education Agency in Iowa for a demonstration in early 
  childhood education...........................................750,000
Logan City School District, Logan, UT, for support of the Early Reading 
  Assistance Project............................................100,000
Long Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Melville, New York, for music 
  educational programs..........................................250,000
Look Up To Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, to encourage the development of 
  Cleveland's young leaders......................................75,000
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, California, for the 
  Early Advantage Initiative project............................500,000
Louisiana Department of Education for TAP, a multi-tiered, teacher 
  staffing model that provide teachers with new career growth paths, 
  increased salary flexibility and ongoing professional developm200,000
Lycoming County Career Consortium, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to 
  improve the technical education capacity of the consortium....100,000
Marketplace for Kids for an entrepreneurial education program in North 
  Dakota........................................................300,000
Marywood University, Scranton, PA, for technology and curriculum 
  development for the Center for Assistive Technology laboratories to 
  provide training to K-12 educators on teaching practices......300,000
Maui Economic Development Board for Girls into Science Program..300,000
Medaille College, Buffalo, New York, for literacy program at the 
  Western New York Center for Literacy and Learning..............50,000
Messiah College, Grantham, PA, to support initiatives to improve 
  educational opportunities for children in grades K-12.........200,000
MicroSociety, Philadelphia, PA, to further develop and disseminate a 
  whole school model of reform..................................200,000
Midlands Youth Foundation, Chicago, IL, for the Beat the Streets 
  Program.......................................................150,000
Military Heritage Foundation, Carlisle Barracks, PA, for the United 
  States Army Heritage and Education Center for education materials and 
  programs on military and social history.......................100,000
Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation to continue a demonstration on full-
  service schools in Iowa.......................................500,000
Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation to support a full-service community 
  school in the Tukwila school district in Washington State.....250,000
Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, to replicate the full- 
  service community school program in Pennsylvania..............300,000
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, in collaboration with the 
  University of Minnesota, for improving academic achievement through 
  history education..............................................25,000
Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California, for the International 
  Baccalaureate Program..........................................25,000
Mississippi Broadcasting Networks, Jackson, MS, for public radio 
  broadcast of student writing through the Rural Voices initiati100,000
Monett R-1 School District, Monett, MO, for support of the Southwest 
  Area Career Center, including acquisition of equipment and tec500,000
Monroe City School District, Monroe, Louisiana, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................50,000

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Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA, for equipment and 
  the expansion of the Young Artists Workshop, an arts education 
  program offered to underprivileged students from the Philadelphia 
  School District................................................50,000
Motivational Productions, Garden Ridge, TX, to establish a violence/
  drug prevention and character education program...............250,000
Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, to expand its music and 
  arts program..................................................225,000
Mountain Laurel Center, Bushkill, PA, for equipment and program 
  development related to the Mountain Laurel Institute..........200,000
Musical Arts Association, Cleveland, OH for education outreach programs 
  projects......................................................500,000
Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Naperville, Illinois, 
  for a P.E. 4LIFE Institute to train more physical education teachers 
  throughout the state on proven methods of innovative physical 
  education programs............................................200,000
National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA, for technology for the Flite-Zone 
  immersive classroom and expansion of nature education programs100,000
National Council of La Raza, Washington, D.C., to develop assessment 
  guidelines for limited English proficient students and to expand 
  professional development academies............................500,000
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship to Handicapped and 
  Disadvantaged Youth in partnership with Seattle Public Schools to 
  provide financial literacy and entrepreneurship education to low-
  income and minority, youth....................................100,000
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship to Handicapped and 
  Disadvantaged Youth, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, to provide financial 
  literacy and entrepreneurship education to low-income and minority 
  youth in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh..........................100,000
National History Day for a history competition in Iowa..........100,000
National Maritime Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC, for the Spirit 
  of Enterprise Maritime Heritage Education Program..............75,000
National Science Center Foundation, Augusta, GA for educational 
  technology and other purposes...............................1,000,000
National Student Partnerships, Washington, DC, for National Service 
  Program training activities to improve and evaluate methods of 
  expansion for national training programs......................100,000
National Ten-Point Leadership Foundation, Boston, MA, for math and 
  science programs for at-risk youth............................225,000
New Avenues for Youth, Portland, OR, for educational services to 
  homeless youth.................................................30,000
New Orleans Outreach to expand the programming and administration of 
  their school based volunteer program..........................200,000
New School University, New York, NY, for a pilot program to provide 
  supplementary services and support to at-risk, low-income high school 
  students......................................................250,000
New York University, Child Study Center, NY, for the ``Parent Corps'' 
  initiative....................................................100,000
New Zion Community Development Foundation, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, 
  for after school programs......................................50,000
North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association, 
  Raleigh, North Carolina, for its School Technology Demonstration 
  Project.......................................................250,000
North Central Regional Education Laboratory, Naperville, IL for a 
  center to help states implement the No Child Left Behind Legis200,000
North Rockland Central School District for an Early Childhood Center in 
  Rockland County, NY............................................50,000
North Slope Borough School District, Barrow, AK, for an early childhood 
  education program.............................................300,000
Northern Illinois University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 
  DeKalb, IL, for student support, including stipends, equipment and 
  computers for a paleontology research project.................100,000
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, OH, for a science education n1,700,000
Ohio Department of Education for Teacher Preparation Demonstration--
  Charter College and Apprenticeship Model......................800,000
Oil City Area School District, Oil City, PA, to establish a technology 
  laboratory....................................................100,000
Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to 
  sustain and expand their handheld computer program............150,000
On line Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for an on-line project......200,000
Opera Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for the Sounds of 
  Learning arts education program................................50,000
Oregon Partnership, Portland, OR, for a program to close the 
  achievement gap for Hispanic students.........................125,000
Ouachita Parish School Board, Monroe, Louisiana, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................50,000
PACE Juvenile Justice Center in Des Moines, Iowa, to establish the 
  Director's Council of Des Moines to coordinate youth services.300,000
Pacific Islands Educational Center in American Samoa, to support the 
  use and application of basic English and math skills..........400,000
Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Chipley, Florida, to establish a 
  reading teacher program.......................................500,000
Parent Institute for Quality Education in San Diego, CA, to provide a 
  parent training program.......................................100,000
Parents as Teachers National Center, St. Louis, MO, to revise the Born 
  to Learn Curriculum...........................................400,000
Parents, Inc., Anchorage, AK, for expansion of Parents Inc. programs 
  and activities in Alaska......................................500,000
Parks Unlimited, Inc., Franklin, PA, for environmental education 
  programs.......................................................50,000
Partners in Economic Progress in Des Moines, IA, for a mentoring and 
  education support program for disadvantaged children..........400,000
Partnership for Children, Kansas City, MO, for structured before and 
  after school educational programs...........................1,000,000
Peace Center, Inc., Louisville, KY, for after school programs....20,000
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, for support of an 
  after-school arts program......................................25,000
Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Lancaster, PA, to develop and conduct a 
  performance-based, classical music education program...........50,000
Pennsylvania Ballet Association, Philadelphia, PA, for outreach and 
  education programs............................................100,000

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People for People, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for programs at the Parent 
  Information Resource Center...................................100,000
Philadelphia Department of Recreation, Philadelphia, PA, for a 
  mentoring initiative as part of the Camp William Penn program..50,000
Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, for a Sports and 
  Entertainment Career Expo to expose high school students to career 
  opportunities in the sports industry...........................50,000
Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, in 
  collaboration with the National Center for Learning Disabilities, to 
  conduct early childhood literacy training and program development 
  activities as part of the Get Ready to Read! Initiative.......100,000
Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Association for Nonviolence Inc., 
  Philadelphia, PA, for its College for Teens program............50,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, Philadelphia, PA, for an after-
  school art education program...................................25,000
Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA, for educational progra175,000
Philadelphia Safe and Sound, Philadelphia, PA, to offer comprehensive 
  youth development activities, including after-school programming, as 
  part of a full community school approach......................100,000
Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA, for the Zoo School Education 
  program and the Junior Zoo Apprentice New Ventures program....250,000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA, to provide 
  educational programs for students visiting the gardens........200,000
Pinal County School District, Arizona, for teacher quality impro500,000
Pittsburgh Technology Council, Pittsburgh, PA, for technology upgrades 
  and expansion of the Technology Literacy Initiative to train K-12 
  teachers and students in the use of computers.................100,000
Pittsburgh Voyager, Pittsburgh, PA, for math and science education 
  programming for students......................................250,000
Plymouth Community & Renewal Center, Louisville, KY for summer day camp 
  and managing adolescent problems...............................20,000
Point Hope Daycare Center, Point Hope, AK, to train teachers and 
  improve programs for young children............................50,000
Presbyterian Community Center, Louisville, KY for youth development 
  education.....................................................100,000
Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA, for curriculum development and 
  environmental education programs...............................25,000
Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas, Virginia, for Middle 
  School Reading and Math Remediation Program...................200,000
Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas, Virginia, for Bilingual 
  Literacy Extended Kindergarten Program........................200,000
Project 2000, Washington, DC, for after school programs to provide 
  academic and mentoring services to inner city youth...........125,000
Project GRAD-USA Inc., Houston, TX, for continued support and expansion 
  of the program focusing on school reform...................20,000,000
Project H.O.M.E., Philadelphia, PA, for an afterschool program..100,000
Project Rainbow, Philadelphia, PA, to provide early childhood services 
  and after-school programs.....................................250,000
Provo City Public Schools, Provo, Utah, to develop, purchase and 
  implement an English language instructional program for training and 
  certifying ESL teachers.......................................300,000
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA, for the Youth Education for 
  Tomorrow Center, as part of an after-school, literacy initiativ50,000
Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, Madison, OH, for educational 
  programs.......................................................90,000
Rapides Parish School Board, Alexandria, Louisiana, for technology 
  enhancements..................................................100,000
ReadNet Foundation, New York, NY, for a web-based educational pr300,000
Recognizing Achievement-Rewarding Excellence Foundation, Troy, MI, for 
  an award and education program and student leadership services225,000
Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for character education 
  programs in Chesapeake and Suffolk School systems.............350,000
Research for Better Schools, Philadelphia, PA, to provide research-
  based technical assistance to school districts to assist in 
  implementing math and science goals............................50,000
Richmond Public School System, Richmond, Virginia, for technology 
  upgrades.......................................................62,000
Rio Rancho Public Schools in New Mexico, for the Consortium of Teacher 
  Excellence....................................................100,000
Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA, for the Riverside 
  County Achievement Team Program...............................133,000
Robert Morris College to expand its College Excel program that provides 
  college academic and career skills to high school seniors and 750,000
Rock School, Philadelphia, PA, to support dance education and a school 
  outreach program..............................................150,000
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs, Louisville, KY, for Project Learn 
  and Family Learning Centers...................................200,000
San Bernardino City Unified School District, San Bernardino CA, for 
  vocational training program...................................750,000
San Bernardino City Unified School District, San Bernardino, CA, for 
  developing English skills for English learners................500,000
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, San Bernardino, 
  California, for a Virtual High Tech High Program..............500,000
San Juan Unified School District, Carmichael, CA, for Focus on Literacy 
  project.......................................................326,000
San Juan Unified School District, Carmichael, CA, for Mira Loma High 
  School Arcade Creek environmental education program............96,000
San Pasqual Academy, Escondido, California, for information technology 
  infrastructure................................................125,000
School District of La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, for after school pr250,000
School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, to further a 
  demonstration family literacy education program...............125,000
School District of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida, to 
  expand curriculum and professional staff development..........200,000
School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to reduce school 
  violence by utilizing community partnerships..................250,000

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Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan, for its Pipeline to Science and 
  Math Program..................................................250,000
Scotland County School District, Laurinburg, North Carolina, to 
  implement a HOSTS Reading Centered School Program..............70,000
Scranton Cultural Center, Scranton, PA, for educational programs200,000
Seattle Public Schools in partnership with Community Training and 
  Assistance Center to provide technical assistance in educating and 
  involving parents in school improvement.......................200,000
Seneca Highlands AVTS, Port Allegany, PA, for technology equipme100,000
Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, PA, to support a community arts 
  program for students in the City of Chester...................100,000
Shawnee Gardens Tenants Association, Inc., Louisville, KY, for after 
  school programs................................................35,000
Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, IA, to continue and 
  expand the implementation of testing software in Iowa.........500,000
Smethport Area School District, Smethport, PA, for technology up100,000
Sobriety High, St. Paul, MN, for training, curriculum development and 
  program management............................................400,000
Somerset Community College, Somerset, Kentucky, to develop an enhanced 
  Next Generation Project to help teachers teach the importance of 
  financial literacy among youth................................400,000
South Carolina Educational Television, Columbia, SC, to continue the 
  Bridges Demonstration Project to develop educational curriculum 
  compatible with digital broadcasting..........................300,000
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, for the Dallas Early 
  Childhood Reading Initiative..................................500,000
Southwest Area Career Center, Monett, MO, for equipment.........250,000
Springfield Regional Arts Council, Springfield, MO, for arts educ45,000
Spring-Ford Area School District, Collegeville, PA, to assess students 
  and provide intervention services for students identified in need of 
  academic improvement...........................................75,000
St. Labre Native American Professional Development Center, Sheridan, 
  WY, to expand a program to train teachers serving Native American 
  students in an early literacy learning and math framework.....500,000
Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre, Louisville, KY for 
  education projects.............................................50,000
Stark County Educational Service Center, Canton, OH for Leadership 
  Skills for NCLB project.......................................500,000
STARS Club Education Program, Jeffersonville, IN, for after school and 
  Saturday programs..............................................40,000
State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for the Right Start extended-day 
  kindergarten program........................................1,000,000
State of Mississippi, Department of Education, Jackson, MS, for the 
  Mississippi Math Initiative to improve math scores of elementary and 
  high school students..........................................500,000
Summerbridge Louisville, Louisville, KY for summer tutoring......20,000
Sun Area Career and Technology Center, New Berlin, PA...........100,000
Teach for America, New York, NY...............................2,000,000
Temple Community Development Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky for the 
  Children Against Negativity (CAN) program......................50,000
Terrebonne Parish School Board, Houma, Louisiana, for technology 
  enhancements..................................................100,000
The ART of Leadership Foundation, Birmingham, MI, for curriculum 
  development and training......................................175,000
The Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, for an outdoor program 
  used to teach K-12 students about the environment of the Mojave 
  Desert........................................................100,000
The Landmark School, Prides Crossing, MA, for a collaborative program 
  with Advocacy Research designed to detect, track, and treat childhood 
  dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities.......150,000
The Math Forum, Philadelphia, PA, in conjunction with Drexel 
  University, to support student learning via an interactive Math 
  website.......................................................100,000
The National Association of Music Education (MENC), Reston, VA, to 
  develop and disseminate information on model music education pr50,000
The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA, for the infrastructure 
  technology components for student outreach and distance learni100,000
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Washington, DC, for development of 
  its National Jazz Curriculum and teacher training workshops....75,000
Think Together, Santa Ana, California, to assist low-income students 
  with homework, tutoring, and mentoring........................400,000
Tides Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for the McKelvey entrepreneurial 
  college scholarships to rural, low income Pennsylvania high school 
  graduates.....................................................300,000
To provide assistance to low-performing schools, of which $18,200,000 
  shall be for a grant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department 
  of Education to provide assistance, through subgrants, to low-
  performing school districts that are slated for potential take-over 
  and/or on the Education Empowerment List as prescribed by 
  Pennsylvania State Law; and of which $1,800,000 shall be for a grant 
  to Lock Haven University for the Philadelphia School District/Lock 
  Haven Professional Development Partnership for professional 
  development and related services. The Commonwealth 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.....................20,000,000
Today Foundation, Dallas, TX, for the expansion of the Imagination 
  Station literacy program to deliver reading curriculum over the 
  internet using animation.......................................50,000
Together! in Olympia, WA, to support after school programs for at-risk 
  youth..........................................................50,000
Town of Cumberland, RI, to provide after school programming for latch 
  key and at risk children.......................................50,000
U.S. Dream Academy, Inc., Columbia, MD, to expand after school programs 
  for at-risk children with a family history of incarceration....75,000

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Unified School District #260, Derby, KS, to develop a central point for 
  data warehousing in the district..............................250,000
United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI for early 
  childhood education and after school and summer programs......240,000
United Sports Foundation, Downingtown, PA, for computers and program 
  support for an after school program............................50,000
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, for the SPARK 
  initiative and Get Ready to Read!.............................150,000
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, in conjunction with the Zelpha 
  Well's Cultural Education Center, for music education programs for 
  economically disadvantaged children............................75,000
University of Alaska at Fairbanks for Alaska System for Early Education 
  Development (SEED) program to expand early childhood services and to 
  train Early Head Start teachers with AAS degrees for positions in 
  rural Alaska................................................1,500,000
University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK, for educational programs in 
  support of the Summer Arts Festival...........................150,000
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, in collaboration with the Alaska 
  Department of Education, for the Alaska Center for Excellence in 
  Schools at the University of Alaska to assist Alaska's low-performing 
  schools.....................................................1,000,000
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the National Office 
  for Rural Measurement and Evaluation System to improve the 
  instructional practices and learning possibilities of children from 
  grades 3-8....................................................225,000
University of Iowa Belin Blank Center for Gifted Education to continue 
  the AP Online Academy.......................................1,500,000
University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center, Iowa City, IA, for the Iowa 
  Israel: Partners in Excellence program to enhance math and science 
  opportunities for rural Iowa students.........................259,000
University of North Florida, Institute of Education, Jacksonville, 
  Florida, for School Readiness HUBS Project....................500,000
University of Northern Iowa to continue the 2+2 teacher education 
  demonstration program.........................................600,000
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for the Frances A. 
  Karnes Center for Gifted Studies to support summer gifted and 
  leadership programs and research..............................125,000
University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia, for technology 
  upgrade, personnel and equipment for the Advanced Academy of G200,000
Urban League of Lancaster County Inc., Lancaster, PA, for Teen El25,000
US Dream Academy, Columbia, MD, for expanding mentoring and educational 
  services for children of prisoners and children falling behind in 
  school........................................................450,000
USD 373 Newton Public Schools, Newton, KS, to help incorporate 
  technology professional development in the schools............250,000
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT, to improve 
  qualifications for teachers who teach multiple subjects in rural 
  areas.......................................................1,000,000
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT, to improve reading 
  in rural schools..............................................650,000
Valley Youth House, Allentown, PA, for after-school programming for K-
  12 students....................................................50,000
Venango County AVTS, Oil City, PA, for technology equipment.....100,000
Villa Maria Education Center, Villa Maria, PA, to provide after-school 
  programs for at-risk girls.....................................50,000
Virginia Biosciences Development Center, Richmond, VA, for the 
  Innovative Model for Cognitive Learning program to develop a pilot 
  project improving children's cognitive skills.................150,000
Virginia Bio-Technology Research Park, Richmond, Virginia, for pilot 
  program to increase students capacity and interest to learn by 
  improving cognitive skills....................................250,000
Voyager Expanding Learning, Dallas, Texas, to implement a Voyager 
  Universal Literacy System demonstration project in the 6th 
  Congressional District of Texas...............................250,000
Voyager Expanded Learning, Dallas, Texas, to implement a Voyager 
  Universal Literacy System for kindergarten and first grade children 
  in the 7th Congressional District of Ohio.....................200,000
Voyager Expanded Learning, Dallas, Texas, to implement a Voyager 
  Universal Literacy System in the 26th Congressional District o250,000
Voyager Expanded Learning, Dallas, TX, to implement the Voyager 
  Universal Literacy System in public schools in the 18th Congressional 
  District of Ohio..............................................100,000
Walla Walla Public Schools in Walla Walla, WA for English as a second 
  language curriculum...........................................400,000
Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, PA, for its Educational and 
  Outreach program for K-12 schools..............................50,000
War for Empire, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, to develop new programming 
  focused on media and teacher/student outreach and curriculum 
  development...................................................185,000
Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, to provide intensive English 
  language instruction to students who are non-native speakers of 
  English.......................................................200,000
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, to provide teacher training and workshops 
  for students...................................................50,000
Weber School District, Ogden, UT, for the development of the Classroom 
  Observation Robotic Interface (CORI), a professional development 
  program for teachers..........................................500,000
West Philadelphia YMCA, Philadelphia, PA, for educational and 
  recreational programming to serve at-risk youth...............200,000
WestEd Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and Mathematics, San 
  Francisco, California, to demonstrate and provide independent 
  evaluation and review of the 24 Challenge and Jumping Levels Math 
  Programs......................................................150,000
WestEd Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and Mathematics, 
  Tucson, AZ, to implement the 24 Challenge and Jumping Levels program, 
  in Pennsylvania................................................50,000
Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH, for education 
  programs......................................................200,000
Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg, PA, for education 
  programs......................................................100,000
Wildlands Conservancy of Eastern Pennsylvania, Emmaus, PA, for the 
  expansion of hands-on environmental science learning programs..25,000
Wilderness Center, Wilmot, OH, for educational programs..........32,000

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William Penn School District, Lansdowne, PA, to provide professional 
  development to K-12 teachers and to deliver educational curriculum to 
  students, as well as assess progress, using computer-based software 
  and hardware..................................................100,000
Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agency #3, Fennimore, WI, for 
  alternative education programs at Learning Academies..........150,000
WITF Inc., Harrisburg, PA, to develop an educational curriculum for the 
  on-line Teach PA History initiative............................50,000
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA, for 
  developing performing arts and education programs.............200,000
Working in the Schools in Chicago to expand tutoring and mentoring 
  programs in the Chicago Public Schools........................225,000
WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, to develop a music-based, 
  animated television program and curriculum to assist students.100,000
WQLN Educational Services, Erie, PA, to expand the F.A.M.I.L.I.E.S. 
  Turn onto Literacy program.....................................25,000
Yavapai County School District, AZ, for teacher quality improvem500,000
Yazoo City Schools, Yazoo City, MS, for curriculum and library resource 
  improvement....................................................25,000
Yazoo County Schools, Yazoo City, MS, for curriculum and library 
  resource improvement...........................................25,000
YMCA of Anchorage, AK, for after school activities for at-risk t250,000
YMCA of Boulder Valley, Boulder, CO, for the Breakthrough Arts Pr22,500
YMCA of Easton, Easton, PA, for after-school programming for K-12 
  students.......................................................50,000
YMCA of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA, to provide mentoring services for 
  minority youth.................................................50,000
YMCA of McKeesport, McKeesport, PA, to support the Teen LEAD program 
  serving at-risk, inner city teens..............................50,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, Denver, CO, to develop a strong teens 
  agenda.........................................................37,500
YMCA of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, for its Youth in Government 
  program........................................................50,000
YMCA of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, to offer introductory computer 
  classes to students as part of an after school initiative......50,000
YMCA of Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, for support of a youth leadership pro15,000
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado Springs, CO, to strengthen 
  academic achievement and character development.................30,000
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO, for a leadership training pr15,000
Youth Alive, Inc., Louisville, KY, for after school programs.....50,000
Youth Development Center, Inc., Winchester, VA, for program development 
  for at-risk and gang prevention after school programs.........350,000
Yukon Flats School District, Fort Yukon, AK, for development and 
  application of a vocational education program.................250,000
YWCA of Anchorage, AK, for after school enrichment programs serving at-
  risk Anchorage schoolchildren and their mothers...............250,000
Zachary Community School Board, Zachary, LA, for technology 
  enhancements...................................................50,000
     Other programs
       The conference agreement includes $23,000,000 for the Ready 
     to Learn program instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for dropout 
     prevention programs as proposed by the Senate. The House did 
     not propose funding for this program. The conference 
     agreement includes $1,490,000 for the Close Up program as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate bill did not propose 
     funding for this program.
       The conference agreement includes $23,674,000 for advanced 
     placement fees instead of $23,347,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                 SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

       The conference agreement includes $862,813,000 for programs 
     in safe schools and citizenship education account, instead of 
     $825,068,000 as proposed by the House and $818,547,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $445,483,000 for State 
     grants instead of $468,949,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $422,017,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement also includes $154,680,000 for national 
     programs instead of $160,180,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $155,180,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes funding for the following activities:

School Safety Initiatives...................................$30,000,000
Planning/Needs Assessment/Data for State Grants...............6,000,000
Safe Schools/Healthy Students................................95,000,000
Drug Testing Initiative.......................................2,000,000
Postsecondary Ed Drug and Violence Prevention.................5,000,000
Impact Evaluation.............................................2,000,000
Information and materials.....................................1,420,000
Data collection and analysis..................................2,000,000
Other joint projects with Federal agencies....................1,000,000
Other program improvement activities..........................1,000,000
National Recognition Program....................................850,000
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities...............300,000
National Coordinator Initiative...............................8,110,000

       The conferees also understand that a minimum of $9,000,000 
     remains available under the Project SERV program to provide 
     for education-related services to school districts in which 
     the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent 
     or traumatic crisis.
       The conferees direct the Department to implement the Act 
     consistent with their intent, as reflected in the table 
     above, and request an implementation plan to be submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 
     days of enactment of the Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 2004. To the extent that the Department 
     wishes to reprogram funds in order to address other 
     activities or alter the allocation of funds for activities 
     listed in the chart above, the conferees expect the 
     Department to follow the guidance provided in this statement 
     of the managers.
       The conference agreement includes $300,000 for the 
     continued operation of the National Clearinghouse for 
     Educational Facilities, the Nation's sole source for 
     comprehensive information about school planning, design, 
     financing, construction and maintenance. These funds will be 
     used to address issues related to school safety and healthy 
     school buildings, as described in the administration's budget 
     request. The conference agreement also includes $700,000 for 
     the Clearinghouse through the Fund for the Improvement of 
     Education.
       The conference agreement includes bill language requiring 
     the Department to spend $850,000 for the National Recognition 
     Awards program under the guidelines described in section 
     120(f) of Public Law 105-244.
       The conference agreement includes $30,000,000 for grants to 
     reduce alcohol abuse as proposed by the Senate. The House did 
     not propose separate funding for this.
       The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for mentoring 
     programs as proposed by the House instead of $28,700,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes 
     $34,000,000 for elementary and secondary school counseling as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $32,289,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
       The conference agreement includes $70,000,000 for physical 
     education programs as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $60,000,000 as proposed by the House. The funds should be 
     used for the purpose identified in the No Child Left Behind 
     Act, which states: ``The purpose of this subpart is to award 
     grants and contracts to initiate, expand, and improve 
     physical education programs for all kindergarten through 12th 
     grade students.'' The conferees are aware that this Act also 
     requires the Secretary to report to Congress describing the 
     programs funded under this subpart, documenting the success 
     of such programs in improving physical fitness, and making 
     recommendations for the continuation and improvement of such 
     programs. The conferees would like this data to inform the 
     fiscal year 2005 budget process and therefore direct the 
     Secretary to

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     provide this report to Congress no later than May 3, 2004.
       The conference agreement includes $28,812,000 for the Civic 
     Education program to support both the We the People programs 
     and the Cooperative Education Exchange, as proposed by the 
     House and Senate bills. The conferees intend that $16,890,000 
     will be provided to the nonprofit Center for Civic Education 
     to support the We the People programs. Within the total for 
     the We the People program, the conferees intend that 
     $2,980,000 be reserved to continue the comprehensive program 
     to improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of 
     American democratic institutions which is 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, and that $1,490,000 be used for continuation of 
     the school violence prevention demonstration program, 
     including $500,000 for the Native American initiative.
       The conference agreement also includes $11,922,000 for the 
     Cooperative Education Exchange program. Within this amount, 
     the conferees intend that $4,470,750 is for the Center for 
     Civic Education and $4,470,750 for the National Council on 
     Economic Education, while the remaining $2,980,500 should be 
     used to continue the existing grants funded under the 
     authorizing statute for civics and government education, and 
     for economic education.
       The agreement also includes $25,000,000 for State Grants 
     for Incarcerated Youth as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     did not provide funding for this activity.

                      ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

       The conference agreement includes $685,258,000 for English 
     Language Acquisition programs instead of $685,515,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $669,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement includes language allowing 
     the Secretary to transfer funding not needed to continue 
     discretionary activities under antecedent programs to the 
     formula program line. The conference agreement includes bill 
     language which allows the Secretary to calculate fiscal year 
     2004 State allotments using Census data utilized in making 
     fiscal year 2003 State allotments and the most recent data 
     reported by States for the number of immigrant children and 
     youth. It is the intent of the conferees that data from the 
     previous year only be used for determining allocations for 
     fiscal year 2004 and that data from the American Community 
     Survey will be available for determining the fiscal year 2005 
     and subsequent years, allocations, as required by the No 
     Child Left Behind Act.
       The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) calls for school 
     districts to significantly accelerate English learners' 
     progress towards achieving the Act's goals that 100 percent 
     of all students reach proficient status or higher by 2013-
     2014. The conferees are concerned that for areas such as 
     those in California, where the concentration of English 
     language learners is high, this will be a challenge. The 
     conferees are also aware that a number of regional 
     educational offices have collaborated in an effort to ensure 
     that the goals and requirements of the No Child Left Behind 
     Act's English proficiency provisions will be met. The 
     conferees strongly encourage the Department to provide 
     support for regional educational initiatives that accelerate 
     the academic progress of English language learners and 
     recognize that local educational agencies with heavy 
     concentrations of English learners are particularly 
     challenged in meeting these requirements, with agencies in 
     some cases having to double their instructional efforts to 
     close the academic gap.

                           SPECIAL EDUCATION

       The conference agreement includes $11,307,072,000 for 
     Special Education instead of $11,049,790,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $12,227,464,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement provides $5,894,072,000 in fiscal year 2004 and 
     $5,413,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funding for this account.
       Included in these funds is $10,129,398,000 for Grants to 
     States part B instead of $9,874,398,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $11,058,533,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees are concerned that the participation of students 
     with disabilities in vocational educational programs has led 
     to confusion regarding who is responsible for providing 
     services and who is responsible for paying for these 
     services. The conferees want to remind States and school 
     districts that they have an obligation to ensure that the 
     services outlined in a child's individualized education plan 
     are provided in a timely manner, regardless of where the 
     services are provided.
       The conference agreement includes $51,364,000 for State 
     Program Improvement as proposed by the House instead of 
     $44,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $78,589,000 for research 
     and innovation instead of $77,210,000 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:

Best Buddies International, Inc. in Miami, FL to enhance the lives of 
  people with mental retardation by opportunities for one-to-one 
  friendships and integrated employment......................$1,000,000
Best Buddies Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for the expansion of 
  mentoring programs for individuals with disabilities...........25,000
Center for Development and Learning, Covington, LA, for literacy 
  initiative....................................................100,000
City of Rocklin, Rocklin, CA, for expansion of programs for learning 
  disabled and physically disabled preschool children...........150,000
Daeman College, Amherst, NY, for a special after school enrichment 
  program for students with learning disabilities...............630,000
Eagle Mount, Billings, MT, for Ensuring Success for Youth with 
  Disabilities program...........................................59,000
Florida School for Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, Florida, for the 
  Virtual Reality Based Education and Training Program..........100,000
Hill Top Preparatory School, Rosemont, PA, for the use of ReadSpeak 
  Action Caption technology as a literacy tool for students with 
  learning disabilities..........................................50,000
Hoffman Homes for Youth, Gettysburg, PA, for a Therapeutic Horsemanship 
  Center........................................................175,000
International Center on Deafness and the Arts, Northbrook, IL, for a 
  teacher extension training program............................100,000
Learning Disabilities Association of America, Pittsburgh, PA, to expand 
  parent and teacher training programs and to increase resources 
  available regarding learning disabilities......................25,000
Leg Up Farm, York, PA, to provide comprehensive therapy and 
  rehabilitation for children...................................175,000
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, for research to improve the lives of 
  disabled individuals at the Center for Promoting Healthy Development 
  for Individuals with Disabilities.............................100,000
McComb School District, Mississippi, for an Early Childhood Coalition 
  Project.......................................................150,000
Ohio School for the Deaf, Columbus, OH to install and support a virtual 
  reality based education and training for the deaf program.....500,000
Spokane School District, WA for educational technology to serve deaf 
  and hard of hearing students..................................200,000
Spurwink Institute, Portland, ME, for the Center for Learning and 
  Technology to provide assistive technology for students with learning 
  disabilities..................................................250,000
The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities, Madison, WI for a 
  pilot project to help teens with disabilities plan for the transition 
  out of the educational system to adult life...................275,000
U.S. Disabled Athletes Fund, Atlanta, GA, for Blaze Sports Clubs in 
  Georgia........................................................75,000
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Center for Instructional 
  Technology and Learning to help special education teachers integrate 
  technology into curriculum..................................1,000,000
University of Northern Colorado National Center on Low-Incidence 
  Disabilities, Greeley, CO, for support to local schools, educational 
  professionals, families of infants, children, and youth with low-
  incidence disabilities........................................525,000
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, for WeBCATT: The National 
  Institute of Technology for Inclusive Education project.......350,000

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University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS for the Center for 
  Literacy and Assessment.......................................650,000
Wheelchair Foundation, Danville, CA, to train teachers on how to 
  integrate children with physical disabilities into the classroo50,000
Winchester Parks and Recreation Department, Winchester, VA, for 
  playground equipment to assist disabled children...............90,000
Workplace Technology Foundation, King of Prussia, PA to provide 
  training to special education students to increase employability upon 
  graduation.....................................................75,000

       The conference agreement includes $53,133,000 for technical 
     assistance as proposed by the Senate instead of $53,481,000 
     as proposed by the House. The agreement also includes 
     $39,361,000 for technology and media services as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $38,110,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The agreement includes $11,400,000 for Recordings for the 
     Blind and Dyslexic.
       The agreement also includes $1,500,000 for Public 
     Telecommunications Information and Training Dissemination as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House did not contain funds for 
     this activity.

            REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH

       The conference agreement includes $3,013,305,000 for 
     Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research instead of 
     $2,999,165,000 as proposed by the House and $3,004,360,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees are disturbed by the Department's actions 
     with respect to funds appropriated in last year's bill, which 
     were to be used to improve the quality of applied orthotic 
     and prosthetic research. The conferees understand that the 
     Department made a decision to allow these funds to lapse, 
     instead of obligating them for the specific purpose for which 
     Congress intended them to be used. The Department's actions 
     violated the clear, statutory intent of the Congress. The 
     conferees note that these actions follow the Department's 
     decision to ignore language in the Statement of the Managers 
     accompanying the fiscal year 2002 appropriations bill which 
     provided $1,000,000 for this same purpose. The conference 
     agreement again includes $1,000,000 to continue the orthotic 
     and prosthetic initiative that the Congress established in 
     fiscal year 2002. The conferees intend that $1,000,000 
     included in the conference agreement shall be awarded to the 
     American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) for 
     activities that further the purposes of the grant received by 
     the Academy for the period beginning October 1, 2003. These 
     funds are in addition to the original $993,500 grant received 
     by the AAOP on October 1, 2003.
       The agreement also includes $23,930,000 for demonstration 
     and training programs instead of $20,895,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. Within the amounts provided 
     for vocational rehabilitation demonstration and training 
     programs, the conference agreement includes funding for the 
     following activities:

Alaska Center for Independent Living, Anchorage, AK, for a Personal 
  Assistance Services project to bring services to more remote rural 
  communities..................................................$200,000
Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Madison County, AL, Lowe 
  Mental Retardation Day Program Facility for equipment and program 
  support.......................................................100,000
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Wichita, KS, to continue 
  helping people with disabilities obtain self-sufficient employ350,000
City of Henderson, NV, for Inclusion Recreation Program.........500,000
Crawford County Life Enrichment Achievement Progress (LEAP), Inc., 
  Crawford, PA, to create a workshop open to the community that would 
  demonstrate what life is like for those with disabilities......10,000
Enable America, Inc., Tampa, FL, for civic/citizenship demonstration 
  project for disabled adults.................................1,000,000
Lakeshore Foundation, Birmingham, AL, to develop a fitness and health 
  promotion program for the disabled............................200,000
National Federation for the Blind, Baltimore, MD, for text recognition 
  machines......................................................150,000
National Industries for the Blind, Alexandria, VA, to develop a 
  business leadership and management skills training program for 
  individuals who are blind.....................................250,000
National Organization on Disability, Washington, DC, for the emergency 
  preparedness initiative.....................................1,000,000
National University, La Jolla, CA, for the Institute for Persons Who 
  Are Hard of Hearing or Deaf...................................625,000
Opportunity Village Association for Retarded Citizens, Las Vegas, NV, 
  to create the second phase of a school-to-work program for students 
  with severe disabilities......................................200,000
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL), Juneau, AK, for a joint 
  recreation and employment project with the Tlingit and Haida Tribe of 
  Alaska........................................................200,000
Special Olympics of Iowa for technology upgrades................100,000
Wisconsin Coalition for Independent Living Centers, Madison, WI, to 
  expand assistive technology services to people with disabilities 
  seeking employment............................................150,000

       The conference agreement includes $22,151,000 for 
     Independent Living State Grants as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $22,296,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     agreement also includes $74,000,000 for Independent Living 
     Centers instead of $75,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $69,545,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $32,000,000 for services for older blind individuals 
     as proposed by the House instead of $27,818,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $107,285,000 for the 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
     instead of $110,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $109,285,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $26,097,000 for assistive 
     technology instead of $11,132,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $26,824,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes language allowing States which have received 
     assistive technology extension grants in the past and are 
     scheduled to be phased out of the program to continue to 
     receive an award in fiscal year 2004 at the fiscal year 2003 
     level. This language is provided to allow time for the 
     authorizing committees of jurisdiction to review the program 
     in the context of reauthorizing the Assistive Technology Act. 
     The conferees are aware that this program was originally 
     designed to be ``seed money'' to develop assistive technology 
     activities at the State level. The authorizing statute 
     specifies that the State grant portion of the program would 
     sunset after ten years, giving States time to develop their 
     own programs in this area. The conferees note that more than 
     $36,000,000 was awarded for grants under title III of the 
     Assistive Technology Act, which will support authorized 
     activities through at least fiscal year 2004 for all 
     grantees. This conference agreement does not include 
     additional funds for such activities, but the conferees 
     intend to examine the performance outcomes achieved under 
     this program and evaluate additional funding needed to 
     continue authorized activities in the fiscal year 2005 budget 
     process. The conferees support the goal of this program, 
     which is to maximize the independence and participation in 
     society by individuals with disabilities through the 
     establishment or expansion of programs that fund alternatives 
     to the traditional payment options of public assistance and 
     self-financing so that individuals with disabilities can 
     acquire assistive technology devices and services.

           SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

                 American Printing House for the Blind

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate regarding acquisition of equipment. The House 
     bill contained no similar language.

               National Technical Institute for the Deaf

       The conference agreement includes $53,800,000 for the 
     National Technical Institute for the Deaf as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $53,867,000 as proposed by the House.

                          Gallaudet University

       The conference agreement includes $100,800,000 for 
     Gallaudet University as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $100,600,000 as proposed by the House.

                     Vocational and Adult Education

       The conference agreement includes $2,121,690,000 for 
     Vocational and Adult Education instead of $2,101,430,000 as 
     proposed by

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     the House and $2,101,490,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement provides $1,330,690,000 in fiscal year 2004 and 
     $791,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funding for this account.
       The conference agreement includes $1,202,100,000 for 
     Vocational Education basic State grants instead of 
     $1,200,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,192,200,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $7,228,000 for Tribally 
     Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions instead of 
     $7,500,000 as proposed by the Senate and $6,955,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The agreement also includes language 
     proposed by the Senate notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law or any regulation that the Secretary of Education shall 
     not require the use of a restricted indirect cost rate for 
     grants issued pursuant to the tribally controlled 
     postsecondary vocational and technical institutions program. 
     The House did not contain this provision.
       The conference agreement includes $4,968,000 for the tech-
     prep education demonstration authorized under section 207 of 
     the Perkins Act as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $9,438,000 to continue the occupational and 
     employment information program as proposed by the Senate. The 
     House did not include funding for these activities.
       The conference agreement includes $577,781,000 for adult 
     education State grants instead of $584,300,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $571,262,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $9,223,000 for adult education 
     national leadership activities and $6,732,000 for the 
     National Institute for Literacy as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House proposed funding for these activities at $9,438,000 
     and $6,517,000, respectively.
       The conference agreement also includes $175,000,000 for the 
     smaller learning communities program as proposed by the House 
     instead of $160,947,000 as proposed by the Senate. As in past 
     years, the conference agreement provides the funds on a 
     forward funding basis and specifies that these funds shall be 
     used only for activities related to the redesign of large 
     high schools enrolling 1,000 or more students.
       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for community 
     technology centers instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House did not propose funding for this activity.

                      STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $14,090,430,000 for 
     Student Financial Assistance instead of $14,247,432,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $14,174,115,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The agreement provides a program level of $12,077,998,000 
     for Pell Grants instead of $12,250,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $12,176,683,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees continue to be concerned about issues within 
     the consolidation loan program. The conferees are aware that 
     some borrowers would like to see the current law changed to 
     allow for consolidation with any lender or holder, regardless 
     of how many lenders with whom the borrower has loans. The 
     conferees are concerned that without change to the current 
     law governing consolidation loans, some borrowers may not be 
     permitted to consolidate their loans with any lender they 
     choose. The leaders of the authorizing committees have 
     expressed a desire to address this and other issues during 
     the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act so as to 
     address the Consolidation Loan Program as a whole. The 
     conferees strongly urge those committees to take action 
     quickly to ensure borrowers have the best options available 
     to them in order to manage their student loan obligations.
       The conferees are aware that section 428H(d)(2) of the 
     Higher Education Act permits the Secretary to increase 
     unsubsidized loan limits, beyond those limits expressly 
     contained in the Act, in cases where he determines that a 
     higher amount is warranted in order to carry out the purpose 
     of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) with 
     respect to students engaged in specialized training requiring 
     exceptionally high costs of education. The conferees are also 
     aware that in exercising this discretion, the Secretary has 
     provided increased loan limits for students in numerous 
     graduate and professional medical programs but has not done 
     so for the comparable program of doctor of naturopathic 
     medicine (ND). The conferees direct the Secretary to examine 
     the borrowing needs of graduate naturopathic medical students 
     to determine whether they should be given additional 
     borrowing opportunities under the FFELP.

                       STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes $118,010,000 for student 
     aid administration instead of $120,010,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $104,703,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                            HIGHER EDUCATION

       The conference agreement includes $2,094,511,000 for Higher 
     Education instead of $1,974,036,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $1,969,982,000 as proposed by the Senate.
     Aid for Institutional Development
       The conference agreement includes $94,551,000 for Hispanic 
     Serving Institutions as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $93,551,000 as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement also includes $11,000,000 for Alaska and Native 
     Hawaiian Institutions as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $8,180,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement includes $23,425,000 for 
     strengthening tribal colleges and universities, instead of 
     $22,850,000 as proposed by the House and $24,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that the funds 
     provided are to be used to support continuation of existing 
     basic grants and new planning or implementation grant awards. 
     The remaining funds shall be available for grants for 
     renovation and construction of facilities to help address 
     urgently needed facilities repair and expansion.
     International Education and Foreign Language Studies
       The conference agreement includes $89,740,000 for the 
     domestic activities of the international education and 
     foreign languages studies programs instead of $93,240,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $86,240,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
     Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
       The conference agreement includes $155,311,000 for the Fund 
     for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education instead of 
     $34,138,000 as proposed by the House and $32,201,000 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:
AIB College of Business, Des Moines, IA, to continue a program of 
  recruiting and training students in captioning and court repo$400,000
Alabama College System Microelectronics Consortium, Andalusia, AL, for 
  the advanced electronics technology project, including the 
  acquisition of technology and equipment.......................250,000
Alaska Christian College, Soldontna, AK, for scholarships, recruitment, 
  literacy programs and salaries to support Native student learn400,000
Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK, to support training of Alaska 
  Natives as teachers through the Rural Alaska Native Adult Prog300,000
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, for civic education activities.25,000
Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the development of a 
  collaborative abilities-based Master's program in Nursing Educ160,000
American Academy of Liberal Education, Washington, DC, to develop a 
  national model for the study of American democracy at colleges and 
  universities..................................................100,000
Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, for the 
  Appalachian State College Awareness Program....................75,000
Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas, for an Emergency 
  Administration and Management Degree Program..................500,000
Ashland University, Ashland, OH for lab equipment...............500,000
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities to establish the Center 
  for On-Line Bioethics Education...............................250,000
Ball State University, Muncie, IN, for support of the Digital 
  Middletown Project, including the acquisition of technology...600,000
Bennett College, Greensboro, NC, for professional development 
  activities for teachers supported through the Curriculum 
  Instructional Materials Center..............................1,000,000
Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, Alabama, for technology 
  upgrade and equipment.........................................300,000
Brescia University, Owensboro, KY, for technology and teacher tr400,000
Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL, for instructional equipment to 
  support a Distributed Learning Center.........................300,000

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Bryant College of Smithfield, RI, for program development, including 
  acquisition of equipment and technology, and services related to the 
  Community Communication and Education Center..................200,000
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York, for expansion of the Center 
  for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education...................100,000
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Connecticut for the PARTNERS 
  Program........................................................50,000
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, for equipment and educational programming 
  for the Center for Science, Education and Technology..........200,000
California Institute of Arts, Valencia, California, for an integrated 
  media program.................................................200,000
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, for a Digital 
  Media Program.................................................750,000
California State University, San Marcos, California, for nursing 
  programs to meet the needs of state and county in healthcare..350,000
California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, for Allied Health 
  Care Professional Initiative..................................167,000
Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, for an Associate Degree 
  in Nursing program............................................300,000
Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, North Carolina, for the 
  Higher Education Center Project...............................250,000
Centenary College, Hackettstown, New Jersey, to expand IT 
  infrastructure................................................200,000
Central Florida Community College, Ocala, FL....................496,000
Chamber Foundation, Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Columbus, OH, 
  for the College Access and Work-based Connection program......350,000
Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga, TN, for 
  Tennessee Valley Workforce Aging Management Program initiative500,000
Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA, to develop educational programming for 
  the Center for Teacher Preparation............................100,000
City of Lancaster, Lancaster, CA, for equipment for the Lancaster 
  University Center.............................................400,000
City of Moultrie, GA, for technology upgrades in support of distance 
  learning projects undertaken by Moultrie Technical College.....25,000
City University, Bellevue, Washington, for technology infrastruc300,000
Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio, to implement a degree 
  program for teachers' aides in Title I classrooms.............100,000
Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR, for acquisition of computers 
  and technology equipment.......................................50,000
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH for technology........300,000
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH for a transition from 
  laboratory to the classroom project...........................300,000
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH for scholarships, equipment 
  and curriculum development in transportation safety...........250,000
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH to continue the collaboration 
  between Cleveland State and the University of Rijeka in Croatia for 
  the Unger Croatia Center for Local Government Leadship........100,000
Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas for 
  curriculum development......................................1,000,000
College of Charleston Science Center, Charleston, South Carolina, for 
  equipment and for the Center for Teacher Leadership...........100,000
College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ for forensic science program...225,000
College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID, to continue implementing and 
  enhancing distance learning programs..........................300,000
College of Wooster, Wooster, OH for information and instructional 
  technology upgrade............................................975,000
Columbia College, Chicago, IL for student scholarships in the College 
  of Film and Video.............................................250,000
Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR, for a nurse training 
  program.......................................................500,000
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA, for equipment 
  and educational programs to train court reporters.............200,000
Community College of Beaver County, Beaver Falls, PA, for educational 
  programs, including the acquisition of technology.............100,000
Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, for engineering 
  and media technologies programs...............................350,000
Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Largo, Florida, for Community 
  College/Vocational Industry Cluster HUBS initiative.........1,000,000
Crowder College, Neosho, MO, for equipment......................250,000
Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky, for technology and 
  equipment.....................................................600,000
Daniel Webster College, Nashua, NH, to acquire technology and 1,000,000
Darton College, Albany, GA, for the rural technology network....200,000
Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida, for 
  instructional equipment and technology infrastructure of the Advanced 
  Technology Center.............................................100,000
Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio, for Information Technology Ini350,000
Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Media, PA, for 
  faculty and students of academic institutions to collaborate with 
  industry on research and development as part of their engineering 
  programs......................................................100,000
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for the Delta Education 
  Initiative..................................................1,000,000
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, for computer wiring and 
  technology upgrades related to training K-12 teachers and stud100,000
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, for program support at the 
  supercomputing center, with a focus on biotechnology, nanotechnology 
  and environmental sciences....................................100,000
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for technological 
  infrastructure related to the Center for Research and Economic 
  Development...................................................200,000
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, to upgrade educational 
  computing and technology....................................1,000,000
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA, to develop 
  curriculum and education programs for the Precision Manufacturing 
  Institute.....................................................100,000
Educational Resources Group, Pennsylvania State System of Higher 
  Education, Harrisburg, PA, for online education programs......100,000

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Eisenhower Fellowships, Philadelphia, PA, for the Philadelphia 
  International Leadership, which may include support of access to 
  foreign educational and internship programs...................100,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ for archive of 
  aviation materials..........................................1,000,000
Emerson College in Boston for the Tufte Performance and Production 
  Center Initiative.............................................500,000
Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, for the procurement of educational and 
  clinical research equipment...................................475,000
Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY for an emergency management 
  degree program................................................100,000
Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 
  for technology-training program for teachers..................250,000
Fisk University, Nashville, TN, for the Technology Infrastructure 
  Initiative, which may include the acquisition of technology...250,000
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, for curriculum materials and 
  acquisition of computers in support of the Southwest Studies 
  Institute......................................................50,000
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, for technology upgrades and equi50,000
Frank Phillips College, Borger, TX, for education technology....250,000
Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL, for curriculum 
  development for the Alabama Institute for Nursing Education and 
  Emergency Preparedness........................................400,000
Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, Alabama, for technology 
  infrastructure development for the Emergency Medical Services 250,000
George Meany Center for Labor Studies--the National Labor College for 
  curriculum development........................................900,000
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, for the Paul 
  Coverdell Institute and Archives..............................100,000
Glendale Community College for K-12 Science Teacher Training at the 
  Cimmarusti Science Center.....................................100,000
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, for the inland northwest natural 
  resources research center.....................................350,000
Govergence, Inc., Ponca City, OK, for curriculum development, computers 
  and salary.....................................................50,000
Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA, for laboratory and clinic equipme500,000
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, for 
  laboratory equipment and technology and math and science curriculum 
  development...................................................100,000
Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA, for education programs to 
  prepare post-secondary students for careers in biomedical research, 
  public health and biotechnology...............................200,000
Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY, for curriculum development, equipment and 
  training......................................................250,000
Hillsborough Community College, Plant City Campus, Florida, for 
  veterinarian technician training program......................250,000
Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS, for a pilot program to provide 
  English as a Second Language to adults........................200,000
Hiram College, Hiram, OH, for a comprehensive environmental education 
  center........................................................500,000
Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, for equipm250,000
Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA, for teacher training and 
  teacher certification programs.................................50,000
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA, for Business and Technology 
  Center educational equipment and programs.....................350,000
Hood River Integrated Technology Center, Hood River, OR, for an 
  integrated technology center...................................50,000
Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, Connecticut, for the urban 
  multicultural access and success program......................150,000
Houston Community College System, Houston, Texas, for the Accelerated 
  Nursing Proficiency Center.....................................50,000
Husson College, Bangor, ME, for support of the Occupational Therapy 
  Program........................................................50,000
Hutchison Community College, Hutchinson, Kansas, for equipment and 
  technology acquisition........................................250,000
Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, for a Masters degree program 
  in Dental Hygiene.............................................400,000
Illinois State University, Normal, IL, to support curriculum 
  development, mentoring and recruitment programs to bring registered 
  nurses into long term care....................................300,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, for the Computing 
  Services Center to train K-12 teachers and for the National Institute 
  for Corrections Education to provide professional development for 
  corrections education teachers.................................50,000
Indiana University-Purdue University, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, for 
  collaboration with WFWA PBS-39................................150,000
Institute of Gerontology/Ruby Gerontology Center, California State 
  University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, to upgrade the technological 
  infrastructure and distance education capabilities............500,000
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA, for the ICN distance 
  learning pilot program........................................250,000
Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation for a scholarship 
  program........................................................50,000
Iowa Student Aid Commission to continue a program of loan forgiveness 
  for teachers..................................................500,000
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for the Project Urban 
  Mississippi, Teachers, Technology, Research and Reading projec300,000
James A. Rhodes State College, Lima, Ohio, for technology and eq250,000
Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY, for access for rural 
  students.......................................................50,000
Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, North Carolina, for initial 
  development, on site start-up and staff recruitment costs for the 
  establishment of a new campus in downtown Charlotte...........200,000
Kansas Technology Center, Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh, KS, 
  for technology infrastructure improvements....................500,000
Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME, to develop a 
  healthcare career training initiative designed to increase the number 
  of skilled workers in the areas of Nursing and Radiology......300,000
Kent State University, Kent, OH, for GED Scholars project.......500,000
Kent State University, Kent, OH, for Institute for Library and 
  Informational Literacy Education project......................750,000

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Keystone College, LaPlume, PA, for instructional technology for the 
  Education Curriculum Laboratory to strengthen early childhood 
  education programming.........................................100,000
Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL, for computer systems.............250,000
Knoxville College, Knoxville, TN, for acquisition of equipment and 
  computer upgrades in support of improved student learning.....200,000
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, for program and tuition support 
  that will advance math and science instruction for teachers...250,000
La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, for the purchase of scientific 
  educational equipment.........................................133,000
Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, for a Montessori p250,000
Langston University, Langston, OK for a Thurgood Marshall Scholarship 
  endowment.....................................................100,000
Le-Moyne Owen College, Memphis, TN, to enhance and improve a computer 
  network infrastructure........................................200,000
Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID, to establish an American 
  Indian Students in the Leadership of Education (AISLE) Program450,000
Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, for campus-wide technology 
  upgrades and wiring...........................................100,000
Long Island University for literacy education in Westbury, New Y500,000
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH, for course development, 
  instructional and operational technology support, technological 
  upgrades, and distance learning capacity......................500,000
Louisiana State University Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for a Latin 
  American Commercial Law Program and a Biotechnology and Medicine 
  project.......................................................550,000
Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH, to improve science education.....100,000
Luther College, Decorah, IA for lab equipment...................300,000
Macon State University, Macon, GA, for educational programs in 
  information technology.........................................50,000
Maricopa County Community College District, Phoenix, AZ, for the 
  National Center for Teacher Preparation and Education to address the 
  national teacher shortage and for the Hispanic Bilingual Nursing 
  Fellow program................................................300,000
Maryland Association of Community Colleges to improve instruction in 
  Information Technology for nursing and allied health training 
  programs....................................................1,000,000
Mercer University, Macon GA for a critical personnel development 
  program.......................................................200,000
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA, for an intelligence-related academic 
  program that will identify and propagate intelligence best practices 
  and create generic intelligence education courses.............300,000
Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, for the Western Colorado 
  Rural Teacher Initiative......................................150,000
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for technology upgrades and equipment 
  for the McGuffey School of Education..........................650,000
Michigan Jewish Institute, Oak Park, MI for cooperative computing 
  program.......................................................500,000
Michigan Virtual University/Michigan Virtual High School, Lansing 
  Michigan, continued development of the virtual Mathematics, Science 
  and Technology Academy........................................100,000
Midstate College in Peoria, Illinois, for captioning training pro75,000
Millersville University, Millersville, PA, for curriculum development 
  for environmental education, occupational safety and health education 
  programs......................................................100,000
Minnesota State University, College of Allied Health & Nursing, 
  Mankato, MN, for development and implementation of a curriculum 
  related to allied health professions..........................100,000
Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, for the Center for 
  Creative Learning.............................................980,000
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS, for curriculum 
  development...................................................500,000
Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, Missouri, for computers and 
  equipment for distance learning courses.......................321,000
Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell, South Dakota for technology 
  center equipment..............................................480,000
Montana State University-Billings College of Technology, Billings, MT, 
  for health care degree and certificate training programs......441,000
Montana State University-Billings College of Technology, Billings, MT, 
  to develop and initiate a power plant operator training degree 
  program.......................................................750,000
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA, for equipment and 
  technology acquisition in support of the Advanced Center for 
  Technology.....................................................75,000
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, for computer wiring and technology 
  upgrades related to training K-12 teachers and students.......100,000
Morehead State University, Institute for Regional Analysis and Public 
  Policy, Morehead, Kentucky, for the development of a program, 
  including student scholarships, to study the implementation and 
  effects of homeland security policy at the state and local levels of 
  government....................................................500,000
Morgan County Ohio, McConnelsville, OH, for a feasibility study on 
  community college services....................................100,000
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, for curriculum and 
  technology enhancements.......................................975,000
Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota for forensic science lab 
  equipment.....................................................150,000
Mount Union College, Alliance, OH for the Center for Public Service, 
  including student scholarships..............................1,000,000
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, for a nurse training pro50,000
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, to develop a program for advanced 
  discovery in the exploration of the physical and life sciences at the 
  secondary and post-secondary grade levels.....................100,000
National Articulation and Transfer Network, San Francisco, CA to 
  facilitate the enrollment and completion of postsecondary education 
  by minority students..........................................100,000
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Silver 
  Spring, MD, for an initiative to increase minority access to higher 
  education and to assist historically black colleges and universities 
  in the acquisition and use of technology......................100,000
National Center on Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 
  Mississippi State University to collect current research and lead new 
  research in the unique learning problems and conditions of rural 
  preschoolers................................................2,200,000
Nevada State College, Henderson, NV, for a visual media and computing 
  laboratory....................................................200,000

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Nevada State College, Henderson, NV, to establish an accelerated 
  nursing baccalaureate degree program..........................500,000
New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, for Merging Arts and Sciences 
  project.......................................................150,000
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, for an Advanced Technology 
  Center........................................................200,000
North Florida Community College, Madison, Florida, for a Registered 
  Nursing Program...............................................250,000
Northern Essex Community College, Lawrence, MA, for technology training 
  center equipment and technology infrastructure................200,000
Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, for acquisition of 
  equipment and program support of the Vibration and Acoustics C100,000
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, for equipment, 
  personnel and salaries........................................500,000
Northwest Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell, Alabama, for 
  technology upgrades............................................50,000
Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, for equipment.............50,000
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, for technology 
  upgrade and replacement.......................................250,000
Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT for Nursing Center of Exc150,000
Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI for emergency first 
  responder training............................................150,000
Oklahoma Regents of Higher Education, Oklahoma City, OK, to support 
  Ponca City's internet Hub project..............................50,000
Oregon, Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, for the Nanobio 
  Technology Program............................................300,000
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR, for the Center for 
  Health Professions.............................................50,000
Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, MO, for equipme250,000
Palmer Chiropractic College in Florida..........................400,000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for the Penn State 
  Washington Internship Program..................................25,000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for the 
  Pennsylvania Rural Leadership Program.........................125,000
Perseverance Theatre, Douglas, AK to provide an educational program for 
  Juneau School District students and the University of Alaska--
  Southeast in the theater arts..................................50,000
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Philadelphia, PA 
  for a Comprehensive Clinical Teaching and Assessment Center...100,000
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, to acquire and update campus 
  wide technology and wiring....................................600,000
Pierce College, Philadelphia, PA, technology upgrades and course 
  development for the Pierce Online Four-Year Distance Learning 
  initiative....................................................200,000
Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, to facilitate work 
  between research universities.................................250,000
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, to better link 
  research to technology........................................100,000
Point Park College, Pittsburgh, PA, for support of a biotechnology 
  internship program and for equipment associated with science 
  laboratories..................................................100,000
Project Women, Louisville, KY, to support postsecondary educational 
  opportunities for single mothers in poverty, through financial, 
  educational, social, and other support programs...............400,000
Regional Learning Alliance, Marshall Township, PA, to acquire 
  instructional technology and to develop programming as part of a 
  life-long education services initiative for Pittsburgh regional 
  industry and community residents..............................200,000
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, for the Rhodes College Learning Corridor 
  project to expand an educational outreach and partnership program 
  between the University and the Shelby County public school sys500,000
Rhodes State College, Lima, OH, for wiring, computer hardware and other 
  infrastructure needs related to an information technology init250,000
Robotics Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for curriculum devel150,000
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL, for Corporate to Classroom 
  Transition....................................................300,000
Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida, for distance learning and 
  video conferencing education..................................500,000
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT, to continue to develop 
  the technology infrastructure for Smart Classrooms............200,000
Santa Clarita Community College District, California, for equipm400,000
Savannah State University, Savannah, GA for environmental sciences and 
  mass communications programs..................................200,000
Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia, to improve the attainment 
  of degrees.....................................................50,000
Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan, for student support systems, 
  equipment, faculty development and curriculum.................350,000
Seminole State College, Seminole, OK, for equipment acquisition in 
  support of a technology center................................300,000
Seminole State College, Seminole, Oklahoma, for the Fast Track program 
  at the School of Nursing for student support, scholarships and other 
  services and assistance........................................50,000
Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, for a series of training 
  workshops to develop and implement Seton Hill's National Education 
  Center for Women in Business..................................150,000
Sheldon-Jackson College, Sitka, AK, for teacher training and training 
  of human services professionals...............................500,000
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, to expand and enhance the 
  programming of the John O. Marsh Institute for Government and Public 
  Policy........................................................250,000
Shepherd Community and Technical College, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 
  for equipment for the Shepherd CTC paramedic program..........100,000
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, for educational programs at 
  the Center for Land Use, which may include technical, educational and 
  research assistance to municipal officials in surrounding area100,000
Southeast Missouri State University River Campus, Cape Girardeau, MO, 
  for technology equipment....................................1,500,000
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, for its 
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing program for registered nurses in the 
  Bootheel Region of Missouri...................................250,000

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Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, for the 
  Polycom Program, which utilizes technology to prepare rural Missouri 
  students for teaching careers..................................98,000
SouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education, PA, for the 
  Institute for Mathematics and Science to provide professional 
  development to K-12 teachers..................................750,000
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, for the Institute for 
  Engineering Education.........................................550,000
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, to support distance 
  education and technological enhancements in classrooms........500,000
Southern Oregon University AuCoin Institute for Ecological, Economic, 
  and Civic Studies will serve as an educational training resource for 
  federal employees and students to prepare them to intermediate 
  effectively between private property owners and policy makers..75,000
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, for the Round Rock 
  Higher Education Center.......................................500,000
Spellman College, Atlanta, GA, for the Teacher as Leader Educational 
  Initiative.....................................................50,000
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida, for Project E1,500,000
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida, to establish the 
  Center for Teaching Transformation............................500,000
Stark State College of Technology, Canton, OH for health technology 
  programs and equipment upgrade................................235,000
Stark State College of Technology, Canton, OH, for equipment....500,000
State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, to 
  establish the Geneseo Cluster Computing Facility..............150,000
State University of New York, College at Oneonta, New York, for a 
  literacy teaching center......................................160,000
State University of NY at Albany to train students for their work on 
  New Energy New York Consortium's Capital Region project........50,000
Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX, in collaboration with 
  the City of Nacogdoches to support a Center for Biotechnology.100,000
Stonehill College, Easton, MA, for Center for Non-Profit Management 
  educational programs and equipment............................275,000
Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, for the 
  Campbell Leadership Project...................................100,000
Syracuse University in New York to establish the Daniel Patrick 
  Moynihan Global Affairs Institute, including support for an 5,000,000
Talladega College, Talladega, AL, for systems technology, curriculum 
  and distance learning development.............................100,000
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, to develop and disseminate best 
  practices for teacher recruitment and retention programs......200,000
Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, for the minority engineering 
  program within the College of Science and Technology..........300,000
Texas State University System, Austin, TX, for a teacher certification 
  initiative....................................................250,000
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, to support a higher education 
  center........................................................200,000
Texas Tech University, Hill Country Campus, to expand and continue the 
  Expanding Opportunities in Math and Science Education Initiati250,000
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, for the Geriatric Education and 
  Training Academy..............................................200,000
Thiel College, Greenville, PA, for campus-wide technology 
  infrastructure upgrades.......................................200,000
Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ for distance learning 
  technology infrastructure......................................40,000
Trident Technical College, Charleston, South Carolina, to equip the 
  hospitality, tourism and culinary arts program..............1,000,000
Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY for the nursing program............50,000
Troy State University, Montgomery, AL, for the Virtual University of 
  the Armed Forces and Others...................................500,000
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV, for a pilot program to 
  respond to the shortage of nurses.............................750,000
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, for the development of an Aviation 
  Science and Aero-Technology Program............................50,000
Union County College, Cranford, New Jersey, for Technology for Tomorrow 
  initiative....................................................100,000
United Negro College Fund Special Programs Foundation, Fairfax, VA, for 
  a capacity building project benefiting historically black colleges 
  and universities, including instrumentation acquisition and 
  professional development for faculty..........................100,000
University Center, Greenville, South Carolina, for equipment....200,000
University of Akron, Akron, OH for the ``Exercise in Hard Choice500,000
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for applied research at the 
  Tuscaloosa Culverhouse Center for Information Technology......250,000
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for the Tuscaloosa Science 
  Education Technology Initiative...............................400,000
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, to develop the 
  Leadership Institute and associated programs..................100,000
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, in conjunction with the Alaska 
  Department of Education and the State of Alaska, for the Alaska 
  Digital Archives and Digital Library and to digitize their 
  information resources.........................................250,000
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, to develop and deliver distance 
  learning courses in areas of high demand health care careers..250,000
University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ, for the 
  combined family practice residency/integrative medicine fellowship 
  training program..............................................200,000
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to develop the Mid America 
  Genetics Distance Education Consortium......................1,300,000
University of Arkansas, School of Social Work, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 
  for the School of Social Work Research Center.................225,000
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL for the Lou Frey Institute 
  of Politics...................................................250,000
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH for Ohio Partnership for 
  Accountability--The Impact of Teacher Education...............300,000
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, for the Institute for Micro/Nano 
  Technology for Engineering and Life Sciences for equipment and 
  technical administrative support..............................600,000
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, for Child Care, Training and 
  Applied Research Center.......................................500,000

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University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa for the establishment of a 
  nursing education program.....................................500,000
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, for equipment for the 
  Norman Hall project...........................................100,000
University of Hawaii at Hilo for the Applied Rural Science Progra50,000
University of Idaho, Boise Campus, for the Advanced Computing and 
  Modeling Laboratory to support expansion and further development of 
  educational technology programs...............................800,000
University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL for teacher 
  training in mathematics.......................................250,000
University of Louisiana at Monroe to expand its early childhood 
  programs for children in the Twin Cities......................375,000
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Metropolitan Workforce 
  Education Research Center for further development of a successful 
  education and business partnership model......................285,000
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, for the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute 
  for Social Change, including support for an endowment.........500,000
University of Mississippi, University, MS, for a forensic chemistry 
  program and equipment.........................................580,000
University of Montana-Helena, College of Technology for equipment 
  acquisition and program development...........................100,000
University of Montana-Missoula, School of Law for upgrades to the 
  technology infrastructure and equipment acquisition.........1,000,000
University of Montevallo Ebenezer Swamp Wetland Interpretive Research 
  Center, Montevallo, AL for monitoring and laboratory equipment400,000
University of Nevada-Reno, to establish a Latino Institute for Advocacy 
  in Education, Research and Policy.............................300,000
University of Nevada, Las Vegas for the Nevada Test Site Oral History 
  Project.......................................................250,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, College of Health Sciences, Las Vegas, 
  NV, for equipment and curriculum development associated with the 
  development of a Center for Excellence in Women's Health......300,000
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, for student 
  scholarships related to the Maritime Safety Program...........250,000
University of North Texas and Paul Quinn College, Denton, TX, for a 
  Science and Math (SAM) Teacher Academy........................250,000
University of North Texas, Denton, TX, for the Laboratory Experience 
  and Development of Early Researchers..........................300,000
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 
  for a Bioinformatics program..................................200,000
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, for the School of Music........50,000
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA for technology enhancement.250,000
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, for an education program, 
  utilizing technology, that also demonstrates a web-based model for 
  dissemination of information to faith- and community-based 
  organizations.................................................100,000
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, for equipment and 
  technology for the Multidisciplinary Science Center.........1,200,000
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, for the Strom Thurmond 
  Fitness and Wellness Center.................................5,000,000
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, for a ``Globalization 
  Research Network..............................................750,000
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, to acquire and upgrade 
  laboratory equipment..........................................650,000
University of Southern Mississippi, National Center for Excellence in 
  Economic Development and Entrepreneurship for purposes including 
  equipment, technology infrastructure, and telecommunications systems 
  in support of the center's programs.........................4,000,000
University of St. Thomas Interprofessional Clinic for Counseling and 
  Legal Services, St. Paul, MN...................................75,000
University of Texas at Austin, Texas Engineering and Technical 
  Consortium, Austin, TX, for technical research and degree pr3,000,000
University of Texas at Brownsville for the Student Leadership Retention 
  Program.......................................................100,000
University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, 
  California, for the Feather River Facility....................250,000
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, for the New Nursing Faculty Initi50,000
University of Virginia's Center for Governmental Studies, 
  Charlottesville, VA, for the Youth Leadership Initiative....1,300,000
University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, for acquisition of 
  technology and equipment in support of a comprehensive upgrade of the 
  technological environment for all students, faculty, and professional 
  staff.........................................................300,000
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee School of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI for 
  clinical nursing faculty......................................220,000
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, for Student Information System 
  (SIS) Replacement project for technological infrastructure 
  improvements..................................................200,000
Urban College of Boston in Massachusetts to support higher education 
  programs serving low-income and minority students.............900,000
Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT, to expand support services for 
  single parent students........................................200,000
Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT, to support the Center for the 
  Advancement of Leadership.....................................150,000
Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah, for Turning Point program200,000
Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL for nurse education.....375,000
Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa, CA, for 
  computers, equipment, and staffing............................250,000
Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Va, for Virginia Tech Learning 
  Technologies to prepare at-risk high school students to pursue 
  advanced education related to science, technology, engineering, or 
  mathematics...................................................400,000
Wahpeton State School of Science and North Dakota State University to 
  recruit, retain and train pharmacy technicians................800,000
Wallace Community College, Dothan, Alabama, for the 21st Century 
  Electronic Classroom project..................................500,000
Wenatchee Valley College Foundation in Washington State to support 
  their nursing education program...............................250,000
Wesleyan College, Macon, GA, for the Willet Memorial Library and 
  Learning Center Initiative.....................................50,000

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West Chester University, West Chester, PA, for technology 
  infrastructure upgrades.......................................150,000
Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah for workforce 
  development in South Dakota via distance education............200,000
Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City, IA for equipmen200,000
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Center for Engineering 
  and Biological Sciences for equipment.......................1,165,000
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, for the nursing faculty 
  accelerated development program...............................400,000
Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV, for the Jack C. 
  Davis Observatory to acquire technology and offer related educational 
  programming....................................................50,000
Western New England College, Springfield, MA, for virtual classroom 
  educational equipment and program development.................200,000
Westminster College, Fulton, MO, for staff and curriculum development 
  for the Center for Leadership and Service.....................750,000
Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia for the Math and Science 
  Education Initiative........................................3,600,000
Widener University, Chester, PA, for operations and technology 
  improvements for the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychol1,974,000
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, for development of a public policy 
  College, Chambersburg, institute to address the needs of single 
  mothers.......................................................100,000
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, 
  Madison, WI, for the WAICU Collaboration Project..............800,000
Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, for the Springfield Alliance 
  for Minority Teacher Recruitment and Preparation Program......200,000
Wright State University, Dayton, OH, for the Information Technology 
  Research Institute............................................250,000
Wright State University, Dayton, OH, to provide funding for a Nursing 
  Institute of West Central Ohio................................200,000
York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA for technology upgrades for the 
  Schmidt Library...............................................100,000
     Other Programs
       The conference agreement includes $837,500,000 for TRIO 
     instead of $835,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $840,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       With regard to the GEAR UP program, the conferees concur in 
     the administration's request to provide a sixth and final 
     year award to grantees first funded in 1999, while continuing 
     all other funded projects. The conferees also have provided 
     funds above the fiscal year 2003 level and the budget request 
     for the Department to fund a new grant competition under the 
     GEAR UP program. The conferees believe that grants should not 
     be ``front-loaded'', but instead should be awarded on an 
     annual basis from the fiscal year 2004 and subsequent 
     appropriations during the period of the grant, contingent 
     upon grantee performance. The conferees note that grants were 
     awarded using this approach during the first several years of 
     the program. The conferees expect the Department to consult 
     with them prior to the announcement of any new grant 
     competition.
       The agreement also includes $41,000,000 for Byrd Honors 
     Scholarships as proposed by the Senate instead of $40,734,000 
     as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement also includes $89,415,000 for 
     Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $90,000,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     conference agreement includes $16,194,000 for the child care 
     access program as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $15,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement does not include funding for 
     Thurgood Marshall Scholarships as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $4,968,000 as proposed by the House. The agreement 
     also includes $994,000 for Olympic Scholarships as proposed 
     by the House. The Senate bill did not provide funding for 
     this program.

                           Howard University

       The conference agreement includes $240,180,000 for Howard 
     University instead of $242,770,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $238,440,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                    Institute of Education Sciences

       The conference agreement includes $478,717,000 for 
     Education Research, Statistics and Improvement instead of 
     $500,599,000 as proposed by the House and $532,956,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees provide $166,500,000 for research instead of 
     $185,000,000 as proposed by the House and $144,090,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have provided at least 
     $24,362,000 for the National Research and Development Centers 
     program in recognition of the need for the Department of 
     Education to implement the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
     2002. The funding is sufficient to provide continued funding 
     for current centers' awards as requested by the 
     administration and an additional $5,000,000 to begin awarding 
     new research and development centers in fiscal year 2004 in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 133(c) of Public 
     Law 107-279. The conferees expect the Department to implement 
     the law by addressing the topics required in the statute, 
     with particular attention to rural education.
       The conferees strongly support the premise that developing, 
     identifying and implementing scientifically based research is 
     critical to the success of the No Child Left Behind Act and 
     to the increased effectiveness generally of education 
     programs and interventions. In particular, the conferees 
     believe that a greater focus must be placed on the use of 
     randomized controlled trials, longitudinal studies, and other 
     research that meets the standards set by the National 
     Research Council. The development of an enhanced research 
     infrastructure will help build a base of research-proven 
     interventions that can be used by educational institutions to 
     help improve the educational outcomes of our Nation's student 
     population. The conferees note that there is a lack of 
     scientifically based education research, such as randomized 
     research trials.
       The conferees direct the Assistant Secretary for the 
     Institute of Education Sciences to contract with the National 
     Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies of Science 
     to undertake a study of teacher preparation programs in the 
     United States. The conferees expect this study to synthesize 
     data and research on the academic preparation and educational 
     characteristics of candidates in pre-service, graduate, and 
     alternative certification programs; the specific content and 
     experiences that are provided to candidates for degrees and 
     alternative certification in education; the consistency of 
     the required course work and experiences in reading and 
     mathematics across teacher preparation programs; and the 
     degree to which the content and experiences are based on 
     converging scientific evidence. If the NRC determines that 
     there is insufficient information and research from which to 
     generate a useful synthesis, it may engage in data 
     collection, either by directly contracting with one or more 
     organizations to design and implement surveys and other data 
     collection activities, or by working collaboratively through 
     the National Center for Education Statistics of the Institute 
     of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, 
     and/or the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
     Development of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
     Services to enable data collections to support the work of 
     the NRC.
       The NRC also should develop a model for collecting 
     information on the content knowledge, pedagogical competence 
     and effectiveness of graduates from teacher education 
     programs and teachers trained in alternative certification 
     programs, and review the needs of schools for high quality 
     teachers, as called for in the No Child Left Behind Act. The 
     conferees expect this work to be conducted for K-12 teachers 
     with a focus on reading, mathematics, and science 
     instruction.
       The conferees strongly urge the Department to launch a 
     competition for new comprehensive centers, in accordance with 
     title II, sections 203 and 205, of the Education Sciences 
     Reform Act of 2002, as soon as possible. The competition 
     cannot be held until the 10 regional advisory committees 
     described in section 206 conduct needs assessments. 
     Therefore, the conferees urge the Department to ensure that 
     the committees complete their work by September 1, 2004.
       The conference agreement does not include funding for 
     statewide data systems as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     bill included $80,000,000 for this activity.
       The conference agreement also includes $92,208,000 for 
     statistics instead of $95,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $89,415,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement includes $90,235,000 for National Assessment 
     activities as proposed by the Senate instead of $90,825,000 
     as proposed by the House. The agreement also includes 
     $5,090,000 for the National Assessment Governing Board as 
     proposed by the House instead of $4,532,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                        Departmental Management

       The conference agreement includes $425,000,000 for 
     Departmental program administration instead of $434,494,000 
     as proposed by the House and $349,730,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement also includes $89,275,000 for the 
     Office for Civil

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     Rights, instead of $91,275,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $77,884,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement also 
     includes $47,137,000 for the Office of the Inspector General 
     instead of $48,137,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $37,661,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees strongly support the Buy American Act, which 
     was enacted in 1933 to ensure that the Federal government 
     supports domestic companies and domestic workers by buying 
     American-made goods. The Act includes a number of waiver 
     provisions that allow Federal agencies to buy foreign goods 
     in some circumstances, but there is little disclosure or 
     accountability in the waiver process. The conferees, 
     therefore, direct the Secretary to issue a report not later 
     than 60 days after the last day of fiscal year 2004 on the 
     amount of acquisitions made by the Department during such 
     fiscal year of articles, materials, or supplies that were 
     manufactured outside the United States. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of any articles, 
     materials, or supplies purchased by the department that were 
     manufactured outside the United States, an itemized list of 
     all waivers under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.) that were granted with respect to such articles, 
     materials, or supplies, and a summary of total procurement 
     funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States versus 
     funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United 
     States.
       The conferees are concerned that Federal tax dollars not be 
     spent to compete with private-sector businesses. The 
     conferees expect the Department to be prepared to answer 
     questions regarding this issue during the fiscal year 2005 
     budget hearings.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                           Advance Adjustment

       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the Senate adjusting the amount of education funding 
     advanced in the fiscal year 2003 appropriations bill. The 
     House bill included similar language as a title V general 
     provision.

                         Federal Need Analysis

       The conference agreement modifies language proposed by the 
     Senate prohibiting the Department of Education from 
     implementing annual updates to the tax tables used in Federal 
     Need Analysis Methodology. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.

                                  IDEA

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate regarding funding for IDEA, offset by 
     an extension in customs user fees. The House bill contained 
     no similar provision. Funding for this program is provided 
     elsewhere in title III of this bill.

                           Economic Education

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate relating to funding for economic 
     education programs. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. Funding for this program is provided elsewhere in 
     title III of this bill.

                          Underground Railroad

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate relating to funding for the 
     Underground Railroad program. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision. Funding for this program is provided 
     elsewhere in title III of this bill.

                         Statewide Data Systems

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate relating to funding for section 208 of 
     the Education Science Reform Act of 2002 (statewide data 
     collection systems), offset by a reduction to management and 
     administration accounts at the Department of Education. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.

                           Dropout Prevention

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate regarding funding for dropout 
     prevention programs. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. Funding for this program is provided elsewhere in 
     title III of this bill.

                   Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate authorizing an endowment for the 
     Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute. The House 
     bill contained no similar provision.

                           Migrant Education

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate relating to funding for migrant 
     education programs. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision. Funding for these programs is included elsewhere 
     in title III of this bill.

                     Study of Need Analysis Formula

       The conference agreement includes a provision directing the 
     Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to conduct 
     a thorough study of the feasibility of simplifying the need 
     analysis methodology for all Federal student financial 
     assistance programs and the process of applying for such 
     assistance. The provision includes a postponement of any tax 
     table updates pending this report. Neither the House nor the 
     Senate bills contained this provision.

                               Impact Aid

       The conference agreement includes a provision relating to 
     the timely filing of an Impact Aid application from a school 
     district. Neither the House nor the Senate bills contained 
     this provision.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

             Corporation for National and Community Service


        Domestic Volunteer Service Programs, Operating Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $356,443,000 for the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service programs instead of $352,836,000 
     as proposed by the House and $355,187,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
     Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
       The conference agreement includes $94,287,000 for VISTA as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $93,674,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
     Volunteers in Homeland Security
       The conference agreement includes $9,935,000 for Volunteers 
     in Homeland Security as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $5,000,000 as proposed by the House.
     National Senior Volunteer Corps
       The conference agreement includes $46,260,000 for the 
     Senior Companion Program (SCP) as proposed by the House 
     instead of $46,563,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     agreement also includes $58,501,000 for the Retired Senior 
     Volunteer Program (RSVP) as proposed by the House instead of 
     $58,884,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2004 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. The conference agreement does not include funding 
     for senior demonstration activities. Both the House and the 
     Senate funded this program at $397,000.
     Program Administration
       The conference agreement includes $36,685,000 for program 
     administration instead of $38,229,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $34,346,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees have included funds to provide training and 
     technical assistance to local projects in performance 
     measurement as envisioned by the Government Performance and 
     Results Act. The conferees are aware of concerns relating to 
     performance measurements, and therefore direct the 
     Corporation to continue to gather feedback for the Senior 
     Corps national associations in order to develop the most 
     appropriate and useful criteria.
       The conferees are aware of the Corporation's recent 
     decision to make the director of the Iowa State office 
     responsible for administration of the Nebraska State office 
     as well. Over the past two years, the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations has clearly indicated its concern over such 
     proposed consolidations, but the Committee was nonetheless 
     informed that the consolidation was necessary due to 
     budgetary constraints. The conferees are aware that employee 
     bonuses in the Corporation's headquarters have more than 
     doubled during the year this consolidation took place. In 
     fact, the increase in bonuses was almost triple the amount 
     needed to prevent this consolidation. The conferees are 
     concerned that grantees and constituents in Iowa and Nebraska 
     may receive a lowered level of service because of the 
     distance and time involved in managing two State offices. For 
     this reason, the conferees have included sufficient funding 
     to maintain a separate State director in the Nebraska State 
     office.

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       The conference agreement provides $400,000,000 in funding 
     for fiscal year 2006, as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $330,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees strongly urge the CPB to allocate a minimum 
     of $100,000 in a Community Service Base Grant to each of the 
     14 public radio stations around the Nation that provide the 
     sole source of radio news and information in their 
     communities. The additional funds would permit these stations 
     to extend their broadcast hours and improve service to their 
     listeners. Recipients of these grants should not be denied 
     eligibility for any other CPB grant programs.
       The conference agreement also includes $50,000,000 for 
     digital conversion instead of $55,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House had proposed providing authority for CPB to 
     utilize previously appropriated funds for this purpose.
       The conference agreement also includes $10,000,000 as the 
     first installment of a three-year project to replace the 
     satellite interconnection system. This amount is the same as 
     the Senate. The House had proposed providing authority for 
     CPB to utilize previously appropriated funds for this 
     purpose.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

       The conference agreement provides $262,596,000 for the 
     Institute of Museum and Library Services instead of 
     $238,126,000 as proposed by the House and $243,889,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Within the total for the Institute, the conference 
     agreement includes funding for the following activities in 
     the following amounts.


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        Program                                  [dollars in thousands]
Museums for America/Assessment..................................$16,889
Conservation Project Support/Assessment...........................3,619
National Leadership Grants for Museums............................6,932
State Grants....................................................161,788
Native American Library Services................................(3,225)
National Leadership Grants for Libraries.........................11,330
21st Century Librarian Initiative................................20,000
Administration...................................................10,450
       The conference agreement also specifies funding for the 
     following:

Alabama School of Math and Science at the University of Alabama for 
  technology upgrades and library resources....................$125,000
Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association, Anchorage, AK to digitize 
  files/photos/videos of Alaskan history.........................50,000
Alex Haley House Museum, Henning, TN for care and preservation of 
  collection.....................................................25,000
Allen County Historical Society, Lima, OH, for the ``Move Our Past 
  Forward'' project to expand and develop exhibits for their Children's 
  Discovery Museum Center.......................................500,000
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, for educational programming for 
  school districts...............................................75,000
Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, AK to support programs to teach students and 
  adults how to develop traditional Native arts.................100,000
American Village Citizenship Trust, Montevallo, AL for a national 
  initiative for teaching American history and civics...........200,000
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), 
  Dearborn, MI, for exhibits and museum programs................100,000
Ashland Community Arts Center, Ashland, OH, for Arts in Downtown 
  project.......................................................100,000
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to preserve library 
  materials and access to information in the form of digital images on 
  the Internet...................................................75,000
Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ, for equipment and exhibits for the 
  Holocaust Library.............................................500,000
Bishop Museum in Hawaii for activities to preserve the culture of 
  Native Hawaiians..............................................400,000
Bishop Museum in Hawaii to develop Native Hawaiian cultural projects in 
  collaboration with the Peabody Museum of Massachusetts and an Alaskan 
  museum........................................................400,000
Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, IL, for community outreach 
  and educational activities....................................900,000
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies, Mount Carroll, IL, 
  for community outreach and program planning...................100,000
Chaldean Community Culture Center, West Bloomfield, MI, for programs 
  that promote Chaldean language, history, culture and teacher t200,000
Chapman University, Orange, California, for technological 
  infrastructure................................................250,000
Chartiers Valley Partnership, Inc., Carnegie, PA, for technological and 
  educational programs at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library......250,000
Children's Museum at La Habra, California, for a Hands On English 
  Program.......................................................113,000
Children's Museum of History, Natural History, Science and Technology, 
  Utica, New York, for technology improvements, staffing and tra144,000
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, to 
  develop and implement an integrated curriculum that will utilize its 
  resources in art, science, and history when visiting the museu400,000
City of Hemet, California, for Hemet Public Library, for library 
  materials and technological equipment.........................150,000
City of Whittier, California, for the Whittier Public Library 
  Children's Area and History Room..............................387,000
Cleveland Health Museum, Cleveland, OH, for exhibits............250,000
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to preserve 
  medical library and art collection............................100,000
Davenport Music History Museum in Davenport, IA.................400,000
Delaware County Historical Society, Media, PA, for educational programs 
  highlighting historical themes and sites relating to Delaware C75,000
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA to preserve and 
  develop exhibits for their Vintage Radio Programs and Jazz Muse75,000
Elmwood Zoo, Norristown, PA for student education programs......100,000
Erie County, Erie, PA, for technology upgrades for the Erie County 
  Library........................................................75,000
Fender Museum of the Arts Foundation, Corona, CA, for the Kids Rock 
  Free educational program......................................100,000
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco for the De Young Museum's Art 
  Education Program.............................................200,000
Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, for school outreach 
  program.....................................................1,500,000
Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, for professional 
  activities....................................................750,000
Folger Library, Washington, DC for exhibits, operations, and public 
  programs including education and outreach...................1,600,000
Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for 
  salaries, supplies, personnel and materials....................50,000
Gault Family Learning Center, Wooster, OH, for PALS/Parenting Resource 
  Center/Growing Together........................................50,000
General George S. Patton Jr National Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Ft. 
  Knox, KY......................................................250,000
George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, for exhibit 
  design and development and collection preservation............500,000
Grout Museum, Waterloo, IA, for exhibits and design of the Sullivan 
  Brothers Veterans Museum and Research Center..................500,000
Heritage Harbor Museum of Providence, RI for exhibit design and 
  development relating Rhode Island and American history........200,000
Hernando County Library System, Florida, for technology improvements at 
  West Hernando Branch Library, Brooksville Main Library, Spring Hill 
  Library, and East Hernando Branch Library.....................150,000
Hesperia Community Library, Hesperia, CA........................250,000
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, for exhibit 
  and curriculum development for the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum 
  at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center..200,000
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA for exhibit 
  design and development for the Meadowcraft Museum of Rural Lif150,000
Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, for a Virtual Idaho Museum of 
  Natural History project.......................................250,000

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Imaginarium Science Center, Anchorage, AK to develop science exhibits 
  and distance delivery modules..................................50,000
International Museum of Women to develop exhibits on the history of 
  women's lives worldwide.......................................100,000
International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN.............100,000
James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MN, to produce 
  detailed exhibit design and development.......................100,000
Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society, Allensville, PA for care and 
  preservation of collection....................................100,000
Lafayette College, Easton, PA for technology updates to the Skillman 
  Library.......................................................100,000
Madera County Resource Management Agency, Madera, CA............166,000
Magic House, Kirkwood, MO for the development and design of interactive 
  exhibits and software to be used within The Magic Library to support 
  family literacy................................................21,000
Mary Meuser Memorial Library, Easton, PA for library upgrades...100,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in conjunction with the Fairbanks 
  Museum of Art and the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, for costs 
  of mounting the exhibit and for costs associated with bringing the 
  exhibit to Alaska.............................................250,000
Michigan Space and Science Center, Jackson, MI, for development of the 
  strategic plan, operational costs and personnel...............350,000
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS, to 
  complete the preservation and restoration of the Eudora Welty 450,000
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL for equipment and supplies, and for 
  exhibit design and development.................................75,000
Morehouse College Library, Atlanta, GA for historical preservation of 
  documents and records.........................................100,000
Mother Bethel Foundation, Philadelphia, PA for care and preservation of 
  collection at the Richard Allen Museum........................100,000
Museum of Aviation Foundation Inc, Warner Robins, GA............225,000
Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, IL for educational 
  programming...................................................250,000
Museum of Science in Boston, MA, for technology upgrades and equipment 
  for the National Center for Technology Literacy.............1,000,000
Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, Mystic, Connecticut 
  to support collections........................................100,000
National Canal Museum, Easton, PA, for educational programming and 
  exhibits on the use of transportation and industrial technology along 
  the Lehigh Canal...............................................50,000
National Center for American Revolution, Wayne, PA, for exhibit design 
  and curriculum development for the Museum of the American Revolution 
  at Valley Forge National Historic Park........................400,000
National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American 
  Culture, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, for support of 
  events leading into the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus 
  Boycott........................................................50,000
National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis for exhibit design and 
  development, and for educational programs.....................500,000
National Distance Running Hall of Fame, Utica, New York, for display 
  cases and to establish new interactive displays................16,000
National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA for a teacher training 
  program to assist educators in addressing violence in schools.500,000
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA for 
  exhibits......................................................650,000
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA for online 
  educational programming and technology modernization..........200,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.........1,000,000
Native American Cultural and Educational Authority, Oklahoma City, 
  Oklahoma, for the Oklahoma Native American Culture Center and Museum, 
  to be expended only upon meeting the matching requirements in Title 
  III, section 301(b)(2)(B) of P.L. 107-331...................1,000,000
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, MO, for exhibits for the 
  Double Play Action Center.....................................300,000
New York Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium imaging project in Bronx, 
  New York......................................................400,000
New York Hall of Science to develop, expand, and display science-
  related educational materials.................................900,000
Niagara County Historical Society, Lockport, NY, to create a state-of-
  the art interpretive museum...................................420,000
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA for the Star Nations 
  Program project................................................50,000
O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke, Virginia, for displays and 
  digitization..................................................210,000
Piper's Opera House Programs, Inc., Virginia City, NV for exhibit 
  design and development, educational programming, and technology 
  modernization.................................................150,000
Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, to expand arts and after-
  school programs for at-risk children..........................100,000
Placer County Library, Auburn, CA, to enhance library collection 
  through the purchase of library materials......................50,000
Plano Community Library District, Plano, Illinois, for expenses related 
  to the library................................................977,000
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA, to develop educational programs 
  focusing on hands-on learning experiences.....................725,000
Plumas County Library, Quincy, CA, for library materials........100,000
Putnam County Commissioners, Winfield, West Virginia, for technology 
  for the public library system in Putnam County.................25,000
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH for the Rockin' 
  the Schools education program.................................200,000
Saint Tikhon's Theological Seminary, South Canaan, PA, for care and 
  preservation of Russian artifacts..............................50,000
San Bernardino County, San Bernardino, CA, for the San Bernardino 
  County Museum.................................................250,000
Serra Cooperative Library System, San Diego, California, to provide 
  Live Homework Help Project to help students with expert tutors for 
  real-time online instructions.................................100,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center's Los Angeles Museum for Tolerance, Los 
  Angeles, CA, for the Tools for Tolerance for Educators program to 
  provide teacher training in diversity, tolerance and cooperati100,000
Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc., Manchester, New Hampshire, for 
  exhibit acquisition for SEE Science Center.....................25,000
Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY................................400,000

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Standing Bear Museum and Learning Center, Ponca City, OK........100,000
State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa for the 
  development of exhibits for the World Food Prize............1,000,000
Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH for educational programming and 
  exhibits......................................................200,000
Tennessee State University African American History Museum, Nashville, 
  TN to enhance the library facilities which will include new exhibits, 
  expanded archives, and research programs....................1,000,000
The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Old Forge, New York, for the new exhibits 
  spaces and educational programs................................24,000
Tifton-Tift County Public Library, Tifton-Tift, GA...............50,000
Tillamook County Library, Tillamook, OR for design and development of 
  exhibits and educational programs..............................60,000
Town of Greece, Rochester, NY, for the Greece Public Library Security 
  program.......................................................100,000
Tuskegee Multicultural Center, Tuskegee, AL, to provide for technology 
  enhancements and installation of exhibits......................50,000
University of Idaho for digital archiving and preservation of 
  historically significant American music and facilitating its access 
  to students and scholars nationwide...........................400,000
Vietnam Archives Center at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, for 
  technology infrastructure.....................................500,000
Virginia Historical society, Richmond, VA, to assist with educational 
  programmatic development and for cataloging and archiving of business 
  history records...............................................250,000
Virginia Living Museum for the expansion of its educational programs in 
  its capital campaign project..................................100,000
Westminster College Library, New Wilmington, PA for technology upgrades 
  and computers and community programming.......................100,000
WWII Victory Memorial Museum, Auburn, Indiana, for interpretive 
  dioramas, education, research library and visual documentary..600,000
Zimmer Children's Museum, Los Angeles, CA to expand the youTHink 
  education program.............................................100,000

        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 and the Senate.

                     National Council on Disability

       The conference agreement includes $3,039,000 for the 
     National Council on Disability instead of $2,830,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $3,339,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees direct the Council to develop and submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate an 
     operating plan detailing the activities the Council plans for 
     fiscal year 2004. The conferees request that the plan detail 
     the programs, projects, and activities proposed to be 
     undertaken during this fiscal year and/or planned to be 
     supported in fiscal year 2005, including those outlined 
     within object class 25. The conferees request that the 
     Council submit the plan within 30 days of enactment of this 
     Act.

                     National Labor Relations Board

       The conference agreement provides $244,073,000 for the 
     National Labor Relations Board instead of $239,429,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $246,073,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

       The conference agreement provides $9,863,000 for the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission instead of 
     $10,115,000 as proposed by the House and $9,610,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

         Railroad Retirement Board Limitation on Administration

       The conference agreement includes $101,300,000 for the 
     Railroad Retirement Board Limitation on Administration 
     Expenses as proposed by the House instead of $99,350,000 as 
     proposed by Senate.
       The conferees understand that the Railroad Retirement Board 
     has an obligation under the Railroad Retirement and 
     Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 to enter into an 
     arrangement with a nongovernmental financial institution to 
     serve as disbursing agent for benefits payable under the 
     Railroad Retirement Act. The conferees understand that 
     implementation of this requirement is a time consuming 
     process and that the Board may need up to a year to complete 
     this requirement.

         Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on transfers 
     from the railroad trust funds of $6,600,000 for 
     administrative expenses of the Office of Inspector General as 
     proposed the House instead of $6,322,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees do not include language proposed by the 
     Senate that allows the Office of the Inspector General to 
     conduct audits, investigations, and reviews of the Medicare 
     programs.

  Social Security Administration Supplemental Security Income Program

       The conference agreement includes $26,349,300,000 for the 
     Supplemental Security Income Program instead of 
     $26,341,300,000 as proposed by the House and $26,410,000,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. Within the funds provided, the 
     conference agreement includes $8,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate for outreach efforts and assistance to homeless 
     persons and other underserved populations. Also within the 
     total, $2,973,300,000 is included for the administrative 
     costs of the program as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     included $3,034,000,000 for administrative costs.

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $8,361,800,000 for the 
     limitation on administrative expenses as proposed by the 
     House rather than $8,530,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Within the total, $15,000 is provided for the Social Security 
     Commissioner's official reception and representation expenses 
     as proposed by the House. The Senate had proposed $20,000 for 
     these expenses.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision as 
     proposed by the Senate that delays $107,000,000 in 
     obligations until September 30, 2004. The House bill did not 
     contain a similar provision.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       The conference agreement includes $88,200,000 for the 
     office of the inspector general as proposed by the House 
     rather than $82,460,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       The conference agreement provides $17,200,000 for the 
     United States Institute of Peace the same level as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate.
       The conferees direct the Institute to increase direct 
     support for programs to improve textbooks, materials and 
     other means of educational reform to teach Middle Eastern 
     youth about nonviolent approaches to resolving 
     intergenerational cycles of conflict and hatred, and ways 
     that these cycles can be broken. The conferees direct the 
     Institute to report to the Committees on Appropriations, by 
     March 1, 2004, on their efforts in this area.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         Adjustment of Advances

       The conference agreement does not include language 
     adjusting the amount of education funding advanced in the 
     fiscal year 2003 appropriations bill as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate bill contained a similar provision in title 
     III.

                        Limitation on Libraries

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on the 
     ability of a library to access library funding provided under 
     this Act unless the library is in compliance with the 
     Children's Internet Protections Act, as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

                         Limitation on Schools

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on the 
     ability of an elementary or secondary school to access 
     technology funding provided under this Act unless the school 
     is in compliance with the Children's Internet Protections 
     Act, as proposed by the House. The Senate bill contained no 
     similar provision.


            Across-the-Board Salaries and Expenses Reduction

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


               Additional Funding for Volunteer Programs

       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate to provide additional funding for 
     volunteers in homeland security under the Corporation for 
     National and Community Service. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision. Funding for this program is included in 
     title IV of this bill.


                          Conference Agreement

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

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                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003......$430,990,470
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal yea469,697,348
House bill, fiscal year 2004................................478,406,936
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...............................473,552,979
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004......................480,345,954
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.....+49,355,484
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal y+10,648,606
  House bill, fiscal year 2004...............................+1,939,018
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2004..............................+6,792,975

DIVISION F--DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

                        Congressional Directives

       The conferees agree that Executive Branch propensities 
     cannot substitute for Congress's own statements concerning 
     the best evidence of Congressional intentions; that is, the 
     official reports of the Congress. The committee of conference 
     approves report language included by the House (House Report 
     108-243) or the Senate (Senate Report 108-146) that is not 
     changed by the conference. The statement of the managers, 
     while repeating some report language for emphasis, is not 
     intended to negate the language referred to above unless 
     expressly provided herein.

                 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $80,903,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the office of the secretary instead 
     of $94,077,000 as proposed by the House and $91,276,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Bill language is included that 
     specifies amounts by office, consistent with actions in prior 
     years, and limits transfers among each office to no more than 
     5 percent. The bill language specifies that any transfer 
     greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Bill language, 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate, allows the 
     Department to spend up to $60,000 for official reception and 
     representation activities, and credits to the appropriation 
     up to $2,500,000 in user fee receipts.
       The following table summarizes the appropriation for each 
     office:

Immediate office of the Secretary............................$2,210,000
Immediate office of the Deputy Secretary........................700,000
Office of the General Counsel................................15,403,000
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.................12,312,000
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs.....8,536,000
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs....2,300,000
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.........24,612,000
Office of Public Affairs......................................1,915,000
Executive Secretariat.........................................1,447,000
Board of Contract Appeals.......................................700,000
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization........1,268,000
Office of the Chief Information Officer.......................7,500,000
Office of Intelligence and Security...........................2,000,000

       Implementation of Air Transportation Safety and System 
     Stabilization Act for cargo carriers.--The conferees expect 
     that the Department would administer funds made available 
     under title I of the Air Transportation Safety and System 
     Stabilization Act without discrimination among directly 
     competitive air carriers and note that comparable percentages 
     of the notional maximum amount of compensation payable under 
     section 103(b)(2) of that Act provides a credible check on 
     the Department's allocation decisions. Further, the conferees 
     expect that the Secretary will defer any final determination 
     on disputed claims until the Comptroller General's review is 
     completed, and would refer any remaining disputed claims to 
     an administrative law judge upon an affected claimant's 
     request. In addition, the Department is directed to provide 
     the report requested by the Senate.
       Congressional justification materials.--The conferees 
     direct the office of the secretary to submit its 
     congressional justification materials in support of the 
     individual offices of the offices of the secretary at the 
     same level of detail provided in the congressional 
     justifications presented in fiscal year 2003, and to submit 
     annual Congressional budget justifications for each modal 
     administration to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on the date on which the President's budget is 
     delivered officially to Congress.
       Office of Intelligence and Security.--The conferees 
     acknowledge the mission of this office has changed 
     significantly since enactment of the Aviation and 
     Transportation Security Act. Consequently, the conferees 
     direct the Secretary to submit, not later than March 1, 2004, 
     a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     describing in detail the organization, mission, and 
     responsibilities of this office, as well as a five year 
     projection of staffing and budget resources.
       Outstanding reports.--The conference agreement continues 
     the longstanding policy expressed in the Senate report 
     directing the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget 
     and Programs to report quarterly on the status of all 
     outstanding Congressional reports and reporting requirements, 
     including the degree of delinquency of Congressionally 
     requested reports and an estimated date for delivery. The 
     conferees note that not only are many reports themselves 
     late, but in fiscal year 2003, the quarterly compilation 
     described herein was itself only submitted in one of four 
     quarters required. The conferees will work with the office of 
     the secretary to ensure that this situation improves in the 
     coming year.
       Cyber threat intelligence.--The conferees recognize the 
     importance of utilizing proactive cyber threat intelligence 
     to protect the critical infrastructure assets of the 
     department. The conferees encourage the department to deploy 
     a performance-based cyber threat intelligence service that 
     contains the aggregation of known technical vulnerabilities, 
     original technical vulnerability research, geopolitical cyber 
     threat analysis, malicious code research and predictive cyber 
     threat analysis. The conferees also recognize that many 
     serious cyber attacks originate from non-English-speaking 
     regions of the world. As such, the cyber threat intelligence 
     services described above must include a demonstrated ability 
     to collect cyber threat intelligence in multiple languages, 
     including Arabic.
       Grant notifications to Congress.--The conferees agree that 
     the report, directed by the Senate, submitting options for 
     providing grant notifications in electronic format should be 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than December 31, 2003.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       The conference agreement provides $8,569,000 for the office 
     of civil rights as proposed by the House and the Senate.


           TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

       The conference agreement provides $20,864,000 for 
     transportation planning, research, and development instead of 
     $8,336,000 as proposed by the House and $15,836,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Adjustments to the budget request are 
     as follows:

                                                   Conference agreement
Aviation and international policy studies...................-$2,472,000
Circumpolar infrastructure task force, Artic Council and Northern 
  Forum, AK...................................................1,000,000
Center for Integrated Transportation & Traffic Systems, AZ......600,000
Center for Spatial Technologies, MS.............................700,000
Integrated data query sharing system for maritime domain aware1,100,000
Regional Interstate Commerce and Transportation Policy Harmonization 
  Project, SD...................................................250,000
UA Transportation Hybrid Electric Vehicle & Fuel Cell Research Program, 
  AL..........................................................1,250,000
WestStart Vehicular Flywheel Project, WA......................1,000,000
Worcester Polytechnic University Center for Human Impact Protection 
  System, MA....................................................350,000
Interstate digital image exchange project.....................2,000,000
Northern Illinois University Transportation Fuel Cell Research, 
  Illinois......................................................750,000
Data Exchange Technology Demonstration, NH......................500,000
PVTA Hydrogen Battery and Electric Bus Program, MA............1,000,000
NC State University Center for Transportation and the Environm1,000,000
National Transit Institute, Rutgers Univ.--TELLUM Project, NJ...500,000
San Francisco Muni Alternative Fuels New Technology Consortium, 500,000

       Interstate digital image exchange project and online 
     verification of birth records.--The conference agreement 
     provides $2,000,000 to expand the interstate digital image 
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     and for pilot projects to conduct online verification of 
     birth and death records nationwide. Amounts shall be made 
     available by contract or by grant to the American Association 
     of Motor Vehicle Administrators, states, or other appropriate 
     entities the Secretary deems necessary.


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

       The conference agreement includes a limitation of 
     $116,715,000 for working capital fund activities as proposed 
     by the House and the Senate. The conferees further agree to a 
     general provision proposed by the Senate reducing funds for 
     this account.


               MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of 
     $900,000 for the minority business resource center program 
     and limits loans under the program to $18,367,000, as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                       MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

       The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for minority 
     business outreach as proposed by the House and the Senate.


                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $52,000,000 for payments 
     to air carriers, to be derived from the airport and airway 
     trust fund, as proposed by the Senate. The House proposed 
     $63,000,000 from the airport and airway trust fund under the 
     Federal Aviation Administration. In addition to these funds, 
     the program will receive $50,000,000 in mandatory spending 
     pursuant to the Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996, 
     resulting in a program budget of $102,000,000. Funding is to 
     be derived from the airport and airway trust fund and is 
     available until expended, as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.
       Cost-sharing pilot program.--The conference agreement 
     includes language proposed by the Senate prohibiting the 
     implementation of a mandatory cost-sharing pilot program.

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                               OPERATIONS

       The conference agreement includes $7,530,925,000 for 
     operations of the Federal Aviation Administration, instead of 
     $7,532,000,000 proposed by the House and $7,535,648,000 
     proposed by the Senate. Of the total amount provided, 
     $4,500,000,000 is to be derived from the airport and airway 
     trust fund instead of $4,043,000,000 proposed by the House 
     and $6,000,000,000 proposed by the Senate. Funds are 
     distributed in the bill by budget activity, as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Contract tower cost-sharing.--The bill specifies $6,500,000 
     for continuation of the contract tower cost-sharing program 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $7,500,000 as proposed 
     by the House.
       Rule implementing exemption process for mandatory 
     retirement.--The conference agreement includes language 
     proposed by the House requiring the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue, not later than March 1, 2004, final 
     regulations establishing an exemption process for individual 
     air traffic controllers to delay mandatory retirement until 
     not later than age 61. The Senate bill included no similar 
     provision.
       Level of operational air traffic control supervisors.--The 
     conference agreement includes language proposed by the House 
     specifying that $4,000,000 of funds under this heading are 
     available only to raise the level of operational air traffic 
     control supervisors to 1,726. The Senate bill included no 
     similar provision.
       Memoranda of understanding.--The conference agreement 
     modifies language proposed by the House related to the 
     implementation of memoranda of understanding or memoranda of 
     agreement between FAA and its bargaining units. The 
     modification would prohibit funds from continuing to 
     implement an existing MOU or MOA if such documents are not 
     filed in a central registry after January 1, 2004.
       Administration of government credit cards.--The agreement 
     includes language proposed by the House related to FAA 
     management of government credit cards. The Senate bill 
     included no similar provision.
       The following table compares the conference agreement to 
     the President's budget and the levels proposed in the House 
     and Senate bills by budget activity:

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Air Traffic Services...................................    $6,096,800,0001     $6,096,800,000     $6,096,800,000
Adjustments to the budget estimate:
    Delete additional controller staffing..............        -14,095,000  .................        -14,095,000
    Controller in charge payments......................         -1,250,000  .................         -1,250,000
    First line supervisory staffing....................          4,000,000  .................          4,000,000
    Contract tower cost-sharing........................          7,500,000          6,500,000          6,500,000
    NAS handoff........................................        -16,231,000  .................        -16,231,000
    Medallion program..................................  .................          4,000,000          3,000,000
    Unspecified........................................  .................        -60,000,000         -25,000,00
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Amount recommended.....................................      6,076,724,000      6,047,300,000      6,053,724,000
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Aviation Regulation and Certification..................        873,374,000        873,374,000        873,374,000
Adjustments to the budget estimate:
    Alien species action plan..........................         -3,000,000  .................                  0
    Medallion program..................................         -1,500,000  .................                  0
    Transfer of staffing from Office of Policy.........          1,321,000  .................                  0
    Transfer from F&E CFMSS and ASIS...................          1,120,000  .................          1,120,000
    Drug and alcohol compliance testing................           -810,000  .................           -810,000
    Non-precision GPS approaches.......................  .................          5,000,000          3,000,000
    Unspecified........................................  .................         -5,000,000                  0
    System approach for safety oversight...............  .................  .................          3,000,000
    ASKME project......................................  .................  .................          1,000,000
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Amount recommended.....................................        870,505,000        873,374,000        880,684,000
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Research and Acquisitions..............................        218,481,000        218,481,000        218,481,000
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Adjustments to the budget estimate: Amount recommended.        218,481,000        218,481,000        218,481,000
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Commercial Space Transportation........................         12,601,000         12,601,000         12,601,000
Adjustments to the budget estimate: Reduction on                  -825,000  .................           -825,000
 staffing..............................................
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Amount recommended.....................................         11,776,000         12,601,000         11,776,000
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Financial Services.....................................         49,783,000         49,783,000         49,783,000
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Adjustments to the budget estimate: Amount recommended          49,783,000         49,783,000         49,783,000
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Human Resource Management..............................         82,029,000         82,029,000         82,029,000
Adjustments to the budget estimate:
    Organizational development staff...................           -375,000  .................                  0
    Additional reduction to assumed base...............         -6,287,000         -5,000,000         -5,500,000
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Amount recommended.....................................         75,357,000         77,029,000         76,529,000
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Regions and Centers....................................         84,749,000         84,749,000         84,749,000
Adjustments to the budget estimate: Restore base                 3,000,000  .................          2,000 000
 reduction.............................................
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Amount recommended.....................................         87,749,000         84,749,000         86,749,000
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Staff Offices..........................................        143,150,000        143,150,000        143,150,000
Adjustments to the budget estimate:
    International program--staffing reduction..........         -1,000,000  .................                  0
    Transfer of Policy staff to AVR....................         -1,321,000  .................                  0
    Office of Public Affairs staffing..................           -200,000  .................           -200,000
    Office of Civil Rights.............................           -200,000  .................           -200,000
    Unallocated........................................  .................           -500,000           -500,000
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Amount recommended.....................................        140,429,000        142,650,000        142,250,000
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Information Services...................................         29,681,000         29,681,000         29,681,000
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Adjustments to the budget estimate: Amount recommended.         29,681,000         29,681,000         29,681,000
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Accountwide Adjustments:
    Official time savings..............................         -6,500,000  .................         -6,500,000
    Janitorial and guard services......................         -2,504,000  .................         -2,504,000
    TASC costs.........................................         -6,275,000  .................         -2,000,000
    Cash awards........................................         -3,228,000  .................         -3,228,000
    Civil aviation security positions..................           -500,000  .................           -500,000
    Improved mgmt of govt. credit cards................           -500,000  .................                  0
    Travel.............................................         -8,988,000  .................         -4,000,000
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Amount recommended.....................................        -28,495,000  .................        -18,732,000
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      Total recommended................................      7,532,000,000      7,535,648,000      7,530,925,000
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       Deployable flight incident recorders.--The conferees are 
     aware of technology that makes flight data recorders, cockpit 
     voice recorders, and emergency locator transmitters more 
     survivable and recoverable, such as through systems 
     integrating these devices into one unit combined with crash 
     sensors, allowing them to eject automatically from an 
     aircraft upon impact and thus delivering them safely away 
     from the impact site. The conferees encourage the FAA to 
     investigate and consider implementing regulations that 
     incorporate such systems into the commercial air traffic 
     fleet.
       Commercial space launch regulations.--For over four 
     decades, the U.S. Air Force has supervised commercial space 
     launch operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and 
     other federal ranges, resulting in an impeccable safety 
     record. The conferees have been advised that the FAA is 
     considering commercial space launch regulations, and are 
     concerned that the FAA not introduce new regulations that are 
     unnecessary, duplicative, or which introduce undue costs 
     relative to existing Air Force regulations on this industry.
       Non-precision GPS approaches.--The conference agreement 
     provides an additional $3,000,000 to continue work to develop 
     and publish an increased number of non-precision instrument 
     approaches for airports that are not part 139 certified.
       International Summit on Aviation Safety and Security.--The 
     conferees acknowledge the success of the International Summit 
     on Aviation Safety and Security established by the George 
     Washington University, and urge the FAA to continue funding 
     as long as the agency believes that it enhances aviation 
     safety and security.
       Administration of potential shortfall due to essential air 
     service transfer.--The conferees agree that the FAA 
     Administrator has the flexibility to propose the use of funds 
     in either the ``Operations'' or ``Facilities and equipment'' 
     appropriations to address any shortfalls in essential air 
     service funding for which FAA resources are required under 
     existing law. The Administrator is directed to advise the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the 
     appropriations and programs from which these funds would be 
     drawn.


        FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement includes $2,910,000,000 for 
     ``Facilities and equipment'', instead of $2,900,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,916,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the total amount available, $420,841,200 is 
     available for one year, and $2,489,158,800 is available for 
     three years. The bill specifies that, of the total funding 
     provided, $3,000,000 is for audit services to be performed by 
     the Defense Contract Audit Agency, instead of $7,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House; and $25,000,000 is for the Houston 
     area air traffic system, instead of $20,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House. The conference agreement does not include the 
     $100,000,000 proposed by the Senate for transfer to the 
     ``Grants-in-aid for airports'' program. Funds for this 
     program are provided in their entirety under ``Grants-in-aid 
     for airports''.
       The following table provides a breakdown of the House and 
     Senate bills and the conference agreement by program: 
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                                               FY 2004                                             Conference
                  Item                        estimate            House            Senate           agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Category 1: Improve Aviation Safety.....      $273,900,000      $274,180,000      $266,800,000      $280,780,000
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Terminal Business Unit..................       137,600,000       135,600,000       112,500,000       122,100,000
Aviation Weather Services Improvements..        13,200,000        13,200,000        22,200,000        22,200,000
Low Level Windshear Alert System                 3,900,000         3,900,000         2,700,000         2,700,000
 (LLWAS)--Upgrade.......................
Aviation Safety Analysis System (ASAS)..        13,900,000        12,100,000         6,900,000         6,900,000
Integrated Flight Quality Assurance              2,100,000                 0           500,000                 0
 (IFQA).................................
Safe Flight 21..........................        30,300,000        30,300,000        30,300,000        30,300,000
Advanced Technology Development and             42,800,000        52,600,000        76,600,000        70,100,000
 Prototyping............................
Aircraft Related Equipment Program......        13,700,000        12,580,000         9,200,000        12,580,000
National Aviation Safety Data Analysis           1,900,000         1,900,000         1,900,000         1,900,000
 Center (NASDAC)........................
Louisville, KY technology demonstration.                 0         8,000,000                 0         8,000,000
Volcano Monitoring......................                 0                 0         4,000,000         4,000,000
System Approach for Safety Oversight....        12,000,000         3,000,000                 0                 0
Aviation Safety Knowledge Management             2,500,000         1,000,000                 0                 0
 Environment............................
                                         =======================================================================
Category 2: Improve Efficiency of the          934,128,300       926,773,300     1,010,003,300     1,005,895,000
 Air Traffic Control System.............
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Terminal Business Unit..................       458,128,300                 0       479,978,300                 0
Standard Terminal Automation System                      0       119,800,000  ................       119,800,000
 Replacement............................
ARTS/DBRITE Sustainment.................                 0        30,000,000  ................        25,000,000
Terminal Interim Remote Tower Displays..                 0         2,500,000  ................         2,500,000
Tower Datalink Services (TDLS)..........                 0         2,500,000                 0         2,500,000
ATCBI-6.................................                 0        20,000,000  ................        20,000,000
ATC En Route Radar Facilities                            0         2,700,000  ................         2,700,000
 Improvements...........................
Terminal ATC Facilities Replacement.....                 0       151,245,000  ................       158,245,000
ATC'TRACON Facilities Improvement.......                 0        38,478,300  ................        42,000,000
Terminal Digital Radar (ASR-11).........                 0        80,000,000  ................        75,000,000
ASR-9 SLEP..............................                 0        21,950,000  ................        23,000,000
Terminal Applied Engineering............                 0         3,400,000  ................         4,000,000
Precision Runway Monitors...............                 0         8,000,000  ................         8,000,000
Houston Area Air Traffic System.........                 0        20,000,000  ................        25,000,000
PCS Moves...............................                 0           200,000  ................           200,000
New York Integrated Control Complex.....                 0         2,000,000  ................         5,000,000
ARSR-4 Automated Technical Documentation                 0                 0                 0         3,000,000
Aeronautical Data Link (ADL)                    23,150,000         6,550,000        13,000,000        10,000,000
 Applications...........................
Free Flight Phase 2.....................       113,100,000       100,000,000       105,100,000       100,000,000
Air Traffic Management (ATM)............        13,000,000        13,000,000        37,500,000        37,500,000
Free Flight Phase 1.....................        37,400,000        27,000,000        37,400,000        32,000,000
Automated Surface Observing System              11,800,000        11,800,000        11,800,000        11,800,000
 (ASOS).................................
Next Generation VHF Air/Ground                  85,850,000        85,850,000        85,850,000        85,850,000
 Communications System (NEXCOM).........
En route Automation Program.............       173,900,000       165,000,000       223,575,000       200,000,000
Weather and Radar Processor (WARP)......         8,500,000         8,500,000         8,500,000         8,500,000
ATOMS Local Area/Wide Area Network......         1,100,000         1,100,000         1,100,000         1,100,000
NAS Management Automation Program                1,200,000         1,200,000         1,200,000         1,200,000
 (NASMAP)...............................
IDS--Flight Service Stations............         2,000,000         2,000,000                 0                 0
IDS--Terminal Facilities................         5,000,000         2,000,000         5,000,000         2,000,000
                                         =======================================================================
Category 3: Increase Capacity of the NAS       328,500,000       369,623,800       390,935,000       396,190,000
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Navigation and Landing Aids.............       222,700,000                 0       278,835,000                 0
Local Area Augmentation System..........  ................        28,100,000  ................        34,400,000
Wide Area Augmentation System...........  ................       117,923,800  ................       100,000,000
VOR/DME.................................  ................         8,600,000  ................         8,600,000
Approach Lighting System Improvement      ................        19,200,000  ................        48,975,000
 Program (ALSIP)........................
Instrument Landing System (ILS)           ................        36,000,000  ................        48,615,000
 Establishment..........................
Runway Visual Range.....................  ................         7,000,000  ................         7,000,000
DME Sustainment.........................  ................         4,000,000  ................         4,000,000
NDB Sustainment.........................  ................         1,100,000  ................         1,100,000
Visual Navaids (PAPI/REIL)..............  ................         5,000,000  ................         5,000,000
VASI Replace With PAPI..................  ................         5,900,000  ................         5,900,000
Navigation and Landing Aids Service Life  ................                 0  ................                 0
 Extension Pgm..........................
Loran-C.................................  ................        25,000,000  ................        22,500,000
Transponder Landing System (TLS)........  ................         6,000,000         6,300,000         6,300,000
Oceanic Automation System...............        69,000,000        69,000,000        69,000,000        67,000,000
Voice Switching and Control System              32,800,000        32,800,000        32,800,000        32,800,000
 (VSCS).................................
Instrument Approach Procedures                   4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000
 Automation.............................
                                         =======================================================================
Category 4: Improve Reliability of the         472,710,000       456,240,000       268,210,000       359,440,000
 NAS....................................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam Center Radar Approach Control               2,600,000         2,600,000         2,600,000         2,600,000
 (CERAP)--Relocate......................
Terminal Voice Switch Replacement/              12,000,000        14,200,000        18,500,000        16,000,000
 Enhance TVS............................
Airport Cable Loop Systems--Sustained            5,000,000         5,000,000         6,500,000         6,500,000
 Support................................
En Route Automation Program.............       173,800,000       163,800,000                 0       107,000,000
ARTCC Building Improvements/Plant               34,200,000        34,200,000        34,200,000        28,000,000
 Improvements...........................
Air Traffic Management (ATM)............        29,000,000        22,000,000                 0                 0
Critical Telecommunication Support......         1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000
FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure           51,200,000        51,200,000        51,200,000        51,200,000
 (FTI)..................................
Air/Ground Communications Infrastructure        24,100,000        24,100,000        24,100,000        24,100,000
Voice Recorder Replacement Program               3,300,000         3,300,000         3,300,000         3,300,000
 (VRRP).................................
NAS Infrastructure Management System            22,100,000        22,100,000        22,100,000        22,100,000
 (NIMS).................................
Flight Service Station (FSS)                     5,800,000         5,800,000         5,800,000         5,800,000
 Modernization..........................
FSAS Operational and Supportability             19,710,000        19,710,000        19,710,000        19,710,000
 Implementation System (OASIS)..........
Weather Message Switching Center                 1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000
 Replacement............................
Flight Service Station Swtich                    5,400,000         5,400,000         5,400,000         2,000,000
 Modernization..........................
Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications           900,000           900,000           900,000           900,000
 System (ANICS).........................
Electrical Power Systems--Sustain/              51,000,000        51,000,000        45,000,000        45,000,000
 Support................................
NAS Recovery Communications (RCOM)......        12,000,000        12,000,000        11,600,000         9,400,000
Aeronautical Center Infrastructure              13,000,000        13,000,000        11,700,000        13,000,000
 Modernization..........................
Frequency and Spectrum Engineering......          3,600,00         1,930,000         2,600,000         1,930,000
NAS Interference, Detection, Location            1,000,000         1,000,000                 0                 0
 and Mitigation.........................
                                         =======================================================================
Category 5: Improve the Efficiency of          458,221,700       452,341,700       444,571,700       446,853,800
 Mission Support........................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
NAS Improvement of System Support                2,700,000         2,700,000                 0                 0
 Laboratory.............................
Technical Center Facilities.............        14,000,000        11,000,000         3,300,000        13,000,000
Technical Center Building and Plant              3,500,000         3,500,000         3,500,000         3,500,000
 Support................................
En Route Communications and Control              1,203,390         1,203,390         1,203,390         1,203,390
 Facilities Improvements................
DOD/FAA Facilities Transfer.............         1,200,000         1,200,000         3,250,000         3,250,000
Terminal Communications--Improve........         1,012,000         1,012,000           112,000           112,000
Flight Service Facilities Improvement...         1,276,890         1,276,890           476,890           476,890
Navigation and Landing Aids--Improve....         5,929,420         5,929,420         5,929,420         5,929,420
FAA Buildings and Equipment.............        11,200,000        11,200,000        11,200,000        11,200,000
Air Navigational Aids and ATC Facilities         2,200,000         2,200,000         2,200,000         2,200,000
 (Local Projects).......................
Computer Aided Eng and Graphics (CAEG)           2,000,000         2,000,000         1,000,000         1,000,000
 Modernization..........................
Information Technology Integration......         1,600,000                 0          1,600,00                 0
NAS Aeronautical Info Management                10,300,000        10,300,000        10,300,000        10,300,000
 Enterprise System......................
Logistics Support Systems and Facilities         5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000
 (LSSF).................................
Test Equipment--Maintenance Support For          4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000
 Replacement............................
Facility Security Risk Management.......        41,600,000        30,000,000        36,900,000        30,000,000
Information Security....................        11,500,000         8,000,000        11,500,000         8,000,000
Distance Learning.......................         1,400,000         1,400,000         1,400,000         1,400,000
National Airspace System (NAS) Training          4,200,000         4,200,000         4,200,000         4,200,000
 Facilities.............................
System Engineering and Development              28,300,000        28,300,000        25,300,000        25,300,000
 Support................................
Program Support Leases..................        41,100,000        41,100,000        41,100,000        41,100,000
Logistics Support Services (LSS)........         7,900,000         7,900,000         7,900,000         7,900,000
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center--             14,600,000        14,600,000        14,600,000        14,600,000
 Leases.................................
In-Plant NAS Contract Support Services..         2,800,000         9,800,000                 0                 0
DCAA Audits.............................                 0                 0                 0         3,000,000
Transition Engineering Support..........        39,800,000        39,800,000        35,000,000        35,000,000
FAA Corporate Systems Architecture......         1,000,000         1,000,000                 0                 0
Technical Support Services Contract             47,600,000        47,600,000        46,700,000        42,562,400
 (TSSC).................................
Resource Tracking Program (RTP).........         3,600,000         3,600,000         3,600,000         3,600,000
Center for Advanced Aviation System              90,800,00        84,620,000        82,000,000        84,620,000
 Development............................
Operational Evolution Plan..............         2,000,000                 0        26,000,000        21,000,000
NAS Facilities OSHA and Environmental           28,300,000        28,300,000        28,300,000        28,300,000
 Standards Compliance...................
Fuel Storage Tank Replacement and                5,600,000         5,600,000         7,500,000         5,600,000
 Monitoring.............................
Hazardous Materials Management..........        19,000,000        19,000,000        19,000,000        19,000,000
Research Aircraft Replacement...........                 0        15,000,000                 0        10,000,000
                                         =======================================================================
Category 6: PCB&T Only..................       448,540,000       420,841,200       435,480,000       420,841,200
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Personnel and Related Expenses..........       448,540,000       420,841,200       435,480,000       420,841,200
                                         =======================================================================
Category 7: Accountwide Adjustments.....                 0                 0       100,000,000                 0
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Airports Grants.........................                 0                 0       100,000,000                 0
                                         =======================================================================
      Totals............................     2,916,000,000     2,900,000,000     2,916,000,000     2,910,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Terminal air traffic control facilities replacement.--The 
     conference agreement provides $158,245,000 for this program. 
     Funds shall be distributed as follows:


        Location                                   Conference agreement
 Atlanta, GA..................................................4,159,900
Cleveland, OH.................................................4,000,000
Morristown, NJ................................................1,300,000
Dayton, OH....................................................4,000,000
Wilkes Barre, PA................................................920,000
Oshkosh, WI.....................................................385,000
Toledo, OH......................................................975,000
Abilene, TX...................................................1,760,000
Cahokia, IL.....................................................625,000
Memphis, TN...................................................5,000,000
Baltimore, MD...................................................600,000
Deer Valley, AZ...............................................5,658,300
Oakland, CA..................................................21,636,600
Manchester, NH................................................8,300,000
St. Louis, MO (Tracon)........................................1,195,500
Addison Field, Dallas, TX.....................................2,005,000
Reno, NV......................................................2,000,000
Seattle, WA...................................................2,000,000
Seattle, WA (Tracon)..........................................5,280,000
Fort Wayne, IN................................................1,220,000
Newark, NJ......................................................500,000
Port Columbus, OH...............................................700,000
Billings, MT..................................................3,000,000
Savannah, GA..................................................1,000,000
Newburgh, NY..................................................1,500,000
Richmond, VA..................................................1,000,000
Vero Beach, FL..................................................750,000
Everett, WA...................................................2,000,000
Roanoke, VA...................................................1,500,000
Merrimack, NH (Tracon)........................................3,217,700
Phoenix, AZ...................................................3,027,000

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Warrenton, VA.................................................4,110,000
Dulles International, Chantilly, VA...........................4,500,000
Topeka, KS....................................................1,500,000
Newport News, VA..............................................2,000,000
Battle Creek, MI..............................................1,000,000
Mathis, CA....................................................4,300,000
Huntsville International                                      8,000,000
Front Range Airport, CO.......................................2,920,000
McCarran International, NV....................................4,000,000
Cherry Capital Airport, MI....................................4,000,000
Spokane International, WA.....................................8,000,000
Boise Airport, ID.............................................4,000,000
Phoenix Sky Harbor, AZ........................................2,000,000
Tulsa International Airport, OK...............................2,500,000
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intl, MI...............................2,500,000
Palm Beach International, FL..................................1,600,000
Provo, UT.....................................................1,000,000
Missoula, MT..................................................3,000,000
Las Cruces, NM................................................1,100,000
Traverse City, MI.............................................2,000,000
Long Island, NY...............................................1,000,000
John C. Stennis, Pascagoula, MS...............................2,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................158,245,000

       Precision runway monitors.--The conferees expect the FAA to 
     proceed with the acquisition, installation, and operation of 
     a precision runway monitor at Cleveland Hopkins International 
     Airport. The City of Cleveland has devoted significant time 
     and effort to facilitate the acquisition of a PRM system to 
     complement runway improvements at the airport. Because the 
     PRM is a key component of the overall modernization effort, 
     the conferees expect FAA to proceed expeditiously with this 
     project to ensure the PRM is operational when the new runway 
     opens in the year 2004.
       Advanced technology development and prototyping.--The 
     conference agreement includes $70,100,000 for advanced 
     technology development and prototyping instead of $52,600,000 
     as proposed by the House and $76,600,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The following table compares the conference agreement 
     to the House and Senate bills by budget activity:

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                                                                                                    Conference
                                                                    House bill      Senate bill      agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Runway incursion................................................      $8,200,000      $8,200,000      $8,200,000
Aviation system capacity improvement............................       6,500,000       6,500,000       6,500,000
Separation standards............................................       2,500,000       2,500,000       2,500,000
Airspace management laboratory..................................       7,000,000               0               0
GA/vertical flight technology...................................       1,400,000       1,400,000       1,400,000
Operational concept validation..................................       2,700,000       2,700,000       2,700,000
Software engineering............................................       1,500,000               0               0
NAS requirements development....................................       3,000,000       3,000,000       3,000,000
Domestic RVSM...................................................       1,900,000       1,900,000       1,900,000
Safer skies.....................................................       3,400,000       3,400,000       3,400,000
Lithium technologies to mitigate ASR............................       1,000,000               0       1,000,000
Wind/weather research, Juneau, AK...............................               0       6,000,000       6,000,000
Phased array radar technology...................................       3,000,000               0       3,000,000
Airport research................................................       7,500,000      15,000,000      12,000,000
Fogeye..........................................................               0               0       2,000,000
Required navigation performance (RNP)...........................       2,000,000               0               0
NAS safety assessment...........................................       1,000,000       1,000,000       1,000,000
Automated airborne flight alert system..........................  ..............       3,500,000       3,000,000
Cabin air quality research......................................  ..............       8,500,000       8,500,000
Pulsed fast neutron analysis (PFNA).............................  ..............       7,500,000       4,000,000
Unspecified.....................................................  ..............       5,500,000               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................      52,600,000      76,600,000      70,100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Airport research.--Of the $12,000,000 provided, $4,000,000 
     is for the airfield improvement program under section 905 of 
     Public Law 106-181 and to expand the program to include 
     asphalt; and $1,500,000 is to continue evaluation of the 
     runway obstruction warning system at Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, 
     MS, as proposed by the Senate.
       Automated airborne flight alert system.--The conference 
     agreement provides $3,000,000 for the Automated Airborne 
     Flight Alert System (AAFAS). The AAFAS program is a 
     demonstration of a prototype rapid response capability to 
     transmit flight data from commercial-type aircraft using data 
     management and communications equipment already installed on 
     most modern aircraft through software modernization. The 
     conferees agree that the funding is a continuation of 
     previous AAFAS work presently underway.
       Pulsed fast neutron analysis.--The conferees agree to 
     provide $4,000,000 for a demonstration of pulsed fast neutron 
     analysis technology at George W. Bush Intercontinental 
     Airport in Houston, Texas, instead of $7,500,000 proposed by 
     the Senate. The conferees direct FAA to provide a status 
     report on this demonstration to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than July 1, 2004.
       Standard terminal automation replacement system (STARS).--
     In a recent audit, the Inspector General has raised several 
     concerns over the deployment strategy for the STARS system, 
     and has recommended that the FAA perform detailed life cycle 
     cost analyses justifying the costs and benefits of replacing 
     the common ARTS sites with STARS. While the conferees support 
     the STARS program, it is not clear at this time whether the 
     most cost-effective strategy would result in an all-STARS 
     deployment, or one where common ARTS and STARS are both 
     maintained in the national airspace system. The conferees 
     direct the agency not to obligate the government 
     contractually during fiscal year 2004 to actions which would 
     involve replacement of common ARTS systems or ARTS color 
     displays until the Inspector General reviews and validates 
     the life cycle cost studies and other relevant analyses 
     provided to FAA's Joint Resources Council to justify and 
     rebaseline the program. However, this does not prohibit the 
     agency from including such activities in contract options 
     that the agency could exercise after full review and approval 
     is received. The conferees are neutral on the issue of STARS 
     deployment, and await the FAA's detailed analyses and the 
     Inspector General's review.
       En route automation.--The conferees provide $307,700,000 
     for en route automation, a reduction of $40,000,000 below the 
     budget estimate. The conferees agree that this program 
     requires close scrutiny, including the IG review directed by 
     the Senate.
       Approach lighting system improvement program.--The 
     conference agreement for this program shall be distributed as 
     follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Conference
            Location                       Item              agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Items included in budget.......  .......................     $14,200,000
Max Westheimer Airport, OK.....  Install MALSR with REIL         800,000
                                  and ILS.
Gary/Chicago Airport, IN.......  Replace naviad; upgrade       1,200,000
                                  RVR; centerline
                                  lighting.
Baton Rouge Metro, LA..........  Category II runway            1,000,000
                                  lighting.
North Las Vegas and Henderson    REILs..................         500,000
 Executive, NV.
Lambert St. Louis Intl, MO.....  Navaids; ASDE-X; ATCT;        2,000,000
                                  PRM; ALSF-2 relocate.
Hartsfield International, GA...  Install ALSF-2 on             2,000,000
                                  runway 26R and 27L.
Cincinnati International, OH...  Navaids for new north-        2,000,000
                                  south runway, 17/35.
Wichita Mid-Continent, KS......  Instrument approach             500,000
                                  lighting, runway 19L.
Colonel James Jabara Airport,    Instrument approach             600,000
 KS.                              lighting.
Various nationwide.............  National procurement of       5,000,000
                                  MALSR systems.
Alaska statewide-rural lighting  Airfield lighting......       8,000,000
 phase III.
Bessmer Regional, AL...........  Lights and navigation           250,000
                                  aids.
Cleveland Hopkins                Precision approach path         175,000
 International, OH.               indicators (PAPI).
False Pass, AK.................  Navigational lighting..       2,000,000
Green County Regional, GA......  MALSR..................         250,000
Hartsfield International, GA...  ALSF-2 approach               2,000,000
                                  lighting system (5th
                                  runway).
Rhode Island Airport             REIL and PAPI..........       2,500,000
 Corporation.
Seattle-Tacoma International,    Approach lighting for         4,000,000
 WA.                              runway 16.
                                                         ---------------
      Total....................    .....................      48,975,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Instrument landing system establishment.--The conference 
     agreement for this program shall be distributed as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Conference
            Location                       Item              agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Items in President's budget....  Various nationwide.....     $20,700,000
Reduction to President's budget  Various nationwide.....      -2,700,000
Gadsden Airport, AL............  Purchase and install          2,000,000
                                  ILS.
McCook Municipal, NE...........  Purchase and install            910,000
                                  ILS.
Leesburg Executive, VA.........  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                  ILS/glideslope.
Baxter County Regional, AR.....  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                  ILS.
Logan Airport, UT..............  Purchase and install          1,750,000
                                  ILS with MALSR.

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Lee Gilmer Memorial, GA........  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                  ILS.
Eugene Airport, OR.............  Install category I ILS          750,000
                                  with ALS, PAPI, REILs.
Harnett County Airport, NC.....  Purchase and install            700,000
                                  ILS.
Eagle River Union A/P, WI......  Install localizer, ALS,         625,000
                                  and DME.
Anson County Airport, NC.......  ILS and AWOS...........       1,500,000
Freeman Municipal Airport, IN..  Glidescope and AWOS....         355,000
Bishop Airport, CA.............  Purchase and install            800,000
                                  ILS.
Stevens Point Municipal, WI....  Install ILS, DME,             1,500,000
                                  glideslope, localizer,
                                  MALSR and outer marker.
Cleveland Hopkins Intl, OH.....  Purchase and install          1,500,000
                                  ILS on runway 10; 2
                                  PAPIs.
Big Sandy Airport, KY..........  Purchase and install            300,000
                                  ILS.
Williamsburg/Whitley Cty, KY...  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                  ILS.
Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells, WI....  Unspecified............         375,000
Baton Rouge Municipal, LA......  Unspecified............         500,000
Cincinnati/N. Kentucky Intl, OH  Unspecified............       1,500,000
Craig SPB, AK..................  Unspecified............       2,000,000
Eagle County Regional, CO......  Unspecified............       2,000,000
North Little Rock Municipal, AR  Unspecified............       1,200,000
Eastern Iowa, IA...............  Unspecified............       1,500,000
O'Hare International, Chicago,   Unspecified............       1,500,000
 IL.
Olive Branch, MS...............  Unspecified............         850,000
Sumter Municipal, SC...........  Unspecified............       1,500,000
Western Nebraska Regional/       Unspecified............       1,000,000
 William B. Helig Field, NE.
                                                         ---------------
      Total....................    .....................      48,615,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Oceanic automation system.--The conferees agree to an IG 
     audit of this program, as proposed by the Senate, but direct 
     the IG to compare FAA's pursuit of oceanic automation 
     capabilities not only to the experience of NavCanada, but to 
     Airservices Australia and other major oceanic ATC service 
     providers.
       New York integrated control complex.--I The conferees agree 
     to provide $5,000,000 for continued analysis of a New York 
     integrated control complex as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $2,000,000 proposed by the House. While the conferees 
     support further analysis of this potential consolidation, 
     such project should not receive higher funding or schedule 
     priority than the Houston area air traffic system, which 
     preceded it in time and is projected to provide significant 
     benefit to air traffic in that region. Given future budget 
     constraints, it is likely that the agency will have to phase 
     consolidation projects, no matter how meritorious. First 
     funding priority should be given to the Houston project, 
     which is already underway.
       Determination of operations versus capital budgeting.--The 
     House and Senate Committees have noted several instances this 
     year of activities budgeted in the capital appropriation that 
     appear to be ongoing operating expenses. In many cases, these 
     expenses have been either denied or transferred to the 
     operations budget. While the conferees understand there is 
     significant pressure on FAA's operating budget, those 
     pressures should be addressed by controlling or avoiding the 
     expenses directly, rather than by transferring them to 
     another account. To gain further insight into this issue, the 
     conferees direct the U.S. General Accounting Office to 
     conduct an audit of FAA's policies for determining when an 
     expense should be budgeted in the operating budget or the 
     capital budget. This should include a detailed look at 
     policies and practices for budgeting personnel compensation, 
     benefits, travel, and related expenses in the capital budget. 
     In addition, the conferees request the GAO to compare these 
     policies to those of the Department of Defense and other 
     civilian agencies with large acquisition budgets. This report 
     should be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations by April 15, 2004.
       Free flight phase one.--The conferees believe that some of 
     the activities presented under this program appear to be for 
     sustaining engineering or similar operating expenses. The 
     conferees encourage FAA to include those expenses in the 
     agency's operating budget in future budget requests.
       Global communication, navigation, and surveillance systems 
     initiative.--The conference agreement includes $20,000,000 
     for the global communication, navigation, and surveillance 
     systems (GCNSS) initiative. The conferees direct the FAA to 
     submit a report on this initiative to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than March 31, 2004. 
     The report should detail the status of planned fiscal year 
     2004 activities for the program as well as the anticipated 
     future funding requirements for this initiative.
       VOR/DME.--The conferees agree that, of the funds provided 
     for VOR/DME, the following allocations shall be made, as 
     proposed by the House: Sarasota/Bradenton International 
     Airport, FL (relocate VORTAC, including land acquisition), 
     $4,500,000; John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport, WI (install VOR 
     and DME), $400,000; and Rice Lake Regional Airport, WI 
     (install VOR and DME), $400,000.
       Facilities at the FAA Technical Center.--The conferees 
     request the FAA Administrator to submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no later than 
     February 15, 2004, concerning the status of civil aviation 
     security research and development facilities at the FAA 
     Technical Center. The report should address any facilities or 
     space formally transferred to the Department of Homeland 
     Security as well as cost savings attributable to such 
     transfer. The responsibilities for civil aviation security 
     were largely transferred to DHS in 2001. Although the FAA had 
     several security-related facilities at the FAA Technical 
     Center, it is not yet clear from budget documentation whether 
     appropriate facilities costs and support costs have been 
     adjusted to reflect the transfer of this mission.
       Facility security risk management.--The conferees are not 
     clear why this program has such a large unobligated balance, 
     given the agency's internal reprogramming of funds to 
     accelerate these projects in late 2001 and supplemental 
     funding provided in the same year. The FAA is directed to 
     provide a report, no later than January 15, 2004, to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations explaining the 
     cause of the unobligated balance and the agency's plan to 
     eliminate it. Considering this backlog, the conference 
     agreement provides $30,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     instead of $36,900,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       DCAA audits.--The conferees share the concern of the House 
     that FAA should not be curtailing Defense Contract Audit 
     Agency (DCAA) audits when ongoing programs still suffer major 
     cost overruns and billing disputes. When this responsibility 
     was transferred to individual modes from the Office of 
     Inspector General a few years ago, the IG warned that 
     agencies should not be allowed to reduce or eliminate those 
     audits. Unfortunately, due to lax management the agency has 
     done just that. The conferees re-emphasize to FAA that these 
     valuable audits should be increased and used on most, if not 
     all, major acquisition programs of the agency. The conference 
     agreement includes $3,000,000 solely for this purpose.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     unobligated balances from ``Facilities and equipment'' of 
     $30,000,000. The Secretary is directed to advise the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the distribution 
     of this rescission prior to its implementation.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $119,439,000 for 
     research, engineering, and development instead of 
     $108,000,000 as proposed by the House and $118,939,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The following table compares the 
     conference agreement to the budget estimate and the House and 
     Senate bills by budget activity:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   Conference
                          Program                              House bill        Senate bill        agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Improve Aviation Safety:
    Reduce commercial aviation fatalities:
        Fire research and safety..........................        $8,458,000        $8,725,000        $9,725,000
        Propulsion and fuel systems.......................           802,000         4,802,000         4,802,000
        Advanced materials/structural safety..............         1,244,000         5,244,000         5,744,000
        Flight safety/atmospheric hazards.................         3,217,000         4,217,000         3,217,000
        Aging aircraft....................................        18,336,000        17,036,000        17,036,000
        Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention..........           762,000           762,000           762,000

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        Flightdeck safety/systems integration.............         6,782,000         6,782,000         6,782,000
    Reduce general aviation fatalities:
        Propulsion and fuel systems.......................           344,000         1,344,000         1,844,000
        Advanced materials/structural safety..............         1,522,000         1,522,000         1,522,000
        Flight safety/atmospheric hazards.................         1,378,000         1,378,000         1,378,000
        Aging aircraft....................................         3,584,000         3,584,000         3,584,000
        Flightdeck safety/systems integration.............         1,612,000         1,612,000         1,612,000
    Aviation System Safety:
        Aviation safety risk analysis.....................         6,926,000         7,898,000         7,898,000
        ATC/AF human factors..............................         8,899,000         8,899,000         8,899,000
        Aeromedical research..............................         6,382,000         9,382,000         8,882,000
        Weather research..................................        20,852,000        20,852,000        20,852,000
Improve Efficiency of the ATC System: Weather research             5,000,000         3,000,000         3,000,000
 efficiency...............................................
Reduce Environmental Impacts: Environment and energy......         7,975,000         7,975,000         7,975,000
Improve Mission Efficiency:
    System planning and resource mgmt.....................           500,000           500,000           500,000
    Technical laboratory facilities.......................         3,425,000         3,425,000         3,425,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
          Total...........................................       108,000,000       118,939,000       119,439,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 Reduce Commercial Aviation Fatalities

       Fire research and safety.--Of the funds provided for fire 
     research and safety, $1,000,000 is for an advanced cargo 
     monitoring system, and $1,000,000 is for advanced reticulated 
     polyurethane safety foam.
       Propulsion and fuel systems.--Of the funds provided for 
     propulsion and fuel systems, $3,000,000 is to study molecular 
     markers designed to detect the adulteration or dilution of 
     jet fuel and $1,000,000 is for the Specialty Metals 
     Processing Consortium.
       Advanced materials/structural safety.--Of the funds 
     provided for advanced materials/structural safety, $4,000,000 
     is for the National Institute for Aviation Research and 
     $500,000 is for the FAA Center for Excellence for Applied 
     Research and Training in the Use of Advanced Materials in 
     Transport Aircraft.

                   Reduce General Aviation Fatalities

       Propulsion and fuel systems.--Of the funds provided for 
     propulsion and fuel systems, $1,000,000 is for ethanol fuel 
     research as proposed by the Senate, and $500,000 is for 
     continued research into technologies for modifications to 
     existing general aviation piston engines to enable their safe 
     operation using lower octane unleaded fuel.

                         Aviation System Safety

       Aeromedical research.--Within the amount provided for 
     aeromedical research, the conference agreement includes 
     $2,500,000 for the studies and analysis called for in the 
     National Research Council's study on the impact of cabin air 
     quality on crew and passenger health.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement includes a liquidating cash 
     appropriation of $3,400,000,000, as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House had no similar appropriation.
       Obligation limitation.--The conferees agree to an 
     obligation limitation of $3,400,000,000 for the ``Grants-in-
     aid for airports'' program as proposed by the Senate. The 
     House bill contained no similar limitation.
       Administration.--The conference agreement includes a 
     limitation on administrative expenses of $66,254,000 instead 
     of $66,638,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement distributes funding as follows:

        Activity                                                 Amount
FY03 base amount............................................$63,207,000
Mandatory adjustments.........................................2,907,000
Discretionary adjustments:
  Airport financial reporting system...........................-500,000
  PFC program analysis.........................................-300,000
  Environmental streamlining....................................225,000
Airport data system modification................................400,000
Wildlife hazard mitigation......................................315,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................66,254,000

       Small community air service development pilot program.--The 
     bill includes $20,000,000 under the obligation limitation to 
     continue the small community air service development pilot 
     program, as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar 
     funding. This is consistent with actions taken in fiscal 
     years 2002 and 2003.
       Installation of bulk explosive detection systems.--The bill 
     includes a provision proposed by the Senate prohibiting funds 
     for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, 
     reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport 
     improvements necessary to install bulk explosive detection 
     systems. Funding responsibility for these activities has now 
     transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.
       San Diego Airport.--The conferees remain concerned over the 
     Air Transportation Action Plan (ATAP) site selection process 
     being conducted by the San Diego County Regional Airport 
     Authority. The authority has selected sites for review 
     without considering whether the potential sites are even 
     available. Of particular concern, most of the selected sites 
     are important active military installations which are 
     unavailable for civilian use.
       Priority consideration for letters of intent.--The 
     conferees agree that FAA should give priority consideration 
     to letter or intent applications for improvement projects at 
     Gary/Chicago Airport and Birmingham International Airport 
     during fiscal year 2004.
       High priority projects.--Of the funds covered by the 
     obligation limitation in this bill, the conferees direct FAA 
     to provide not less than the following funding levels, out of 
     available resources, for the following projects in the 
     corresponding amounts. The conferees agree that state 
     apportionment funds may be construed as discretionary funds 
     for the purposes of implementing this provision. To the 
     maximum extent possible, the administrator should work to 
     ensure that airport sponsors for these projects first use 
     available entitlement funds to finance the projects. However, 
     the FAA should not require sponsors to apply carryover 
     entitlements to discretionary projects funded in the coming 
     year, but only those entitlements applicable to the fiscal 
     year 2004 obligation limitation. The conferees further direct 
     that the specific funding allocated above shall not diminish 
     or prejudice the application of a specific airport or 
     geographic region to receive other AIP discretionary grants 
     or multiyear letters of intent.
       Airports to receive priority consideration for grant 
     funding.--The conferees agree that Slidell Airport, LA and 
     Paulding County Airport, GA are to be given priority 
     consideration for discretionary grant funding by the FAA 
     during fiscal year 2004.

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                                                            Conference
            Airport                Project description       agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A. L. Mangham, Jr. Regional      Various improvements...      $2,000,000
 Airport, TX.
Abbeville Regional Airport, AL.  Runway Extension.......       1,000,000
Abilene Regional, TX...........  Various improvements...       2,000,000
Alaska statewide airports......  Runway and related            3,000,000
                                  improvements.
Albany International, NY.......  Runway extension.......         750,000
Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional,  Infrastructure                  500,000
 OK.                              improvements.
Andrews Municipal Airport, SC..  Pavement reconstruction       1,000,000
Andrews Murphy Airport, NC.....  Various improvements...       1,521,900
Anoka County-Blaine Airport, MN  Runway Extension.......       2,000,000
Arnold Palmer Regional, PA.....  Extend runway 5-25.....       2,500,000
Atka Airport, AK...............  Runway Extension.......       1,500,000
Augusta Regional Airport at      Terminal Construction,        2,500,000
 Bush Field, GA.                  Runway Rehabilitation,
                                  Various improvements.
Austin Straubel International    Various improvements...       2,500,000
 Airport, WI.
Bastrop-Morehouse Memorial       Various improvements...         800,000
 Aviation Park, LA.
Baton Rouge Metropolitan, LA...  Noise mitigation;             2,100,000
                                  various improvements.
Bert Mooney Airport, MT........  Airport Improvements...         750,000
Bessemer Airport, AL...........  Runway improvements,          1,500,000
                                  security improvements,
                                  and other improvements.
Birmingham International         Land Acquisition,             2,000,000
 Airport, AL.                     Runway Extension.
Bowman Field, KY...............  Apron & Taxiway               1,500,000
                                  Reconstruction.
Bremerton National Airport, WA.  Runway & Taxiway              4,000,000
                                  Lengthening &
                                  Strengthening.
Brunswick County Airport, NC...  Runway and taxiway              500,000
                                  improvements.
Burlington-Alamance, NC........  Runway extension.......       1,000,000

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Cape May Airport, NC...........  Drainage system               1,080,000
                                  rehabilitation;
                                  obstruction study/
                                  removal.
Central Nebraska Regional        Rehabilitate Runway 17-       2,000,000
 Airport, NE.                     35 and Connecting
                                  Taxiway.
Central Wisconsin Airport, WI..  Primary air carrier           6,000,000
                                  runway/parallel
                                  taxiway reconstruction.
Chattanooga Metropolitan, TN...  Rehabilitate runway 15/       3,500,000
                                  33.
Chickasha Municipal, OK........  Planning/justification          100,000
                                  for runway extension.
Chippewa County International,   New terminal...........       1,000,000
 MI.
Cincinnati Lunken Airport, OH..  Apron construction.....         250,000
Clarion County Airport, PA.....  Runway expansion.......       1,500,000
Cold Bay Airport, AK...........  Terminal Facilities....       1,000,000
Concord Regional Airport, NC...  Runway Extension.......       2,750,000
Connellsville Airport, PA......  Runway expansion.......          850,00
Council Bluffs Municipal         Runway expansion.......       2,000,000
 Airport, IA.
Dane County Regional Airport-    Runway 14 Safety Area         4,000,000
 Truax Field, WI.                 Construction.
Dekalb Taylor Municipal, IL....  MALSR; easements;             4,555,000
                                  glidseloope; land
                                  acquision for RPZ.
Denton Municipal Airport, TX...  Airport Improvements...       2,000,000
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne       Various improvements...       3,500,000
 County Airport, MI.
Double Eagle II Airport, NM....  Runway 17-35                  2,000,000
                                  Reconstruction.
Egegik Airport, AK.............  Runway Improvements....       1,500,000
Elton Hensley Memorial Airport,  New Runway.............       2,900,000
 MO.
Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport,    Various improvements...       1,500,000
 OH.
Fairbanks International, AK....  Terminal redevelopment.       1,000,000
Fairfield County Airport, SC...  Runway extension.......         440,000
False Pass Airport, AK.........  Various Improvements...       1,500,000
Fort Dodge Airport, IA.........  Extension of runway 12/         734,000
                                  30.
Gallatin Field Airport, MT.....  Various Improvements...       1,000,000
Galveston Scholes                Taxiway Improvement....       2,500,000
 International, TX.
General Mitchell International,  Taxiway construction,         2,400,000
 WI.                              taxiway rehab, and
                                  apron rehab.
Glacier Park International       Various Improvements...         750,000
 Airport, Kalispell, MT.
Goshen Municipal, IN...........  ALP update, land and          1,000,000
                                  road relocation.
Greene County Regional Airport,  Runway lengthening and        1,000,000
 GA.                              improvement.
Gulfport-Biloxi Regional         General Aviation &            2,850,000
 Airport, MS.                     Cargo Development.
Guntersville Municipal, AL.....  Various Improvements...         500,000
Halifax-Northampton Regional,    Airport construction...       1,000,000
 NC.
Hammonton Airport, NC..........  Security fencing;               585,000
                                  construction of new
                                  apron; EA.
Hancock International, NY......  Various improvements,           750,000
                                  including acquisition
                                  of jetways.
Harnett County Airport, NC.....  Phase 2 runway and            1,000,000
                                  taxiway extension.
Hector International Airport,    Runway Reconstruction..       6,000,000
 ND.
Helena Regional Airport, MT....  Terminal Remodeling &         1,000,000
                                  Expansion Project.
Hickory Regional Airport, NC...  Runway lighting and           1,000,000
                                  apron pavement overlay.
Houma Terrebone Airport, LA....  Upgrade runway.........       3,000,000
Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart     Runway extension.......         810,000
 Airport, PA.
Jackson International Airport,   Terminal, Apron &             1,500,000
 MS.                              Taxiway Replacement,
                                  and other improvements.
Juneau Harbor Seaplane Base, AK  Snow Removal Equipment.       1,000,000
Kay Larkin Municipal, FL.......  Update airport layout           750,000
                                  plan, perform
                                  environmental analysis.
Ketchikan International          Various Improvements...         500,000
 Airport, AK.
Killeen/Fort Hood Joint Use      Safety improvements....       2,750,000
 Airport, TX.
Kodiak Airport, AK.............  Terminal Improvements..       1,000,000
La Crosse Municipal, WI........  Taxiways...............       2,400,000
Lafayette Regional, LA.........  Taxiway and runway              750,000
                                  improvements.
Lampson Airport, CA............  Wastewater collection           750,000
                                  system.
Lawrence Municipal, KS.........  Various improvements...       1,000,000
Lehigh Valley International      Various Improvements...       1,000,000
 Airport, PA.
Long Island Islip MacArthur      Various improvements...       1,000,000
 Airport, NY.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans      Airfield Safety               3,000,000
 International Airport, LA.       Improvement Program,
                                  Various improvements.
Louisville International, KY...  Extension of west             2,000,000
                                  runway; upgrade runway
                                  safety area.
Mahlon Sweet Field, OR.........  Parallel Runway               2,250,000
                                  construction and other
                                  improvements.
Marion-Crittenden County         Runway Paving..........         800,000
 Airport, KY.
Maryville Memorial Airport, MO.  Terminal Facility,              500,000
                                  Various improvements.
McKinney Municipal Airport, TX.  Runway & Taxiway              4,000,000
                                  Rehabilitation.
McMinn County Airport, TN......  Lengthen/widen runway;        2,000,000
                                  extend taxiway; land
                                  acquisition.
Meadows Field, CA..............  Apron, taxiway                5,000,000
                                  improvements.
Midway Airport, IL.............  Various improvements...       4,000,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul             Pavement rehabilitation       2,500,000
 International, MN.               and de-icing pad.
Missoula International Airport,  Land Acquisition.......       4,000,000
 MT.
Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM),   Rehabilitate Ramp and         1,000,000
 AL.                              other improvements.
Montgomery Regional (Dannelly    Terminal Expansion &          2,000,000
 Field) Airport, AL.              Renovation.
Monticello Airport, KY.........  Parallel taxiway                650,000
                                  extension.
Mt. Pleasant Municipal, MI.....  Planning for upgrades..         150,000
Nashville International          Taxiway Widening,             2,225,000
 Airport, TN.                     Airfield
                                  Reconstruction.
New Castle County Airport, DE..  Rehabilitation of             2,000,000
                                  Runway 1-19 & Taxiway
                                  M.
Niagara Falls International, NY  Apron expansion and           1,000,000
                                  taxiway.
North Pickens Airport, AL......  Land Acquisition, RSA           500,000
                                  Improvements, Runway
                                  Overlay.
Northwest Arkansas Regional, AR  Construction of cargo         2,500,000
                                  apron and taxiway.
Oakland County International,    Design of crosswind           3,000,000
 MI.                              runway; upgrade
                                  lighting; noise
                                  program.
Ohio University, OH............  Airport Improvements...       1,000,000
Orlando Sanford International    9R/27L Runway Extension         500,000
 Airport, FL.
Owensboro-Daviess County         Various Improvements to       1,000,000
 Airport, KY.                     Terminal, Parking &
                                  Runway Areas.
Paragould Municipal, AR........  Master plan and               1,000,000
                                  parallel taxiway.
Paulding County Airport, GA....  Runway construction....       1,000,000
Pellston Regional Airport,       New Passenger Terminal        1,000,000
 Emmet County, MI.                Building.
Philadelphia International, PA.  Various improvements...       2,250,000
Phoenix Sky Harbor               Noise mitigation              2,500,000
 International, AZ.               program.
Pittsburgh International         Runway and taxiway            2,000,000
 Airport, PA.                     improvements and
                                  terminal building
                                  modifications.
Plattsburgh International        Redevelopment and             2,500,000
 Airport, NY.                     Capital Improvements.
Port Authority of New York &     School soundproofing...       1,000,000
 New Jersey, NJ.
Pryor Field Regional, AL.......  Various improvements...       3,000,000
Redlands Municipal, CA.........  Security enhancements:          200.000
                                  lighting, cameras,
                                  intrusion sensors.
Reno/Stead Airport, NV.........  Runway Reconstruction,        2,000,000
                                  Taxilane Construction,
                                  Overlay.
Rhode Island Airport             Various Improvements...       1,000,000
 Corporation.
Richard B. Russell Airport, GA.  Environmental                   200,000
                                  assessment for runway
                                  extension.
Romeoville Lewis University      Runway construction,          2,500,000
 Airport, IL.                     including ILS and land
                                  acquisition.
Rowan County Airport, KY.......  Runway extension to           3,000,000
                                  5,500 feet.
San Bernardino International,    Runway improvements....         500,000
 CA.
Sand Point Airport, AK.........  Terminal Improvements..       1,000,000
Santa Teresa Airport, NM.......  Extension of runway and       2,000,000
                                  taxiway.
Seattle-Tacoma International     Various Improvements...       5,000,000
 Airport, WA.
Seward Airport, AK.............  Master plan phase 2....         125,000
Slidell Airport, LA............  Various improvements...       1,000,000
Somerset Airport, KY...........  Design/build passenger        3,500,000
                                  terminal; construct
                                  maint hanger.
Southern California Logistics    Engine rune up runway         1,000,000
 Airport, CA.                     infrastructure
                                  improvements.
Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO  Taxiways...............       1,500,000
Springfield Branson Regional,    Midfield terminal             4,000,000
 MO.                              design; ramps and
                                  access taxiways.
Springfield Municipal, OH......  Land acquisition.......         150,000
St. Paul Island Airport, AK....  Runway Paving..........       1,000,000
St. Petersburg/Clearwater        Runway extension.......       3,240,000
 International, FL.
Statesville Municipal, NC......  Extension of runway 10/       1,500,000
                                  28; ILS installation.
Stockton Airport,CA............  Air Cargo Center.......         500,000
Sugar Land Regional, TX........  Construct apron and           3,600,000
                                  taxiway.
Troy Municipal Airport, AL.....  Runway & Taxiway              1,000,000
                                  Extension, Apron
                                  Improvements.

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Tulsa International, OK........  Various improvements...       5,000,000
Tunica Airport, MS.............  Airfield construction         1,000,000
                                  and expansion.
Twentynine Palms Airport, CA...  Runway parking skirt            250,000
                                  renovation.
Twin County Airport, VA........  Runway and lighting             900,000
                                  rehabilitation.
Unalaska Airport, AK...........  Terminal Facility......       1,000,000
Upshur County Airport, WV......  Runway extension and            660,000
                                  apron construction.
Virginia Highlands Airport, VA.  Apron, taxiways and             750,000
                                  road construction.
Walnut Ridge Regional, AR......  Various improvements...         250,000
Wayne County Airport, OH.......  Various improvements...       3,000,000
West Virginia Statewide........  Various Improvements...       8,000,000
Wichita Mid-Continent, KS......  Construct taxiway L,          2,000,000
                                  taxiway R, and a
                                  compass route.
Williams Gateway Airport, AZ...  Runway Construction,          2,250,000
                                  Taxiway Repair.
Willmar Municipal, MN..........  Runway improvements,          1,000,000
                                  lighting, and fencing.
Wilmington International, NC...  Runway and drainage           1,000,000
                                  improvements.
Wright Army Airfield, GA.......  Runway rehabilitation..       1,950,000
Yucca Valley Airport District,   Floor control                   400,000
 CA.                              protection along north
                                  side of runway.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Alaska statewide airport improvement program.--The 
     conferees are aware of plans for a floatplane airport to be 
     located in the Matanuska Susitna Borough. Within the funds 
     provided to the State of Alaska for various airport 
     improvements, the managers expect $2,000,000 to be made 
     available for this facility once it has received the 
     necessary approvals.


                   AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND

       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate authorizing funds for aviation insurance activities 
     under 49 U.S.C. 443 (``war risk insurance''). This 
     authorization is no longer needed for the orderly execution 
     of the program.

          General Provisions--Federal Aviation Administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the House prohibiting funds for engineering work related to 
     an additional runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 
     International Airport in Louisiana.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the House prohibiting funds for FAA to mandate without-cost 
     space, utilities, or other items in airport sponsor-owned 
     buildings. The Senate had a nearly identical provision with a 
     technical difference in wording.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the House prohibiting funds to change weight restrictions or 
     prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. 
     The Senate bill contained a nearly identical provision under 
     section 534.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate authorizing the FAA Administrator to accept funds 
     from an airport sponsor, subject to certain conditions, for 
     environmental reviews related to a project to add critical 
     airport capacity.
       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate requiring FAA to give priority consideration to 
     airport improvement projects at Paulding County, Georgia.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate prohibiting funds to establish a pilot program 
     where essential air service communities would be required to 
     cost-share in the program.
       The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate authorizing FAA to give priority consideration to 
     a letter of intent for extension of the main runway at the 
     Gary/Chicago Airport, and requiring the Administrator to 
     consider the application within 90 days of receiving it from 
     the airport sponsor.
       The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
     Secretary of Transportation must consider the impact of 
     aircraft noise on northern Delaware as part of the capacity 
     enhancement program at Philadelphia International Airport.
       The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate specifiying that, of funds provided for FAA 
     ``Facilities and equipment'', $2,000,000 is for air traffic 
     control facilities at the John C. Stennis International 
     Airport in Mississippi. Funding for this project has been 
     provided under ``Facilities and equipment''.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       The conference agreement limits administrative expenses of 
     the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to $337,604,000 
     instead of $359,458,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $337,834,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides that $7,000,000 shall be 
     made available under section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, U.S.C. 
     to carry out environmental streamlining activities.
       The conferees recommend the following adjustments to the 
     budget request by program and activity:

Employee development........................................-$4,606,000
Employee multidisciplinary development program...............+4,606,000
Information technology.........................................-500,000
Additional staff...............................................-646,000
FECA administrative costs.......................................-84,000

       Employee multidisciplinary development program.--Instead of 
     providing $4,606,000 for the employee development program, 
     the conference agreement provides these funds for the 
     employee multidisciplinary development program, as directed 
     in the House report. The conference agreement directs FHWA to 
     provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations by March 15, 2004 on this new program. The 
     report should include the goal of the program, what 
     activities it will support, how many employees are expected 
     to participate, how employees are selected for the program, 
     and how it is different from the employee development program 
     funding in prior years.
       Information technology planning.--The conference agreement 
     provides $20,869,000 for information technology equipment, 
     security, and support, instead of $21,369,000 as provided by 
     the House and $20,369,000 as provided by the Senate. 
     Consistent with the Senate, the conference agreement directs 
     FHWA to develop a comprehensive plan to ensure that IT 
     security and equipment upgrades are compatible and that any 
     equipment acquisition is flexible and upgradeable. This 
     report is to be transmitted to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by February 15, 2004.
       Federal staff to oversee large projects.--The conference 
     agreement provides $646,000 for six full time equivalents to 
     help oversee FHWA major projects. The House did not include 
     funding for this purpose, and the Senate proposed $1,292,000 
     for twelve full time equivalents.
       FECA costs.--The conference agreement does not provide 
     funds for workers compensation administrative costs, as 
     proposed by the House.

                          Federal-Aid Highways

       The conference agreement limits obligations for the 
     federal-aid highways program to $33,843,000,000, as proposed 
     by the Senate, instead of $33,385,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House.
       Intelligent Bridge Systems.--As proposed by the House, the 
     conference agreement directs FHWA to provide a report to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on intelligent 
     bridge systems no later than March 1, 2004.
       Public lands.--The conference agreement includes language 
     directing that funds allocated to FHWA's public lands 
     discretionary program be derived from that program and not 
     from funds allocated to the National Park Service's regions, 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate. In addition, 
     the conferees direct that these funds not come from funds 
     allocated to the Fish and Wildlife Service's regions, as 
     proposed by the House.
       I-66 westbound widening from Rosslyn Tunnel to Dulles 
     Connector, Virginia.--The conference agreement provides that 
     as of June 1, 2004, unobligated funds for the I-66 westbound 
     widening from Rosslyn tunnel to Dulles Connector under the 
     National Corridor Planning and Border Development Program 
     shall be available to the Route 7 Widening project in Fairfax 
     County, Virginia.
       Miller Creek Bridge project.--The conference agreement 
     directs FHWA to apply remaining funds provided in P.L. 107-87 
     for the environmental clearance process for the Miller Creek 
     Bridge Project in Montana to final design, right of way 
     acquisition, construction and construction engineering 
     activities.
       Alaskan Way Viaduct, Washington.--The conference agreement 
     includes Senate language encouraging FHWA to work with state 
     and local officials to determine the amount of emergency 
     relief funds that should be committed to the Alaskan Way 
     Viaduct project.
       I-80 Colfax Narrows project.--The conference agreement 
     includes $2,000,000 for the rehabilitation and reconstruction 
     of a portion of the Interstate highway connecting eastern 
     California and western Nevada in Placer County, CA. The 
     states have been advancing the project and this funding will 
     move the multi-year project into the next stage of 
     development. The funds will be provided to the project by 
     agreement with Nevada to improve the safety and reduce 
     congestion on this section of Interstate highway.
       U.S. Highway 67/167, North Little Rock, Arkansas.--The 
     conferees recognize the potential for economic development in 
     the North Hills area of North Little Rock. In order to 
     alleviate congestion problems that would hinder that 
     development, the conferees direct the Federal Highway 
     Administration to

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     work with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department 
     and the City of North Little Rock to develop a plan for 
     southbound access from U.S. Highway 67/167 near the 
     intersection of Interstate 30 and Interstate 40 in North 
     Little Rock, AR no later than March 1, 2004.

                 Limitation on Transportation Research

       The conferees provide a general limitation on 
     transportation research of $462,500,000, as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate.

                    Surface Transportation Research

       Within the funds provided for surface transportation 
     research, the conference agreement includes $103,000,000 for 
     highway research and development for the following 
     activities:

Environmental, planning, real estate........................$16,000,000
Research and technology program support.......................9,000,000
International research..........................................400,000
Structures...................................................14,000,000
Safety.......................................................11,500,000
Operations...................................................13,000,000
Asset management..............................................2,750,000
Pavements research...........................................16,000,000
Long term pavement project (LTPP)............................10,000,000
Advance research................................................600,000
Policy research...............................................9,000,000
R&T strategic planning and performance measures.................750,000

       Environmental, planning, and real estate.--The conference 
     agreement provides $16,000,000 for environmental, planning, 
     and real estate research. Within the funds provided for this 
     research activity, the FHWA is encouraged to provide 
     $1,000,000 for the completion of the dust and persistent 
     particulate abatement research in Kotzebue, Alaska, $250,000 
     for the Sacramento Region Blueprint, and $250,000 for the 
     Central California Ozone Study.
       Research and technology.--The conference agreement provides 
     $9,000,000 for research and technology program support. 
     Within the funds provided for this activity, the FHWA is 
     encouraged to provide $750,000 for the University of Illinois 
     Transportation Center, $750,000 for the Center on Coastal 
     Transportation Research at the University of South Alabama, 
     and $750,000 for the electromagnetic transportation research 
     project at the University of Vermont to continue research 
     into advanced ground penetrating radar systems.
       International research.--The conferees have provided 
     $400,000 for international research activities. Further, FHWA 
     is directed by the conferees to consult the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees before any international agreements 
     are consummated that are likely to require financial support.
       Structures.--The conference agreement provides $14,000,000 
     for structures research. Within the funds provided for 
     structures research, the conferees encourage FHWA to provide 
     $750,000 for the deployment of lithium technologies to 
     prevent and mitigate alkali silica reactivity, $1,000,000 for 
     the New York City Bridge Corrosion Monitoring Project, 
     $250,000 for a demonstration project to evaluate the use of 
     battery-powered cathodic protection to extend the life of 
     concrete bridges located in extreme cold weather conditions, 
     $1,000,000 to the Constructed Facilities Center at West 
     Virginia University for the rapid deployment and durability 
     of bridge structures constructed with advanced composite 
     materials, $250,000 for the University of Delaware's Center 
     for Innovative Bridge Engineering, $1,500,000 for the 
     Infrastructure Renewal Research project at Washington State 
     University, and $500,000 to support non-destructive 
     structural evaluation technology at the New Mexico State 
     University's Bridge Research Center.
       Safety.--The conference agreement provides $11,500,000 for 
     safety research. Within the funds provided for this activity, 
     the conferees encourage FHWA to provide $250,000 to conduct a 
     waterborne road marking evaluation at the Pennsylvania State 
     University to understand the safety and environmental impacts 
     of several pavement marking systems, and $500,000 to 
     Washington State Department of Transportation for pilot 
     projects to test Level-2 Warning/Positive protection gates 
     for highway railroad grade crossings.
       Operations and asset management.--The conference agreement 
     provides $13,000,000 for operations and $2,750,000 for asset 
     management. Within the funds provided for these activities, 
     the conferees encourage FHWA to provide $750,000 for the 
     National Steel Bridge Alliance, $200,000 for the Northwestern 
     University Highways 2008, $100,000 for Wisconsin's critical 
     vulnerability assessment and countermeasure plan, $750,000 
     for the University of Idaho's National Institute for Advanced 
     Transportation Technology, working with the Northwest 
     Transportation Training and Education Alliance, to develop 
     and deliver training and education for transportation 
     professionals in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, and $2,000,000 
     for the Oklahoma Transportation Center to conduct research 
     addressing freight flows throughout Oklahoma.
       The conference agreement does not provide funds for 
     statistical analysis of the National Quality Initiative under 
     any FHWA research program, as proposed by the House. Such 
     analysis shall be performed by the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics.
       Pavements.--The conference agreement provides $16,000,000 
     for pavements research. Within the funds provided for this 
     activity, the conferees encourage FHWA to provide $350,000 to 
     Florida Atlantic University for the material integrity 
     project, $1,500,000 for the National Center for Asphalt 
     Technology at Auburn University, Alabama, $1,000,000 for the 
     Center for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Technology at 
     Iowa State University, $500,000 to continue evaluating GSB-88 
     emulsified binder treatment application, and $250,000 to 
     support the Institute for Aggregates Research at Michigan 
     Technological University.
       Policy.--The conference agreement provides $9,000,000 for 
     policy research. Within the funds provided for this activity, 
     FHWA is encouraged to provide $300,000 to Boston University 
     Infrastructure Investment Research Initiative, $300,000 to 
     the City College of San Francisco Transportation Academy, and 
     $500,000 to the University of Kentucky Academy for Community 
     Transportation Innovation for innovation of transportation 
     facilities into rural communities.
       Within the funds provided, the conferees encourage FHWA to 
     conduct a high performance/low emission asphalt test project 
     in consultation with the National Center for Asphalt 
     Technology as proposed by the Senate.

                   INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

       The conference agreement provides a limitation on 
     Intelligent Transportation Systems of $232,000,000. Funds are 
     available for the following activities:

Research and development....................................$52,000,000
Operational tests............................................12,000,000
Evaluations...................................................7,000,000
Architecture and standards...................................18,000,000
Integrations.................................................11,500,000
Program support..............................................11,500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal................................................110,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
ITS Deployment incentive program.............................122,000,00
    Total...................................................232,000,000

       Joint Program Office.--In the early 1990s, the 
     appropriations committees expressed strong support for the 
     formulation of a Joint Program Office (JPO) within the DOT to 
     oversee the federal role in the National Intelligent 
     Transportation system (ITS) effort. This office, which is 
     located within the Federal Highway Administration, now 
     provides overall program direction and budget coordination 
     among the multiple DOT offices conducting ITS activities. The 
     success of the federal investment in ITS has been due partly 
     to the effective functioning of the JPO. For example, the 
     JPO's close association with FHWA's research, headquarters 
     staff, and regional offices has ensured a unified approach to 
     providing training, implementing and testing standards, and 
     adhering to a national systems architecture. The conferees 
     maintain that the JPO's positive working relationship with 
     the FMCSA and FTA has facilitated progress in advancement of 
     technologies and the deployment of activities.
       The appropriation for ITS provided by the conferees is 
     predicated on the continuation of the JPO conducting the 
     functions identified previously. Maximum efficiencies are 
     most likely to be obtained by retaining the current 
     administrative structure of the JPO within the FHWA with a 
     reporting function to the Deputy Secretary. If there is any 
     change in the administrative structure or responsibilities of 
     the JPO, the Secretary is directed to inform the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and to justify in detail 
     such changes.
       Intelligent transportation systems deployment projects.--
     Within the funds available for intelligent transportation 
     systems deployment, the conference agreement provides that 
     not less than the following sums shall be available for 
     intelligent transportation projects in these specified areas:

        Project                                                  Amount
City of Huntsville, Alabama, ITS.............................$4,500,000
511 Traveler Information Program in North Carolina..............400,000
Advanced Ticket Collection and Passenger Information Systems, New 
  Jersey........................................................750,000
Advanced Traffic Analysis Center, North Dakota..................200,000
Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS), Montgomery County, 
  Maryland......................................................500,000
Alameda Corridor-East Gateway to America Project Phase II, Los Angeles, 
  CA..........................................................1,200,000
Alexandria ITS Real-Time Transit Enhancement Pilot Project......410,000
Altarum Restricted Use Technology Study.......................1,750,000
Altoona, Pennsylvania, ITS......................................800,000
Amber Alert Multi-Regional Strategic Plan.......................400,000
ATR Transportation Technology/CVISN, New Mexico.................175,000

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Auburn, Auburn Way South ITS, Washington......................1,600,000
Bay County Area Wide Traffic Signal System......................750,000
Cargo Watch Logistics Information System, New York............2,500,000
Carson Passenger Information System.............................300,000
CCTA Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vermont................300,000
City of Baltimore, Maryland Traffic Congestion Management.......200,000
City of Boston Intelligent Transportation Systems, Massachuset1,000,000
City of New Rochelle, NY Traffic Signal Replacement Program.....500,000
City of Santa Rosa: Intelligent Transportation System...........300,000
Clark County Transit, VAST ITS, Washington....................1,600,000
Computerization of traffic signals in Ashtabula, OH..............14,000
Corona City-wide automated traffic management system..........1,000,000
DelTrac Statewide Integration, Delaware.......................1,000,000
Demonstration project to deploy Geospatial Emergency & Response System 
  (GEARS) for transportation....................................150,000
Detroit Metro Airport ITS.......................................350,000
DuPage County Signal Interconnection Project....................300,000
Elk Grove Traffic Operations Center.............................960,000
Fairfax County Route 1 Traffic Synchronization ITS Pilot Project500,000
FAST Las Vegas (ITS-Phase 2)--Construction..................... 300,000
Fiber Optic Signal Interconnect System, Tuscon, Arizona.......3,500,000
George Washington University, Virginia Campus...................500,000
Germantown Parkway ITS Project, Tennessee.....................3,000,000
GMU ITS Research, Virginia......................................500,000
Great Lakes ITS, Michigan.....................................3,000,000
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce ITS System, Pennsylva1,500,000
Harbor Boulevard Intelligent Transportation.....................800,000
Hawthorne Street Public Access Improvements, New Bedford, MA....150,000
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit: Bus Tracking, Communication and 
  Security, Florida.............................................750,000
Houma, Louisiana..............................................1,250,000
Houston ITS...................................................1,500,000
I-70 Incident Management Plan Implementation, Colorado........2,500,000
1-87 Highway Speed E-Z Pass at the Woodbury Toll Barrier......1,750,000
1-87 Smart Corridor...........................................1,000,000
I-90 Phase 2 Connector ITS Testbed--Town of North Greenbush--Rensselaer 
  County, NY....................................................200,000
Illinois Statewide ITS........................................3,000,000
Implementation of Wisconsin DOT's Fiber Optics Network........1,000,000
Integration and Implementation of DYNASMART-X, RHODES and CLAIRE in 
  Houston, TX...................................................500,000
Intelligent Transportation System (Kansas City metro area)......200,000
Intelligent Transportation Systems--Phases II and III, Ohio.....700,000
Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment Project, Inglewood500,000
Intelligent Transportation Systems, City of Wichita Transit Auth750,000
Intelligent Transportation Systems, Statewide and Commerical Vehicle 
  Information Systems Network, Maryland.........................750,000
Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, DC Region.......500,000
Intersection Signalization Project for the City of Virginia Beach, 
  Virginia......................................................500,000
Iowa Transportation Systems.....................................750,000
ITS Baton Rouge, LA...........................................1,250,000
ITS Expansion in Davis and Utah Counties, Utah................1,250,000
ITS Logistics and Systems Management for the Gateway Cities.....250,000
ITS Technologies, San Antonio, Texas............................200,000
ITS, Cache Valley, Utah.......................................1,000,000
Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Intelligent Transportation 
  Initiative--Regional Planning, Florida........................750,000
King County, County-wide Signal Program, Washington...........1,500,000
Lincoln, Nebraska StarTran Automatic Vehicle Locator System...1,000,000
Los Angeles MTA Regional Universal Fare System..................500,000
Macomb County ITS Integration, Michigan.........................600,000
Maine Statewide ITS...........................................1,000,000
Market Street Signilazation Improvements........................100,000
MARTA Automated Fare Collection/Smart Card System, Georgia......700,000
Metrolina Transportation Management Center....................1,750,000
Mid-America Surface Transportation Water Research Institute, North 
  Dakota........................................................500,000
Minnesota Guidestar...........................................1,250,000
Missouri Statewide Rural ITS..................................4,000,000
Mobile Data Computer Network Phase II (MDCN), Wisconsin.......2,200,000
Monroe County ATMS ITS Deployment Project.......................800,000
Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) AVLS, MA..............240,000
Multi Region Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) for the IH-20 
  Corridor--Phase 1 in Texas....................................550,000
Nebraska Statewide Intelligent Transportation System Deploymen1,000,000
New York State Thruway Authority Traffic Operation Package for 1-95 and 
  1-87........................................................1,676,000
North Bergen, New Jersey Traffic Signalization Replacement....1,000,000
Oklahoma Statewide ITS........................................4,000,000
Palm Tran, Palm Beach County, FL--Automated Vehicle Location and Mobile 
  Data Terminals..............................................1,000,000
Portland State University Intelligent Transportation Research 
  Initiative....................................................400,000
Program of Projects, Washington...............................2,000,000
Project Hoosier SAFE-T........................................2,000,000
Real Time Transit Passenger Information System for the Prince George's 
  County Dept. of Public Works, Maryland......................1,000,000
Regional Intelligent Transportation System, Springfield, Misso2,000,000
Regional ITS Architeture and Deployment Plan for the Eagle Pass Region 
  and Integrate with Laredo.....................................300,000
Roosevelt Boulevard ITS Enhancement Pilot Program...............750,000
Rural Freeway Management System Implementation for the IH-20 Corridor 
  in the Tyler Region--Phase 1................................. 200,000
Sacramento Area Council of Governments--ITS Projects, Californ1,175,000
San Diego Joint Transportation Operations Center................400,000
Seacoast Intelligent Transportation System Congestion Relief P1,000,000
Seattle City Center ITS, Washington............................2,500,00
Shreveport Intelligent Transportation System, Louisiana.......1,000,000
South Carolina DOT Inroads Intelligent Transportation System..3,500,000
Spotswood Township, NJ; Expand and improve traffic flow with road 
  improvements..................................................250,000
SR 924 ITS Integration Project................................1,000,000
SR112 ITS Integration Project...................................300,000
Statewide AVL Initiative, Nebraska..............................300,000
Swatara Township, Pennsylvania--Traffic Signalization Improvemen100,000
TalTran ITS Smartbus Program, Florida.........................1,750,000
Texas Medical Center EMS Early Warning Transportation System..1,000,000
Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration, City of Lubbock.400,000
Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration, Port of Galvesto400,000

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Town of Cary Computerized Traffic Signal Project, North Carolina800,000
Traffic Signal Controllers & Cabinets, District of Columbia.....400,000
TRANSCOM Regional Architecture & TRANSMIT project, NJ, NY, & CT.500,000
Transportation Research Center (TRC) for Freight, Trade, Security, and 
  Economic Strength, Georgia....................................500,000
Tukwila, Signalization Interconnect and Intelligent Transportation, 
  Washington..................................................1,400,000
Twin Cities, Minnesota Redundant Communications Pilot.........1,000,000
Tysons Transportation Association--ITS..........................250,000
University of Kentucky Transportation Center..................1,000,000
Ventura County Intelligent Transportation System..............1,000,000
West Baton Rouge Parish Joint Operations Emergency Communications 
  Center........................................................800,000
Wisconsin CVISN Level One Deployment............................800,000
Wyoming Statewide ITS Initiative..............................4,000,000

               Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities

       Within the funds available for ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities, funds are to be available for the 
     following projects and activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
Akutan Ferry Planning and Design, Alaska.....................$1,000,000
Canal Corridor Association--Port of LaSalle Project, Illinois...400,000
Capital Cost of Contracting for Water Bus Service, Florida,.....500,000
City of Palatka Ferry Service, Florida..........................650,000
Coffman Cove/Wrangell/Petersburg Ferries and Ferry Facilities,2,000,000
Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority Ferry Vessel Acquisitio800,000
Ferry service from Rockaway Peninsula to Manhattan (Jamaica Bay 
  Transportation Hub), New York.................................500,000
Fire Island Ferry Terminal, Saltaire, New York..................450,000
Fort Morgan-Dauphin Island Ferry, Alabama.....................2,500,000
Governor Curtis Ferry Boat Replacement, Maine...................400,000
Hatteras Ferry Project, North Carolina..........................500,000
High Speed Ferry Terminal, Bridgeport, Connecticut..............750,000
Ocean Gateway Development, Maine................................500,000
Oyster Point Ferry Vessel, San Francisco, California..........1,000,000
Passenger Ferry, Port of Corpus Christi, Texas..................500,000
Pittsburgh Water Taxi, Pennsylvania.............................500,000
S-236 Claggett Road/Lewis & Clark Ferry Boat Facilities on Missouri 
  River, Montana................................................800,000
Southworth and Vashon Terminal Improvements, Washington.......1,000,000
Stamford High Speed Ferry, Stamford, Connecticut................500,000
Staten Island Ferry Kennedy Class Replacement Program, New Yor1,950,000
Swans Island Ferry Terminal Improvements, Swans Island, Maine...500,000
Winthrop, Massachusetts Ferry...................................300,000
TEA-21 Set-asides (Alaska, Washington, New Jersey)...........20,000,000

       National Corridor Planning and Border Development Program

       Within the funds available for the national corridor 
     planning and border development program, funds are to be 
     available for the following projects and activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
146th Street 1-69 Access Project, Hamilton County, Indiana...$1,000,000
172nd Street/I-5 Interchange and Bridge Expansion, Washington.3,000,000
34th Street Corridor completion, Minnesota....................1,000,000
Aiken Road Bridge, Kentucky...................................1,000,000
Alameda Corridor-East Gateway to America Project Phase II, Los Angeles, 
  California..................................................2,000,000
Anacostia Crossings and Freeway Study, Maryland.................750,000
Anniston East Bypass, Alabama.................................3,000,000
Arch-Sperry Road Improvements, California.......................250,000
Arctic Winter Games Transportation Improvements, Alaska.......1,000,000
Auburn Ravine Bridge--City of Lincoln, California...............250,000
Bayfield County bridge projects, Wisconsin......................410,000
California, State Route 75 (City of Coronado) Tunnel Project Report and 
  Environmental Document, California............................500,000
Cameron Street Bridge, Shamokin/Coal Townships, Northumberland County, 
  Pennsylvania................................................1,000,000
Canal Road Intermodal Connector, Harrison County, Mississippi.1,000,000
City of Forsyth Frontage Road, Illinois.........................200,000
City of Seminole, US 377 upgrades and creation of a spur, Okla2,000,000
Coalfields Expressway, Virginia.................................500,000
Columbus, Mississippi Highway 45 Bypass.........................750,000
Construct Madison Street Interchange 1-29 in Sioux Falls, Sout5,000,000
Corridor V construction along SR-6, Mississippi...............1,000,000
Donna-Rio Bravo International Border Crossing, Texas............800,000
Elk Grove Sheldon 99 Interchange, California....................300,000
Falls to Falls Corridor, Minnesota............................1,000,000
Flintlock Road Overpass, City of Liberty, Missouri............1,000,000
Ft. Wainwright Alternative Access & Chena River Crossing, Alas5,700,000
Garden Parkway Bypass (US 321/74), North Carolina.............2,000,000
Georgia S.R. 316 Improvements--Gwinnett County, Georgia.........100,000
Highway 101 Implementation Plan, California.....................600,000
Highway 22/Cordon Road interchange--Environmental Impact Study, 500,000
Highway 431 Modification, Alabama.............................1,200,000
Highway 71, Alma to Greenwood, Arkansas.......................1,450,000
Highway 71: Louisiana State Line, DeQueen, Arkansas.............850,000
I-5 Interregional Arterials Improvement Project, California.....700,000
I-565 to Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama................5,000,000
1-65 and County Road 24 Interchange, Limestone County, Alabama1,000,000
1-66 westbound widening from Rosslyn Tunnel to Dulles Connector, 
  Virginia....................................................1,000,000
1-675 Corridor Improvements, Ohio...............................500,000
1-69 Indianapolis to Evansville...............................1,000,000
I-73 Corridor Project...........................................250,000
I-75/Austin Road Interchange, Ohio..............................650,000
Interchange/overpass at highway K-7 and 55th St. and Johnson Dr. in 
  Shawnee, Kansas.............................................1,000,000
Intercounty Connector (ICC), Maryland...........................500,000
Interstate 5 Riverfront Reconnection, California................500,000
Jasper Airport Road, Jasper, Alabama..........................1,000,000
Jim Thorpe Bridge Renovation Project, Pennsylvania..............500,000
Kauffman Ave Roadway Improvements, Greene County, Ohio..........500,000
KY750 from US 23 to KY 3105 in Raceland, Greenup County, Kentuck300,000
LA 1 Port Fourchan to US 90...................................2,000,000
LA 18 from Avondale to US 90, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.......350,000
LA 37/US 190, Central Thruway Connector, Louisiana............1,000,000
LA Hwy 820 Improvements, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana............1,500,000
Loop 201 Expansion Project, Texas...............................750,000
Missisquoi Bay Bridge, Vermont................................4,000,000
Murchison Road, Cumberland County, North Carolina...............500,000

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Murray Business Loop, Kentucky................................1,000,000
New Haven Road Corridor Study, Connecticut.......................90,000
North Coast Interstate 5, California............................500,000
Northern Tier Expressway (NTE), New York........................100,000
North-South Highway TCL-MSL Corridor, Alabama.................1,000,000
Pittston Connector Project, Pennsylvania........................300,000
Planning for New Route over Cape Fear River, North Carolina.....125,000
Ports-to-Plains highway rehabilitation between Del Rio and Eagle Pass, 
  Texas.......................................................1,100,000
Ranchero Road/Cajon Branchline Grade Separation, California.....500,000
Route 104/Dominion Boulevard, Virginia........................3,000,000
Route 106 Underpass Rehabilitation, Mansfield, Massachusetts....750,000
Route 12, Veterans Memorial Corridor, Auburn, Massachusetts...1,250,000
Route 168 Corridor Improvements, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New 
  Jersey........................................................250,000
Route 24/140 Interchange, Taunton, Massachusetts..............1,000,000
Route 403 Relocation, Rhode Island..............................800,000
Route 590 Reconstruction project, Irondequoit, New York.......2,500,000
Route 79 Improvements, Fall River, Massachusetts..............1,350,000
Rutherford Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts......................1,500,000
Santa Fe/C-470, Colorado......................................4,000,000
SH 158 widening in Sterling County, Texas.......................800,000
Shelby County CR 500 E Safety Upgrade, Indiana..................100,000
SR694, Pinellas Park, Florida.................................2,000,000
St. Clair Avenue in East Liverpool, Ohio........................500,000
State Highway 133 Widening, Colquitt County, Georgia..........4,000,000
Ten Mile at Middlebelt Road Intersection Safety, Michigan.......200,000
Tennessee 4th's US 412 Corridor, Tennessee....................1,750,000
Tennessee's I40 in Roane County.................................500,000
TH241, St. Michael, MN..........................................300,000
The Hendricks County North-South Corridor Highway...............850,000
The Rock Island Parkway Project, Arkansas.......................675,000
Tienken Road Bridge over the Paint Creek, Rochester Hills, Michi750,000
Town of Marana Twin Peaks Corridor, Arizona.....................800,000
Trenton Channel Bridge Replacement, Wayne County, Michigan......400,000
U.S. Route 33 Corridor Improvements at Winchester-Cemetary Roa1,000,000
U.S. Route 33 Road Improvements (Pendelton County, West Virginia500,000
U.S. Route 422 Improvement Project, Pennsylvania................500,000
University Boulevard Interchange Project, Pennsylvania........1,000,000
Upgrade US158 to a multilane facility between I-85 and I-95, North 
  Carolina......................................................400,000
US 113, Maryland..............................................1,500,000
US 60, Osage County, Pawhuska to Vinita, Oklahoma.............2,000,000
US 67 improvements, Missouri..................................5,000,000
US 83 Anzalduas Connection Road and Structures to New International 
  Bridge, Texas.................................................500,000
US 87 Bypass around Big Spring, Texas...........................300,000
US Highway 10 Interchange--City of Ramsey, MN...................200,000
US Highway 218 in Keokuk, Iowa..................................750,000
US Market Street Bridge, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania........1,000,000
US11, Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana...............500,000
US-231/I-10 Freeway Connector, Alabama........................8,000,000
US-395 North Spokane Corridor, Washington.....................1,000,000
USH 53 Bypass (Eau Claire, Wisconsin).........................2,000,000
Walden Point Road, Alaska.....................................2,000,000
West Virginia Route 10.......................................10,000,000
Winfield Way Extension, Canton, Ohio............................500,000
Yakima Grade Separations, Washington..........................1,000,000

      Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program

       Within the funds made available for the transportation and 
     community and system preservation program, funds are to be 
     distributed to the following projects and activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
Bellingham, Coast Millennium Trail--South Bay Taylor Dock Project, 
  Washington...................................................$500,000
Big Lake to Wasilla Pedestrian Trails, Alaska...................500,000
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, New York traffic li150,000
Central Avenue Parking Facility and Pedestrian Improvements, Flo500,000
Civic center streetscape improvement, New York..................500,000
Clarksville Square, Clarksville, Texas..........................250,000
Colchester, Vermont...........................................1,000,000
Connection of the Alabama Chief Ladiga Trail and the Georgia Silver 
  Comet Trail, Alabama..........................................100,000
Downtown Revitalization Project, Somerset, Kentucky...........1,750,000
Henderson County Port Authority Project, Kentucky.............1,000,000
High line project, New York City, New York......................500,000
Highway 79 Corridor/Greenway Project, Alabama...................750,000
Hobbs Industrial Air Park Roads, New Mexico.....................100,000
Homewood, Illinois railroad station/platform acquisition and 
  improvement...................................................200,000
Hot Springs Bike Trail, Arkansas.................................80,000
Independence Creek Hiking/Biking Road Access, Kansas............250,000
Kincaid Park Trail Connection, Alaska...........................900,000
Lewisburg Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Lewisburg, West Virg85,000
Manhattan, Kansas Fourth Street Corridor........................200,000
Marathon County--Mountain Bay Trail, Wisconsin..................225,000
Marion County Alabama Safety, Efficiency, and Trade Highway Improvement 
  Program.......................................................800,000
Miller Farm Bridge, Pennsylvania................................500,000
Newberg-Dundee Transportation Improvement Project, Oregon.......500,000
Niobrara Scenic River Corridor Roads, Nebraska................1,000,000
North Dakota 23 Lake Sakakawea Crossing--Linear Library, Truss M250,000
North/South Road, Oahu, Phase I, Hawaii.......................1,000,000
Owensboro Waterfront Development Project, Kentucky............2,000,000
Puna Makai Alternate Road Study, Island of Hawaii...............200,000
Regional Plan Association Willimasburg/Navy Yard/Vinegar Hill Corridor 
  Access, New York..............................................200,000
Riverfront Battle Property Trail, Georgia.......................250,000
Riverwalk, Warren, Ohio.........................................500,000
Road construction for industial park for City of Vinita, Oklahom100,000
Rockford Road, Ardmore, Oklahoma................................700,000
Route 152 Safety Improvements, Santa Clara County, California...250,000
Route 29 Recreational Bike and Pedestrian Path, Mercer, New Je1,000,000
Scranton Nay Aug Park Enhancement Project, Pennsylvania.........400,000
Streetscape Initiative, Phase II, Northwest Moultrie, Georgia...500,000
Study of Highway 35/county M Bypass of Downtown Osceola, Wiscons200,000
Talcottville Transportation Improvement Project, Connecticut....500,000
Town of Clayton Downtown Revitalization, Clayton, Alabama.......500,000
Trinity River Visions Neighborhood Linkage, Texas...............500,000
U.S. 49 from Florence, Mississippi to I-20......................800,000

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Uptown Crossings Vine Street Improvement Project, Ohio........1,000,000
US-222 Kutztown Bypass, Pennsylvania............................500,000
US30 Bypass--PA10 to US30 Business..............................500,000
Village of Glencoe, Illinois, Green Bay Trail--North Branch Trail 
  Connection....................................................200,000
Walden Woods Corridor Overpass Study, Massachusetts.............200,000
Weston Streetscape Renewal, West Virginia.......................200,000
Woodward Avenue Livable Community Project, Michigan.............210,000

                      Bridge Discretionary Program

       Within the funds available for the bridge discretionary 
     program, including the bridge set-aside, funds are to be 
     available for the following projects and activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
9th Street Bridge, NE over New York Avenue, District of Columbi$500,000
Blackford Bridge Project, Kentucky..............................250,000
Bridge Replacement on Arkabutla--Coldwater Road, Mississippi....800,000
Broadway Bridge/I-25 Interchange Complex, Colorado............8,000,000
Canvas Bridge, Nicholas County, West Virginia.................8,000,000
Carlsbad, New Mexico, Railroad Overpass.......................1,500,000
Christina River Bridge Seismic Retrofit, Delaware.............1,000,000
Coal Creek Parkway, Washington................................1,000,000
Construction of the Cooper River Bridge Replacement Project, South 
  Carolina....................................................1,250,000
CR 309 Georgetown Bridge, Putnam County, Florida................500,000
Ferry Street Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut...................2,000,000
First Street Bridge, Roanoke, Virginia..........................500,000
Funny River Bridge Crossing, Alaska...........................5,000,000
Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit...........................4,500,000
Greene County, Missouri Demonstration Bridge....................400,000
Greenspot Bridge, Highland, California..........................500,000
Hagatna River, Flood Mitigation Bridge Improvement Project, Guam400,000
Highway 19 Bridge Replacement, Missouri.......................6,000,000
Highway 21/Rincon Truck Bypass, Georgia.......................4,000,000
Historic Woodrow Wilson Bridge Restoration Project, Rankin Co., 
  Mississippi.................................................2,500,000
I-195 Washington Bridge (East Bound), Rhode Island............4,000,000
I-35 Trinity River Bridge, Texas................................925,000
I-710 Corridor/Gerald Desmond Bridge Gateway Program (Desmond Bridge 
  Replacement), California......................................800,000
I-95 New Haven Q-Bridge, Approach Work (Contract C), Connecticut750,000
IH-35E Chambers Creek Bridges, Texas..........................1,500,000
Indian River Inlet Bridge Replacement, Delaware...............4,075,000
Interstate 74 Bridge Corridor Project, Iowa...................1,250,000
Kapahi Bridge, Island of Kauai..................................350,000
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge, Louisiana.................3,000,000
Leeville Bridge, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana..................1,500,000
Longfellow Bridge, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts........2,250,000
Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge Aprons, Toledo, Ohio............1,600,000
Missouri River Bridge, Rulo Nebraska..........................1,000,000
North Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois........................5,000,000
Replacement of existing I-75 Brent Spence Bridge over Ohio River 
  between Covington and Cincinnati, Kentucky..................2,000,000
Route 52 Causeway Replacement and Somers Point Circle Elimination, New 
  Jersey......................................................1,250,000
Russell Street Viaduct Replacement, Baltimore, Maryland.......4,000,000
Sauvie Island Bridge Replacement, Oregon........................400,000
SR 520/SR 25 Flyover Bridge, Glynn County, Georgia............2,500,000
Tamiami Bridge Replacement, Florida...........................1,500,000
U.S. 220-Business Bridge Replacement, Virginia................2,000,000
U.S. 34 Missouri River Bridge in Mills County, Iowa...........1,500,000
US-169 viaduct between Kansas Avenue and I-70, Kansas City, Ka2,000,000
US-2, Dover Bridge, Bonner County, Idaho......................1,250,000
US20 Bridge Repair, Oregon......................................600,000
Vernon Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Expansion Project, California..400,000
Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge in Prospect and Verona, Maine.4,000,000

                             Federal Lands

       Within the funds available for the federal lands program, 
     funds are to be available for the following projects and 
     activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
Access roads to Beale Air Force Base, California...............$750,000
Adams National Historic Park Transportation and Access, Massachu465,000
Apache County Road, 5020, Arizona...............................752,000
Apache County South Fork Bridge, Arizona........................275,000
Atwater Federal Penitentiary Access Road, California..........1,000,000
BIA Route 35 resurfacing: State like to Montezuma Creek, Utah.1,000,000
Big South Fork, Scenic Railway Track Restoration in McCreary County, 
  Kentucky......................................................400,000
Blackstone River Bikeway, Rhode Island........................1,500,000
Blackwater Wildlife Refuge roads and visitor center, Maryland...400,000
Brown's Park, Utah............................................1,000,000
Calaveras Wagon Trail Expressway Realignment, California........350,000
Calumet Trail, Prairie Duneland Trail and Marquette Trail Link, 307,000
Chickasaw Museum and Cultural Center Planning and Development, 
  Mississippi...................................................500,000
Chignik Road Improvements, Alaska.............................2,100,000
Choctaw Roads, Mississippi....................................1,425,000
City of Henderson Lake Las Vegas/Lake Mead Interchange, Nevada2,000,000
City of Rocks Back Country Byway, Stage 2, Idaho..............3,000,000
Colville Confederated Tribe--Inchelium/Gifford Bridge Feasibility 
  Study, Washington.............................................120,000
County Road, Preston North and South, Nebraska..................650,000
Craig Road Overpass, Nevada...................................3,000,000
Cross Base Highway, Washington..................................750,000
Foothills Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennesse900,000
Fort Yates Business Loop Street Improvement, North Dakota.......550,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway Safety Improvements, Virginia600,000
Glacier Creek/Nome Bypass, Alaska.............................3,000,000
Glorieta Battlefield NM 50 realignment, New Mexico..............375,000
Hal Rogers Parkway, Kentucky..................................1,000,000
Hansen Dam Recreation Area Parking Enhancements, Pacoima, Califo325,000
Hawaii Statewide Federal Lands Improvements...................4,000,000
Highway 62 Traffic and pedestrian safety improvement, in Yucca Valley, 
  California....................................................500,000
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, Arizona.............................7,000,000
Iditarod Historic National Trail Project, Alaska................500,000
IH20--Dyess AFB Access Project, Texas.........................1,368,000
Interstate Bridge Crossing between Bullhead City, Arizona and Laughlin, 
  Nevada........................................................500,000
Lake Tahoe EIP, Nevada........................................1,200,000
Lewis and Clark Legacy Trail, North Dakota......................400,000
Lowell Riverwalk Phase 11 Design, Massachusetts.................800,000
Lower Etwha Klallam Tribe--Access Road, Washington............2,300,000

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Marin Parklands/Muir Woods Visitor Access, California.........1,100,000
McCarthy Creek Tram, Alaska.....................................200,000
Military Cutoff Road (SR 1409) Improvements in New Hanover County, 
  North Carolina................................................400,000
Mill Creek Road (Mendocino County), California..................400,000
Moosalamoo Region, Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont......150,000
Navajo Archeological Study, Utah State Route 262 between Montezuma 
  Creek and Aneth, Utah.......................................1,250,000
Needles Highway Realignment and Safety Improvements, Californi3,000,000
Ohiki Road Bank Stabilization and Engineering, Hanalei, Island of50,000
Ohio State Route 2/Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge..............500,000
Presidio Trails and Bikeways, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
  California..................................................1,000,000
Public Lands Highways Project, Cedar Creek bridge construction at 
  Wilson Lake, Russell County, Kansas...........................300,000
Red Cliff Arch Bridge, Colorado...............................3,000,000
Regional Tourism and Transportation Center, New York..........1,250,000
Rehabilitation of the Henry Drive Bridge #001 over the Union Pacific 
  Railroad tracks at Fort Riley, Kansas.........................808,000
Rossie Coats Road, Kemper County, Mississippi...................150,000
Russell Cave National Monument Road, Jackson County, Alabama....500,000
Saginaw Chippewa Transportation Improvement Project, Michigan.1,200,000
Salmon Falls Creek Bridge.......................................500,000
Seminoe Dam Road, Wyoming.....................................3,500,000
Shotgun Cove Road, Alaska.....................................2,000,000
Six County Fort Peck Road Access Project, Montana.............1,500,000
Skokomish Tribe Roadway Improvements, Washington..............1,300,000
Snake Road (BIA Route 1281) Improvement, Florida..............1,000,000
Southeast Alaska Seatrails......................................500,000
State Highway 149, Colorado.....................................400,000
Stoughton Pond Road, Weathersfield, Vermont.....................100,000
Sturgeon Lake Road Overpass, Minnesota........................2,000,000
Summit Valley Road, San Bernardino County, California...........500,000
Tank Destroyer Blvd, Ft. Hood, Texas..........................1,000,000
Taylor Hill Road US Secondary Montana 234.....................1,420,000
Timucuan Preserve Bike Trail, Florida.........................1,000,000
US Highway 491 (666) on the Navajo Nation, New Mexico.........1,000,000
US 93 Evaro to Polson Wildlife Crossings, Montana.............1,000,000
USMC Heritage Center Access, Virginia...........................650,000
Western Canalway, Suffolk and Moody Street Reach, Massachusetts.400,000
Western Maryland Low Impact Welcome Center at Byron Overlook, Ma800,000
Wolf Trap National Park Pedestrian Crossing, Virginia...........750,000

                             Scenic Byways

       Within the funds available for the scenic byways program, 
     funds are to be available for the following projects and 
     activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
Amherst County Greenway, Virginia............................$1,000,000
City of Espanola El Camino Real Scenic Byway alignment, New Mexic60,000
Enhancements to Route 6A Scenic Byway, Cape and Islands Rural Roads 
  Initiative, Massachusetts.....................................800,000
Flagler County Scenic and Historic A1A, Florida.................890,000
Idaho National Scenic Byways.....................................75,000
Kentucky Scenic Byways........................................1,000,000
Mason Creek Greenway, Virginia................................1,000,000
New York State Scenic Byways Statewide project................2,000,000
Pioneer Historic Byway Interpretive Site Development, Idaho.....100,000
Snoqualmie Point View Park, Washington..........................600,000
US 78 Bamberg Scenic Highway Project, South Carolina..........4,000,000
Welcome Center off SR 410, Washington.........................1,285,000
Woodward Avenue--Developing the Byway Story, Michigan...........440,000

                  Interstate Maintenance Discretionary

       Within the funds available for the interstate maintenance 
     discretionary program, funds are to be available for the 
     following projects and activities:

        Project                                                  Amount
Cawtawba Avenue Interchange (I-77) Improvement, North Carolina..750,000
Central Sarasota Parkway Interchange at I-75, Sarasota, Florida.500,000
City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, I-70 and State Highway 58 Interchange 
  Reconstruction, Colorado......................................800,000
Conceptual Development & Preliminary Design improvements to the 
  intersections of Interstate 59, Mississippi...................265,000
Coors/Interstate 40 Interchange Reconstruction, New Mexico....1,000,000
Ellensburg Interchange I-90, Milepost 108.31, Washington......1,500,000
Four interchanges at I-435 and I-35 in Johnson County, Kansas.1,000,000
I-12 Sound Barriers, Slidell, Louisiana.........................750,000
I-15 Reconstruction: 10800 South to 600 North, Utah...........6,000,000
I-182, Queensgate to SR 240, Richland, Washington.............2,000,000
I-20 Downing Pines Interchange, Louisiana.....................1,000,000
I-210 and Highway 14 Interchange, Lake Charles, Louisiana.......800,000
I-25, US 36, I-270 Interchange, Colorado........................450,000
I-25/Tramway Interchange, Albuquerque, New Mexico.............1,500,000
I-285 Noise Walls, Henderson Mill to Chamblee Tucker Road, Georg500,000
I-285 Noise Walls, I-20 to Bouldercrest Road, Georgia...........480,000
I-295/Meadowville Interchange, Virginia.......................1,500,000
I-35 East/I-635 interchange, Texas..............................925,000
I-35/127th Street Overpass, Olathe, Kansas....................3,000,000
I-40 and I-55 ramps, Memphis, Tennessee.......................1,000,000
I-405 Corridor Improvements, Washington.......................2,000,000
I-44 Rogers Lane Interchange, Lawton, Oklahoma................1,000,000
I-476 Reconstruction and Widening Project, Pennsylvania.........830,000
I-49 South, Louisiana.........................................3,000,000
I-5 Rush Road to Maytown Widening, Lewis County, Washington...2,000,000
I-5 Vancouver Interchange Improvements, Washington............1,000,000
I-5, Lynnwood City Center Exit, Washington....................1,000,000
I-5/Ortege Highway Interchange Construction, California.........800,000
I-676 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Camden County, New Jersey.1,000,000
I-69/SR 304 Paving, Mississippi...............................5,925,000
I-695 Baltimore Beltway N/E Inner Loop, Maryland................750,000
I-70 Improvement Project: Frederick, Maryland.................4,025,000
I-75/Aviation Blvd Atlanta, Georgia.............................800,000
I-76, Fort Morgan, Colorado to Brush, Colorado..................200,000
I-77/Lauby Road exit, Ohio....................................1,000,000
I-80 Truck Climbing Lane, Keystone to Robb Drive, Nevada........500,000
I-80/Iowa 945 interchange, Polk County........................3,000,000
I-84, Glenns Ferry to King Hill, Idaho........................2,000,000
I-84/Route 2 East Hartford Connecticut, operational improvements 
  (flyover access)..............................................750,000
I-85 Coweta County Noise Barriers, Georgia......................750,000
I-90, Spokane to Idaho State Line, Washington.................2,000,000
I-96/Latson Road Interchange, Michigan..........................750,000
IH35/SH45 interchange at Round Rock, Texas......................200,000

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Interstate 10 Cypress Avenue Overcrossing, California...........800,000
Interstate 295/Route 38 Interchange Improvements, New Jersey....750,000
Interstate 430/630: Interchange Modification, Arkansas..........800,000
Interstate 44 and US 65 Interchange, Missouri.................1,000,000
Interstate 80 (I-80) Colfax Narrows Project, Nevada...........2,000,000
Interstate 80-Exits 298-299 Renovation Project, Pennsylvania....750,000
Isleta Boulevard Improvement Project............................500,000
Kelly USA: New Luke Road, Texas.................................200,000
Laval Road Interchange Upgrades at I-5, California..............800,000
Louisville--Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project, India3,250,000
Madison I-565 Interchange at County Line Road, Alabama........1,000,000
Montgomery County, Ohio--Interstate 75, Ohio..................2,000,000
New York State Thruway Authority, Westchester County, Byram Bridge 
  Rehabilitation................................................800,000
Noise Walls on I-20 from Fulton Industrial Boulevard to H. E. Holmes, 
  Fulton County, Georgia........................................500,000
Northbound I-675 Sound Barrier, Ohio..........................1,000,000
Ohio River Bridges, Kentucky..................................6,550,000
Pavement and Bridge Rehabilitation on I-85, North Carolina......800,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike--Interstate 95 Interchange Project......2,000,000
Phase II, I-44 Modification (Widen Eastbound I-44 Bridge at Meramec 
  River), Missouri..............................................200,000
Rancho Cucamonga I-15 & Base Line Road Interchange Improvements, 
  California....................................................800,000
Reconstruct Exit 60--I-90 in Rapid City, South Dakota.........5,100,000
Valley Mall Boulevard Interchange and South Union Gap Interchange, 
  Washington....................................................500,000
Valleydale Road at I-65, AL...................................5,000,000
Waltham, Massachusetts I-95/Rt 20 Interchange.................1,700,000
Widening Interstate 35 East between FM 2181 and Lake Lewisville, Denton 
  County, Texas.................................................200,000

                  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

       The conferees provide $31,000,000 for the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics under the FHWA appropriation. 
     However, the conferees continue to be concerned about 
     staffing increases since 1993, the year BTS was established. 
     Therefore, the conference agreement limits BTS full time 
     positions to 136.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides a liquidating cash 
     appropriation of $34,000,000,000 for the federal-aid highways 
     program as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


           miscellaneous highway and highway safety programs

                          (highway trust fund)

       The conference agreement provides contract authority from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     for the Pennsylvania Avenue project in Washington, D.C., and 
     for Amber Alert grants. In addition, contract authority is 
     provided for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration's new entrant program, southern border 
     enforcement activities, northern border truck inspections, 
     and commercial driver's license program improvement grants; 
     and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
     operations and research program. This funding shall be 
     subject to the Federal-aid obligation limitation.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $207,000,000 of funds in The unobligated contract authority 
     balances from the five core highway programs--Surface 
     Transportation Program, Interstate Maintenance, National 
     Highway System, Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Improvement 
     program, and the Bridge program.

                 Appalachian Development Highway System

       The conference agreement provides $125,000,000 for the 
     Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), instead of 
     $150,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did not 
     provide funding for this purpose. A total of $40,000,000 
     shall be allocated in accordance with the ADHS most recent 
     cost-to complete study and the remaining $75,000,000 shall be 
     allocated as follows: $20,000,000 for Kentucky Corridors; 
     $3,000,000 for Tennessee Corridor S; $2,000,000 for Corridor 
     V, Mississippi; $20,000,000 for West Virginia Corridor H; and 
     $30,000,000 for Alabama Corridor X.

           General Provisions--Federal Highway Administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 110) 
     that modifies the distribution of Federal-aid highway 
     obligation limitation proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 111), 
     as proposed by the House, that designates U.S. 78 from 
     Memphis, Tennessee, to Corridor X near Fulton, Mississippi 
     extending to Birmingham, Alabama, as a High Priority Corridor 
     and a future interstate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 112) 
     that modifies a House provision amending section 1692 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21) to 
     allow changes to projects in New York, Louisiana, Michigan, 
     Kentucky, Illinois and South Carolina.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 113) 
     that allows funds received by the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics from the sale of data products to be credited to 
     the Federal-aid Highways account, as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 114) 
     that amends TEA-21 to allow ITS funds already appropriated to 
     the state of Wisconsin to be used for the installation in the 
     areas of Wausau and Superior.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 115) 
     that provides additional amounts from within the Federal-aid 
     obligation limitation for the following surface 
     transportation projects:

        Project                                                  Amount
10th Street South Phase II, St. Cloud, Minnesota...............$200,000
135th Street Widening and US 69 Northbound Ramp, Kansas.......2,750,000
168th and State Streets Intersection improvements...............200,000
3-Bridge Corridor Project, Skagit County, Washington............800,000
40th Street Corridor project, City of Tampa.....................750,000
40th Street Corridor project, City of Tampa.....................500,000
51-43 Connector Canton, Mississippi...........................1,000,000
60/67 Interchange-Butler County, Missouri.....................3,000,000
7th Street Widening Project, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...........500,000
95th Dan Ryan Transit Station.................................1,000,000
Adrien's Landing, Hartford, Connecticut.......................5,000,000
Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall, Seattle, Washington............1,000,000
Albany Georgia Intermodal Facility............................1,000,000
Albuquerque, New Mexico-University Boulevard Extension..........250,000
American Samoa Ferry Boat System................................300,000
Amesbury, Massachusetts bus facility upgrade..................1,100,000
Anacostia Riverwalk and Trail Construction, District of Columbia400,000
Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, Illinois............................500,000
Applied Sciences Building, Alabama...........................30,000,000
Area Wide Traffic Signal Synchronization System, Phase III....1,500,000
Arkwright Connector, South Carolina...........................1,000,000
Arlington County Jefferson Davis Highway (Rt 1) Improvements....500,000
Arlington County South Glebe Road improvements..................800,000
Aroostook County North-South Highways, Maine..................3,550,000
Atlantic Avenue Extension, Jamaica, Queens, New York..........1,250,000
Attleboro Intermodal Transportation Center, Attleboro, Massach2,200,000
Augusta Rail Relocation Project, George.......................2,000,000
Austin Metropolitan Area Bicycle Routes.........................400,000
Badger Creek Crossing, Fall River Lake, Greenwood County, Kansas100,000
Barlett Access Intersection Safety Improvements, Alaska.........500,000

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Battlefield Parkway expansion from Kincaid Boulevard to Route 7, 
  Virginia....................................................6,000,000
Beacon Falls Depot Street Bridge, Connecticut.................1,000,000
Beacon Falls-Seymour, Connector Roadway.........................750,000
Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility--City of Memphis, Tennes1,000,000
Bear Creek Greenway, Oregon...................................2,000,000
Beargrass Creek Bridges.........................................500,000
Beckley VA Medical Center Access Road, West Virginia..........1,000,000
Bedford, New Hampshire Route 101 Corridor Safety Improvement P1,000,000
Belford Road, Holly, Michigan...................................800,000
Bergen Intramodal Stations and park-n-ride Capital Improvements, New 
  Jersey......................................................2,250,000
Berkshire/Franklin Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway, Massachusetts...1,000,000
Berlin G. Meyers Parkway Extension, South Carolina............1,000,000
BIA Route 27 Reconstruction, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South 
  Dakota......................................................3,000,000
Billings Bypass Development: Design and ROW, Montana..........2,000,000
Birmingham Northern Beltline, Alabama.........................2,000,000
Bismark Fixed Route Bus System, Fargo/Moorhead Transit Maintenance 
  Facility, Valley City Garage, North Dakota..................2,650,000
Blue Water Port Huron Intermodal Facility Project, Michigan...2,000,000
BNSF Track Relocation Project, Everett, Washington..............500,000
Bobby Jones Expressway (GA)/Palmetto Parkway (SC) extension in South 
  Carolina....................................................4,000,000
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area Universal Access, 
  Massachusetts...............................................2,250,000
Boulder Ave Bridge project, Highland, California..............1,000,000
Bowman Road and Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, 
  South Carolina..............................................3,000,000
Bremerton Pedestrian/BTC Access Improvement project, Washingto2,500,000
Bridge Replacement Project, Mound Branch and Pawpaw Creek Bridges on K-
  99 in Elk County, Kansas....................................1,000,000
Broken Arrow 101st street corridor from State Highway 51 to Town 
  Center, Oklahoma..............................................250,000
Broken Bow rail spur, Oklahoma..................................750,000
Bronx HUB Streetscape Improvement & Pedestrianization.........1,000,000
Bronx River--Concrete Plant Link of the Bronx Greenway..........700,000
Buffalo Outer Harbor Project, New York........................5,000,000
Business Route I-44 (Chestnut Expressway) and National Avenue 
  Intersection Improvement, Missouri............................750,000
Butler County Industrial Infrastructure Development--City of 
  Greenville, Alabama...........................................750,000
Bypass Road in Nome, Alaska...................................2,000,000
Byram-Clinton/Norrell Corridor, Mississippi...................3,000,000
C Street Railroad bypass, Alaska..............................2,000,000
Cactus Avenue, I-15 Interchange Project.........................200,000
California University of Pennsylvania Shuttle System (CUPSS), 
  Pennsylvania................................................2,000,000
CalTrain Train Tracking Information System......................500,000
Capacity Enhancement of South Shore Commuter Rail Service.....1,000,000
Capacity expansion on I-35 in Olathe, Kansas, from 159th St. to 175th 
  St..........................................................3,000,000
Cape Fear River Planning Project, North Carolina................750,000
Capital Metro North Operating Facility........................1,000,000
Caraway Bridge Overpass, Arkansas.............................1,000,000
Center City Project, Columbus, Ohio...........................3,000,000
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority: North Orange/South 
  Seminole ITS Enhanced Circulator............................2,071,000
Central Kentucky Line Rail Service Preservation Project.........500,000
Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation U.S. 15, Pennsylvani2,000,000
Chattanooga (CARTA) ITS, Tennessee............................2,500,000
Chehalis, I-5 Exit 79 Interchange Bridge, Washington..........3,000,000
Chenega Road System, Alaska.....................................850,000
Cheyenne Corridor Safety Improvement Project in Pocatello, Ida1,500,000
Chocorua Village Transportation Improvement Project.............500,000
Cities of Beverly and Salem Intermodal, MA....................1,100,000
City of Arvada, Colorado, Wadsworth Blvd/SH 121/Grandview Grade 
  Separation....................................................500,000
City of Asheville Traffic Signal System Upgrades..............2,000,000
City of Aurora, Colorado I-225 and Colfax Avenue Interchange 
  reconstruction..............................................2,500,000
City of Austin East 7th Street................................1,000,000
City of Bayfield, Highway 13 Emergency Culvert Repairs..........640,000
City of Beloit, Gateway Boulevard Project, Wisconsin............500,000
City of Boston--Harbor Islands NRA Long Island Pier Reconstruction, 
  Massachusetts.................................................300,000
City of Charles Town--Gateway Revitalization Project, West Virgi350,000
City of Columbus, Ohio, Morse Road corridor improvement program 500,000
City of Covina Metrolink Pedestrian Bridge......................500,000
City of Crowley's Historic Parkerson Avenue Redevelopment project, 
  Louisiana...................................................1,000,000
City of Elkhart Hively Avenue underpass, Indiana................100,000
City of Fort Worth Corridor Redevelopment Program.............2,000,000
City of Gardena Street and Highway Improvements.................500,000
City of Kennesaw, Georgia, Pedestrian Underpass...............1,500,000
City of Lakewood, Colorado, US 6 and SH 121 Interchange Reconstr500,000
City of Las Vegas Pedestrian Connections........................500,000
City of Lufkin--Intermodal Transit Terminal/Parking Facility..1,000,000
City of Madison State Street Revitalization.....................750,000
City of Madison, Wisconsin East Washington Avenue Reconstructi2,000,000
City of Orangeburg Railroad Relocation Project................2,000,000
City of Oxford, Mississippi bike path...........................800,000
City of Revere, Massachusetts Intermodal Transit Improvements.2,200,000
City of St. Petersburg, Florida, bike path......................500,000
City of Waco Bus Facility Project.............................1,500,000
City of Westbrook, Maine, Improvements to Route 25, Wayside Drive and 
  William Clark Drive.........................................1,000,000
City of Wewoka, Oklahoma........................................250,000
Cleveland Avenue, Lake Township, Ohio.........................1,000,000
Collins Road (Iowa Highway 100) and 1st Avenue (Business Highway 151) 
  in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.........................................750,000
Colonial National Historic Park, Jamestown 400th Anniversary 
  Transportation Improvements, Virginia.......................7,000,000
Coltsville Corridor Redevelopment Project, Connecticut........1,000,000
Commerce City, Colorado, East 104th Avenue and US 85 Intersection 
  Improvements..................................................500,000
Commodore Barry Bridge ramps to Chester, Pennsylvania.........1,000,000
Construction of rail overpass in Claremore, Oklahoma............500,000
Construction of the Bishopville Bypass in Lee County, South Caro500,000

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Construction of US 17 and Bowman Road Interchange in Town of Mount 
  Pleasant, South Carolina......................................250,000
Convocation Center Roadway....................................2,000,000
Copperas Cove Reliever Route, Texas...........................1,000,000
Corporal Roger Sneeden Drive Overpass, Boone, Iowa...............40,000
County State Aid Highway 21 Project, Minnesota..................750,000
CR 578 Widening from Mariner Boulevard to Suncoast Parkway, Fl1,250,000
Craig Road Improvements, Alaska...............................1,000,000
Crocker/Stearns, widening and construction, North Olmstead, Ohio800,000
CSAH 42: Segment 8 Implementation Plan Project..................250,000
Cumberland Head Connector Road, Clinton, New York.............1,000,000
Cyberport, Arizona............................................2,750,000
Dagget Road, Port of Stockton, California.......................100,000
Decatur Beltline Expansion, Decatur, Alabama..................2,000,000
Delaware Avenue Streetscape Program in the Village of Kenmore, N600,000
Delaware Commuter Rail Improvement Project....................1,500,000
Delaware River Port Authority--Ben Franklin Bridge, Pennsylvan5,000,000
Deming, New Mexico I-10 Frontage Road Extension...............1,800,000
Derita Road Improvements Project, Concord, North Carolina.....1,250,000
Des Moines Riverwalk, Des Moines, Iowa........................1,000,000
Detroit Center City Loop........................................750,000
Donlin Creek Road, Alaska....................................10,000,000
Double Eagle II Airport (Paseo del Volcan) Interchange and Roadway 
  Rehabilitation, New Mexico..................................2,000,000
Downtown Butler Cityscape Project...............................150,000
Downtown Rail Trolley, Corpus Christi, Texas....................500,000
Dynamic Changeable Message Signs--Urban Interstate System, Iow1,000,000
East Bay Incident & Emergency Management System.................200,000
East Central Bus Coalition Bus Procurement, Florida...........3,000,000
East Flagstaff Traffic Interchange, Arizona...................1,000,000
Eufaula Broad Street Restoration Project, Alabama...............500,000
Exit 18 Connector Road, Warren County, New York.................300,000
Extend 4-Lane Highway from Maverick Junction to Nebraska in Fall River 
  County, South Dakota..........................................250,000
Fairfield/Vacaville Intermodal Transit Station..................800,000
Fairmont Gateway Connector System.............................5,600,000
Fairmont Pedestrian Bridge......................................200,000
Fall River Drainage Bridge Replacement, Harper County, Kansas.1,500,000
False Pass, Alaska causeway and road to the terminus of the south arm 
  breakwater project..........................................3,000,000
Farish Street Historic District Improvements, Mississippi.......500,000
FAST Corridor, Washington.....................................3,000,000
Fayette Downtown Revitalization, Alabama........................700,000
Feasibility Study and Work Plan for International Trade Processing 
  Center, Wichita, Kansas.....................................1,000,000
Feasibility study for Routes 495/195 Interchange, Wareham, 
  Massachusetts.................................................500,000
Fairbanks Transit bus replacement, Alaska.....................3,000,000
Fishers Island Ferry District New London Terminal Expansion and 
  Upgrade, Connecticut.........................................750,000:
Five laning of Kickapoo, Shawnee Oklahoma.....................1,200,000
Five Points Improvement Project, Huntsville, Alabama............500,000
Fleming County maintenance garage...............................275,000
Florida Beach Walk Initative, Clearwater, FL....................500,000
Florida High Speed Rail Corridor Project......................4,000,000
FM 66 Ellis County from IH-35 in Waxahachie to FM 157 at Maypearl, 
  Texas.........................................................750,000
Forest Park/Atlanta State Farmers Market Transportation Study, G400,000
Forsyth Downtown Streetscape Project, Georgia...................750,000
Fort Worth Urban Villages and Commercial Corridors..............500,000
Franklin County Connecticut River Scenic Byway, MA............1,000,000
Frazer Township Interchange, Pennsylvania.......................500,000
Frederick Douglass Bridge, Washington, DC.....................7,000,000
Freight Rail Transportation Corridor and Urban Mobility Program, Harris 
  County, Texas...............................................1,000,000
Frontage Road, I-20 Vicksburg, Mississippi....................2,500,000
Gallagher Intermodal Transportation Center Project............1,800,000
Galveston Railroad Bridge Replacement, Texas....................500,000
Gateways for Maine's National Scenic Byways...................1,000,000
Genesee & Wyoming, South Buffalo, New York, track rehabilitation500,000
Georgia Veterans Memorial Park, Rockdale County, Georgia........500,000
Gill-Montague Bridge, Massachusetts...........................5,000,000
Gilmerton Bridge, Virginia....................................4,000,000
Girdwood Project, Alaska......................................1,000,000
Glacier National Park Going to the Sun Road, Montana..........8,000,000
Glenwood Avenue Overpass, Ohio................................1,000,000
Grade Separation Interchange at Burlington Avenue and the new Hoosier 
  Hartland Highway in Logansport, Indiana.....................1,000,000
Grand Avenue Railroad relocation, Illinois......................500,000
Grand Canyon Greenway Project, Arizona..........................250,000
Grandview Triangle Improvements, Missouri.....................1,000,000
Granite Street and Bridge Widening Project, New Hampshire.....7,000,000
Great Miami River Recreational Trail, Miami and Warren Counties,342,500
Great River Road in Mercer County, Illinois.....................250,000
Greenville, Mississippi, I-69 Connector EIS, Route Location, 
  Feasibility Study...........................................1,000,000
Greenwood Railroad Relocation, Mississippi....................1,500,000
Haleyville Bypass, Alabama....................................6,500,000
Hamilton County Riverway, Indiana...............................500,000
Harlem River Promenade, New York................................500,000
Harlingen: Railroad Relocation..................................800,000
Harrisburg Transportation Center..............................1,200,000
HART Bus Facility--Ybor Station Intermodal Facility.............500,000
Hartford New Britian Busway, Connecticut......................6,000,000
Henry Drive Bridge #801--Fort Riley, Kansas...................5,000,000
Highway 19 Expansion, Mississippi.............................2,000,000
Highway 22 Improvements Edwards-Canton........................2,000,000
Highway 226: Highway 67 to Highway 63 Jonesboro, Arkansas.....1,500,000
Highway 29/Highway 51 Wausau, Wisconsin.......................4,000,000
Highway 412: Baxter County Line to Eastern Sharp County Line, 1,000,000
Highway 60 and Highway 65 Interchange Replacement.............1,250,000
Highway 74 Monroe Bypass......................................2,600,000
Highway 92 study in Warren County, Iowa.........................460,000
Hillsborough County I-4 Crosstown Connector, Florida..........2,000,000
Historic Street Improvements, New Bedford, Massachusetts........300,000
Hobson Intermodal facility in Middleport, Ohio..................200,000
Hollywood Drive Expansion Project--City of Jackson, Tennessee...600,000
Holyoke Canalwalk, Massachusetts..............................1,200,000
Holyoke Multimodal Transportation Center, MA..................2,000,000
Hoover Dam Bypass-Boulder Extension (US 93/US 95, Wagon Wheel Pass), 
  Nevada......................................................6,000,000
Hopkins County, Texas Intermodal Center.........................750,000

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Houston Greater Partnership Quality of Life Initiative, Texas...500,000
Houston, Texas Main Street Corridor Revitalization Project......500,000
Houston-Galveston Regional Congestion Study, Texas..............750,000
Hudson Crossing, Bi-County Education Park.......................250,000
Huntsville federal building, Alabama..........................3,600,000
Hydaburg Road Improvements, Alaska............................2,000,000
I-20 widening in Caddo (Texas line, Shreveport).................500,000
I-15 North, Davis County, Utah................................2,000,000
I-15, Utah/Salt Lake County Line to SR-92.....................2,300,000
I-195 Relocation, Rhode Island................................2,000,000
I-20 Widening and Safety Improvements, Alabama................3,500,000
I-205, Oregon.................................................1,000,000
I-215 and Barton Road Interchange, Grand Terrace, California....500,000
I-270 at Dorsett & I-70 interchange improvements, Missouri....5,000,000
I-275 to AA Highway Connector, Kentucky.......................1,500,000
I-40 Crosstown Expressway....................................27,000,000
I-44 exit ramp in Luther area, Oklahoma.......................2,000,000
I-44 widening and construction Arkansas River east to Yale Avenue in 
  Tulsa, Oklahoma.............................................6,000,000
I-49 North, Louisiana.........................................3,000,000
I-5 Second Street Bridge, Mount Vernon, Washington............3,000,000
I-5 Transportation and Trade partnership project, Southwest Wa3,000,000
I-5, 116th Street NE Interchange Improvements, Snohomish, Wash2,000,000
I-540 and Perry Road Interchange, Rogers, Arkansas............3,000,000
I-55, Church Road to Tennessee State Line, DeSoto County, Miss2,000,000
I-64 and Pocahontas Parkway Connector.........................1,200,000
I-65 Cloverland Bridges, Montgomery, AL.......................1,000,000
I-65 Industrial Park Access Improvements, Atmore, Alabama.......500,000
I-66 Pike County, KY..........................................2,000,000
I-66 Somerset to London, KY...................................2,000,000
I-66/Route 29 Gainsville Interchange, Virginia................1,750,000
I-69 Connector, Arkansas........................................750,000
I-69, Louisiana...............................................2,000,000
I-69, Texas...................................................7,400,000
I-73, South Carolina..........................................2,250,000
I-75 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky (Milepoint 64.5 to Milepoint 69.0), 
  4.5 Miles...................................................1,500,000
I-75, Enterprise South Connector Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee.1,000,000
I-75, Whitley County, Kentucky erosion mitigation...............500,000
I-79/Parkway West Missing Ramps and Widening Project, Pennsylv1,000,000
I-80 Bridges Cedar River Bridges, Iowa........................3,000,000
1-80 Waukee/West Des Moines Interchange.......................3,000,000
I-81 Corridor and I-690 Interchange Improvement Project in Syracuse, 
  New York....................................................2,000,000
1-87 exit 11A new interchange, New York.......................2,000,000
I-880/Coleman Avenue Interchange Reconstruction...............1,000,000
I-95 at CR 23, Georgia..........................................750,000
I-95/SR1 Interchange Turnpike Improvements, Delaware..........1,000,000
I-96 at Beck Rd. and Wixom Rd. interchange reconstruction, Mic2,500,000
IH 30 from FM 989 (Kings Highway) to US 59/171 (Stateline Avenue) in 
  Texarkana, Texas............................................2,500,000
IH-30 Interchange Improvement Project, Texas..................2,000,000
IH35 Texas....................................................6,000,000
Illinois Route 38 at Union Pacific Railroad Grade Separation....250,000
Improve access to the Pennsylvania Correctional Institute near 
  Brownsville, Pennsylvania...................................3,000,000
Improvements to I-70/Route 63 Interchange--Columbia, Missouri.1,000,000
Improvements to I-75 in Lee County, Florida...................1,500,000
Indianapolis Stadium Drive District, Indiana..................2,000,000
Industrial Park Access Road Winfield, Alabama...................500,000
Industrial Road Improvements, Seminole, Oklahoma................500,000
Intermodal Transload Facility, Quincy, Washington.............2,000,000
Intermodal Transportation for Corridor from Atlanta to Chattanooga, 
  Tennessee...................................................2,000,000
Interstate 10/Tippecanoe Interchange, California..............3,000,000
Interstate 15 Managed Lanes, California.......................1,000,000
Interstate 5-Sorrento Valley Road and Genesee Avenue Interchange 
  Project.....................................................1,500,000
Interstate 80, Northwest 27th St. to West of 1-180, Nebraska..1,500,000
Interstate 90 joint port-of-entry near Sheridan...............1,000,000
Interstate 94/43/794 (Marquette Interchange), Milwaukee, Wisco6,000,000
Interstate-75 Interchange at Pines Boulevard (SR 820).........1,000,000
InterTech Science Park Transportation-Improvements Initiative...500,000
Iowa City Near North Side Transportation Center, Iowa.........2,100,000
Island Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility............1,800,000
ITS--City of East Peoria........................................200,000
ITS--174 in Peoria, IL..........................................750,000
Jacksonville Water Taxi Stations, Florida.......................750,000
Jefferson Road Connector (Kanawha County, West Virginia)......1,000,000
Jimmy Carter Blvd pedestrian safety, Gwinnett County, Georgia...400,000
Johnsonburg By-pass.............................................300,000
Johnsontown Road, Kentucky....................................1,000,000
Jonesboro Transportation and Drainage Planning, Arkansas......1,000,000
Kaskaskia Regional Port District, access roads..................220,000
Kenai Fjords National Park Resurrection Bay Trail and Parking 
  Improvements, Seward, Alaska................................2,300,000
Kennedy Center Potomac River Pedestrian and Bike Path.........5,000,000
Kentucky TriModal Transpark...................................5,250,000
Keystone Drive and Related Improvements, Alaska...............1,500,000
King County Metro park and Ride of First Hill, Seattle, Washin3,626,000
King County, South Park Bridge, Washington....................2,000,000
Knik Arm Bridge Causeway, Alaska..............................6,000,000
KY 115 and KY 911 Interchange, Kentucky.......................1,500,000
L.L. Tisdale Parkway/Increase Loop, Oklahoma....................250,000
LA 1148 to US 77 Alternate Access Improvement Project, Iberville 
  Parish, LA....................................................500,000
LA 143-US 165 Connector & Ouachita River Bridge, Louisiana....1,250,000
LA Highway 28, Louisiana......................................2,000,000
La Mesa-Nisqualli Road/I-15 Interchange Project.................250,000
Lafayette Street Extension/Pennsylvania Turnpike Electronic Toll 
  Interchange...................................................750,000
Lake County, Tennessee, State Route 21, from Log Mile 7.0, to Obion 
  County Line.................................................1,000,000
Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park Access Rd., Kellyton, Alaba500,000
Lake Stanley Draper Road Improvements, Oklahoma.................300,000
Lane Transit District Bus Facilities............................750,000
Laredo Signal Integration Project.............................1,750,000
Lawrence Gateway Quadrant Area Reuse Plan, Lawrence, Massachuset500,000
Lawrence, Kansas, Transit System maintenance facility...........400,000
Lechmere Station Relocation and Intermodal Expansion, Boston, 
  Massachusetts...............................................1,000,000
Lewis & Clark 511 Coalition, Montana..........................1,000,000
Lewis and Clark Expressway, Jackson County, Missouri..........1,000,000

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Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point, Wyandotte County, Ka425,000
Lexington Bridge Project, Cowlitz County, Washington..........1,500,000
Lincoln Boulevard Improvement Project, California.............1,000,000
Lincoln bypass-SR65/Ferrari Interchange Construction, Californ2,000,000
Logan Square Access and Safety Improvements, Philadelphia, Penns800,000
Lombardy Street Renovation between Route 1 and Admiral Street 
  (Richmond, VA)................................................750,000
Lone Tree Way Undercrossing of Union Pacific Railroad, Brentwood250,000
Long Meadow Parkway Fox River Bridge Crossing, Bolz Road, Illi3,000,000
Loop 304 Expansion and Improvement, Crockett, Texas...........1,000,000
Los Angeles City College Red Line Pedestrian Connector..........800,000
Lucille Street and Mack Drive Improvements, Wasill, Alaska....1,000,000
Ludlum Trail, Miami-Dade County, Florida........................500,000
Lyndale Avenue Bridge, Minnesota..............................3,000,000
M&B Railroad Bridge 46.3 Repair, Alabama......................1,000,000
Mahoning and Trumbell Counties--State Route 46, Ohio..........2,500,000
Manhan Rail Trail Coleman Road Extension and Mitigation Project.750,000
Manhattan-West Gallatin River Trail, Montana....................300,000
Marine Maintenance Facility Phase I, Manns Harbor, North Carol1,000,000
Marinette County, Wisconsin 1,250,000...........................500,000
Market Street Bridge, Pennsylvania..............................250,000
Market Street, South Burlington, Vermont......................1,000,000
Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy in Des Moines, IA................2,000,000
Matanuska-Susitna Roads Improvement, Alaska...................3,000,000
McCaslin Boulevard/U.S. 36 Interchange Construction, Colorado.3,000,000
MD 4 Suitland Parkway Interchange.............................4,000,000
MD 404, Phase II, Maryland....................................1,000,000
MD 70 Bridge over Weems Creek, Maryland.........................300,000
Meridian Bridge Replacement, Yankton, South Dakota............2,000,000
Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque, New Mexico.........................1,500,000
Milwaukee Avenue Rehabilitation, Illinois.......................200,000
Miniature Transportation Safety Training Village in the Town of 
  Brookhaven, New York........................................1,000,000
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail.............................400,000
Montgomery County ITS Phase II................................1,000,000
Montgomery County/U.S. 35 Widening, Ohio......................1,500,000
Montgomery Outer Loop, Alabama................................2,000,000
Monticello/White County 6th Street West Shafer Drive............800,000
Moorefield, West Virginia Streetscape...........................200,000
Morgantown Intermodal Facilities..............................2,250,000
Morse Road Improvements, Phase I, Indianola Avenue to Karl Roa1,000,000
Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal, Washington......................2,000,000
Municipal Transit Operators Coalition, California.............1,000,000
Mystic Seaport's Riverfront Access Project......................100,000
Nashville, Tennessee, East Corridor Commuter Rail project.....1,000,000
Navajo Route 16.................................................200,000
NE 10th Overlake Hospital Transportation Efficiency and Development 
  Study, Washington...........................................1,000,000
NE 23rd Street between Lincoln and I-35, Oklahoma City..........500,000
NEHLA Connector Road and Infrastructure Update..................500,000
Neuse River Greenways Construction, Raleigh, NC.................500,000
New Jersey Route 31 Highway/Congestion Mitigation Study.........150,000
New Jersey Route 57/CR Route 519 Intersection Improvements....1,300,000
NH DOT--Londonderry South Road Advance, Mitigation/Wetland Creat500,000
Niagara Falls International Rail Station & Intermodal Transportation 
  Center, New York............................................2,500,000
Noise Barriers, Columbia County, Georgia........................200,000
Nonconnnah Road, Tennessee....................................2,000,000
Norfolk, Virginia light rail transit..........................1,000,000
North Delaware River East Coast Greenway Trail Project, Pennsylv750,000
North Las Vegas Intermodal Transit Hub........................1,000,000
North Pole Roads Lighting, Alaska...............................950,000
North Sinatra Avenue Drive, Hoboken, New Jersey.................500,000
North Slope Borough Road Improvements, Alaska.................3,000,000
North South Connector Highway, between SR119 and SR 30 in Chatham and 
  Effingham Counties............................................250,000
Northern Bypass of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County.......3,000,000
Northern Corridor, St. George, Utah...........................1,000,000
NW Quadrant Project in the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota.......750,000
Ohio and Erie Canal towpath trail, Ohio.......................1,000,000
Oklahoma County I-40 ITS......................................3,000,000
Oneonta, Alabama Downtown Revitalization........................500,000
Orchard Lane and Factory Road, Greene County, Ohio............1,000,000
Osceloa, Wisconsin installation of culverts under Hwy. 35 and repair of 
  eroded highway beds...........................................400,000
Otay Mesa/State Route 905, California.........................3,000,000
Park Drive Street Reconstruction................................500,000
Park Lane Road Improvements, Altus, Oklahoma..................2,800,000
Paseo de Volcan, Rio Rancho, New Mexico.......................4,000,000
Paulsboro Brownfield Development Overpass to I-295 project, Ne1,000,000
PCDC Bus-stop Related Facility Enhancements.....................750,000
Pedestrian Walkway over US Highway 601 at South Carolina State 
  University and Claflin University.............................400,000
Pedestrian/Bicycle Linkage & Scenic Overlook Restoration, Grant, 
  Alabama........................................................25,000
Pembroke Road Overpass at I-75, Florida.......................1,000,000
Pembroke Road Overpass Bridge at Interstate-75................1,000,000
Pennsylvania Mon Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway Project, 
  Pennsylvania................................................2,000,000
Pennsylvania State Route 30/981 upgrade.........................500,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission--High Priority Corridor #31..5,000,000
Phalen Boulevard, Minnesota...................................2,000,000
Phase 2 South Palm Canyon Realignment and Ancillary Access 
  Improvements, California....................................1,000,000
Phase II, Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority............2,000,000
Pineda Causeway Interchange at I-95, Florida..................1,100,000
Pinellas County, Florida Roosevelt Connector Project..........7,000,000
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) ITS, MA...............3,000,000
Pittsburg, Kansas Port Authority for the Kansas & Oklahoma Rai2,000,000
Planning, location, environmental work and PE for four lane US highway 
  20 Corridor through Woodbury, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa....1,550,000
Plough Boulevard Interchange (at Winchester Road)--Memphis, Te2,000,000
Pogue Airport Access Road, Oklahoma...........................2,000,000
Pookela Road, Hawaii..........................................4,000,000
Popps Ferry Road Bridge, Mississippi..........................2,000,000
Port of Albany Security Improvements, New York..................500,000
Port of Anchorage Intermodal Facility, Alaska.................1,500,000
Port of Ketchikan Ferry Facility, Alaska......................1,000,000

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Port of Pasco, Ainsworth Avenue Realignment--Sacagawea Heritage, 
  Washington..................................................3,000,000
Port of Rochester Transportation Security/Intelligent Transportation, 
  (ITS) Project...............................................1,250,000
Puerto Rico Port Authority Ferry Program........................500,000
Queens Plaza Roadway rebuilding project, Long Island City, New Y750,000
Rahway River Corridor Greenway Bicycle and pedestrian Path......270,000
Reconstruct Allen Road, Bennett County, South Dakota..........2,000,000
Reconstruction of Cowan Road from 23rd Street to the Muncie By-Pass, 
  Indiana.....................................................2,000,000
Redesign of Highway 527 Spur connecting US59 to downtown Houst1,000,000
Reflective Crack Relief Interlayer, US 59, Texas..............3,000,000
Regional Expansion of City CarShare pilot program...............500,000
Regional Traveler Information Center at the University of 
  Massachusetts, Amherst........................................400,000
Removal of the Old Jamestown Bridge in Rhode Island...........5,000,000
Reno Public Plaza--Rail Access Corridor Enhancement (ReTRAC)....500,000
Reno-Stead Railroad Spur, Nevada..............................1,000,000
Replace Meridan Bridge at Yankton, South Dakota...............1,000,000
Replacement of Bridges between cities of Ben and Ontario, Oregon250,000
Right of way Project on IH 35, from FM 2063 in Hewitt to South Loop 
  340/ State Hwy 6 Interchange, Texas.........................1,000,000
RIPTA ITS Program Phase II, Rhode Island......................1,500,000
Riverfront Redevelopment and Park Area, City of North Augusta, South 
  Carolina....................................................2,000,000
Riverwalk, Montgomery, Alabama................................1,000,000
Road at Fish Trap Lake, Pike County, Kentucky...................500,000
Rock Creek Bridge Replacement, Harper County, Kansas..........1,600,000
Rock Island County, Illinois Milan Beltway Construction.........500,000
Rockland County and City of Yonkers, New York Ferry Service...1,250,000
Rosemead Boulevard/Highway 19 Rehabilitation North to South City 
  limits, Pico Rivera, California...............................300,000
Route 189 and St Pauls Avenue Bridge, Hudson County, New Jerse2,000,000
Route 11, Connecticut.........................................3,000,000
Route 116 Ashfield, Conway, Massachusetts.....................2,500,000
Route 12 Corridor, New York...................................3,000,000
Route 130 Renaissance Boulevard to Adams Lane Intersection 
  Improvements, Middlesex County, New Jersey....................800,000
Route 15/186 Interchange Phase II, New York...................2,500,000
Route 17 Congestion Improvements from Route 3 to Linwood Avenue, Bergen 
  County, New Jersey..........................................1,000,000
Route 17 Improvements from Route 3 to Linwood Avenue, Bergen Co, New 
  Jersey......................................................1,000,000
Route 17 Safety Improvements from Route 50 to I-66, Virginia....200,000
Route 17/Essex St. Bridge Replacement, Bergen County, New Jers2,500,000
Route 2 Safety Improvements, Athol, Philipston, Orange, Massac2,500,000
Route 29 Scenic Byway, Hunterdon County, NJ.....................300,000
Route 50 traffic calming in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, Vir1,000,000
Route 501 Corridor Coalition....................................100,000
Route 66, Village of Chatham, New York........................1,500,000
Route 7 between Leesburge and Tysons Corner, Virginia ITS.......500,000
Route 8, Berkshire County, Massachusetts......................1,250,000
Route 9W Alpine/Tenafly, Bergen County, New Jersey..............750,000
Routes 23 and 94--Linwood Avenue to Wallkill Avenue Intersection, 
  Sussex Co., NJ................................................500,000
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve, Alabama.......................700,000
Rural Highway Information System, KY..........................2,000,000
Rural Road Safety enhancement program, Monterey, County, Califor500,000
S-323 Alzada-Ekalaka, Montana.................................3,500,000
Saddle Road Improvement, Hawaii...............................4,000,000
Safford, 8th Avenue Bridge, Arizona...........................1,000,000
Saginaw Transit Multimodal Downtown Transit Facility, Michigan1,000,000
Sakonnet River Bridge Replacement, Rhode Island...............1,500,000
Salem Area Transit-South Salem Transit Center...................750,000
Salem Bridge, Oregon, environmental impact study................400,000
San Francisco Muni Third Street Project.......................2,500,000
San Francisco Muni Transportation Communications System.......1,500,000
San Juan Boulevard, Bellingham, Washington....................1,225,000
San Luis II Access Road, Arizona..............................1,050,000
Santa Clarita Cross Valley Connector, California..............3,000,000
Santa Monica College 11th Street Parking Structure............1,000,000
Saratoga County--Copeland Covered Bridge.........................38,000
Satsop Road Access Improvements, Grays Harbor, Washington.......375,000
Sauk Trail Reconstruction Improvements, Park Forest, Illinois...330,000
Sauk Village Industrial Park Access Road........................600,000
Savannah Water Ferry Project, Georgia.........................1,000,000
Scott City Missouri Access Ramp.................................250,000
Seattle 5th Avenue NE Transpiration System and Streetscape impro300,000
Seattle, Elliot Avenue & BNSF Crossing Path Improvements, Wash1,000,000
Seldovia-Homer-Jakolof Bay Halibut Cove Ferry Planning and design, 
  Alaska......................................................2,000,000
Seward Road Improvements, Alaska..............................2,000,000
SH288 Grade Separation at County Road 51, Brazoria County, Tex1,000,000
Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois...............................800,000
Ship Creek Improvements, Alaska...............................1,000,000
Sierra College Boulevard/I-80 Interchange, California.........1,000,000
Sitka Road Improvements, Alaska...............................1,500,000
Somerset SW Bypass US 27 South to Nunn Parkway West of Somerset, 
  Kentucky....................................................1,500,000
South La Brea Avenue and Imperial Highway Realignment Project...500,000
South Lake Union Circulation System, Seattle, Washington......3,000,000
South Nissan Interchange, Mississippi.........................4,000,000
South Orient economic rehabilitation project, Texas...........4,000,000
South Orient Railroad rehabilitation..........................1,500,000
South Perry Street Bridge.......................................300,000
Southern Beltway (I-215) Widening and Interchange Project, Nev5,000,000
Southworth Terminal Redevelopment/Vashon Terminal Preservation, 
  Washington....................................................500,000
Spokane, University District Transportation Safety Enhancement Project, 
  Washington..................................................1,000,000
Springfield Greenway Extension, Tennessee.......................100,000
SR 1/US 27 widening, Heard County, Georgia....................2,500,000
SR 196 Widening, Liberty County, Georgia......................1,000,000
SR 31, All Weather Roadway Construction and Widening, Pend Oreille 
  County, Washington..........................................1,600,000
SR 509/SR518 Interchange/Intersection Redevelopment (Burien), 
  Washington..................................................2,000,000
SR 79/West Bay Bridge Improvements, Panama City, Florida......3,000,000
SR 79/West Bay Bridge Improvements, Panama City, Florida......1,000,000

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SR 874 ITS Integration Project................................1,000,000
SR-56/I-5 Northbound Widening, California.....................1,000,000
St. Charles, Illinois, Fox River Crossing at Red Gate Corridor2,000,000
St. George Transit O&M Facility.................................500,000
St. George's ferry and ferry facilities, New York.............1,000,000
St. Leo Univerisity Transportation Safety & Community Access P2,500,000
St. Mary's Road Paving Project..................................100,000
State Highway 133 Widening, Colquitt County, Georgia..........1,250,000
State Highway 29 (Interstate 94--Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)...2,000,000
State Highway 332 at Brazos River, Brazoria County, Texas.....6,000,000
State Street Corridor Improvement Plan........................1,000,000
Stourbridge Rail Excursion Line, Pennsylvania....................83,000
Streetscape/Roadway Improvements to the Chester City (PA) Waterf350,000
Suffolk Bike Trails, Virginia...................................150,000
SUNY Tockland University Center--Shuttle Service................280,000
Susquehanna Road/Limekin Road/Norfork Southern Bridge project, 
  Pennsylvania................................................1,000,000
Swift Rail Siding Project, Blaine, Washington.................3,000,000
TARTA/Toledo Bus Fueling Facilities Improvements..............1,500,000
Taylor Dock Project, Bellingham, Washington.....................677,000
Teaneck, New Jersey Pedestrian Overpass.........................500,000
Tennessee State Route 28/US 127...............................1,000,000
Thackerville, Oklahoma I-35 Interchange.......................1,000,000
The City of Lithonia Streetscape Project........................400,000
The French Creek Parkway, Pennsylvania..........................200,000
The Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) Regional Transit2,000,000
The Sunrise Corridor, Oregon....................................500,000
The US Highway 17-92 Widening Project, from Poinciana Boulevard to Ham 
  Brown Road....................................................500,000
Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York.....................50,000
Toledo Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment........................750,000
Topeka Boulevard Bridge, Kansas...............................8,500,000
Towboat Display and Classroom Project, Oklahoma.................250,000
Town Center/Old Town Enhancement Project for the City of Yorba Linda, 
  California..................................................3,100,000
Town of Dublin, New Hampshire Traffic Calming Project...........300,000
Traffic Calming for the City of Riviera Beach, Florida..........500,000
Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor Project, New Jersey.............3,500,000
Transportation Improvement Project, Desert Hot Springs, Califo1,925,000
Treasure Island Bridge........................................6,000,000
Trevillian Way, Kentucky........................................400,000
Tri-County Automated System Project, University of Southern Mi1,000,000
Truck Inspection pull-off on Route 9 in Loudoun County, Virginia100,000
Trunk Highway 610/10, Minnesota...............................3,750,000
Tupelo Rail Relocation..........................................500,000
Turquoise Trail Project (BIA Route 4), Arizona................1,250,000
Tuscaloosa Downtown Revitalization Project, Alabama...........5,000,000
U.S Highway 52, County State Aid Highway 24 Interchange.........500,000
U.S. 101 Bikeway System, California.............................250,000
U.S. 218/Main Street Reconstruction--Phase II, Iowa...........2,000,000
U.S. 31 South Bend to Indianapolis Freeway project............2,000,000
U.S. 319 Expansion............................................1,000,000
U.S. 412 Mountain Home to Hwy. 101, Arkansas..................4,000,000
U.S. 51, Christian/Shelby Counties, Illinois..................2,000,000
U.S. 54 (Kellogg), from I-35 to K-96, Wichita, Kansas.........1,000,000
U.S. 95 Laughlin to Searchlight (Phase 3), Nevada.............8,000,000
U.S. Highway 276 Project Study..................................200,000
U.S. Highway 54, Kansas.......................................3,000,000
U.S. Route 35 in Mason and Putnam Counties, West Virginia.....5,977,500
UAB Center for Injury Sciences, Birmingham, Alabama...........2,000,000
Umatilla Intermodal Facility..................................1,000,000
Union Station Regional Intermodal Transportation Center.........800,000
University of Alaska Transportation Research Center...........2,000,000
University of Delaware Intermodal Transportation Facility, Del1,000,000
University of Oklahoma Intelligent Bridge Systems Research....3,000,000
University of Southern Maine Pedestrain Access..................725,000
Upgrade of the Interstate 95 and SC-327 Interchange in South C1,400,000
US 12 Widening, Wallula Junction to Walla Walla, Washington...3,000,000
US 20 Webster County Widen to four lanes, Iowa................1,500,000
US 25 Widening, Burke County, Georgia.........................1,000,000
US 278 Corridor, South Carolina...............................1,000,000
US 278 from Sulligent, AL to Guin, Alabama....................2,000,000
US 287 South to IH 45, Ennis, Texas...........................1,500,000
US 30/67 (Section II), Clinton, Iowa..........................1,000,000
US 36, Wadsworth, State Highway 128 Interchange.................800,000
US 431 Widening and Reconstruction, Tennessee...................500,000
US 50 Phase I highway and water quality improvement project, C2,000,000
US 93 Kalispell Bypass Project, Montana.......................3,500,000
US Highway 212/County Road 134 Intersection, Minnesota..........700,000
US Highway 212/County Road 134 Intersection, Minnesota..........750,000
US Highway 6 improvements, Coralville, Iowa...................1,000,000
US Highway 84, Evergreen, AI to Monroeville, Alabama............250,000
US-12 Burbank to Walla Walla, Washington......................1,000,000
US-27 North of Somerset.......................................2,000,000
US-95 Worley to Mica, Idaho...................................7,000,000
USH 151 Dickeyville-Dodgeville, Wisconsin.....................2,000,000
VA Route 28 Widening..........................................2,000,000
Vallejo Station Intermodal Center, California.................1,250,000
Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico..................1,200,000
Vancouver State Route 14 pedestrian Bridge, Washington..........500,000
Vermont Covered Bridges.......................................2,000,000
Village of Medina, New York Pass-Through Project................750,000
Village of Owego riverwalk, New York............................600,000
Village of Schuylerville, New York..............................750,000
Washington Street Improvements, Haymarket, VA...................500,000
Welcome Center US 90, Ohr-Okeefe Museum.......................1,750,000
West Grand Ave. (from North Western to N. California Ave.)......800,000
West Laredo Multimodal Trade Corridor, Texas..................2,400,000
Westfield Multimodal Transportation Center, MA................1,700,000
Weston Avenue Streetscape, Wisconsin..........................1,650,000
White Pond Drive, Akron, Ohio...................................750,000
WI--Highway 2 Ashland, Wisconsin..............................2,000,000
WI--Highway 53 Chetek, Wisconsin..............................2,000,000
Widen and Improve Q Street, Nebraska..........................1,000,000
Widen from 2 to 5 lanes, Gratiot Avenue from 24\1/2\ Mile Road to 26 
  Mile Road.....................................................500,000
Widen NC 210 in Cumberland County, North Carolina...............500,000
Widen Route 47 from Kreutzer Road to Reed Road, Huntley, Illin1,000,000
Widening and creation of sidewalks at Floyd Road and Veterans Memorial 
  Highway in Cobb County, Georgia.............................1,600,000
Widening Interstate 35 East between FM2181 and Lake Lewisville, Denton 
  County, Texas.................................................500,000

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Williamsport/Pile Bay Road, Kenai, Alaska.....................3,000,000
Winner Creek Trail Improvements, Alaska.......................1,000,000
Wood/Sandusky/Lucas Counties--U.S. Route 20, Ohio.............5,000,000
Woodland Avenue Bridge, Ohio..................................1,000,000
WV Route 9...................................................11,000,000
Yakataga River Bridge in Alaska...............................3,000,000

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 116) 
     that allows ITS funds already appropriated for use in 
     specified locations within Wisconsin to be spent in 
     additional locations within the State.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 117) 
     that directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with 
     Nevada and/or Arizona to provide a funding method for the 
     Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 118) 
     that allows funds provided for a specific project in the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to 
     be used on a project in Detroit, Michigan.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 119) 
     that reprograms a project in Conference Report 106-940 for a 
     project in Detroit, Michigan.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 120) 
     that reprograms a project in Conference Report 107-308 for a 
     project in Detroit, Michigan.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 121) 
     that provides unexpended amounts for a project in Public Law 
     108-7 to specified areas in Kansas.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 122) 
     that relates to surface transportation projects.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 123) 
     that amends section 14501 of title 40, United States Code.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 124) 
     that modifies a Senate provision that directs the Secretary 
     of Transportation to amend the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
     Control Devices to include a provision regarding locating 
     licensed 24-hour pharmacy services and placement of logo 
     panels on the Federal-aid highway system.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 125) 
     that allows specified costs associated with a project in San 
     Diego, California to be eligible for Federal funding.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 126) 
     that amends a provision in Public Law 108-7 relating to a 
     project in Kentucky.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 127) 
     that amends a project in Public Law 108-7.
       QThe conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 128) 
     that amends a provision in Public Law 106-346 relating to a 
     project in Kansas.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 129) 
     that amends a provision in section 375 of division I of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, relating to a 
     project in Pennsylvania.

              FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                          Motor Carrier Safety

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses


                          (highway trust fund)

       The conference agreement includes $176,070,000 for 
     administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration (FMCSA) under the FMCSA limitation on 
     administrative expenses (LAE) account. The House and Senate 
     bills proposed $92,712,176 and $292,972,233, respectively for 
     both administrative expenses plus five grant programs. The 
     conference agreement provides funding for these grant 
     programs under a miscellaneous appropriations within the 
     Federal Highway Administration appropriation, and provides 
     funding under FMCSA's LAE in the following manner:

Safety is good business........................................$250,000
Crash data improvements.......................................5,000,000
Conditional carrier review....................................2,000,000
Households goods enforcement....................................920,000
Hotline.........................................................375,000
Research and technology.......................................7,000,000
Regulatory development........................................9,500,000
Information management.......................................11,843,000
Administrative Infrastructure.................................7,000,000

       Safety is good business program.--The conference agreement 
     provides $250,000 for the safety is good business program, 
     consistent with the House. The Senate proposed $500,000. The 
     conference agreement retains language contained in the House 
     report that FMCSA should first use this funding to develop a 
     goal and initiatives that are directly related to that goal.
       Conditional carrier review.--The conference agreement 
     provides $2,000,000 for conditional carrier reviews as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House report provided $1,334,000.
       Household goods enforcement.--The conference agreement 
     provides $920,000 for the household goods enforcement 
     program, instead of $896,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,370,000 as proposed by the Senate. This level provides 
     adequate funding for the seven requested positions at half-
     year levels.
       Research and technology.--The conference agreement provides 
     $7,000,000 for motor carrier safety research and technology, 
     consistent with both the House and Senate proposals. The 
     conference retains language directing FMCSA to submit a 5-
     year research and development strategic plan to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than June 15, 
     2004, as proposed by the Senate.
       Regulatory development.--The conference agreement provides 
     $9,500,000 for regulatory development instead of $11,000,000 
     proposed by the House and $8,000,000 proposed by the Senate.
       Information management.--The conference agreement provides 
     a total program level of $11,843,000 for information 
     management, an increase of $2,500,000 from the fiscal year 
     2003 level. The House bill proposed $13,500,000 and the 
     Senate bill proposed $10,398,000.
       Administrative infrastructure.--The conference agreement 
     provides $7,000,000 for administrative infrastructure instead 
     of $4,423,000 as proposed by the House and $10,423,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Share the road safely program.--Consistent with the Senate, 
     the conference agreement does not provide funding for the 
     share the road safely program. Funding for this program is 
     provided under the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration appropriation. The House proposed $500,000 for 
     this program.
       PATRIOT ACT (CDL background checks).--The conference 
     agreement, consistent with both the House and Senate, does 
     not provide funding for CDL background checks as this 
     responsibility has been transferred to the Department of 
     Homeland Security.
       State grants.--In addition to the $176,070,000 provided 
     under the limitation on administrative expenses, the 
     conference agreement includes a total of $111,500,000 for 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs under 
     the Federal Highway Administration miscellaneous 
     appropriation from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     mass transit account). Both the House and Senate bills 
     proposed funding these programs from within FMCSA's 
     limitation on administrative expenses. The conference 
     agreement provides the funds in the following manner:

        Program                                              Conference
New entrant program--State grants\1\.........................$8,000,000
New entrant program--Federal portion\1\.......................3,500,000
Southern border inspection facilities........................47,000,000
Commercial driver's license improvement grants...............21,000,000
Southern border operations grants............................23,000,000
Northern border truck inspection grants.......................9,000,000

\1\This reflects a portion of the total $28,500,000 provided for the 
new entrant program. Of this amount, $25,000,000 is provided for grants 
to states, and $3,500,000 is for Federal responsibilities associated 
with the program.

       New entrant program.--The conference agreement provides a 
     total of $28,500,000 for the new entrant program. The 
     conference reiterates the decision contained in both the 
     House and Senate reports that the majority of funding for 
     this program is in the form of state grants, and therefore 
     retains only $3,500,000 for oversight and other Federal 
     responsibilities. The House proposed $2,200,000 for the 
     Federal portion of this program and the Senate proposed 
     $4,456,000. In addition, $8,000,000 in state grants is 
     provided under the Federal Highway Administration 
     miscellaneous appropriations, and an additional $17,000,000 
     is provided for state grants under the Motor Carrier Safety 
     Assistance Program. The conference retains language directing 
     FMCSA to submit a new entrant program implementation plan to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later 
     than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
       Hazardous materials permitting program.--The conference 
     agreement provides $1,050,000 for the hazardous materials 
     permitting program, instead of $1,135,000 provided by the 
     House and $2,000,000 provided by the Senate. This amount is 
     adequate to fund the 13 requested positions at half-year 
     levels.
       Commercial drivers license program.--Consistent with both 
     the House and Senate, the conference agreement provides 
     $21,000,000 for the commercial driver's license improvement 
     grants program. The conference agreement retains the House 
     language that encourages FMCSA to continue working with the 
     American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the 
     Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, lead MCSAP agencies and 
     licensing agencies to improve all aspects of the CDL program. 
     In addition, FMCSA should consider sponsoring another pilot 
     project involving law enforcement and driver licensing 
     agencies to explore new and innovative ways to ensure that 
     drivers who have been convicted of a disqualifying offense do 
     not operate during the period of suspension or revocation. 
     Finally, FMCSA should continue to support the judicial and 
     prosecutorial outreach effort.
       Southern border inspection facilities.--Consistent with the 
     Senate bill, the conference agreement provides $47,000,000 to 
     construct truck inspection facilities at the Southern

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     border. The House bill contained no similar appropriation.
       Southern border operations grants.--Consistent with both 
     the House and Senate bills, the conference agreement provides 
     $23,000,000 for southern border operations grants.
       Northern border inspection grants.--Consistent with both 
     the House and Senate bills, the conference agreement provides 
     $9,000,000 in northern border truck inspections grants.
       Border enforcement.--The conference agreement provides 
     $121,908,000 in border funding, of which $47,000,000 is for 
     infrastructure improvements, $32,000,000 is for state 
     operations grants, and $42,908,000 is for personnel and 
     enforcement operations. The conference agreement retains 
     language proposed by the Senate directing FMCSA to establish 
     a process to effectively enforce and monitor Mexican motor 
     carriers and report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within one year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

                 National Motor Carrier Safety Program


                (Liquidation of Contract Authorization)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides a liquidating cash 
     appropriation of $190,000,000 for the national motor carrier 
     safety program as proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

        The conference agreement includes a limitation on 
     obligations of $190,000,000 for motor carrier safety grants 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
        The conference agreement provides funding for the national 
     motor carrier safety program as follows:

                                                                 Amount
Motor carrier safety assistance program                    $170,000,000
  Basic motor carrier safety grants.......................(130,329,000)
  Performance based incentive grant program................(11,105,000)
  High-priority activities..................................(8,593,000)
  New entrant grants\1\....................................(17,000,000)
  State training and administration.........................(2,063,000)
  Crash causation (Sec. 225(f) MCSIA).......................(1,000,000)
Information systems and strategic safety initiatives       (20,000,000)
  Data analysis and information systems....................(14,000,000)
  Implementation of PRISM...................................(5,000,000)
  Driver programs...........................................(1,000,000)

\1\Does not include $8,000,000 provided under FHWA's miscellaneous 
appropriation and $3,500,000 provided under FMCSA's LAE.

       Solid Waste Shippers.--From funds provided for the high 
     priority initiative program, the conference agreement directs 
     FMCSA to evaluate the effectiveness of the Final Rule on 
     cargo securement for containing solid waste (including sewage 
     sludge and combustion ash), both in container and flat bed 
     surface transport. The analysis shall include safety, 
     economic, and environmental considerations, and shall be 
     provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     by October 15, 2004.
       Hazmat tracking system.--As proposed by the Senate, the 
     conference agreement directs $2,000,000 from funds provided 
     for the high priority initiative program for an expanded 
     satellite-based, mobile communications system to monitor and 
     track hazardous material and high-value cargo in uncovered 
     areas of the United States.
       Operation Respond.--As proposed by the Senate, the 
     conference agreement provides $1,000,000 from funds provided 
     for the high priority initiative program, to design, build 
     and demonstrate the benefits of a seamless hazardous 
     materials incident detection, management, and response 
     system, including the expansion of the Operation Respond 
     network. The conferees urge that these funds be used to 
     establish a national first responders emergency services 
     network and to accelerate deployment of Operation Respond 
     software.
       New Hampshire study.--As proposed by the House, the 
     conference agreement provides $250,000 from funds provided 
     for the high priority initiative program, to the New 
     Hampshire Department of Transportation to conduct a study to 
     evaluate the safety, economic and infrastructure impacts of a 
     weight limit exemption on Interstates 89 and 93.
       Surge Brakes.--The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration (FMCSA) prohibits surge brakes for use in 
     interstate commerce. Since private vehicles are not subject 
     to this prohibition, it causes administrative enforcement and 
     safety problems for rental businesses and their consumers. 
     The conference agreement directs FMCSA to determine, within 
     90 days of enactment of this Act, if it should initiate a 
     rulemaking to consider permitting the use of surge brakes on 
     small and medium trailers used in interstate commerce.

    General Provisions--Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 130) 
     subjecting funds appropriated in this Act to the terms and 
     conditions of section 350 of Public Law 107-87, including 
     that the Secretary submit a report on Mexico-domiciled motor 
     carriers. This provision was proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 131) 
     prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to implement or 
     enforce any provision of the Final Rule issued on April 16, 
     2003 as it applies to operators of utility service vehicles 
     and as it applies to motion picture and television production 
     drivers working at a site within 100 air mile radius of the 
     reporting location.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research


                (Liquidation of Contract Authorization)

                      (Limitation on Obligations)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $150,545,000 from the 
     highway trust fund for highway and traffic safety activities, 
     instead of $134,178,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $148,102,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement includes a provision carried since fiscal 
     year 1996 that prohibits NHTSA from obligating or expending 
     funds to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemakings that 
     would add requirements pertaining to tire grading standards 
     that are not related to safety performance. This provision 
     was contained in both the House and Senate bills.
       The following table summarizes the conference agreement for 
     operations and research by budget activity:

Salaries and benefits.......................................$69,050,000
Travel........................................................1,324,000
Operating expenses...........................................22,836,000
Contract programs:
  Safety performance (rulemaking)............................10,773,000
  Safety assurance (enforcement).............................17,028,000
  Highway safety programs....................................49,272,000
  Research and analysis......................................67,903,000
  General administration........................................665,000
Grant administration reimbursements.........................-16,306,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
  Total.....................................................222,545,000


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       Workforce planning and development.--The conference 
     agreement provides no funding for workforce planning and 
     development, as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Training and technical assistance to the states.--The 
     conferees encourage NHTSA to conduct a comprehensive review 
     of the agency's training programs, including an evaluation of 
     other models and different media for improving the 
     professional capabilities of State grantees, as proposed by 
     the Senate. In addition, the conferees direct NHTSA to 
     develop and implement two new State training courses, as 
     proposed by the Senate, and $200,000 is provided for this 
     purpose. One training course should be designed to strengthen 
     the ability of State highway safety offices to analyze data 
     and identify State and local behavioral highway safety 
     programs. The second course should provide hands-on 
     experience for State highway safety offices on how to conduct 
     evaluations or reviews of program performance.
       Regulatory activities.--The conferees direct NHTSA to 
     update their self-imposed regulatory activities plan by 
     December 1, 2003, as proposed by the House. NHTSA should 
     include public comments that have been received, as well as 
     new data and research results. This plan should be submitted 
     through correspondence to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and posted on NHTSA's website.


                        HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS

       Budget justification.--Within the fiscal year 2005 budget 
     request, NHTSA is directed to include information on 
     expenditures on impaired driving, motorcycle, and national 
     occupant protection programs from fiscal year 2003 and 
     estimated plans for fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the 
     House. This information should also describe which activities 
     are based on proven research and implementation strategies.
       Impaired driving.--The conferees direct NHTSA to submit a 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     detailing strategies and activities that will be utilized in 
     fiscal year 2004 with regard to targeting specific 
     populations in impaired driving efforts, as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       In addition, the conferees direct NHTSA to explore whether 
     there is a more fitting theme for the impaired driving 
     program than ``You Drink and Drive. You Lose,'' and to report 
     findings and recommendations to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees in a letter by January 30, 2004, as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Occupant protection.--Within the amount provided for 
     occupant protection programs, the conference agreement 
     provides $3,000,000 for outreach initiatives to increase seat 
     belt use, as proposed by the Senate.
       Within the amount provided for national impaired driving 
     programs, the conference agreement provides $4,500,000 for 
     impaired driving activities, as proposed by the Senate:

Judicial/prosecutorial initiative............................$1,500,000
Repeat offender tracking model................................2,000,000

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Target population outreach....................................1,000,000

       The conferees direct NHTSA to refrain from obligating funds 
     provided in fiscal year 2003 (Public Law 108-7) for judicial 
     and prosecutorial awareness until the required report is 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, as proposed by the Senate.
       Traffic law enforcement.--The conferees strongly support 
     NHTSA's law enforcement liaison (LEL) program, believing that 
     high-visibility enforcement of highway traffic safety 
     programs is integral to improving the safety on the nation's 
     roads. The LEL function is largely responsible for the 
     implementation of specific enforcement programs and 
     mobilizations relating to the highly successful Click It or 
     Ticket program as well as the You Drink and Drive. You Lose 
     initiative. Both of these programs must have an enforcement 
     component to ensure their success, and the LELs interact with 
     the law enforcement community to promote the enforcement 
     components of these programs. In fiscal year 2003, NHTSA 
     spent approximately $561,000 to fund LEL programs in eight of 
     the ten regions. The conferees encourage NHTSA to increase 
     this support in fiscal year 2004 and to strive to expand the 
     presence of this program to all ten regions.
       Emergency medical services.--Within the amount provided for 
     emergency medical services, the conference agreement provides 
     $1,000,000 for training EMS personnel in delivering pre-
     hospital care to patients with traumatic brain injuries, as 
     proposed by the Senate. An additional $1,000,000 is also 
     provided for research at the USA Center for the Study of 
     Rural Vehicular Trauma, as proposed by the Senate.
       Records and licensing.--Within the amount provided for 
     records and licensing, the conference agreement provides 
     $1,000,000 for a digital watermarking technology pilot 
     program to easily determine the authenticity of State-issued 
     IDs, as proposed by the Senate, and $1,000,000 for the 
     interstate digital image exchange project and online 
     verification of birth records program.
       Highway safety research.--Within the amount provided for 
     highway safety research, the conference agreement provides 
     $750,000, for transportation safety research at Florida 
     Agricultural and Mechanical University. The objective of 
     FAMU's research will be to reduce the severity of traffic 
     injuries among the youth and adults between the ages of 0-34 
     and will focus on aggressive driving, road rage, speed 
     control, occupant protection and alcohol impaired driving 
     countermeasures. The conferees encourage NHTSA to work with 
     FAMU to identify a suitable research project that will focus 
     on an area that will advance highway safety.
       Share the road safely.--The conference agreement provides 
     $500,000 for the share the road safely program, to be 
     administered by NHTSA, as proposed by the Senate. NHTSA is 
     encouraged to work with FMCSA and State highway safety 
     representatives to determine the best avenues for educating 
     both the motoring public and commercial motor vehicle 
     drivers, including incorporating such information in driver 
     education courses.


                         RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

       Crash causation study.--The conference agreement provides 
     $7,000,000 for the crash causation study, as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Motorcycle injury prevention.--There was a continuous 
     decline in motorcycle crash fatalities from the mid-1980's 
     through 1997. Since 1997 however, motorcycle fatalities have 
     increased annually. The conferees urge NHTSA to focus on 
     strategies to reduce the alarming numbers of motorcyclists 
     killed and injured in alcohol-related crashes each year.
        Within the amount provided for crashworthiness research, 
     the conference agreement provides $40,000 for the New 
     Hampshire Department of Safety to conduct a study to evaluate 
     the speed and safety threshold for preventing and analyzing 
     motorcycle injuries, as proposed by the House. The New 
     Hampshire Department of Safety is encouraged to work with the 
     Honda Inova Fairfax Hospital CIREN Center in Fairfax, 
     Virginia, which specializes in analyzing motorcycle injuries.
       Crashworthiness research.--Within the amount provided for 
     crashworthiness research, the conference agreement provides 
     $2,000,000 for brain and spinal cord injury research at the 
     Southern Consortium for Injury Biomechanics, $1,000,000 for a 
     joint research initiative between Vermont's College of 
     Medicine (UVM), Texas A&M University and Fletcher Allen 
     Health Care, $300,000 for the University of Massachusetts, 
     Amherst Risk Prone Driving research, $300,000 for South 
     Carolina DOT research and development for ball bearing 
     packages with intelligent safety aids for vehicles, and 
     $1,500,000 for the George Washington University National 
     Crash Analysis Center for advanced crashworthiness research.
       National tire efficiency.--Within the amount provided for 
     research and analysis, the conference agreement provides 
     $500,000 for the Secretary of Transportation, through the 
     National Academy of Sciences, to develop and perform a 
     national tire fuel efficiency study and literature review to 
     consider the relationship that low rolling resistance 
     replacement tires designed for use on passenger cars and 
     light trucks have on fuel consumption and tire wear life. The 
     study shall address the potential of securing technically 
     feasible and cost-effective fuel savings from low rolling 
     resistance replacement tires that do not adversely affect 
     tire safety, including the impacts on performance and 
     durability or adversely impact tire tread life and scrap tire 
     disposal, and that does fully consider the average American 
     ``drive cycle''. The study shall further address the cost to 
     the consumer including the additional cost of replacement 
     tires and any potential fuel savings. The report shall be 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and 
     the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 
     not later than January 1, 2006.


                           SAFETY PERFORMANCE

       Fuel economy standards.--The conference agreement provides 
     $1,000,000 for the fuel economy standards program and directs 
     NHTSA to reevaluate the agency's goals with regard to fuel 
     economy and produce an updated performance structure, as 
     proposed by the House.


                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

       Harmonization of vehicle safety standards.--The conference 
     agreement provides $100,000 for the harmonization of vehicle 
     safety standards, due to budget constraints.

                        Operations and Research


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (Limitation on Obligations)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $72,000,000 from the 
     highway trust fund to carry out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                        National Driver Register


                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $3,600,000 for the 
     National Driver Register, as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (Limitation on Obligations)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement limits obligations for highway 
     traffic safety grants to $225,000,000, as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate. The bill includes separate 
     obligation limitations with the following funding 
     allocations:

State and community grants.................................$165,000,000
Occupant protection incentive grants.........................20,000,000
Alcohol incentive grants.....................................40,000,000

       State highway safety program administration.--The GAO 
     recently released a report regarding the oversight of State 
     Highway Safety Programs (GAO-03-474). This report included 
     the recommendation that NHTSA should provide more guidance to 
     regional offices regarding when it is appropriate to use 
     management reviews and improvement plans to assist states 
     with their highway safety programs. The Senate had reiterated 
     this recommendation in the fiscal year 2004 report and 
     directed NHTSA to undertake steps necessary to implement this 
     guidance. However, the House had included language in the 
     fiscal year 2004 report directing NHTSA to begin to approve 
     each state's highway safety plan, if they received Section 
     402 funding, as the agency did prior to 1998.
       Therefore, the conferees direct NHTSA to examine the 
     agency's policies with regard to the state grant programs, 
     and submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, which should include current agency policies 
     for providing guidance to states on how best to craft 
     respective highway safety plans and an analysis of oversight 
     review responsibilities NHTSA currently has with regard to 
     these plans, as proposed by the House. In addition, the 
     report should include the steps that NHTSA would undertake 
     if, in reviewing a state's plan, the agency had a conflict 
     with the way in which states planned to obligate Federal 
     grant funds. The report should include a detailed spectrum of 
     annual examples, since fiscal year 2000, for which States 
     used Section 402 funds, including items that NHTSA considers 
     exemplary and items NHTSA may consider frivolous.
       NHTSA is also directed to develop a clear policy on 
     management review of state highway safety plans, including 
     when a state improvement plan should be required, as proposed 
     by the Senate. This should be included in the report.
       Funding of $50,000 in operating expenses has been provided 
     to undertake this study, and a copy must be provided to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by February 20, 
     2004.
       Highway public safety mobilizations.--The conferees are 
     concerned that the current timing of the national seat belt 
     and impaired driving mobilizations in May and July does not 
     allow ample time for either NHTSA or State and local law 
     enforcement agencies to adequately plan for these intensive 
     efforts. The conferees believe it is important that NHTSA and 
     the States have adequate time to properly plan and prepare 
     for each of these mobilizations in order to have the maximum 
     impact on saving lives and preventing injuries. To that end, 
     the conferees

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     direct NHTSA to work with State and local authorities and the 
     safety community to establish a comprehensive plan and date 
     certain for future national impaired driving mobilizations. 
     Much like the nation has embraced May as the ``Click It or 
     Ticket'' month, the conferees expect that this coordinated 
     effort will allow NHTSA to establish an annual date for 
     carrying out an effective impaired driving mobilization to be 
     accompanied by national paid advertising. The conferees 
     direct NHTSA to report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act on the agency's implementation plans and to keep the 
     Committees informed throughout the fiscal year as to the 
     progress of these efforts.
       The conferees are also aware that NHTSA is currently 
     evaluating the effectiveness of a safety mobilization effort 
     in Tennessee that combines both the seat belt and impaired 
     driving messages. The conferees are interested in the results 
     of this combined effort to determine whether a similar effort 
     should be conducted at the national level as part of the 2004 
     mobilization schedule. NHTSA is directed to report to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by February 16, 
     2004 with the findings of the Tennessee effort as well as any 
     other State mobilizations that may combine seat belt and 
     impaired driving messages.

   General Provisions--National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 140) 
     allowing states to use funds provided under section 402 of 
     title 23, U.S.C., to produce and place highway safety public 
     service messages. The provision provides that any state that 
     uses funds for such purposes must submit a report to the 
     Secretary, who in turn is directed to submit them to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The provision 
     allocates $10,000,000 for national paid media to support 
     national safety belt mobilizations under Section 157 and 
     $20,000,000 under Section 163 to include: $2,750,000 to 
     support State impaired driving mobilization enforcement 
     efforts, $14,000,000 for paid media to support national law 
     enforcement mobilizations on impaired driving, and $250,000 
     for continued evaluation of alcohol-impaired driving 
     messages. In addition, $3,000,000 from the Section 163 
     program should be dedicated to an impaired driving 
     demonstration program.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 141) 
     prohibiting NHTSA from transferring funds to the Federal 
     Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the share the road 
     safely program.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 142) 
     authorizing the Secretary, for fiscal year 2004, to use funds 
     necessary to carry out section 157 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 143) 
     authorizing the Secretary, for fiscal year 2004, to use funds 
     necessary to carry out section 163 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       The conference agreement deleted a provision in the House 
     bill regarding truck trailer manufacturing regulations.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                         Safety and Operations

       The conference agreement provides $130,825,000 for safety 
     and operations as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $130,922,000 as proposed by the House. Within this total, the 
     conferees have funded 25 new full-time equivalents. The 
     conference agreement includes language that permits 
     $11,712,000 of the total funding to remain available until 
     expended as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       Workforce planning.--Consistent with the Senate report, the 
     conference agreement deletes $350,000 for workforce planning.
       Personnel.--Consistent with the House report, the 
     conference agreement deletes $78,000 for one full time 
     equivalent for Title VI enforcement. Instead, the conference 
     agreement provides $78,000 for a financial analyst to support 
     the new oversight responsibilities placed on the Department. 
     This analyst will help manage activities designed to track 
     Amtrak's financial performance, to support the Secretary's 
     representatives in dealing with the greater number of issues 
     of substance coming before the board, and to monitor the 
     financial aspects of the grants, including the capital, 
     operating, and North East Corridor grants.
       Grade crossing safety action plan update.--As directed by 
     the Senate, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     highway-railway grade crossing safety action plan update, 
     coordinated among FRA, FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA and the ITS Joint 
     Program Office, with the fiscal year 2005 budget 
     justification.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       The conference agreement provides $34,025,000 for railroad 
     research and development instead of $28,225,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $34,225,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System 
     (NDGPS).--The conference agreement provides $5,800,000 for 
     NDGPS. The House did not fund this project and the Senate 
     provided $6,000,000.
       Marshall University/University of Nebraska.--The conference 
     agreement includes $2,000,000 to support Marshall University 
     and the University of Nebraska to conduct safety studies in 
     rail equipment, human factors, track, and rail safety related 
     issues.
       West Virginia University (WVU).--The conference agreement 
     provides a total of $250,000 for structural integrity 
     research utilizing glass fiber reinforced polymers on 
     railroad ties at WVU's Constructed Facilities Center.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

       The conference agreement includes a provision, proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate, specifying that no new direct 
     loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using 
     federal funds for the payment of any credit premium amounts 
     during fiscal year 2004. No federal appropriation is required 
     since a non-federal infrastructure partner may contribute the 
     subsidy amount required by the Credit Reform Act of 1990 in 
     the form of a credit risk premium. Once received, statutorily 
     established investigation charges are immediately available 
     for appraisals and necessary determinations and findings.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, proposed by 
     the Senate, mandating that no payment of principal or 
     interest shall be collected during fiscal year 2004 for the 
     direct loan made to the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       The conference agreement provides $37,400,000 for the next 
     generation high-speed rail program instead of $28,250,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $29,350,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The following table summarizes the conference 
     agreement by budgetary activity:


        Program                                                  Amount
Train control systems.......................................$10,000,000
  North American joint PTC project..........................(9,000,000)
  Train control-TTC.........................................(1,000,000)
Non-electric locomotives......................................9,900,000
  Advanced locomotive propulsion system.....................(3,000,000)
  Prototype non-electric locomotive.........................(1,900,000)
  Diesel multiple units compliance and demonstration........(5,000,000)
Grade crossing and innovative technologies....................9,000,000
  Mitigating hazards........................................(2,000,000)
  Low-cost technologies.....................................(1,000,000)
  North Carolina pedestrian crossing safety pilot: Clayton grade 
    separation................................................(800,000)
  Springfield, Missouri grade reconfiguration study...........(800,000)
  Anchorage C Street corridor grade Crossing................(1,000,000)
  Tupelo Rail study.........................................(1,500,000)
  New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal......................(1,000,000)
  KBS railroad Hazard elimination, Kankakee, IL...............(400,000)
  Ohio statewide highway-rail crossing barrier gates..........(500,000)
Track and structures..........................................1,000,000
Corridor planning.............................................2,500,000
  Gulf Coast corridor.......................................(1,500,000)
  Southeast corridor..........................................(750,000)
  Midwest regional rail planning and engineering study........(250,000)
Maglev........................................................5,000,000
  Washington to Baltimore maglev deployment.................(1,000,000)
  California-Nevada Interstate maglev project...............(1,000,000)
  Pittsburgh-Greensburgh, Pennsylvania maglev deployment pro(2,000,000)
  Southern California maglev................................(1,000,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................37,400,000

       Train control systems.--The conferees note that several new 
     and ongoing pilot projects are important to demonstrating the 
     operational and safety benefits of wider deployment of train 
     control system technologies on freight railroads. The 
     conferees encourage the FRA to utilize a portion of its 
     appropriations to further the development and testing of 
     safety overlay train control technologies that work in 
     conjunction with existing methods of operation and signal and 
     control systems to protect against the consequences of human 
     and technology failures.
       Diesel multiple units.--The conference agreement provides 
     $5,000,000 to validate the compliance of diesel multiple 
     units with existing passenger car safety standards and to 
     make a grant to up to two public bodies for the purpose of 
     initiating a demonstration in daily revenue service of a 
     compliant DMU during calendar years 2003 and 2004. Federal 
     funding shall only be made available if funds are matched on 
     a dollar-for-dollar basis from non-federal sources and shall 
     only be used for activities related to establishing the 
     compliance of the DMU design with passenger safety standards 
     and for the acquisition of DMUs (through a conventional 
     competitive procurement process) and service facilities 
     necessary for revenue service demonstration. All other 
     expenses, including the

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     cost of passenger facilities and any net operating expenses 
     are not eligible for funding under this appropriation. In 
     making the grant award decision, FRA shall consider among its 
     criteria: the extent that the award would develop or 
     facilitate the domestic rail passenger car manufacturing 
     industry and the extent that it is compatible with DMU 
     technology acquired pursuant to the fiscal year 2003 
     appropriation. Nothing shall preclude FRA from making funds 
     available to the recipient of the fiscal year 2003 award.
       California corridor.--Funds made available for high-speed 
     rail in California should supplement, not replace, state 
     funding for this same program.
       Northern New England high speed rail corridor.--The 
     conference agreement directs the Secretary to include the 
     train routes from Boston, Massachusetts via Worcester and 
     Springfield, Massachusetts to Albany, New York and from 
     Springfield, Massachusetts via Hartford, Connecticut to New 
     Haven, Connecticut as part of the existing Northern New 
     England High Speed Rail Corridor.
       Magnetic levitation.--In order to assist in the evaluation 
     of the potential of magnetic levitation to achieve traffic 
     congestion relief and determine its appropriate role in our 
     nation's transportation system, the conferees direct FRA to 
     provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a 
     report comparing the cost and benefits of magnetic levitation 
     to other modes of travel. This report should be undertaken 
     while moving forward on submitted projects.
       Rail-highway crossing hazard eliminations.--A total of 
     $5,250,000 is made available for the elimination of rail-
     highway crossing hazards. A limited number of rail corridors 
     are eligible for these funds. Of these set-aside funds, the 
     following allocations were made:

Assembly Street, Whaley Street and Rosewood Drive, Columbia, South 
  Carolina....................................................1,050,000
Tulsa, OK sealed corridor quiet zone..........................1,575,000
Hamilton Boulevard over CSX rail line near US 90, Mobile, Alab1,250,000
Washington State high speed rail corridor grade crossing proje1,000,000
Wisconsin Railway-Highway crossing hazard elimination project...375,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
  Total.......................................................5,250,000

                     Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

       The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 for the 
     Alaska Railroad, as proposed by the Senate. The House bill 
     contained no similar appropriation.

     Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

       The conference agreement provides $1,225,000,000 for the 
     Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to 
     Amtrak, instead of $900,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,346,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of these funds, 
     $760,000,000 is provided for operating subsidy grants and 
     $465,000,000 is provided for capital grants. Flexibility of 
     the Secretary to allocate funds to either operating or 
     capital subsidies is not included, as proposed by the Senate.
       DOT oversight.--The conference agreement directs the 
     Secretary to approve funding for all train routes for 
     operating losses and capital expenditures, including advance 
     purchase orders, after receiving and approving a grant 
     request accompanied by detailed financial information, 
     revenue projections, and capital expenditure projection 
     justification, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees direct the Secretary to ensure that Amtrak 
     continues to meet all debt principal and interest payments in 
     fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the House and Senate. The 
     Secretary is also directed to ensure that any funds provided 
     to Amtrak be spent in a prudent manner, on projects where 
     positive results can be seen, that maximize operational 
     efficiencies, that promote those lines that have the highest 
     ridership and that have cost sharing agreements in place. 
     Amtrak shall not be permitted to begin any new projects 
     unless the project can be fully funded with the fiscal year 
     2004 appropriation and Amtrak generated revenues, unless such 
     projects are critical for safety or infrastructure repairs, 
     as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement directs the Secretary to vouch for 
     the accuracy of financial information Amtrak provides to 
     Congress, in the form of a signed letter to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, that accompanies the 
     transmittal of the quarterly grant documents to the 
     Committees and continues to meet the specified criteria, as 
     proposed by the House. The conference agreement also 
     prohibits the Secretary from obligating or expending any 
     funds until Amtrak agrees to continue abiding by certain 
     provisions agreed to under the direct loan agreement signed 
     on June 28, 2002.
       Continuation of commuter rail services.--The conference 
     agreement includes a provision (Section 150) authorizing the 
     Surface Transportation Board to continue commuter rail 
     service if Amtrak should cease operations, as proposed by the 
     House. Within the funds provided, the conference agreement 
     directs the Secretary to reserve $60,000,000 to fund costs 
     incurred if directed service orders are issued by the Surface 
     Transportation Board. At the Secretary's discretion and based 
     on the financial stability of Amtrak, the Secretary may make 
     the reserved funds available to Amtrak through appropriate 
     grants during the fourth quarter, to the extent that no 
     directed service orders have been issued or are expected to 
     be issued.
       In addition, the Federal Railroad Administration, in 
     coordination with the Surface Transportation Board, shall 
     submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation regarding contingency plans the Department 
     has in place in the event that Amtrak should cease operations 
     and an emergency commuter service order must be carried out. 
     This report is due no later than 90 days from enactment of 
     this Act.
       Annual business plan.--The conference agreement includes 
     language, modified from the House and Senate bills, directing 
     Amtrak to submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation a 
     comprehensive business plan approved by the Board of 
     Directors for operating subsidies and capital projects, 
     including advance purchase orders, to be funded in fiscal 
     year 2004. The plan must include targets for ridership, 
     revenues, and capital and operating expenses, as applicable, 
     and a separate accounting of such targets for the Northeast 
     Corridor; commuter service; long-distance Amtrak service; 
     state-supported service; each intercity train route; 
     including Autotrain; and commercial activities including 
     contract operations and mail and express. For capital 
     expenditures, the plan must include a description of the work 
     to be funded, with cost estimates and a timetable for 
     completion. The plan must be submitted within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act, in both paper and electronic formats, 
     and must be posted on Amtrak's website.
       The conference agreement directs that no funding may be 
     used for projects or expenses not approved by the Secretary 
     or included on Amtrak's business plan, as proposed by the 
     House and Senate. Any variations to the base operating and 
     capital plans, including advance purchase orders, must be 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, according to the Department's reprogramming 
     guidelines.
       The conference agreement continues bill language requiring 
     Amtrak to continue to submit monthly supplemental reports 
     regarding the business plan, which should describe work 
     completed, any changes to the business plan, and 
     justification for such changes, as proposed by the House and 
     Senate. These reports should be submitted in an electronic 
     format and posted on Amtrak's website. The reports shall 
     continue to be submitted to the Secretary and the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and must be submitted 
     every month, within 30 days following the last business day 
     of the previous month.
       State-assisted intercity rail service.--The conference 
     agreement also includes a provision (Section 151) that 
     directs the Secretary to develop and implement a fair 
     competitive bid procedure by January 1, 2004, to assist 
     states in introducing carefully managed competition to 
     demonstrate whether this could provide higher quality rail 
     service at reasonable prices, as proposed by the House. The 
     Secretary must administer the process, monitor its progress, 
     and make monthly reports to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations. The Secretary may reprogram up to 
     $2,500,000 from Amtrak operating grant funds to assist in 
     costs of implementing this process. From this amount, the 
     Secretary may make grants available to the states for any 
     purpose consistent with achieving the goals of the process. 
     The Secretary must also evaluate the fair competitive bid 
     procedures and report to the House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees, the House Transportation and Infrastructure 
     Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation by July 1, 2004. In addition, within 30 days 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to these 
     same Committees on options for insurance pooling to provide 
     states and operators with the lowest possible insurance 
     costs.
       Military and Veterans Discount Program.--The conferees are 
     dismayed to learn that Amtrak management is giving 
     consideration to terminating its discount program for the 
     nation's veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserve, 
     and active duty military members. At a time when so many 
     military members are risking their lives on a daily basis, 
     the conferees are greatly disappointed that Amtrak would 
     consider terminating this discount program, especially since 
     travelers that utilize the discount must travel under 
     specified restrictions during off-peak travel times. The 
     conferees expect Amtrak to continue this discount program and 
     believe that the amount of funding provided in this Act for 
     Amtrak is sufficient to avoid any necessity to terminate this 
     well-deserved benefit for our nation's veterans and military 
     members.

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          General Provisions--Federal Railroad Administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 150) 
     authorizing the Surface Transportation Board to continue 
     commuter rail service if Amtrak should cease operations.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 151) 
     requiring the Secretary of Transportation, working with 
     affected states, to develop and implement a fair competitive 
     bid procedure to assist states in introducing carefully 
     managed competition to demonstrate whether competition may 
     provide higher quality rail service at reasonable prices.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $75,500,000 for 
     administrative expenses of the Federal Transit 
     Administration, instead of the $72,500,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $73,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within this 
     total, the conference agreement appropriates $15,100,000 from 
     the general fund. The general fund appropriation shall be 
     available until expended.
       The conference agreement specifies the appropriations for 
     each of the FTA offices in bill language, as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate. In addition, the Administrator is 
     authorized to transfer funding between offices, but transfers 
     totaling more than three percent must be approved by both the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, contained in 
     both bills, that would reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation's Inspector General $2,000,000 for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of transit-related 
     issues. The conference agreement also includes a provision 
     that specifies the amount of funding available for the 
     National transit database to be not less than $2,200,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004.
       Administrative expenses.--Salaries and benefits have been 
     provided for all current on-board FTE at the Federal Transit 
     Administration. The request for an additional 10 FTE has been 
     denied, consistent with the Senate proposal. FTA has grown 
     unencumbered for some time, increasing by 18% in ten years, 
     and the conferees are troubled that FTA continues to seek new 
     employees every year in double-digit quantities. Many items 
     within the central account have been kept at levels 
     consistent with fiscal year 2003, as increases of over 50% 
     were requested in some instances, such as transportation and 
     training.
       In addition, this year FTA has submitted letters to the 
     Committees with important attachments missing; has approved a 
     reprogramming--and advised a Member of Congress of such 
     action--without requesting such change from the Committees on 
     Appropriations; and has been reluctant to provide information 
     in a responsive manner. The conferees will not tolerate the 
     continuation of these kinds of errors and demand that FTA 
     develop better procedures for improved internal coordination.
       Budget justifications.--The conferees direct FTA to submit 
     its fiscal year 2005 congressional budget justification for 
     administrative expenses by office, as proposed by the House 
     and Senate, with material detailing salaries and expenses, 
     staffing increases, and programmatic initiatives of each 
     office.
       Grants management.--The conferees are concerned with the 
     increasing number of projects that are not obligated in a 
     three-year period that consequently become available for 
     reallocation. At the same time, the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations have heard a litany of 
     complaints from project sponsors of the lack of cooperation 
     and assistance from FTA during the grant application process 
     and the amendment process for full funding grant agreements. 
     While the conferees expect aggressive oversight from the 
     agency, they will not condone intimidation or dilatory 
     bureaucratic obstacles that needlessly delay the obligations 
     of discretionary projects. FTA should set new goals for the 
     timing of grant obligations for each discretionary category 
     and strive to meet those goals.
       In the event that FTA receives a request from a Member of 
     Congress regarding a reprogramming of funding for transit 
     projects in their district or state, FTA shall direct the 
     Member of Congress to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations to establish a resolution. The Committees 
     shall review the matter and notify FTA of the resolution.
       Project and financial management oversight activities.--The 
     conferees direct FTA to submit to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations quarterly FMO and PMOC reports 
     for each project with a full funding grant agreement.
       Full funding grant agreements (FFGAs).--TEA-21, as amended, 
     requires that the FTA notify the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations as well as the House Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on 
     Banking sixty days before executing a full funding grant 
     agreement. In its notification to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations, the conferees direct the FTA to 
     include therein the following: (1) a copy of the proposed 
     full funding grant agreement; (2) the total and annual 
     federal appropriations required for that project; (3) yearly 
     and total federal appropriations that can be reasonably 
     planned or anticipated for future FFGAs for each fiscal year 
     through 2004; (4) a detailed analysis of annual commitments 
     for current and anticipated FFGAs against the program 
     authorization; (5) an evaluation of whether the alternatives 
     analysis made by the applicant fully assessed all viable 
     alternatives; and (6) a financial analysis of the project's 
     cost and sponsor's ability to finance the project, which 
     shall be conducted by an independent examiner and which shall 
     include an assessment of the capital cost estimate and the 
     finance plan; the source and security of all public- and 
     private-sector financial instruments; the project's operating 
     plan, which enumerates the project's future revenue and 
     ridership forecasts; and a listing of all planned 
     contingencies and possible risks associated with the project.
       The conferees also direct FTA to inform the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations thirty days before 
     approving scope changes in any full funding grant agreement, 
     as proposed by the House. Correspondence relating to scope 
     changes shall include any budget revisions or program changes 
     that materially alter the project as originally stipulated in 
     the full funding grant agreement, and shall include any 
     proposed change in rail car procurements.
       The conferees have not included language, proposed by the 
     House, directing FTA to report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations before any project in the new 
     starts process is given approval by FTA to advance to 
     preliminary engineering or final design. The conferees would 
     encourage FTA to ensure that the Committees are aware of 
     project development and progression, but do not require 
     official correspondence.
       New starts report.--The conferees were satisfied with the 
     timely submission of FTA's fiscal year 2004 annual report on 
     new starts projects. TEA-21 required this report to be 
     submitted in conjunction with the budget, yet year after 
     year, this report was submitted months late. Without a timely 
     submission of this information, the conferees cannot make 
     well-informed decisions about new starts projects. To ensure 
     that this report continues to be submitted on time, the 
     conference agreement includes bill language that requires FTA 
     to submit its annual new starts report with the initial 
     submission of the President's budget request. An untimely 
     submission of this crucial report will result in penalties to 
     FTA's administrative expenses account.
       Charter service activities.--The conferees direct FTA to 
     revisit Part 604 of Title 49 of the United States Code to 
     ensure that the statute continues to meet its purpose of 
     ensuring that federally funded equipment and facilities 
     should not be used to compete unfairly with private charter 
     operators, as proposed by the House. A report shall be 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations no later then December 31, 2003, on FTA's 
     efforts.
       Buy America enforcement.--The conferees direct the Office 
     of Inspector General to review FTA's most recent 
     interpretations of manufactured components and subcomponents 
     as well as the use of temporary exemptions regarding domestic 
     content under the Buy America statute, as proposed by the 
     Senate. A report shall be submitted to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than March 1, 2004.
       Transit agency advertising.--The conferees are concerned 
     that transit agencies accepting Federal grant funds may be 
     providing their advertising space to organizations that 
     encourage the public to break the law. For example, the 
     conferees note with displeasure that public service 
     advertising space in Washington, DC's Metropolitan Area 
     Transit Authority rail stations and buses has been used to 
     advocate changing the nation's laws regarding marijuana 
     usage. WMATA has provided $46,250 worth of space to these 
     types of ads; therefore, as a warning to other transit 
     agencies, the conferees have deleted funding totaling $92,500 
     from projects and activities for WMATA in this bill.
       While the conferees applaud the efforts of many transit 
     agencies to prevent ads that promote marijuana use, the 
     conferees remain concerned that the opportunity exists 
     nationwide for transit properties to run similar advertising. 
     Therefore, the conference agreement includes a provision 
     (Section 177) that prohibits Federal transit grantees from 
     obligating or expending funds that would otherwise be 
     available in the Act, if the grantee is involved directly or 
     indirectly with any activity, including displaying or 
     permitting to be displayed advertisements on its land, 
     equipment, or in its facilities, that promote the 
     legalization or medical use of substances listed in schedule 
     I of section 202 of the Controlled Substance Act.

                             Formula Grants


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $3,839,000,000 for formula grants of the Federal Transit 
     Administration, as proposed by both the House and Senate. 
     Within this total, the conference agreement appropriates 
     $767,800,000 from the general fund. The general fund 
     appropriation shall be available until expended. The FTA 
     oversight takedown shall not exceed the amount authorized in 
     current law.

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       The conference agreement provides that funding made 
     available under the clean fuels formula grant program under 
     this heading shall be transferred to and merged with funding 
     provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of 
     buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-
     related facilities under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     capital investment grants''.

                   University Transportation Research

       The conference agreement provides a total of $6,000,000 for 
     the university transportation research program as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. Of this amount, $1,200,000 is 
     from the general fund and shall be available until expended.

                     Transit Planning and Research

       The conference agreement provides a total of $126,000,000 
     for transit planning and research. Within the total, the 
     conference agreement appropriates $25,200,000 from the 
     general fund. The general fund appropriation shall be 
     available until expended.
       Within the funds appropriated for transit planning and 
     research, $5,250,000 is provided for rural transportation 
     assistance; $4,000,000 is provided for the National Transit 
     Institute; $8,250,000 is provided for the transit cooperative 
     research program; $60,385,600 is provided for metropolitan 
     planning; $12,614,400 is provided for state planning; and 
     $35,500,000 is provided for the national planning and 
     research program.
       National planning and research.--Within the funding 
     provided for national planning and research, the Federal 
     Transit Administration shall make available the following 
     amounts for the programs and activities listed below:

Project ACTION (TEA-21)......................................$3,000,000
Advanced Transportation Technology Institute, Tennessee.......1,000,000
CALSTART/Weststart Bus Rapid Transit; Clean Mobility and Transit 
  Enhancements................................................2,125,000
Center for Composite Manufacturing, Alabama...................1,000,000
Center for Intermodal Transportation, Florida A&M University....750,000
Community Transportation Association of America's National Joblinks 
  Program.....................................................1,000,000
Fischer-Tropsch clean diesel technology demonstration, Oklahom1,000,000
Hennepin County Community Works. Minnesota....................1,200,000
Interior Air Quality Industrial Engine Control Demonstration, Bristol, 
  Virginia......................................................850,000
JSU Bus Technology Research Center............................1,000,000
Natonal Bio-Terrorism Civilian Medical Response Center, Pennsy1,000,000
NDSU Transit Center for small urban areas, North Dakota.........400,000
North Carolina State University Center for Transportation and the 
  Environment...................................................100,000
NYU-Wagner Rudin Center Americas Mega City Project, New York.....75,000
Oklahoma Transportation Center................................1,500,000
State University System of Florida Intermodal Transportation Safety 
  Initiative..................................................7,000,000
Transit Technology Center Ladder Partnership Training Program...500,000
Vashon Island Passenger-Only Ferry Initiative, Washington.....1,000,000
WVU exhaust emissions testing, West Virginia..................1,400,000

                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $5,847,200,000 in 
     liquidating cash for the trust fund share of transit 
     expenses.

                       Capital Investment Grants


                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $3,137,500,000 to remain available until expended for capital 
     investment grants. Within the total, the conference agreement 
     appropriates $627,500,000 from the general fund.
       Within the total program level, $1,206,506,000 is provided 
     for fixed guideway modernization; $607,200,000 is provided 
     for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses 
     and related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities; and $1,323,794,000 is provided for new fixed 
     guideway systems.
       Three year availability of section 5309 discretionary 
     funds.--The conferees direct FTA to reprogram funds from 
     recoveries and previous appropriations that remain available 
     after three years and are available for reallocation to only 
     those new starts and bus and bus facilities projects that are 
     identified. The FTA shall notify the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations 15 days prior to any such 
     proposed reallocation. Therefore, the conferees direct FTA to 
     reallocate funds provided in the fiscal year 2001 Department 
     of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act or 
     previous Acts for the following bus and bus facilities 
     projects, which shall supplement funding for bus and bus 
     facility projects listed in this report:
       Woburn, buses and bus facilities, MA
       Elizabeth Ferry Project, NJ
       Greenport and Sag Harbor, ferries and vans, NY
       Westchester and Duchess counties, vans, NY
       Phoenixville, transit related improvements, PA
       The conferees direct FTA to reallocate funds provided in 
     the fiscal year 2001 Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act or previous Acts for the 
     following new starts projects:
       Boston-South Boston Piers Transitway Project
       Massachusetts North Shore Corridor Project
       FTA restrictions on funding for non-FFGA new start 
     projects.--The conferees strongly support language proposed 
     by the Senate that rejects an FTA reinterpretation of 
     Sections 5309(e)(6), (7), and (8) of Title 49, U.S.C. Through 
     this reinterpretation, FTA is withholding the release of 
     appropriated funds for new starts projects that have received 
     more than $25,000,000 in Federal funding prior to receiving a 
     full funding grant agreement. The conference agreement 
     includes a general provision that rejects the FTA analysis 
     that once a project exceeds $25,000,000 it is subject to FTA 
     review and evaluation and therefore FTA must approve it for 
     advancement, while withholding appropriated funds. Further, 
     there is no limit of $25,000,000 on alternatives analysis, 
     preliminary engineering, or final design, and a project 
     seeking more than that amount for such activities does not 
     need an early systems work agreement, as FTA has interpreted 
     to be required under subsection (g)(1). The conferees direct 
     FTA to expeditiously release previously appropriated funds 
     for all new starts projects identified in this and prior 
     appropriations Acts that remain unobligated and have not been 
     reallocated by the Congress, upon request of the grantee and 
     the satisfaction of statutory requirements.
       Pooled procurement pilot project.--The conference agreement 
     includes a general provision establishing a pooled 
     procurement pilot program for bus procurements (Section 166), 
     as proposed by the Senate. FTA shall disseminate the benefits 
     of voluntary buyer collaboration to transit systems and 
     review upcoming and current procurements to determine 
     suitable candidates for selection as pilot projects. 
     Additionally, the FTA is directed to evaluate the process 
     employed and the results achieved by each pool and report the 
     findings to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     no later than 60 days after the award of a contract.

                         Bus and Bus Facilities

       Bus and bus facilities.--The conference agreement provides 
     $607,200,000, together with $50,000,000 transferred from 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, formula grants'' and 
     $20,000,000 transferred from ``Federal Transit 
     Administration, job access and reverse commute grants'' and 
     merged with funding under this heading, for the replacement, 
     rehabilitation and purchase of buses and related equipment 
     and the construction of bus-related facilities. No funding is 
     made available to carry out the clean fuels program in this 
     Act. In addition, funds made available for bus and bus 
     facilities are to be supplemented with funds from reallocated 
     projects included in the fiscal year 2001 Appropriations Act.
       Funds provided for buses and bus facilities are distributed 
     as follows:

AC Transit Expansion Buses, California.......................$1,000,000
Access Enhancements to Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line Station, Cal600,000
Adams County Transit Authority (ACTA) buses and bus facilities, 
  Pennsylvania...................................................20,000
Alabama A&M University Transit Loop, Alabama..................1,500,000
Alabama Area Agencies on Aging Senior Van Replacement.........1,000,000
Alabama State Docks Intermodal Facility.......................9,500,000
Alameda Point Areil Transit Project, California.................500,000
Alaska Mobility Coalition Bus Replacement.......................500,000
Alexandria After School Bus program, Virginia....................75,000
Allegan County Transportation Services, Michigan..............1,000,000
Allentown Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania...................2,500,000
Alternative Fuel Replacement Buses for Sun Tran, Arizona........500,000
Ames Maintenance Facility improvement, Iowa...................1,000,000

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AMTRAN Buses and Transit System Improvements, Pennsylvania......200,000
Anaheim Resort Transit (ART), California........................500,000
Anchorage Ship Creek Intermodal Facility, Alaska..............2,000,000
Ann Arbor Fuel Cell Bus Project, Michigan.....................2,000,000
Ann Arbor Transit Authority Transit Center, Michigan............750,000
Antelope Valley Transit Authority Operations and Maintenance Facility, 
  California..................................................1,250,000
Arctic Winter Games buses and bus facilities, Alaska..........1,500,000
Area Transit Authority buses and bus equipment, Pennsylvania..2,500,000
Arkansas Statewide buses and bus facilities...................4,750,000
Asheville Transit System Fleet Replacement, North Carolina......300,000
Athens Clarke County Park Ride Project, Georgia...............2,750,000
Audubon Area Community Services, Kentucky.......................100,000
Austin Capital Metro buses and bus facilities, Texas..........3,000,000
Baldwin Park Downtown/Metrolink Parking Improvements, California250,000
Baltimore Center Plaza, Maryland................................600,000
Barry County Transit replacement maintenance equipment, Michigan.20,000
BARTA Fixed Route Bus and Paratransit Vehicle Replacement, Pen2,600,000
BARTA Transit Facilities, Pennsylvania..........................650,000
Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority New and Replacement 
  Buses, Michigan...............................................250,000
Bay Area Transportation Authority Downtown Transfer Center Construction 
  and Bus Purchase, Grand Traverse County, Michigan...........1,000,000
Beaver County Transit Authority replacement buses and equipment, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................250,000
Belding bus replacement and communication equipment, Michigan....40,000
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) Buses and Fare Boxes, 
  Massachusetts.................................................765,000
Berrien County Public Transportation, Michigan...................80,000
Billings Downtown Bus Transfer Facility, Montana..............1,500,000
Birmingham Downtown Intermodal Facility phase II, Alabama.....3,500,000
Bloomington Transit, Bloomington, Indiana.......................720,000
Brattleboro Multimodal, Vermont...............................2,000,000
Brazos County Bus Replacement Program, Texas....................200,000
Bridgeport Intermodal Transport Center, Connecticut...........4,000,000
Brockton Intermodal Transportation Centre, Massachusetts......1,000,000
Burbank Empire Area Transit Center, California..................750,000
Burlington Transit Facilities, Vermont........................2,500,000
Bus Rapid Transit Project, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada......1,000,000
Bus Replacement, Brockton Area Transit Authority, Massachusett2,000,000
Butler Multi-Modal Transit Center, Pennsylvania...............1,000,000
Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority buses, Michigan...............75,000
Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority Intermodal Facility, Michigan600,000
Calexico Transit System, California.............................300,000
Cambria County Transit buses and facilities, Pennsylvania.......900,000
Capital Area Transit Buses, Pennsylvania......................1,600,000
Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA), Rensselaer Intermodal 
  Station, New York.............................................250,000
Capital Metro Hybrid Electric Buses, Texas......................500,000
CATA, Lansing, Michigan.......................................1,000,000
Central New York Regional Transportation Authority............2,300,000
Central Ohio Transit Authority Facility.........................450,000
Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority.........1,820,000
Centre Area Transit Authority, Advanced Public Transportation Systems 
  Initiative, Pennsylvania......................................600,000
Cerone Operating Complex Improvements, California...............500,000
Cerritos Circulator Buses, California...........................300,000
Chapel Hill Bus Maintenance Facility, North Carolina..........1,000,000
Charlotte Area Transit System Transit Maintenance and Operations 
  Center, North Carolina......................................5,000,000
Chatham Area Transit Authority buses and bus facilities, Georg6,000,000
Cherry Street Multi-Modal Facility, Terre Haute, Indiana......1,900,000
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe public buses and bus facilities, South 
  Dakota......................................................2,250,000
Church Street Transportation Center, Williamsport, Lycoming County, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................250,000
Citrus County Enhancement Project for the Transportation Disadvantaged, 
  Florida.......................................................125,000
City Bus, Williamsport Bureau of Transportation, Lycoming County, 
  Pennsylvania................................................1,000,000
City of Canby Transit Center, Oregon............................150,000
City of Columbia Transit Replacement, Missouri..................100,000
City of Corvallis Bus Replacement, Oregon.......................250,000
City of Greenville Multimodal Transportation Center Improvements, South 
  Carolina......................................................200,000
City of Macon Alternative Fuel Vehicle Purchase, Georgia........300,000
City of Wichita Transit Authority System Upgrades, Kansas.......250,000
CityLink van and technology replacement, Abiline, Texas.........500,000
Clallam Transit Buses, Washington...............................250,000
Clare County Transit Corporation Replacement Buses, Michigan....100,000
Claremont Intermodal Transit Village Expansion Project, Califo1,250,000
Clark County Transit, Bus Replacement Project, Washington.....3,000,000
Clean Fleet Bus Purchase and Facilities, Virginia.............1,000,000
Clinton Transit Bus Purchase, Michigan...........................40,000
Clinton Transit Office, Missouri................................250,000
Coast Transit Authority, Mississippi............................500,000
Coconino County buses and bus facilities, Arizona.............1,400,000
Coffman-Cove Inner Island Ferry/Bus Terminal, Alaska..........1,500,000
Collegian Busway Improvements, California.......................200,000
Colorado Transit Coalition buses and bus facilities, Colorado14,000,000
Community Transit Bus and Van Replacement, Washington.........1,000,000
Connecticut Statewide buses and bus facilities................3,000,000
Construction of new Intermodal Terminals in Downtown Reno and Sparks, 
  Nevada......................................................6,000,000
Coralville Intermodal Facility, Iowa............................500,000
Corona Transit Center, California...............................700,000
Corpus Christi buses and bus facilities, Texas................2,000,000
County Connection L.L.C., Midland County, Michigan...............75,000
Cranberry Isles Intermodal Transportation Facility, Maine.......250,000
Cummings Research Park Commercial Center Intermodal Facility, 2,000,000
Curtis Ferry, Maine.............................................750,000
Danville Hub-Gilcher Transit Facility/Parking Structure, Kentu1,750,000
Danville Trolley Buses, Virginia................................175,000
Daviess County Parking Garage and Intra-County Transit Facility, 
  Kentucky....................................................2,000,000
Davis Intermodal Facility, California...........................200,000

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Dekalb County BRT Improvements, Georgia.......................1,500,000
Delaware Statewide bus and bus facilities.....................1,000,000
Detroit Bus Replacement, Michigan.............................2,500,000
Detroit Downtown Transit Center, Michigan.....................7,000,000
Detroit Timed Transfer Center Phase II, Michigan..............1,000,000
Downtown Transit Center, Nashville, Tennessee.................2,000,000
Durham Multimodal Transportation Facility, North Carolina.....1,500,000
East Haddam Mobility Improvement Project, Connecticut.........3,000,000
East Side Transit Center, Cleveland, Ohio.....................1,000,000
Eastern Contra Costa County Park and Ride Lots, California......600,000
Ed Roberts Campus transit center, California....................400,000
Edmonds Crossing Multimodal Transportation Terminal, Washingto2,000,000
El Garces Intermodal Station, Needles, California.............1,900,000
El Paso Sun Metro Bus Replacement, Texas......................1,000,000
Endless Mountain Transportation Authority, Bradford County, 
  Pennsylvania...................................................10,000
Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Bus Acquisition, Pennsylvani100,000
Escondido Bus Maintenance Facility, California..................500,000
Eureka Intermodal Depot, California.............................250,000
Everett Transit, Bus Replacement, Washington..................1,000,000
Fairfax County, Richmond Highway Transit Improvements, Virginia.700,000
Farmington buses and bus facilities, New Mexico.................100,000
Fayette County Intermodal Transit Facility, Pennsylvania........400,000
Flagler Senior Services Transit Coaches, Florida................125,000
Flint buses and bus facilities, Michigan......................2,500,000
Florida International University/University of Miami University 
  Transportation Center, Florida................................400,000
Foothill Transit Oriented Neighborhood Program, California....2,500,000
Fort Edward Intermodal Station Interior Restoration/Rehabilitation 
  Project, New York.............................................300,000
Fort Lauderdale Tri-County Transit Authority fare collection system, 
  Florida.......................................................800,000
Fort Smith Transit Facility, Arkansas...........................750,000
Fort Wayne Citilink Bus Purchase, Indiana.......................400,000
Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) Bus, Massachusetts...150,000
Fresno FAX Buses, Equipment, and Facilities, California.......1,200,000
Ft. Worth Transportation Authority Fleet Modernization and Bus Transfer 
  Centers, Texas..............................................1,500,000
Fulton County Transit Authority, Kentucky.......................150,000
Galveston Maintenance Facility Renovations, Texas...............800,000
Georgia Statewide buses and bus facilities, Albany & Rome.....1,000,000
Girdwood Transportation Center, Alaska........................1,000,000
Golden Empire Transit Traffic Signal Priority, California.......250,000
Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area multimodal surface transportation 
  center, Michigan............................................1,550,000
Grant Transit Authority, Bus Facility, Washington...............500,000
Grapevine Bus Purchase, Texas...................................160,000
Grays Harbor Transportation Authority Capital Improvement, Washin75,000
Great Falls Transit Authority Bus Replacement and Facility Improvement, 
  Montana.......................................................300,000
Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, Ohio.................750,000
Greater New Haven Transit District Fuel Cell and Electric Bus Funding, 
  Connecticut.................................................1,500,000
Greater Ouachita Port and Intermodal Facility, Louisiana......1,250,000
GRTA buses and bus facilities, Georgia........................5,000,000
Hamilton Clean Fuels Bus Facility, Georgia....................1,000,000
Hampton Roads Transit Southside Bus Facility, Virginia........2,000,000
Harbor Transit Bus Replacement, Michigan.......................200,000,
Harrisburg CorridorONE, Pennsylvania..........................2,000,000
Harrisburg Intermodal Airport Multi-Modal Transportation Facility, 
  Pennsylvania................................................1,000,000
Harrison County multi-modal facilities and shuttle service, Mi1,000,000
Harrison Intermodal Project, New Jersey.........................750,000
HART Bus Purchase, Florida......................................500,000
Hartford Downtown Circulator, Connecticut.....................1,375,000
Hattiesburg Intermodal Facility, Mississippi..................3,000,000
Hawaii Statewide Rural Bus Program............................4,000,000
Hazleton Intermodal Public Transit Center, Pennsylvania.......1,750,000
Helena Transit Facility, Montana................................500,000
Hemet Transit Center/Bus Facility, California...................312,000
Henderson Area Rapid Transit Authority, Kentucky.................15,000
High Point Project Terminals, North Carolina....................800,000
Holland Macatawa Area Express (MAX), Michigan...................600,000
Honolulu Bus and Paratransit Replacement Program, Hawaii.....10,000,000
Honolulu Middle Street Intermodal Center, Hawaii..............3,000,000
Howard Boulevard Intermodal Park & Ride, New Jersey...........2,200,000
Hunt County Committee on Aging Transportation Facility, Texas...400,000
Hunterdon County Intermodel Stations and Park & Rides, New Jerse400,000
Huntsville Airport Phase III Intermodal Facility, Alabama.....3,500,000
Idaho Transit Coalition buses and bus facilities..............4,000,000
Illinois Statewide buses and bus facilities...................7,000,000
Indiana County Transit Authority/Bus Facility Expansion and Renovation, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................400,000
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana.........................800,000
Indianapolis Downtown Transit Center, Indiana.................3,500,000
Intelligent Transportation System for ITP The Rapid, Michigan...600,000
Intercity Transit Bus Expansion and Replacement, Washington...1,000,000
Intermodal Facility, JIA, Mississippi.........................2,000,000
Intermodal Transit Facility for ULM, Louisiana................1,000,000
Intermodal Transportation Hub Project, North Carolina...........150,000
Interstate 15 Managed Lanes BRT Capital Purchase, California..1,000,000
Iowa Statewide buses and bus facilities.......................6,600,000
Isabella County Transportation Commission Vehicle Replacement, M250,000
Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Bus and Bus Facilities,1,000,000
Jacobi Transportation Facility, New York........................800,000
Jamaica Intermodal Facilities, Queens, New York.................400,000
Jasper Bus Replacement, Alabama..................................40,000
JATRAN vehicles for disabled and elderly, Mississippi...........250,000
Jefferson City Transit System, Missouri.........................300,000
Jefferson Transit bus purchase, Washington......................200,000
Jefferson Transit Facilities, Washington......................1,000,000
Johnson County Nolte Transit Center, Kansas.....................250,000
Johnson County Transit Equipment and Transit Coach Improvement, 100,000
Kalamazoo County Human Services Care-A-Van, Michigan.............75,000
Kansas City Area Transit Authority buses and bus facilities, K1,700,000

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Kansas Statewide buses and bus facilities.....................3,000,000
KCATA buses and bus facilities, Kansas........................3,000,000
Kearney RYDE Transit, Nebraska................................1,000,000
Kent State University lntermodal Facility, Ohio.................375,000
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet/Community Action Groups.........400,000
Key West bus and bus facilities, Florida......................1,100,000
Kibios Area Transit System (KATS) maintenance facility and vehicles, 
  Oklahoma......................................................650,000
King County Metro Clean Air Buses, Washington.................5,000,000
Kitsap Transit Bus Replacement, Washington....................1,000,000
Knoxville Electric Transit Intermodal Center, Tennessee.......2,000,000
Lake Erie Transit Bus Storage Facility and Maintenance Facility 
  Expansion, Michigan.........................................1,000,000
Lakeland Area Mass Transit District Citrus Connection, Florida..550,000
Lane Transit District, BRT Phase II, Coburg Road Phase III, Or2,000,000
Lansing Fixed Route Bus Replacement, ADA Para transit Small Bus 
  Replacement, Maintenance, Administration and Storage Facility 
  Renovation and Expansion, CATA/MSU Bus Way, Rural Small Bus 
  Replacement, Michigan.......................................1,500,000
Laredo Bus Facility, Texas......................................850,000
Las Cruces buses and bus facilities, New Mexico.................375,000
Lebanon County Transit Authority, buses and bus related facilities, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................450,000
Lee County LeeTran Bus Replacement, Florida.....................200,000
Leesburg Train Depot Renovation and Restoration, Georgia........300,000
LETS Bus Replacement, Michigan...................................90,000
Levy County Improvement Project for the Transportation Disadvantaged, 
  Florida.......................................................200,000
Liberty County COA Bus Facility, Montana.........................50,000
Lincoln County Transportation, Bus Garage Facility, Oregon......200,000
Lincoln Park Museum Trolleys, Illinois..........................600,000
Link Transit Vehicle Replacement, Wenatchee, Washington.........800,000
Livingston County Transportation Center, New York...............400,000
Long Beach Transit buses and bus facilities, California.......1,000,000
Lorain Port Authority Lighthouse Shuttle and Black River Water Taxi 
  Project, Ohio.................................................200,000
Los Angeles County Circulator Buses, California.................400,000
Los Angeles MTA buses, California.............................4,000,000
Louisiana Statewide buses and bus facilities..................5,500,000
Lowcountry Regional Transit Authority, South Carolina...........300,000
Lowell Regional Transit Authority Gallagher Intermodal Transportation 
  Center, Massachusetts.......................................1,000,000
Lubbock/Citibus Buses, Texas..................................1,500,000
Ludinton Mass Transportation Authority Bus Facility, Michigan...250,000
Macon and Athens Multimodal Station, Georgia..................1,600,000
Macon Multi-Modal Terminal Station, Georgia...................1,500,000
Main Street project for downtown Buffalo, New York..............650,000
Main Street Station Multimodal Transportation Center, Virginia1,500,000
Maine Statewide buses and bus facilities......................1,250,000
Mammoth Lakes Bus Purchase, California..........................800,000
Manistee County Transportation, Inc. Replacement Buses, Michigan.30,000
Marquette County, Phase II--Transit Administrative, Operations, 
  Maintenance & Storage Facility, Michigan....................1,000,000
MARTA Automated Fare Collection/Smart Card System, Georgia....4,000,000
MARTA Buses, Georgia..........................................6,000,000
Maryland Statewide buses and bus facility.....................7,500,000
Mason County Transportation Authority Capital Improvements, Wash200,000
Mecosta Osceola County Area Transit Vehicle Replacement, Michiga200,000
Medical University of South Carolina Intermodal Facility, South 
  Carolina....................................................4,000,000
Memphis International Airport Intermodal Facility, Tennessee..2,750,000
Mesa Operating Facility, Arizona..............................2,000,000
Metro Area Transit (MAT) buses and bus facilities, Omaha, Nebr2,000,000
Metro Transit buses and bus facilities, Minnesota.............4,400,000
Metro Transit Turn Around at Taylor Landing Park, Washington.....40,000
Miami Dade County System Enhancements, Florida................1,000,000
Miami-Dade County buses, Florida..............................1,000,000
Michigan Statewide buses and bus facilities...................1,000,000
Mid County Transit Authority Kittanning, Pennsylvania...........400,000
Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Charleroi, Pennsylvania.......600,000
Minnesota District 8 Transit Vehicles and Transit Bus Facilities800,000
Minnesota Transit buses and bus facilities, Minnesota.........1,672,000
Missouri Bus & Paratransit Vehicles--Rolling Stock..............800,000
Missouri Statewide buses and bus facilities...................8,000,000
Mobile Waterfront Terminal and Maritime Center of the Gulf, Al4,500,000
Modesto Bus Facility, California..............................1,000,000
Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) buses and bus facilities, 
  Massachusetts...............................................2,000,000
Montclair State University Campus and Community Bus System, New 700,000
Monterey-Salinas Transit Buses, California....................1,500,000
Montgomery Buses, New York.......................................40,000
Morris County Intermodal Facilities and Park & Rides, New Jers3,000,000
Mountain Line Bus Replacement and Facility Improvements, Montana200,000
MTA/Long Island Bus clean fuel cell bus purchase, New York....1,000,000
Mukilteo Lane Park and Ride, Washington.......................1,000,000
Multi-Modal Transportation Facility and Transit System at Oklahoma 
  State University, Oklahoma..................................2,250,000
Muncie Transit System, Indiana..................................700,000
Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District's Myrtle/Wyckoff/Palmetto 
  Transit Hub Enhancement, New York.............................500,000
Myrtle Beach Regional Multimodal Transit Center, South Carolina.200,000
Nacogdoches Vehicle Replacement, Texas..........................800,000
Nashville replacement of aged buses, Tennessee..................500,000
Nassau County, Hub Enhancements, New York.....................1,200,000
Nebraska Statewide Rural Automatic Vehicle Locating & Comms. Sys750,000
Nevada Rural Transit Vehicles and Facilities....................500,000
New Castle Transit Authority replacement buses, Pennsylvania....100,000
New Hampshire Statewide buses and bus facilities..............4,500,000
Newark Penn Station Intermodal Improvements, New Jersey.......3,000,000
Newton Rapid Transit Handicap Access Improvements, Massachusetts300,000
Niagra Frontier Transportation Authority Metro buses and bus 
  facilities, New York........................................1,600,000
Normal Multimodal Transportation Center and public facilities, I750,000
Norman buses and bus facilities, Oklahoma.....................3,000,000
North Bend Park and Ride, Washington............................600,000
North Carolina Statewide buses and bus facilities.............6,250,000

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North Charleston Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, South 
  Carolina....................................................1,250,000
North Dakota Statewide buses and bus facilities...............3,000,000
North Florida and West Coast Bus Procurement, Florida.........4,000,000
North Side Transfer Center Brownsville Urban System (BUS), Texas350,000
Northern Michigan buses and bus facilities......................500,000
Northern Oklahoma Regional Multimodal Transportation System...2,500,000
Northwest Corridor Busway, Minnesota..........................3,000,000
Northwest Shoals Community College Transportation Modernization, 
  Alabama.......................................................450,000
NW 7th Avenue Transit HUB Improvements, Florida...............1,000,000
OATS buses and bus facilities, Missouri.......................1,500,000
Oats Transportation Service of Southwest Missouri................70,000
Ohio Statewide buses and bus facilities.......................5,000,000
Oklahoma City Buses, Oklahoma.................................2,250,000
Oklahoma Department of Transportation Transit Programs Divisio6,250,000
Old Bridge Intermodal Stations and Park & Rides, New Jersey.....500,000
Omnitrans--Paratransit Vehicles, California.....................300,000
Oneont Bus Replacement, New York................................200,000
Orange Beach Senior Activity Center buses, Alabama..............100,000
Orange County Transit Center Improvements, California...........325,000
Orange County Bus Rapid Transit, California...................2,250,000
Orange County Bus Replacement, New York.......................1,250,000
Orange County Fare Collection System, California..............1,000,000
Orange County Inter-County Express Bus Service, California....1,100,000
Over the Road Bus Accessibility, Intercity Bus Accessibility 
  Consortium, New York........................................3,000,000
Paducah Area Transit Authority, Kentucky.........................40,000
Palm Beach County and Broward County Regional Buses, Florida..1,000,000
Palm Beach Gardens Mass Transit Bus Shelters, Florida............20,000
Palmdale Intermodal Facility Parking Lot Expansion, California..300,000
Palo Alto Intermodal Transit Center, California.................750,000
Paoli Transportation Center, Pennsylvania.......................500,000
Peoria Bus Purchase, Illinois...................................300,000
Perry County Intermodal Facility, Kentucky....................2,000,000
Phoenix/Glendale West Valley Operating Facility, Arizona......5,000,000
Phoenix/Regional Heavy Maintenance Facility, Arizona..........1,000,000
Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) multimodal 
  transportation center, North Carolina.......................1,100,000
Pierce Transit Maintenance and Operations facility, Washington1,000,000
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) buses, Massachusetts..2,500,000
Pittsburgh Water Taxi, Pennsylvania...........................1,000,000
Pittsfield Intermodal Transportation Center, Massachusetts......615,000
Port Authority of Allegheny County Buses, Pennsylvania........2,750,000
Port Authority of Allegheny County Clean Fuel Buses, Pennsylva2,280,000
Port McKenzie Intermodal Facility, Alaska.....................1,000,000
Port of Anchorage Intermodal Facility, Alaska.................3,000,000
Portland Bayside Parking Garage/Intermodal Facility, Maine......250,000
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, Virginia....500,000
Public Transportation Management, Tyler/Longview, Texas.........350,000
Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority Replacement..............500,000
Pulse Point Joint Development and Safety Improvements, Norwalk, 
  Connecticut...................................................500,000
Putnam County Transit Coaches for Ride Solutions, Florida.....1,200,000
Ray County Transportation vehicle replacement, Missouri..........80,000
Red Cross Wheels, Kentucky.......................................80,000
Redondo Beach Catalina Transit Terminal, California.............800,000
Regional Transit Project for Quitman, Clay, Randolph and Stewart 
  Counties, Georgia.............................................500,000
Reseda Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit Project Capital Improvement, 
  California....................................................250,000
Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative, Virginia...3,000,000
RIPTA Buses and Vans, Rhode Island............................4,000,000
RIPTA Facilities Upgrade, Rhode Island..........................400,000
Riverside Transit Agency, Automatic Traveler Information System (ATIS), 
  California.....................................................75,000
Riverside Transit Agency, Bus Rapid Transit Investment, Californ500,000
Riverside Transit Agency, Transit Center, California..........1,000,000
Rochester Central Bus Terminal, New York......................5,500,000
Rock Island County Mass Transit District (Metrolink) transit facility, 
  Illinois......................................................500,000
Rome Intermodal Station Restoration, New York.................1,250,000
Ronstadt Transit Center Modifications, Arizona................3,000,000
Roseville Multitransit Center, California.......................500,000
RTC Central City Intermodal Transportation Terminal, Las Vegas, 500,000
Sacramento Regional Bus Expansion, Enhancement, and Coordination 
  Program, City of Auburn, California...........................100,000
Sacramento Regional Bus Expansion, Enhancement, and Coordination 
  Program, City of Lincoln, California..........................500,000
Sacramento Regional Transit District, Bus Maintenance Facility, 
  California....................................................500,000
Salem Area Transit, Bus Replacement, Oregon.....................600,000
San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit buses and bus facilities,5,000,000
San Fernando Local Transit System, California...................300,000
San Francisco Muni buses and bus facilities, California.......4,000,000
San Joaquin RTD buses and bus facilities, California............250,000
San Mateo County Transit District Zero-Emission buses, Californi900,000
Sanilac County bus facility, Michigan...........................100,000
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Electric Bus Investment, 
  California....................................................300,000
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Zero-Emission Buses, 
  California....................................................300,000
Sawmill Creek Intermodal Facility, Alaska.....................2,000,000
Schlow Library Bus Depot, State College, Pennsylvania...........800,000
Schuylkill Transportation System, buses and bus facilities, 
  Pennsylvania................................................1,000,000
Senior Services of Northern Kentucky buses and bus facilities, K250,000
SEPTA Bucks County Intermodal Facility Improvements, Pennsylva3,500,000
SEPTA Hybrid Buses, Pennsylvania................................800,000
SEPTA Norristown Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania............3,000,000
Shiawassee Transportation Center and replacement buses, Michigan.40,000
Shreveport Intermodal Bus Facility, Louisiana...................700,000
Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, North Dakota..............400,000

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Smithtown Senior Citizen Center Bus Replacement, New York.......200,000
Snohomish County Community Transit Park and Ride Lot Expansion Program, 
  Washington..................................................2,000,000
Somerset County Transportation System Maintenance Facility, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................160,000
Sonoma County Transit CNG Buses, California.....................500,000
Sound Transit Regional Express Transit Hubs, Washington.......2,000,000
South Amboy Regional Intermodal Transportation Initiative, New1,000,000
South Bend TRANSPO Bus Facilities, Indiana....................1,000,000
South Carolina Statewide Transit Facilities Construction Proje1,000,000
South Carolina Statewide Transit Vehicles.....................4,000,000
South Clackamas Transit, Molalla, Oregon........................100,000
South Dakota Statewide buses and bus facilities...............2,000,000
South East Texas Transit Facility Improvements and Bus Replaceme250,000
South San Fernando Valley Park and Ride facility expansion, Cali300,000
Southeast Arkansas Area Agencies on Aging buses and bus facilities, 
  Arkansas......................................................320,000
Southeast Missouri Bus Service Capital Improvements...........1,500,000
Southern and Eastern Kentucky buses and bus facilities........1,550,000
Southern Maryland Commuter Bus Initiative.....................4,500,000
Southern Minnesota Transit Facilities............................30,000
Southern Minnesota Transit Vehicles.............................375,000
Southwest Missouri State University Transfer Facility, Missour2,500,000
Sparks and Reno Bus and Bus Facilities, Nevada..................150,000
Spring Valley Multi-Modal Center, California....................600,000
Springfield Bus Purchase, Illinois..............................300,000
Springfield Station, Oregon...................................4,000,000
Springfield Union Station Intermodal facility redevelopment, 
  Massachusetts...............................................4,500,000
St. Augustine Intermodal Transportation and Parking Facility, Fl550,000
St. Bernard Parish Intermodal Facilities, Louisiana.............500,000
St. Cloud Buses, Minnesota......................................100,000
St. George Ferry Terminal Reconstruction, New York............2,250,000
St. Johns County Council on Aging Administrative Facility, Flori200,000
St. Johns County Council on Aging Passenger Amenities, Florida...40,000
St. Johns County Council on Aging Transit Coaches, Florida......350,000
St. Joseph County Transit, Michigan..............................35,000
St. Louis Downtown Shuttle/Trolley Equipment, Missouri..........250,000
St. Louis METRO buses and bus facilities, Missouri............1,250,000
St. Tammany Park and Ride, Louisiana............................400,000
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) buses 
  and bus facilities, Michigan................................4,500,000
Suffolk County Transit Buses, New York........................1,900,000
SunLine Transit Agency Clean Fuels Mall Facility and Hydrogen 
  Infrastructure Expansion, California..........................450,000
TalTran buses and bus facilities................................700,000
TalTran Intermodal Facility, Florida............................500,000
Temecula Transit Center, California.............................800,000
Tempe Downtown Transit Center, Arizona..........................500,000
Tempe/Scottsdale East Valley Facilities, Arizona..............4,000,000
Tennessee Statewide buses and bus facilities..................6,500,000
Terminal Station Multi-Modal Roof Rehabilitation, Georgia.......338,000
The Banks Intermodal Facility, Cincinnati, Ohio...............3,500,000
The District-Bryan Intermodal Transit Terminal/Parking Facility & 
  Pedestrian Improvements, Texas................................400,000
The Woodlands Capital Costs, Texas..............................350,000
The Woodlands Park and Ride Expansion, Texas....................275,000
Tillamook County Transit, Maintenance Facility, Oregon..........200,000
Tompkins County Bus Facilities, New York........................400,000
Topeka Transit buses and bus facilities, Kansas.................500,000
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Bus Replacement, Kentuc2,000,000
Transit Authority of River City buses and bus facilities, Kent2,500,000
Transit Authority of Warren County Intermodal Bus Facility, 
  Pennsylvania................................................1,500,000
Transit First Implementation, Chula Vista, California...........400,000
Transportation Authority of the River City (TARC) bus/trolley 
  replacement, Kentucky.......................................2,500,000
Transportation Authority of the River City (TARC) expansion facility, 
  Kentucky......................................................800,000
Trenton Intermodal Station, New Jersey..........................750,000
Tri-Met Regional Bus Replacement, Oregon........................650,000
Troy State University Bus Shuttle Program, Troy, Alabama......1,500,000
Truckee Replacement Buses, California............................75,000
Tucson Alternative Fuel Replacement Buses, Arizona............3,600,000
Tulsa Transit Bus Replacement Program, Oklahoma...............4,500,000
Tulsa Transit Paratransit Buses, Oklahoma.......................750,000
UCHRA Capital Improvements, Tennessee...........................600,000
Ulster County Area Transit Buses, New York.......................40,000
UNI Multimodal Project, Iowa..................................3,500,000
Unified Government of Kansas City bus replacement, Kansas.......350,000
Union County Union/Snyder Transportation Alliance (USTA), Pennsy500,000
Union Depot Multi-modal Transportation Hub, Minnesota...........750,000
Union Station Renovations, Utica, New York......................750,000
University of Delaware Fuel Cell Bus Project, Delaware........1,750,000
UTA Transit ITS, Upgrades, Utah.................................250,000
Utah Statewide buses and bus facilities.......................6,000,000
Utah Statewide Intermodal Centers.............................4,000,000
VanBuren Public Transit, Michigan................................18,000
Ventura County CNG Fueling Station and Facility Pavement Replacement, 
  California....................................................400,000
Vermont Alternative Fuel Station and Buses, Vermont.............500,000
Vermont, Bus Upgrades...........................................800,000
Village of Pleasantville, Handicapped Ramp, New York.............48,000
Village of Pleasantville, Memorial Plaza, New York..............200,000
Virgin Islands Transit (VITRAN) Buses...........................500,000
Visalia Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility, California...1,000,000
VOTRAN Public Transit System Buses, Florida.....................750,000
Washington State Small Bus System Program of Projects.........3,799,000
West Palm Beach Trolley Buses, Florida..........................800,000
West Side Transit Facility Albuquerque Transit Department, New2,000,000
West Virginia Statewide buses and bus facilities..............4,000,000
Westchester County Bee Line Bus Replacement, New York.........2,750,000
Western Gateway Transportation Center Intermodal Facility, Schenectady, 
  New York......................................................400,000
Western Kentucky University Bus Shuttle System, Kentucky......2,500,000
Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) Bus Replacement, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................900,000

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Whitehall Inter-Modal Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry 
  Reconstruction, New York......................................800,000
Wilsonville Park and Ride, Oregon...............................300,000
Winston-Salem Union Station, North Carolina...................1,300,000
Winter Haven Transit Terminal, Florida..........................350,000
Wisconsin, Statewide buses and bus facilities................15,000,000
WMATA Bus Fleet, Washington, DC.................................750,000
WMATA Buses, Maryland...........................................600,000
Wright Stop Plaza, Dayton, Ohio...............................1,500,000
Wyandanch Intermodal Transit Facility, New York.................400,000
Wyoming Statewide buses and bus facilities....................2,000,000
York County Transit Authority (YCTA) buses and bus facilities, 
  Pennsylvania..................................................100,000
Zanesville Bus System Improvements, Ohio.........................20,000

        San Dieguito Transportation Cooperative, California.--
     Amounts made available from fiscal year 2002 for the San 
     Dieguito Transportation Cooperative, California, shall 
     instead be distributed to the North County Transit District, 
     California, for initial design and planning for a new 
     intermodal center, as proposed by the House.
       Cambria County, Pennsylvania.--Amounts made available from 
     fiscal year 2003 for the Cambria County operations and 
     maintenance facility, Pennsylvania, shall be distributed to 
     the Johnstown Inclined Plane visitor's center, Pennsylvania, 
     as proposed by the House.
       Hollister-Gilroy Caltrain Extension Project, California.--
     Amounts made available from fiscal year 2001 for the 
     Hollister-Gilroy Caltrain Extension Project, California, 
     shall be distributed to the Caltrain San Francisco-San Jose-
     Gilroy service to Pajoar, Castroville, and Salinas in 
     Monterey County, California, as proposed by the House.
       Somerset County, Pennsylvania.--Amounts made available from 
     fiscal year 2002 for the Somerset County Transportation 
     System buses, Pennsylvania, shall be distributed to Somerset 
     County Accessible Raised Roof Vans ($90,000) and to Somerset 
     County bus and bus facilities ($146,000), Pennsylvania, as 
     proposed by the House.
       Community Medical Centers, California.--Amounts made 
     available from fiscal year 2001 for the Community Medical 
     Centers Intermodal Facility, Fresno, California, shall be 
     available for the City of Fresno for the same project, as 
     proposed by the House. The availability of funds is extended 
     for one year.
       Illinois statewide buses.--The conference agreement 
     provides $7,000,000 to the Illinois Department of 
     Transportation (IDOT) for bus and bus facilities grants. The 
     conferees expect IDOT to provide at least $3,500,000 for 
     downtown Illinois replacement of buses in Bloomington, 
     Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Madison County, Peoria, Quincy, 
     RIDES, River Valley, Rockford, Rock Island, South Central 
     Illinois MTD, and Springfield. Further, the conferees expect 
     IDOT to provide appropriate funds for bus facilities in 
     Bloomington, Galesburg, Rock Island, and Metro Link's bus 
     maintenance facility in St. Clair County.
       Washington statewide small transit systems, bus and bus 
     facilities.--The conference agreement provides $3,799,000 to 
     the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for 
     bus and bus facilities grants. The conferees expect WSDOT to 
     fund the following projects: (1) $688,000 Clallam Transit; 
     (2) $103,000 Columbia County Public Transportation (CCPT); 
     (3) $144,000 Grays Harbor Transportation Authority; (4) 
     $1,094,000 Island Transit; (5) $416,000 Jefferson Transit; 
     (6) $480,000 Mason County Transportation Authority; (7) 
     $88,000 Pullman Transit; (8) $108,000 Twin Transit; and (9) 
     $708,000 Valley Transit, as proposed by the Senate.
        Civil Rights Trail Trolleys.--Amounts made available in 
     fiscal year 2001 for the Montgomery Civil Rights Trail 
     Trolleys shall instead be distributed to the City of 
     Montgomery's Rosa Parks bus project, as proposed by the 
     Senate. The availability of funds is extended for one year.
        Vermont buses.--Amounts made available in fiscal year 2001 
     for Central Vermont Transit Authority Wheels Transportation 
     Services shall be distributed to the Vermont Agency of 
     Transportation, as proposed by the Senate. The availability 
     of funds is extended for one year.
       Reno, Nevada, bus projects.--Amounts made available for Bus 
     Rapid Transit, South Virginia Street--Reno ($1,950,000, 
     fiscal year 2003) and Reno Suburban transit coaches 
     ($500,000, fiscal year 2002) shall be made available for 
     Reno/Sparks intermodal transportation terminals, as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       Falls Church Bus Rapid Transit terminus, Virginia.--Funds 
     made available for Falls Church Bus Rapid Transit terminus, 
     Virginia, for fiscal year 2001 shall be made available to the 
     City of Falls Church to purchase three 30-foot buses to 
     provide shuttle service from temporary parking lots during 
     the construction of a parking garage at the West Falls Church 
     Metrorail station. Once the garage is completed, the buses 
     will be used to provide feeder service to the West Falls 
     Church Metrorail station. The availability of funds is 
     extended for one year.
       Eastchester, Metro North Facilities, New York.--Amounts 
     made available in fiscal year 2001 for Eastchester, Metro 
     North Facilities, New York shall instead be distributed to 
     the Bronx Zoo Intermodal Transportation Facility, New York. 
     The availability of funds is extended for one year.
       Westbrook, Intermodal Facility, Maine.--Amounts made 
     available in fiscal year 2003 for Westbrook, Intermodal 
     Facility, Maine shall instead be distributed to State of 
     Maine, Statewide Buses.

                               New Starts

       New starts.--The conference agreement provides 
     $1,323,794,000, for new fixed guideway systems. In addition, 
     funds made available for new starts are to be supplemented 
     with $4,514,482 from reallocated projects included in the 
     fiscal year 2000 and 2001 Appropriations Acts under ``Federal 
     Transit Administration, job access and reverse commute 
     grants''.
       Alternatives analysis review.--The conferees are concerned 
     that sufficient weight and review are not being given to the 
     earliest stage of new starts projects, namely the 
     alternatives analysis undertaken by local communities. 
     Therefore, the conferees direct FTA to ensure that 
     alternative modes and/or alignments analyzed as part of the 
     metropolitan planning process fully support the selection of 
     projects forwarded to FTA for proposed new starts funding. 
     Specifically, the alternatives analysis made by applicants 
     must fully weigh viable alternatives and ensure that 
     quantitative measures are used in choosing the locally 
     preferred alternative. The conferees direct FTA to report to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how the 
     agency will undertake this direction, as well as 
     recommendations, that include statutory changes if necessary, 
     for improving the alternatives analysis process to improve 
     planning at the onset. The report is due by March 1, 2004.
       Ratings for new starts criteria.--The conferees are also 
     concerned that FTA may have changed their new starts ratings 
     criteria, specifically the new ``time savings per rider'' 
     measure, hastily. Therefore, the conferees direct FTA to 
     revisit the issue of the abolition of the ``cost-per-new-
     rider'' measure. FTA shall report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations on the justification for the 
     elimination of that rating, as well as the reasoning for the 
     new ``time savings per rider'' implementation.
       Within this report, FTA should also detail other 
     characteristics that may be useful in evaluating new start 
     projects, particularly traffic congestion relief. FTA should 
     include suggestions for how these criteria could be 
     quantitatively measured and rated in the annual new starts 
     report. This report shall be submitted to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations by February 16, 2004.
       The conference agreement provides for the following 
     distribution of funding for new fixed guideway systems:

 Atlanta, Georgia, Northwest Corridor BRT....................$2,149,413
 Baltimore, Maryland, Central Light Rail Double Track Project40,000,000
 BART San Francisco Airport (SFO), California, Extension Pro100,000,000
 Birmingham--Transit Corridor, Alabama........................3,500,000
 Boston, Massachusetts, Silver Line Phase III.................2,000,000
 Charlotte, North Carolina, South Corridor Light Rail Project12,000,000
 Chicago, Illinois, Metra Commuter Rail Expansions and Extens52,000,000
 Chicago, Illinois, Ravenswood Reconstruction................10,000,000
 Chicago, Illinois, Transit Authority, Douglas Branch Reconst85,000,000
 Cleveland, Ohio, Euclid Corridor Transportation Project.....11,000,000
 Dallas, Texas, North Central Light Rail Extension...........30,161,283
 Denver, Colorado, Southeast Corridor LRT (T-REX)............80,000,000
 East Side Access Project, New York, Phase I.................75,000,000
 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Tri-Rail Commuter Project..........18,410,000
 Hawaii and Alaska Ferry Boats...............................10,296,000
 Houston Advanced Metro Transit Plan, Texas...................8,000,000
 Integrated Intermodal project, Rhode Island..................3,000,000
 Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Commuter Rail Extension, Wisconsin..3,250,000
 Las Vegas, Nevada, Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway, MOS......20,000,000
 Little Rock, Arkansas, River Rail Streetcar Project..........3,000,000

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 Maine Marine Highway.........................................1,550,000
 Memphis, Tennessee, Medical Center Rail Extension............9,247,588
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hiawatha Corridor Light Rail Transit74,980,000
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, Northstar Corridor Rail Project......5,750,000
 New Orleans, Louisiana, Canal Street Streetcar Project......23,291,373
 New York, Second Avenue Subway...............................2,000,000
 Newark, New Jersey, Rail Link (NERL) MOS1...................22,566,022
 Northern Oklahoma Regional Multimodal Transportation System..3,000,000
 Northern, New Jersey, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (MOS2)......100,000,000
 Phase II, LA to Pasadena Metro Gold Line Light Rail Project..4,000,000
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Valley Metro.........14,000,000
 Phoenix, Arizona, Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit 
  Project....................................................13,000,000
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, North Shore Connector.............10,000,000
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stage II Light Rail Transit Recons32,243,442
 Portland, Oregon, Interstate MAX Light Rail Extension.......77,500,000
 Raleigh, North Carolina, Triangle Transit Authority Regional Rail 
  Project.....................................................5,500,000
 Regional Commuter Rail (Weber County to Salt Lake City), Utah9,000,000
 Salt Lake City, Utah, Medical Center LRT Extension..........30,663,361
 San Diego, California, Mission Valley East Light Rail Transit 
  Extension..................................................65,000,000
 San Diego, California, Oceanside-Escondido Rail Project.....48,000,000
 San Francisco, California Muni Third Street Light Rail Projec9,000,000
 San Jose, California, Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor..2,000,000
 Scranton, Pennsylvania, NY City Rail Service.................2,500,000
 Seattle, Washington, South Transit Central Link Initial Segm75,000,000
 South Shore Commuter Rail Service capacity enhancement, India1,000,000
 Stamford, Connecticut, Urban Transitway & Intermodal Transportation 
  Center Improvements.........................................4,000,000
 Tren Urbano Rapid Transit System, San Juan, Puerto Rico.....20,000,000
 VRE Parking Improvements, Virginia...........................3,000,000
 Washington, DC/VA Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project.....20,000,000
 Washington, DC/MD, Largo Extension..........................65,000,000
 Western North Carolina Rail Passenger Service................1,000,000
 Wilmington, Delaware, Train Station Improvements.............1,500,000
 Wilsonville to Beaverton, Oregon, Commuter Rail..............3,250,000
 Yarmouth to Auburn Line, Maine...............................1,000,000

       VRE Parking Improvements, Virginia.--The conference 
     agreement includes $3,000,000 for VRE Parking Improvements in 
     Virginia. The conferees direct that of the funds provided, 
     not less than $1,250,000 shall be for improvements to the 
     Manassas Old Town VRE Parking Center, Virginia.
       Utah program of projects.--The conference agreement 
     includes a provision (Section 171) that amends the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 338) by 
     creating section 3042, which provides for the coordinated 
     development and governmental funding for Utah transportation 
     projects. Subsection (a) directs FTA and FHWA to work with 
     the Utah Transit Authority and the Utah Department of 
     Transportation to coordinate preconstruction and construction 
     of the regional commuter rail project and the northern 
     segment of I-15 reconstruction located in the Wasatch Front 
     corridor extending from Brigham City to Payson, Utah. 
     Subsection (b) defines a program of related projects for 
     purposes of determining and allocating the governmental and 
     nongovernmental share of project costs. This subsection 
     permits federal funds that may remain after completion of the 
     Medical Center Extension to be allocated to a vehicle and 
     storage track extending from the Delta Center; permits use of 
     the value of the purchase of the regional commuter rail 
     right-of-way from Brigham City to Payson, Utah, to be used 
     for the nongovernmental share of the Weber County to Salt 
     Lake City segment; permits the purchase and rehabilitation of 
     rail vehicles with non-governmental funds for use on one 
     project to be counted toward the nongovernmental share of 
     another project; and permits crediting non-matched funding 
     for the northern segment of I-15 reconstruction to the non-
     governmental share of the regional commuter rail project.

                 Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement includes a total program level of 
     $125,000,000 for job access and reverse commute grants, as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within this total, $25,000,000 is 
     derived from the general fund. Within the funds provided, 
     $20,000,000 is transferred and merged with funding under 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, capital investment 
     grants''. The conference agreement includes a provision that 
     provides that up to $300,000 of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading may be used for technical assistance, technical 
     support, and performance reviews of the job access and 
     reverse commute grants program, as proposed by the Senate.
       Funds appropriated for the job access and reverse commute 
     grants program are to be distributed as follows:

 AC Transit CALWorks Welfare to Work, California.............$1,499,000
Access to Healthcare for Children--Children's Health Fund, Tenne375,000
ADA Mobility Planning, Wichita, Kansas..........................365,000
Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority Job Access and Reverse Commute 
  Program, Ohio.................................................300,000
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADA) Rural Transportation 
  Services, Alabama.............................................500,000
 Bay Area Transit, Virginia.....................................200,000
Bedford Ride, Virginia...........................................60,000
 Bowling Green Housing Authority Reverse Access Commute, Kentuck300,000
 Broome County Transit, New York................................100,000
Capital District Transportation Authority JARC, New York........500,000
 Central New York Regional Transportation Authority JARC........400,000
 Central Ohio Transit Authority JARC, Ohio......................500,000
 Chatham Area Transit Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC), Georg1,000,000
Chautauqua County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New York..100,000
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Public Bus System, South Dakota......250,000
 Chittenden County Transportation Authority JARC Program, Vermon250,000
 City of Hornell Job Access & Reverse Commute Program, New York.100,000
City of Irwindale Senior Transportation Services, California.....65,000
 City of Poughkeepsie Underserved Population Bus Service, New Yo100,000
CityLink public transportation services, Texas..................100,000
Community Transportation Association of America's National Joblinks 
  Program.....................................................2,500,000
Connecticut Statewide JARC....................................3,250,000
Corpus Christi Welfare to Work Project, Texas...................376,000
 Craig Transit Service JARC Program, Alaska......................50,000
 Delaware Statewide Welfare to Work.............................750,000
 Detroit Job Access Reverse Commute, Michigan.................1,600,000
Easter Seals West Alabama JARC Program, Alabama...............1,000,000
El Paso Sun Metro Job Access, Texas.............................775,000
Essex County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New York.......100,000
Flint Transit Job Access-Reverse Commute Program, Michigan......750,000
Fort Smith Transit Job Access/Reverse Commute Program, Arkansas.200,000
Franklin County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New York....200,000
Galveston Job Access Reverse Commute Program, Texas.............475,000
 Georgetown, Washington, DC--Metro Connection.................1,000,000
 Grand Rapids/Kent County JARC, Michigan......................1,200,000
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority JARC Program, Ohio.750,000
Guaranteed Ride Home, Santa Clarita, California.................400,000

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 Holyoke Community Access to Employment and Adult Education, 
  Massachusetts..................................................75,000
I-405 Congestion Relief Project, Washington...................2,000,000
 Illinois Statewide JARC........................................200,000
 IndyGo IndyFlex Job Access and Reverse Commute Program, Indiana750,000
 Iowa Statewide JARC..........................................1,000,000
 Jackson-Josephine JARC, Oregon.................................200,000
 Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Community Transportation 
  Coordinator Program, Florida................................3,000,000
 JARC MidAmerica Regional Council, Johnson County, Kansas.......500,000
Jefferson County Job Access and Reverse Commute Projects, Alab3,000,000
Kansas City Job Access Partnership, Missouri....................500,000
 Key West, Florida, Job Access and Reverse Commute..............500,000
 Knox County Community Action Committee Transportation Program, 
  Tennessee.....................................................400,000
 Knoxville Area Transit Job Access Service, Tennessee...........550,000
 Lake Tahoe Public Transit Services JARC Project, Nevada........100,000
Link Transit JARC Program, Wenatchee, Washington................500,000
Lubbock Citibus Job Access Reverse Commute, Texas...............230,000
Maine Statewide JARC............................................494,000
Maricopa Association of Governments Job Access/Reverse Commute Grant 
  Projects, Arizona...........................................1,750,000
Maryland Statewide JARC.......................................4,000,000
 MASCOT Matanuska-Susitna Valley JARC Project, Alaska...........200,000
Mendocino Transit Authority Job Access Reverse Commute, Californ100,000
Metro Link San Bernadino Platform Extension, California.......1,000,000
Metropolitan Access to Job Initiative, Fargo, North Dakota, and 
  Moorhead, Minnesota...........................................100,000
 Metropolitan Council Job Access, Minnesota.....................500,000
 Missouri Statewide JARC......................................4,000,000
 Mobility Coalition, Alaska.....................................500,000
 Monroe County Job Access and Reverse Commute Program, Tennessee100,000
MTA Long Island Bus Job Access and Reverse Commute Project, New 250,000
Nevada Statewide small urban and rural Job Access and Reverse Co400,000
New Jersey Community Development Corporation Transportation Opportunity 
  Center, Paterson, New Jersey..................................300,000
New Jersey Statewide JARC.....................................4,750,000
New Mexico Statewide JARC.......................................600,000
New York Statewide JARC.......................................1,000,000
Niles/Trumbull Transit, Ohio....................................200,000
North Country County Consortium, New York.....................5,000,000
North Oakland Transportation Authority, Michigan................150,000
North Pole Transit System JARC Program, Alaska...................75,000
Oklahoma Statewide JARC.......................................6,000,000
Oneida/Herkimer County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New Y100,000
Operation Ride DuPage, DuPage County, Illinois..................500,000
Orange County JARC, New York....................................100,000
Pioneer Valley Access to Jobs and Reverse Commute Program, 
  Massachusetts.................................................455,000
Port Authority of Allegheny County JARC, Pennsylvania.........3,644,000
Portland Region Jobs Access-Reverse Commute, Oregon.............500,000
 Ray Graham Association for People With Disabilities, Illinois..125,000
 Rhode Island Statewide JARC..................................1,412,000
Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority JARC, New Yo750,000
Sacramento Region Job Access and Reverse Commute Project, Cali1,500,000
 Salem Area Transit JARC, Oregon................................400,000
 San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority JARC, Texas.....550,000
 SEPTA JARC Program, Pennsylvania.............................4,500,000
 Seward Transit Service JARC Program, Alaska....................200,000
 Sitka Community RIDE, Alaska...................................600,000
 South East Texas Transit Facility Improvements and Bus Replacem300,000
 Tennessee Statewide JARC.....................................5,750,000
 Texas Colonias JARC Initiative...............................2,400,000
 Toledo Job Access/Reverse Commute, Ohio........................350,000
 Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, New York....................75,000
 Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority JARC, Kansas.............700,000
 Ulster County Area Transit Rural Feeder Service, New York.......50,000
 Unified Government of Wyandotte County JARC, Kansas..........1,375,000
Vanpooling Enhancement and Expansion Project, Washington........750,000
Vehicle Trip Reduction Incentives, Washington.................1,000,000
Virginia Beach Paratransit Services, Virginia...................200,000
 Virginia Regional Transportation Association...................200,000
Virginia Statewide Ways to Work...............................1,000,000
VoxLinx Voice-Enabled Transit Trip Planner, Maryland..........1,300,000
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority JARC...........1,000,000
Washington State Transit car-sharing job access.................500,000
Ways to Work, California......................................1,000,000
Ways to Work, Tarrant County, Texas.............................300,000
West Memphis Transit Service, Arkansas..........................250,000
West Virginia Statewide JARC..................................1,000,000
Wisconsin Statewide JARC......................................2,600,000

Worcester Regional Transit Authority JARC Projects, Massachusett150,000

           General Provisions--Federal Transit Administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 160) 
     exempting previously made transit obligations from 
     limitations on obligations.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 161) 
     allowing funds for discretionary grants of the Federal 
     Transit Administration for specific projects, except for 
     fixed guideway modernization projects, not obligated by 
     September 30, 2005, and other recoveries, to be used for 
     other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309, as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 162) 
     allowing transit funds appropriated before October 2, 2002, 
     that remain available for expenditure to be transferred, as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement deletes a provision included in 
     the House bill prohibiting funds for a light rail system in 
     Houston, Texas.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 163) 
     permitting funds made available to Alaska or Hawaii for 
     ferryboats, ferry terminals, and ferry passenger service, and 
     limits to $3,000,000 the amount available to the state of 
     Hawaii to initiate and operate passenger ferryboat service 
     demonstration projects to test the viability of different 
     intra-island and inter-island ferry boat rates and 
     technology, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 164) 
     allowing the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, Colorado, 
     to expend previously appropriated funds on the Roaring Fork 
     Valley Bus Rapid Transit project, as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 165) 
     allowing unobligated previously appropriated new starts funds 
     to be spent notwithstanding any other provision of law, as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 166) 
     establishing a pooled procurement pilot program for bus 
     procurements, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 167) 
     allowing previously appropriated new starts funds for 
     Yosemite, California, to be obligated for buses or bus 
     facilities, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 168) 
     modifying the calculation of the non-New Starts share of 
     funding for the San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail 
     Project, as proposed by both the House and Senate, and states 
     that if the new calculation is still a ``not recommended 
     rating'', funds provided may not be obligated, as proposed by 
     the House.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 169) 
     allowing previously appropriated new start funds for 
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     Berea Red Line to be used for the Euclid Corridor 
     Transportation Project, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 170) 
     allowing job access and reverse commute funds designated to 
     the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) in 
     the conference report accompanying the fiscal year 2003 
     Department of Transportation Appropriations Act to be 
     available to CTAA for authorized JARC projects or activities 
     implemented in the United States.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 171) 
     amending the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178; 
     112 Stat. 338) providing for the coordinated development and 
     governmental funding for Utah transportation projects.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 172) 
     modifying the Federal share for the Charleston Area Regional 
     Transportation Authority under 49 U.S.C. 5307, as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 173) 
     allowing the Pennsylvania Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 
     I to be an eligible recipient for activities under 49 U.S.C. 
     5307 and 5309, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 174) 
     providing funding for the Memphis Medical Center light rail 
     extension project, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 175) 
     allowing the Memphis-Shelby International Airport intermodal 
     facility to be eligible under ``Federal Transit 
     Administration, bus and bus facilities'', as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 176) 
     allowing specific funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula Grants'' for fiscal 
     year 2004 to be available to a transit provider that operates 
     25 or fewer vehicles in an urbanized area with a population 
     of at least 200,000 to finance the transit operating costs of 
     equipment and facilities for services to elderly and persons 
     with disabilities, not to exceed $10,000,000 annually.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 177) 
     prohibiting Federal transit grantees from obligating or 
     expending funds that would otherwise be available in the Act, 
     if the grantee is involved directly or indirectly with any 
     activity, including displaying or permitting to be displayed 
     advertisements on its land, equipment, or in its facilities, 
     that promotes the legalization or medical use of substances 
     listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled 
     Substance Act.

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

                       Operations and Maintenance


                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       The conference agreement includes $14,400,000 for the 
     Operations and Maintenance of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corporation as proposed by the Senate.
       Capital Improvements.--The conferees are concerned about 
     the material condition of the U.S. Seaway lock 
     infrastructure, which is nearly 50 years old. Given the 
     single-lock configuration of the system, the conferees are 
     concerned about the potential impact of diminished structural 
     integrity of the U.S. locks upon system availability. The 
     conferees direct the Corporation to examine the capital 
     improvement needs of the Corporation including the need for 
     replacing concrete at the locks. The Corporation is 
     encouraged to develop a long-term capital improvement plan 
     and present this to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations along with the officially submitted budget 
     justification for fiscal year 2005.

                        MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

                       Maritime Security Program

       The conference agreement includes $98,700,000 for the 
     Maritime Security Program as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.

                        Operations and Training

       The conference agreement includes $106,997,000 for MARAD's 
     Operations and Training account, instead of $105,879,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $106,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement allocates the funds for 
     Operations and Training as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Administration      Conference
              Activity                     request        agreement\1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:
    Salary and benefits.............           $20,981           $23,600
    Midshipmen program..............             6,274             6,274
    Instructional program...........             3,431             3,431
    Program direction and                        2,931             2,931
     administration.................
    Maintenance, repair, & operating             6,298             6,298
     requirements...................
    Capital improvements............            13,000            13,500
      Subtotal, USMMA...............            52,915            56,034
State Maritime Schools:
    Student incentive payments......             1,200             1,200
    Direct schoolship payments......             1,200             1,200
    Schoolship maintenance and                   7,063             8,063
     repair.........................
      Subtotal, State Maritime                   9,463            10,463
       Academies....................
MARAD Operations:
    Base operations.................            37,425            36,000
    Strategic ports evaluation and                   0               500
     provision......................
    Enterprise architecture & IT                 4,597             3,000
     security upgrades..............
    Marine security professional                     0             1,000
     training.......................
      Subtotal, MARAD Operations....            42,022            40,500
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operations and                 104,400           106,997
       Training.....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Base Ops Breakout.--The conferees direct MARAD to 
     comprehensively delineate the antecedent line item elements, 
     along with their associated, requested funding levels, that 
     encompass Base Operations within future, officially submitted 
     budget justifications to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       USMMA Salaries and Benefits.--Of the total provided for 
     this purpose, the conferees direct MARAD to devote at least 
     $1,600,000 to be used to alleviate some of the vacant, 
     personnel positions that are essential to the core mission of 
     the Academy.
       USMMA Capital Improvements.--The conferees direct MARAD to 
     submit an updated addendum to the ten-year capital 
     improvement plan for the United States Merchant Marine 
     Academy no later than ninety days after enactment of this Act 
     that adjusts the original cost projections as per the revised 
     scope of work remaining to be completed.
       SMS Schoolship M&R.--The conferees encourage MARAD to 
     follow the distribution of funds for Schoolship Maintenance 
     and Repair as delineated within the fiscal year 2004 budget 
     justification.
       Maritime Security Professional Training.--In support of 
     Section 109 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act, the 
     conference agreement includes a one-time appropriation of 
     $1,000,000 to initiate maritime security training for any 
     federal, state, local, and private law enforcement or 
     security personnel as proposed by the House. The conferees 
     expect MARAD to coordinate with the state maritime academies, 
     the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the Appalachian 
     Transportation Institute in the facilitation of this 
     training. Furthermore, the conferees encourage MARAD to seek 
     assistance from the Department of Homeland Security in the 
     implementation of this training.
       Intermodal Efficiency.--The conferees direct MARAD to 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on the 
     performance of the intermodal system with respect to the 
     efficiency of the most congested ports. Within this report, 
     particular emphasis should be placed on summarizing the 
     performance of the 14 strategic commercial ports during the 
     military force build-up for Operation Iraqi Freedom and on 
     identifying the most glaring deficiencies of the intermodal 
     system as a whole. This report is to contain a thorough 
     comparison of the most congested ports in terms of 
     operational efficiency; identification of significant 
     intermodal obstacles associated with each port; and a summary 
     of future actions MARAD plans to take to address and improve 
     the throughput of cargo in America's ports. The conferees 
     expect MARAD to work with industry groups as well as the 
     scientific community in the completion of this study.
       Additional Required Reports.--The conferees direct MARAD to 
     submit all reports as directed in the House report no later 
     than 45 days after enactment of this Act.

                             Ship Disposal

       The conference agreement includes $16,211,000 for the 
     disposal of obsolete vessels of the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet, instead of the $14,000,000 proposed by the House and 
     $18,422,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                    Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program

       The conference agreement includes $4,498,000 for 
     administration expenses of the Maritime Guaranteed Loan 
     Program (Title XI) as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     note MARAD's cooperation with the Department of 
     Transportation's Inspector General (DOTIG) on the 
     implementation of managerial reforms of the Title XI program 
     and are encouraged by the progress towards certification of 
     the maritime loan guarantee process, as specified in P.L. 
     108-11.

                           Ship Construction


                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     unobligated balances totaling $4,107,056 from the dormant 
     ship construction account.

              GENERAL PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 180) 
     authorizing MARAD to furnish utilities and services and make 
     necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or 
     occupancy involving Government property under control of 
     MARAD, and allow payments received to be credited to the 
     Treasury.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 181) 
     prohibiting obligations to be incurred during the current 
     fiscal year from the construction fund established by the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

       The conference agreement provides $46,441,000 for research 
     and special programs, instead of $47,018,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $42,516,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within 
     this total, $2,510,000 is available until September 30, 2006, 
     instead of $2,427,000 as proposed by the House and $3,473,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.

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       The conference agreement permits up to $1,200,000 in fees 
     to be collected and deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury as offsetting receipts. Also, the conference 
     agreement includes language that permits funds received from 
     states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities 
     and private sources for expenses incurred for training, 
     reports publication and dissemination, and travel expenses 
     incurred in the performance of hazardous materials exemptions 
     and approval functions. The House and Senate proposed both of 
     these provisions.
       Prior year funding decisions.--In House Joint Resolution 2 
     (Public Law 108-7), the Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2003, the Congress denied 
     certain funding in RSPA's budget request for the reason that 
     there were decreases that the Congress had taken in previous 
     Acts and RSPA was requesting that the Congress restore that 
     funding. RSPA has again undertaken this type of budgeting in 
     the fiscal year 2004 request. The conferees are strongly 
     dismayed at this trend, and direct RSPA and the Department of 
     Transportation Office of Budget and Policy to cease these 
     types of requests immediately.
       Further, the conferees direct RSPA to implement appropriate 
     accounting procedures and budgetary tools to ensure proper 
     accounting and integrity of appropriated funds, as proposed 
     by the Senate. A report is due to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations ninety days after enactment of 
     this Act, detailing the measures that will be taken to 
     address these shortfalls and a timeline for implementation.

                     Office of Hazardous Materials

       The conference agreement provides $23,675,000 for the 
     office of hazardous materials, instead of $23,558,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $22,814,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The following adjustments are made to the budget 
     estimate:

Reduce funding for requested hazmat positions and associated 
  administrative costs........................................-$494,000
Reduce funding to review and analyze transportation regulations 
  governing SNF and HLW........................................-500,000
Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003 across-the-b-149,000

       New positions.--The conference agreement provides seven new 
     positions for the office of hazardous materials: one SNF/HLW 
     engineer, one SNF/HLW inspector, one SNF/HLW lawyer, and four 
     restoration positions in the wake of September 11th.

                   Office of Research and Technology

       The conference agreement provides $2,507,000 for the office 
     of research and technology, instead of $2,193,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $2,394,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     following adjustments are made to the budget estimate:

Reduce funding for requested positions and associated administrative 
  costs........................................................-$48,000
Reduce funding for hazardous materials and hydrogen fuel resear-200,000
Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003 across-the-bo-18,000

       New positions.--The conference agreement provides one new 
     hydrogen fuel engineer position for the office of research 
     and technology.
       Hydrogen fuels research.--Before new staff is hired, the 
     office of research and technology shall perform an assessment 
     on the safety and technology status of the infrastructure 
     supporting hydrogen fuels transportation. The report shall 
     include an analysis of what steps RSPA is taking to work with 
     the Department of Energy to ensure that all research related 
     to hydrogen fuels is complementary in order to maximize 
     investment. The report should be submitted to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than February 1, 
     2004, and $50,000 is provided for necessary research.

                   Office of Emergency Transportation

       The conference agreement provides $2,720,000 for the office 
     of emergency transportation, instead of $2,463,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,802,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The following adjustments are made to the budget 
     estimate:

Reduce funding for requested positions and associated administrative 
  costs.......................................................-$514,000
Reduce funding for emergency transportation regional equipment and 
  training.....................................................-250,000
Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003 across-the-bo-13,000
       New positions.--The conference agreement provides seven new 
     positions for the office of emergency transportation: five 
     crisis management center positions and two full-time regional 
     RETCOs. In addition, the conferees encourage RSPA to utilize 
     flexibility to ensure that the regional emergency response 
     teams are adequately equipped, as proposed by the Senate.

                      Office of Program Management

       The conference agreement provides $17,539,000 for the 
     office of program management, instead of $18,858,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $14,506,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The following adjustments are made to the budget 
     estimate:

Reduce funding for requested positions and associated administrative 
  costs.......................................................-$434,000
Reduce funding for infrastructure technology modernization.....-859,000
Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003 across-the-board cut 
  and TASC cut.................................................-320,000

       New positions.--The conference agreement provides five new 
     positions for the office of program management; one 
     contracting specialist, one database manager, two IT staff, 
     and one support service specialist.
       Infrastructure technology modernization.--Due to budget 
     constraints, the conference agreement reduces funding for 
     RSPA's IT upgrade by $859,000. The conferees direct RSPA to 
     keep the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     informed of these extensive upgrades through biannual 
     correspondence, due in February and August, as proposed by 
     the House.


                            PIPELINE SAFETY

                         (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

                    (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides a total of $66,305,000 
     for the pipeline safety program, instead of $64,054,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $67,612,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within this total, $21,828,000 is available until 
     September 30, 2006, instead of $21,786,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $22,710,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Of this total, the conference agreement specifies that 
     $13,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund and $53,305,000 from the Pipeline Safety Fund. The 
     House bill allocated $9,000,000 from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund and $55,054,000 from the Pipeline Safety Trust 
     Fund. The Senate bill provided $17,183,000 from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund and $50,429,000 from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund. The following adjustments are made to the budget 
     estimate:

Deny decreased funding for one-call grants..................+$1,000,000
Reduce funding for requested positions and associated administrative 
  costs......................................................-1,342,000
Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003 across-the-b-581,000

       New positions.--The conference agreement provides twelve 
     new positions for the office of pipeline safety: four natural 
     gas IMP inspectors, two State program manager liaisons, four 
     FERC inspectors, and two Alaska regulations specialists.
       State one-call grants.--The conferees deny a proposed 
     decrease in one call grants, as proposed by the House and 
     Senate, and have restored $1,000,000. The conferees feel 
     strongly that these grants are an important tool in reducing 
     the number of pipeline incidents.
       Pipeline safety fund and oil spill liability trust fund.--
     The conferees direct the Office of Pipeline Safety to 
     allocate oversight activities between the hazardous liquid 
     and gas pipelines and to factor the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund into the allocation formula that determines the 
     hazardous liquid pipeline user fee assessment to accurately 
     reflect the amount and type of oversight activities being 
     conducted by the office consistent with the Trust Fund. The 
     fiscal year 2005 budget justification should adequately 
     address this issue.


                     EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

                     (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

       The conference agreement provides $200,000 for emergency 
     preparedness grants as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate. The conference agreement includes a limitation on 
     obligations of $14,300,000, consistent with both the House 
     and Senate proposals.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $56,000,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General.

                      Surface Transportation Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides a funding level of 
     $19,521,000 for the Surface Transportation Board to fund 
     salaries and expenses from a direct appropriation, as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes language as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate that allows the Board to offset $1,050,000 of its 
     appropriation from fees collected during the fiscal year, for 
     a total program level of $18,521,000.
       Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger.--On December 12, 
     1997, the Board granted a joint request of Union Pacific 
     Railroad Company and the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County, 
     KS (Wichita/Sedgwick) to toll the 18-

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     month mitigation study pending in Finance Docket No. 32760. 
     The decision indicated that at such time as the parties reach 
     an agreement or discontinue negotiations, the Board would 
     take appropriate action.
       By petition filed June 26, 1998, Wichita/Sedgwick and UP/SP 
     indicated that they had entered into an agreement, and 
     jointly petitioned the Board to impose the agreement as a 
     condition of the Board's approval of the UP/SP merger. By 
     decision dated July 8, 1998, the Board agreed and imposed the 
     agreement as a condition to the UP/SP merger. The terms of 
     the negotiated agreement remain in effect. If UP/SP or any of 
     its divisions or subsidiaries materially changes or is unable 
     to achieve the assumptions on which the Board based its final 
     environmental mitigation measures, then the Board should 
     reopen Finance Docket 32760 if requested by interested 
     parties, and prescribe additional mitigation properly 
     reflecting these changes if shown to be appropriate.

                  TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement provides $176,109,000 for 
     departmental offices of the Treasury Department instead of 
     $175,809,000 proposed by the House and $174,809,000 proposed 
     by the Senate. A table comparing the House bill, Senate bill, 
     and conference agreement follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Conference
                                                                  House bill      Senate bill       agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
President estimate:..........................................     $166,875,000     $166,875,000     $166,875,000
Adjustments to the estimate:
    FY03 reductions not reflected in base:
        FECA costs...........................................          -27,000          -27,000          -27,000
        Savings from prior year Congressional priorities.....       -2,854,000                0       -2,854,000
        Business strategy adjustment.........................         -599,000                0                0
    Unanticipated administrative cost increases..............        6,399,000        5,800,000        6,100,000
    Office of International Affairs..........................        2,730,000        2,727,000        2,730,000
    Office of Terrorist Financing & Financial Crimes.........        2,285,000        2,285,000        2,285,000
    Certificate-based internet security initiatives..........        1,000,000                0        1,000,000
    Delete funding for Asian Dev Bank Conf & TPI.............                0       -2,851,000  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................      175,809,000      174,809,000      176,109,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       A table comparing the conference agreement, by office, to 
     the budget estimate follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Budget         Conference
                                            estimate        agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Policy.......................       $4,145,000       $4,145,000
International Affairs.................       25,151,000       27,881,000
Tax Policy............................       13,955,000       13,955,000
Domestic Finance......................        9,448,000        9,448,000
Terrorist Financing and Financial                     0        2,285,000
 Crimes...............................
Foreign Asset Control.................       21,855,000       21,855,000
Management and CFO Programs...........       14,275,000       14,275,000
Executive Direction...................       17,168,000       17,168,000
Treasury-Wide Financial Statement             3,393,000        3,393,000
 Audits...............................
Administration........................       57,485,000       61,704,000
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total...........................      166,875,000      176,109,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Office of Foreign Assets Control.--The conference agreement 
     specifies not less than 120 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff-
     years for this office, as proposed by the Senate.
       Reports on travel.--Modifying a proposal of the House, the 
     conferees agree that quarterly reports are to be submitted 
     providing details on the international travel of departmental 
     employees.
       Staffing in certain offices.--The conferees agree that the 
     department is limited to 19 FTE in the Office of 
     International Affairs, as proposed by the Senate, and 14 FTE 
     for the Executive Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial 
     Crimes, as proposed by the House.
       Marketing of the new $20 currency note.--The conferees 
     acknowledge that some expenditure was necessary to market the 
     new $20 currency note to the public and to private businesses 
     both in the United States and abroad. However, the amount 
     spent by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for this 
     purpose was excessive, and far greater than similar efforts 
     in the past. Although BEP is self-financed through a 
     revolving fund, this does not absolve the bureau from being 
     cost-efficient in all of its operations. The conferees direct 
     BEP to submit to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than December 31, 2003, a report 
     showing the baseline amount of funds returned to the Treasury 
     from their recurring operations at the end of fiscal year 
     2003. The conferees further direct BEP to manage its 
     operations in a manner so that, by the end of fiscal year 
     2005, that baseline amount has been increased by $14,000,000. 
     The Appropriations Committees will monitor this situation 
     annually to help ensure those targets are reached.
       CyberShield.--The conferees are aware of efforts to develop 
     a public/private partnership which will develop best 
     practices in real-time detection and the creation of response 
     centers to protect existing financial services sectors from 
     next generation cyber attacks. The conferees encourage the 
     Department of the Treasury to work closely with the 
     Department of Homeland Security to support this important 
     initiative.


        DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement provides $36,400,000 for 
     department-wide systems and capital investment programs, 
     instead of $36,653,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $36,928,000 as proposed by the Senate. The bill includes 
     language proposed by the Senate restricting any of these 
     funds for programs of the Internal Revenue Service, which has 
     its own capital appropriation. The reduction from the budget 
     estimate of $528,000 is to be allocated against the HR 
     Connect program.
       HR connect.--Including the $25,461,000 in this bill for 
     fiscal year 2004, the HR connect project will have received 
     over $140,000,000 in appropriations since its beginning in 
     fiscal year 1998. Although the conferees remain committed to 
     this project, given its significant cost and scope, as well 
     as recent downsizing at the Treasury Department affecting 
     program requirements, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to provide to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees, within six months of enactment of 
     this Act, a status report on the project. The report should 
     include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the 
     original scope of this effort and any changes to those 
     initial requirements since the beginning of the project in 
     1998; (2) accomplishments to date on the development and 
     implementation of new systems and software, and the success 
     in deploying those new systems across Treasury bureaus; (3) 
     the impact that these new systems have had on overall human 
     resource management processes of the Department; (4) the 
     savings, if any, that have resulted from the implementation 
     of HR connect throughout the department thus far; and (5) the 
     additional funding necessary beyond fiscal year 2004 to 
     complete the project.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $13,000,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the office of inspector general, instead of 
     $12,792,000 proposed by the House and $12,687,000 proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Study on expanded use of blanks.--The conferees agree to 
     the study, proposed by the House, on the potential and cost-
     effectiveness of expanded use of pre-made ``blanks'' by the 
     U.S. Mint in the production of circulating coins. However, 
     instead of using the U.S. General Accounting Office to 
     complete this study, as proposed by the House, the conferees 
     agree that the study should be performed by the Treasury 
     Office of Inspector General, and additional funding has been 
     included for this purpose. The report should be submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, and 
     appropriate legislative committees, not later than April 1, 
     2004.
       Treasury Building and, Annex repair and restoration 
     project.--The conferees note that since the first full year 
     of funding for this project in fiscal year 1998, $178,000,000 
     has been appropriated for the project. This is in addition to 
     the $28,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1997 to undertake 
     immediate repairs resulting from fire damage to the Treasury 
     Building in 1996. As part of the conferees' ongoing oversight 
     of major capital projects, the conferees direct the Treasury 
     Inspector General to conduct an audit of all Treasury 
     Building renovation and restoration contracts since fiscal 
     year 1998. Such audit shall include, but need not be limited 
     to: (1) compliance with all applicable procurement laws, 
     rules, and regulations, and the Architectural Barriers Act of 
     1968, as amended; (2) a review of the scope, requirements, 
     and cost reasonableness of the project, as well as the 
     process for managing change orders to the original scope and 
     design; and (3) the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of 
     contractor operations. The audit shall be completed and 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within eight months of enactment of this Act. 
     Additional funding is provided in this appropriation for 
     completion of this audit.

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           Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $128,034,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                Air Transportation Stabilization Program

       The conference agreement provides $2,538,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate.

           Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

       The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate. The bill prohibits the 
     obligation of $7,000,000 for this program until completion of 
     the Inspector General audit described under ``Treasury Office 
     of Inspector General, salaries and expenses'' or until 
     approval in writing by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $57,571,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                      Financial Management Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $228,558,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $80,000,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                           United States Mint


               UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

       The conference agreement limits liabilities and obligations 
     from the Public Enterprise Fund to $40,652,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. As previously discussed, bill 
     language proposed by the House relating to a General 
     Accounting Office study of pre-made ``blanks'' has been 
     dropped in lieu of a study by the Office of Inspector 
     General.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT

       The conference agreement provides $173,652,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                 PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

       The conference agreement provides $4,033,000,000 instead of 
     $4,037,834,000 as proposed by the House and $4,048,238,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that the 
     reductions should encompass the proposed new initiatives for 
     fiscal year 2004. The bill specifies that up to $4,100,000 is 
     available for tax counseling for the elderly instead of 
     $4,250,000 as proposed by the House and $3,950,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Further, the bill provides up to 
     $7,500,000 for low-income taxpayer clinic grants instead of 
     $8,000,000 as proposed by the House and $7,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Report on certain accelerated depreciation benefits in 
     Oklahoma.--The conferees direct the IRS to provide a report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not 
     later than 90 days following enactment of this Act, providing 
     the status and the total dollars of accelerated depreciation 
     available by special statute for investments on former Indian 
     land in Oklahoma, including the extent to which such 
     accelerated depreciation benefits are being used.


                          TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT

       The conference agreement provides $4,196,000,000 instead of 
     $4,221,408,000 as proposed by the House and $4,172,808,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                          INFORMATION SYSTEMS

       The conference agreement provides $1,590,962,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $1,628,739,000 as proposed 
     by the House. Of the total amount provided, $200,000,000 is 
     available for obligation for two years as proposed by the 
     Senate, instead of $165,000,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     balance of the appropriation is available until expended. The 
     conferees agree that, within the overall reduction, the IRS 
     is to make the specific reductions included in the House 
     report.


                     BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

       The conference agreement provides $390,000,000 instead of 
     $429,000,000 proposed by both the House and the Senate. The 
     reduction is due to budget constraints.


               HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement provides $35,000,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

              General Provisions--Internal Revenue Service

       The conference agreement includes provisions under this 
     heading, as proposed by the Senate. The House had proposed 
     such provisions under a comprehensive heading for the 
     Department of the Treasury.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 201) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate allowing the service to transfer funding 
     among appropriations made to the IRS in this Act, limited to 
     five percent and subject to advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 202) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate requiring the IRS to maintain a training 
     program focusing on certain areas of customer service.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 203) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate requiring the safeguard of taxpayer 
     information.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 204) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate requiring the IRS to make the 
     improvement of the 1-800 help line a top priority in the 
     allocation of staffing and other resources.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 205) modifying a 
     provision of the Senate relating to cash pension regulations. 
     The provision accepts Senate language prohibiting the 
     issuance of regulations on cash balance pension plans, and 
     requires the Treasury Department to submit legislation to the 
     Congress within 180 days to provide transition relief for 
     older and longer-service employees affected by conversions of 
     traditional pension plans to cash balance plans. The House 
     had a similar provision under title seven of the bill, which 
     is not included in the conference agreement.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 206) proposed by the 
     Senate requiring a study compiling statistics on the earned 
     income tax credit certification program, to be submitted in 
     interim form by July 30, 2004 and in final form by June 30, 
     2005. The House bill included no similar provision.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

       The bill includes a provision (sec. 210) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate allowing appropriations to be used for 
     certain specified expenses such as uniforms, motor vehicle 
     insurance, and health insurance for employees serving in 
     foreign countries.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 211) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate allowing the transfer of up to 2 percent 
     of appropriations made to the Department of the Treasury 
     among offices within the department.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 212) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate allowing the transfer of up to 2 percent 
     of appropriations made to the IRS to the Treasury Inspector 
     General for Tax Administration.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 213) proposed by the 
     Senate requiring that the purchase of law enforcement 
     vehicles by any Treasury bureau be consistent with 
     department-wide vehicle management principles. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 214) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate prohibiting funds to redesign the $1 
     Federal Reserve note.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 215) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate allowing the transfer of funds from 
     ``Salaries and expenses, financial management service'' to 
     the debt services account to cover the costs of debt 
     collection.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 216) proposed by the 
     Senate extending the pay demonstration project at the Alcohol 
     Tax and Trade Bureau from five years to six years, which will 
     result in the program being extended through fiscal year 
     2004.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 217) proposed by both 
     the House and Senate prohibiting funds of the U. S. Mint from 
     being used to construct or operate a museum unless approved 
     by the Congress.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 218) proposed by the 
     House relating to the reimbursement of financial institutions 
     for services directed or required by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury. The Senate proposed a similar provision that was 
     identical in substance.

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

                     Compensation of the President

       The conference agreement provides $450,000 for compensation 
     of the President as proposed by both the House and Senate. 
     The bill includes a general provision codifying in statutory 
     law the substance of provisions carried in appropriations 
     Acts since 1981. The modification of 3 U.S.C. 102 stipulates 
     that the President's expense allowance shall not be included 
     as gross income, and any unused portion shall revert to the 
     Treasury. This is identical to current law as carried in 
     annual appropriations Acts, and will obviate the need to 
     carry this provision each year in the appropriations process.

                           White House Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $69,168,000 instead of 
     $66,057,000 as proposed by the House and $61,937,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of the funding provided, $7,231,000 
     is for the Office of Homeland Security. The restriction on 
     the obligation of funds in the House report relating to a 
     report on funding for renovation and furnishings is not 
     necessary, as the report has been submitted. The reduction of 
     $1,100,000 reflects elimination of the President's Critical 
     Infrastructure Advisory Board since submission of the budget, 
     as proposed by the House.

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             Executive Residence at the White House Office


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $12,501,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.


                         Reimbursable Expenses

       The agreement includes bill language on reimbursements as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate and identical to 
     language carried in fiscal year 2003.


                   WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

       The conference agreement provides $4,225,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate.

                      Council of Economic Advisors


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $4,502,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by the House.

                      Office of Policy Development


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $4,109,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate.

                       National Security Council


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $10,551,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $9,000,000 as proposed by the House.

                       Homeland Security Council


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill deletes the separate appropriation for this 
     council proposed by the Senate. Instead, the conference 
     agreement provides funding under ``White House Office'', as 
     proposed by the House but at a modified level.

                        Office of Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $82,826,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $77,164,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement reflects reductions proposed by the 
     House for information technology services (-$1,500,000) and 
     security services for the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy (-$1,096,000) as well as a transfer back to this 
     account for the core enterprise pilot program (+$8,258,000). 
     The conferees encourage the Administration to include all EOP 
     funds for the core enterprise pilot program under this 
     appropriation in the fiscal year 2005 budget request. The 
     bill specifies that, of the total funding provided, 
     $20,578,000 is for capital investment plan activities as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $17,470,000 as proposed by 
     the House.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $67,159,000 instead of 
     $62,272,000 as proposed by the House and $75,417,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Reception and representation expenses.--The bill includes 
     $3,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,500 as 
     proposed by the House.
       Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.--The 
     conferees direct that $1,000,000 of the total funding 
     provided in this appropriation be withheld from obligation 
     until resolution of existing programmatic concerns by House 
     conferees are addressed and the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations approve of such obligation.
       Implementation of the Federal Data Quality Act.--The 
     conferees are concerned that agencies are not complying fully 
     with the requirements of the Federal Data Quality Act (FDQA). 
     The conferees agree that data endorsed by the Federal 
     Government should be of the highest quality, and that the 
     public should have the opportunity to review the data 
     disseminated by the Federal Government for its accuracy and 
     have available to it a streamlined procedure for correcting 
     inaccuracies. The Administrator of the Office of Information 
     and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is directed to submit a report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by June 
     1, 2004 on whether agencies have been properly responsive to 
     public requests for correction of information pursuant to the 
     FDQA, and suggest changes that should be made to the FDQA or 
     OMB guidelines to improve the accuracy and transparency of 
     agency science.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $27,996,500 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $28,790,000 as proposed by the House. 
     Of this amount, $1,500,000 is provided as a grant to the 
     National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws, as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.


                Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conferees agree to provide $42,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House. 
     Of this amount, the conferees agree to provide $24,000,000 
     for the technology transfer program as proposed by the 
     Senate, instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     conferees direct ONDCP to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than December 31, 2003, on CTAC 
     funding allocations, specifically providing a detailed 
     spending plan for both the research and development program 
     and the technology transfer program for fiscal years 2001-
     2003. In addition, the conferees direct the chief scientist 
     to notify the Committees on Appropriations on how fiscal year 
     2004 funds will be spent, as well as to provide biannual 
     reports on priority counterdrug enforcement research and 
     development requirements and the status of projects funded by 
     CTAC. Finally, the conferees direct ONDCP to include in the 
     fiscal year 2005 budget request a specific accounting of the 
     total number of grant applications received and the number 
     awarded in the previous fiscal year.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conferees agree to provide $226,350,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate. The conferees agree to provide that 
     HIDTAs designated as of September 30, 2003 shall be funded at 
     no less than the fiscal year 2003 initial allocation levels. 
     The conferees provide that no funds in excess of the fiscal 
     year 2004 budget request shall be obligated without prior 
     approval of the Committees on Appropriations. Approval for 
     the expenditure of these funds must be sought according to 
     reprogramming guidelines.


                  other Federal Drug Control Programs

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conferees agree to provide $229,000,000 instead of 
     $230,000,000 as proposed by the House and $174,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to provide 
     $145,000,000 for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. 
     In addition, the conferees agree to provide $70,000,000 for 
     Drug-Free Communities Support, of which $1,000,000 is 
     provided as a directed grant to the Community Anti-Drug 
     Coalitions of America; $7,200,000 for the US Anti-Doping 
     Agency; $3,000,000 for the Counterdrug Intelligence Executive 
     Secretariat; $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court 
     Institute; $2,000,000 for Performance Measures Development; 
     and $800,000 for United States dues to the World Anti-Doping 
     Agency.


                National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

       While the conferees are encouraged by data released by the 
     Partnership for a Drug-Free America showing welcome trends in 
     the incidence of youth drug use, the conferees wish to 
     reemphasize the need to demonstrate that such trends can be 
     linked to the Media Campaign itself. The conferees therefore 
     direct ONDCP to submit to the Committees on Appropriations an 
     evaluation plan for the Media Campaign covering fiscal years 
     2004-2008 no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
     In addition, the conferees direct ONDCP to provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a detailed report regarding the 
     type and content of all advertising, its timing and placement 
     in media markets, and the matches provided for all 
     advertising. In order to ensure that a sufficient amount will 
     be spent on advertising, the conferees agree to provide that 
     no less than 78 percent of the funds provided shall be spent 
     on the purchase of advertising time and space.


                         US Anti-Doping Agency

       The conferees agree to provide $7,200,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The conferees direct the US Anti-Doping Agency to provide to 
     the Committees on Appropriations a prior year expenditure 
     report as well as a detailed spending plan for fiscal year 
     2004 funds. Each report should include a section reporting 
     USADA's efforts to secure funding from sources other than the 
     Federal government. These reports should be provided no later 
     than 120 days after enactment of this Act.


                          UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

       The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate.

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


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $4,461,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. The appropriation has been 
     placed at the end of the title as proposed by the House.


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement provides $331,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. The appropriation has been 
     placed at the end of the title as proposed by the House.

          General Provision--Executive Office of the President

       The bill includes a provision (sec. 301) stating that the 
     President's expense allowance shall not be included as gross 
     income of the President and specifying that unused portions 
     of that allowance shall revert to the Treasury.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board


                         Salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $5,401,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

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                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $73,499,000, instead of 
     $76,679,000 as proposed by the House and $72,170,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct NTSB to make 
     certain improvements in its annual budget justification, 
     particularly by expanding and improving the presentation of 
     the resource requirements section. This section should 
     clearly indicate the absolute level of funds and FTE for each 
     program activity, as well as the increases or reductions in 
     funding and FTE sought for the fiscal year of the budget 
     request. The document should also include a more detailed 
     narrative section justifying NTSB's proposals.


                             EMERGENCY FUND

       The conferees agree to provide $600,000 as proposed by the 
     House and Senate.

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $4,725,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $51,240,000 instead of 
     $50,440,000 as proposed by both the House and Senate. The 
     additional $800,000 is to support the Office of Election 
     Administration, which was not included in the President's 
     budget request in anticipation of the establishment of the 
     Election Assistance Commission. Due to delay in the 
     establishment of the EAC, the conferees agree to provide OEA 
     with funding, on the condition that any unobligated balances 
     be transferred to the EAC upon its establishment. Of the 
     total amount, the conferees also agree to provide that no 
     less than $6,389,900 shall be available for internal 
     automated data processing systems, as proposed by the House.

                     Election Assistance Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $1,200,000, instead of 
     $5,000,000 as proposed by the House and no funding as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to provide the 
     amount as a separate appropriation as proposed by the House.


                        ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conferees agree to provide $500,000,000 for Election 
     Reform Programs, instead of $1,500,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate and $495,000,000 as proposed by the House. Consistent 
     with language proposed by the House, the conferees agree to 
     provide that the General Services Administration will have 
     the authority to administer available funds, including the 
     funds appropriated in this Act, until the establishment of 
     the Election Assistance Commission. The conferees agree to 
     provide that no more than $100,000 shall be available to GSA 
     for administrative expenses. Within the amount provided, the 
     conferees also agree to provide $750,000 for the Help America 
     Vote Foundation, $750,000 for the Help America Vote College 
     Program, and $200,000 for the National Student/Parent Mock 
     Election, all of which are authorized by the Help America 
     Vote Act.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $29,611,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $18,471,000 as proposed 
     by the House and the Senate.
       Information Technology.--The Conferees direct the 
     Commission to submit a report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act, summarizing the Commission's current 
     information technology improvement initiatives and long-term 
     technology improvement plan.

                    General Services Administration


                        REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

                         FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

                 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement provides total obligational 
     availability of $7,216,464,000 from the federal buildings 
     fund in fiscal year 2004. This includes limitations on 
     obligations of $6,758,208,000 and an appropriation from the 
     general fund of $446,000,000.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement provides $708,268,000 for 
     construction instead of $406,168,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $659,668,000 as proposed by the Senate. The following 
     table compares the budget estimate, House bill, Senate bill, 
     and conference agreement by project:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Budget                                         Conference
                                                    estimate        House bill      Senate bill      agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Border Stations:
    Jackman, ME...............................          $7,712           $7,712           $7,712          $7,712
    Champlain, NY.............................          35,031           31,031           31,031          31,031
    Detroit, MI...............................          25,387           25,387           25,387          25,387
    Blaine, WA................................           9,812            9,812            9,812           9,812
    Del Rio, TX...............................          23,966           23,966           23,966          23,966
    Eagle Pass, TX............................          31,980           31,980           31,980          31,980
    San Diego, CA.............................          34,211           34,211           34,211          34,211
    McAllen, TX...............................          17,938           17,938           17,938          17,938
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................         186,037          182,037          182,037         182,037
                                               =================================================================
Courthouses:
    Anniston, AL..............................               0                0            4,400           4,400
    Los Angeles, CA...........................               0                0           50,000          50,000
    Orlando, FL...............................               0                0            7,200           7,200
    Charlotte, NC.............................               0                0            8,500           8,500
    Toledo, OH................................               0                0            6,500           6,500
    Harrisburg, PA............................               0                0           26,000          26,000
    Greenville, SC............................               0                0           11,000          11,000
    San Antonio, TX...........................               0                0            8,000           8,000
    Richmond, VA..............................               0                0           83,000          83,000
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................               0                0          204,600         204,600
                                               =================================================================
Other:
    Census Bldg, Suitland, MD.................         146,451          146,451          146,451         146,451
    FBI Bldg, Houston, TX.....................          58,080           58,080           58,080          58,080
    Non-prospectus construction...............          10,000            9,000           10,000           9,000
    Federal (Tuttle) Bldg, Atlanta, GA........               0           10,600                0          10,600
    Federal Bldg, Tuscaloosa, AL..............               0                0            7,500           7,500
    Denver Federal Center, CO.................               0                0            6,000           6,000
    FDA Consolidation, MD.....................               0                0           45,000          42,000
    DOT headquarters, DC......................         (45,000)         (45,000)               0          42,000
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................         214,531          224,131          273,031         321,631
                                               =================================================================
      Total, GSA construction.................         400,568          406,168          659,668         708,268
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       FDA Consolidation at White Oak, Montgomery County, MD.--The 
     conferees deem the $42,000,000 appropriated for FDA 
     Consolidation at White Oak sufficient for the design and 
     construction of the engineering physics lab and office 
     building for FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health 
     (CDRH). If this sum is insufficient, the conferees expect GSA 
     to submit a reprogramming request to the Committees on 
     Appropriations for funds sufficient to design and construct 
     the engineering physics lab and office building for CDRH.


                        REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

       The conference agreement provides $991,300,000 for repairs 
     and alterations instead of $1,010,454,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $1,000,939,000 as proposed by the Senate. The bill 
     specifies the following funds for certain projects which were 
     proposed in either the House or Senate bills:


        Project                                                  Amount
Terre Haute Post Office, IN..................................$4,600,000
Bellingham Federal Building, WA...............................2,610,000
Tuttle Annex, Atlanta, GA.....................................6,725,000


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       Bellingham, WA federal building.--The conference agreement 
     includes language proposed by the Senate transferring funds 
     for the Bellingham federal building to the City of 
     Bellingham, subject to disposal of the building to the city.
       Eisenhower Executive Building.--The conference agreement 
     does not include language, proposed by the House, withholding 
     funds until a report is submitted on the use of non-federal 
     funding for renovation efforts for the Eisenhower office 
     building. The report has been submitted, making the provision 
     unnecessary.


                    INSTALLMENT ACQUISITION PAYMENTS

       The conference agreement provides $169,745,000 for 
     installment acquisition payments as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate.


                            RENTAL OF SPACE

       The conference agreement provides $3,280,187,000 instead of 
     $3,278,187,000 as proposed by the Senate and $3,308,187,000 
     as proposed by the House.


                          BUILDING OPERATIONS

       The conference agreement provides $1,608,708,000 as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                           General Activities


                         GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

       The conference agreement provides $56,383,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $61,781,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       e-travel.--The conferees agree that GSA has been responsive 
     to the House's concerns that the e-travel initiative should 
     not involve mandatory participation by Federal agencies. 
     Furthermore, the conferees agree that, in its management of 
     e-travel prime contractors, GSA should seek to preserve that 
     portion of the federal travel agent business that is 
     currently served by small businesses and local entrepreneurs.


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $88,110,000 instead of 
     $79,110,000 as proposed by the House and $85,083,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the funds provided, the 
     conferees direct GSA to make the following distributions:


        Project                                                  Amount
Web Wise Kids..................................................$600,000
Exhibitions on the enslaved north, NY Historical Society........250,000
Public service recognition week.................................100,000
Center for Jewish History archival preservation project, New Yor328,000
B&O Railroad Museum emergency restoration, Baltimore, MD........372,000
Balls Ferry Historic Park, Wilkinson County, GA...............1,000,000
Saenger Restoration Project, AL.................................500,000
Homeless school access project, Washington DOT, WA............1,000,000
Hurricane Isabel repairs, NDRF, Fort Eustis, VA...............1,850,000
Alaska statehood celebration....................................450,000
2003 Women's World Cup Tournament.............................1,800,000
Ruffner Mountain Educational Facility, AL.......................300,000
Rural government outreach initiative.............................75,000
Hawaii statehood celebration....................................225,000
Upper Great Plains Native American Telehealth program...........100,000
Iowa communications network......................................50,000

       Public service recognition week.--The conferees recognize 
     that public service recognition week, a program of the Public 
     Employees Roundtable, has educated America about the value of 
     the career workforce, which carries out the daily operations 
     of government. This program, which has existed for over 10 
     years, plays an important role in educating our nation's 
     youth by providing them with timely information about their 
     government. The conferees urge GSA to support the mission of 
     the Public Employees Roundtable, and provides $100,000 in 
     administrative and logistical assistance to public service 
     recognition week activities, the same level as provided for 
     fiscal year 2003.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The conference agreement provides $39,169,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                       Electronic Government Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 instead of 
     $1,000,000 as proposed by the House and $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that none of 
     these funds should be used for performance awards.

           Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents


                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement provides $3,393,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate.

          General Provisions--General Services Administration

       The bill includes a provision (sec. 401) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate related to the crediting of 
     proper appropriations for GSA expenses.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 402) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate allowing GSA funds to be used 
     for motor vehicle rental expenses.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 403) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate requiring transfer of federal 
     building funds among various activities only to the extent 
     necessary to meet program requirements and subject to prior 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 404) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate mandating any fiscal year 2005 
     budget request for courthouse construction reflect the 
     priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 
     meet design guide standards, and be accompanied by a 
     courtroom utilization study.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 405) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate requiring federal agencies to 
     pay rental rates established by GSA in order to receive 
     certain building support services such as cleaning and 
     security enhancements.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 406) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate related to federal buildings 
     fund savings from the implementation of pilot information 
     technology projects.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 407) as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate allowing savings from 
     construction projects to be used to settle claims of less 
     than $250,000 in other construction projects, subject to 
     prior notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The bill deletes a provision proposed by the House related 
     to implementation of the e-travel service. The Senate bill 
     included no similar provision.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 408) as proposed by the 
     Senate directing GSA to acquire property in Portsmouth, NH 
     for a federal office building to replace the McIntyre Federal 
     Building, and authorizing GSA to give the McIntyre Building 
     to the City of Portsmouth under certain conditions. The House 
     bill included no similar provision.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 409) proposed by the 
     House allowing GSA to make certain election reform payments, 
     if necessary, prior to appointment of the Election Assistance 
     Commission. The Senate bill included no similar provision.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 410) proposed by the 
     House prohibiting funds to establish a Quick Response Team 
     Processing Center in Chattanooga, TN. The Senate bill 
     included no similar provision.
       The bill includes a provision (sec. 411) facilitating the 
     completion of a land conveyance in San Joaquin County, 
     California.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conferees agree to provide $32,877,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate. The conferees also agree to provide 
     $2,626,000 as a limitation on administrative expenses to be 
     transferred from the appropriate trust fund, rather than 
     providing the amount as a direct appropriation as requested 
     by the President.

                       Morris K. Udall Foundation


                       Morris K. Udall Trust Fund

       The conference agreement provides $1,996,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $1,300,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The bill modifies a provision proposed by the House relating 
     to a financial audit of the program. The modification allows 
     up to $50,000 for this purpose instead of $100,000. The 
     agreement allows 60 percent of funds to be provided to the 
     Native Nations Institute as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     70 percent as proposed by the House.


                 Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

       The conference agreement provides $1,309,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $1,300,000 as proposed by the House.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           Operating Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $256,700,000 instead of 
     $255,191,000 as proposed by the House and $258,191,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The bill includes $600,000 regarding 
     the records of the Freedmen's Bureau as proposed by the House 
     instead of no funding as proposed by the Senate.
       Working group pursuant to the Japanese Imperial Government 
     Disclosure Act.--The conference report includes language 
     extending working group activities under the Japanese 
     Imperial Government Disclosure Act for one additional year. 
     The conferees believe that no further extensions should be 
     granted. All remaining activities of the Interagency Working 
     Group are to be completed within the additional 12 months 
     allotted.


                       Electronic Records Archive

       The conference agreement provides $35,914,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of no funds as proposed by the Senate.


                        Repairs and Restoration

       The conference agreement provides $13,708,000 instead of 
     $6,458,000 as proposed by

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     the House and $13,483,000 as proposed by the Senate. The bill 
     specifies that $500,000 is provided for a Military Personnel 
     Records Center requirements study, $2,250,000 is for a new 
     regional archives and records facility in Anchorage, Alaska, 
     and $5,000,000 is for repair and restoration of the plaza 
     surrounding the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in 
     Austin, Texas. Each of these projects were in either the 
     House or Senate bills.
       Nixon Presidential records.--The bill includes a provision 
     allowing the transfer of Nixon Administration Presidential 
     records and materials outside the Washington, D. C. 
     metropolitan area, subject to the control of the Archivist 
     and consistent with current laws governing the transfer and 
     storage of Presidential records.


National Historical Publications and Records Commission--Grants Program

       The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                      Office of Government Ethics


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conferees agree to provide $10,738,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       The conferees agree to provide $119,498,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $118,748,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Of this amount, the conferees agree to provide $750,000 for 
     continuation of the retirement readiness project. The 
     conferees also agree to provide $135,914,000 as a limitation 
     on administrative expenses to be transferred from the 
     appropriate trust funds, as proposed by the Senate, rather 
     than $126,854,000 as proposed by the House.


           FRANKLIN/HAMPSHIRE/HAMPDEN COUNTIES, MASSACHUSETTS

       The conferees are aware that the Federal Salary Council has 
     recommended that Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties, 
     Massachusetts, be included into the Hartford Locality Pay 
     Area. The conferees are concerned about the difficulties some 
     Federal agencies have documented in retaining and attracting 
     Federal employees in the Connecticut River Valley. 
     Accordingly, the conferees direct OPM to consider the 
     implementation of the Federal Salary Council's recommendation 
     to include Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties into the 
     Hartford Locality Pay Area.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conferees agree to provide $1,498,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.


                     HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND

       The conferees agree to provide $1,000,000, instead of 
     $2,500,000 as proposed by the House and no funds as proposed 
     by the Senate.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $13,504,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

                      United States Postal Service


                   payment to the postal service fund

       The conferees agree to provide $65,521,000, as proposed by 
     the House and Senate. Of this amount $36,521,000 is provided 
     as an advance appropriation for free mail for the blind and 
     overseas voters. The conferees include $29,000,000 for prior 
     year reimbursement shortfalls.


                      postal facility construction

       The conferees are aware that the Postal Service has had a 
     freeze on construction of new postal facilities since 2001. 
     The conferees are also aware that some areas are in desperate 
     need of a new facility, and that some facilities are in dire 
     need of renovation. The conferees direct the Postal Service 
     to evaluate these needs and report within 90 days of the 
     enactment of this Act on localities that require a new postal 
     facility, the current conditions of post offices in need of 
     renovation, and when a new facility or replacement will be 
     built.


                        tinton falls, new jersey

       The conferees are concerned about the postal needs of the 
     citizens of Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Although Tinton Falls 
     was placed among the top priority postal construction 
     projects in line to receive funding in 1996, funding 
     constraints stopped all construction of new facilities for 
     several years. The conferees recommend that the Postal 
     Service carefully consider the significant need for a new 
     facility in Tinton Falls, and direct the Postal Service to 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on this matter no 
     later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

                        United States Tax Court


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to provide $40,187,000 as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

      White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance

       The conferees agree to provide $250,000 as proposed by the 
     House and Senate.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act


                     (including transfers of funds)

       Section 501 allows funds to be used for aircraft; motor 
     vehicles; liability insurance; uniforms; or allowances, as 
     authorized by law.
       Section 502 requires pay raises to be funded within 
     appropriated levels.
       Section 503 limits appropriations for services authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109 to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
       Section 504 continues the provision prohibiting funds in 
     this Act for salaries and expenses of more than 106 political 
     and Presidential appointees in the Department of 
     Transportation, and prohibits political and Presidential 
     personnel to be assigned on temporary detail outside the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Section 505 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-
     Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
     funded in this Act.
       Section 506 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
     year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so 
     provided.
       Section 507 limits consulting service expenditures in 
     procurement contracts to those of public record.
       Section 508 prohibits funds for the implementation of 
     section 404 of title 23, USC.
       Section 509 continues the provision prohibiting recipients 
     of funds made available in this Act to release personal 
     information, including a social security number, medical or 
     disability information, and photographs from a driver's 
     license or motor vehicle record without express consent of 
     the person to whom such information pertains; and prohibits 
     the Secretary from withholding funds provided in this Act for 
     any grantee if a state is in noncompliance with this 
     provision.
       Section 510 allows funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the 
     Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training to be credited to each 
     agency's respective accounts.
       Section 511 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
     allow issuers of any preferred stock to redeem or repurchase 
     preferred stock sold to the Department of Transportation.
       Section 512 continues the provision prohibiting funds in 
     this Act unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
     three full business days before any discretionary grant 
     award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
     its modal administration.
       Section 513 defines the city of Norman, Oklahoma, as part 
     of the Oklahoma City Transportation Management Area.
       Section 514 prohibits funds for the Office of the Secretary 
     of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable 
     agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal 
     administrations in this Act, unless such assessments or 
     agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process 
     for Congressional notification.
       Section 515 prohibits funds in this Act to be transferred 
     without express authority.
       Section 516 allows funds received from certain sources to 
     be credited to appropriations using fair and equitable 
     criteria.
       Section 517 reduces the Transportation Working Capital Fund 
     by $17,816,000.
       Section 518 includes a new provision allowing that amounts 
     from improper payments to a third party contractor that are 
     lawfully recovered by the Department of Transportation shall 
     be available to cover expenses incurred in recovery of such 
     payments.
       Section 519 authorizes the transfer of unexpended sums from 
     ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and expenses'' to 
     ``Minority Business Outreach.''
       Section 520 is a limitation involving section 307 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930.
       Section 521 modifies a Senate provision regarding stadium 
     overflights.
       Section 522 concerns the employment rights of Federal 
     employees who return to their civilian jobs after assignment 
     with the Armed Forces.
       Section 523 requires entities receiving funds to comply 
     with the ``Buy America Act''.
       Section 524 is a sense of the Congress regarding the 
     purchase of American-made equipment and products and requires 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a notice describing 
     to all recipients of Federal assistance.
       Section 525 regards the ineligibility of persons found 
     guilty of violating ``Made in America'' labeling provisions 
     from receiving funds.
       Section 526 provides that fifty percent of unobligated 
     balances may remain available for certain purposes.
       Section 527 restricts the use of funds for the White House 
     to request official background reports without the written 
     consent of the subject individual.
       Section 528 exempts contracts under FEHBP from certain cost 
     accounting standards.
       Section 529 regards travel by the Office of Personnel 
     Management (OPM) with respect to non-foreign area cost of 
     living allowances and allows OPM to accept and utilize, 
     without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
     expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act, funds made 
     available pursuant to court approval.

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       Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by any person or 
     entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
       Section 531 prohibits FEHBP funds from being used to cover 
     an abortion.
       Section 532 disallows the previous section if the life of 
     the mother is at risk or in the case of rape or incest.
       Section 533 outlines the guidelines for the reprogramming 
     of funds in the Act.
       Section 534 limits funding for traffic signs in a language 
     other than English.
       Section 535 exempts from certain procurement limitations 
     commercially available information technology.
       Section 536 provides a sense of the House of 
     Representatives that empowerment zones within cities should 
     have the necessary flexibility to expand to include relevant 
     communities so that empowerment zone benefits are equitably 
     distributed.
       Section 537 provides a sense of the House of 
     Representatives that all census tracts contained in an 
     empowerment zone, either fully or partially, should be 
     equitably accorded the same benefits.
       Section 538 prohibits the use of funds for a proposed rule 
     by Treasury relating to the determination that real estate 
     brokerage is a financial activity.
       Section 539 provides a sense of Congress that the 
     Department of Transportation should consider programs to 
     reimburse certain airports for financial losses due to 
     Government actions subsequent to the terrorist actions of 
     September 11, 2001.
       Section 540 provides a sense of the House of 
     Representatives that public private partnerships could help 
     eliminate some cost drivers on certain highway and transit 
     projects.
       Section 541 extends the Breast Cancer Stamp authorization 
     (39 USC 414 (h)) until 2005.
       Section 542 restricts funds regarding rules and regulations 
     concerning travel agent service fees.
       Section 543 allows the transfer of Nixon Administration 
     Presidential records and materials outside the Washington, D. 
     C. metropolitan area, subject to the control of the Archivist 
     and consistent with current laws governing the transfer and 
     storage of Presidential records.
       Section 544 amends the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act 
     of 1997.
       Section 545 redesignates unobligated funds from Public Law 
     102-240 and Public Law 105-178 to carry out existing bridge 
     and ferry projects.
       Section 546 amends Section 345(6), Division I, Public Law 
     108-7.
       Section 547 makes certain projects and activities eligible 
     to receive fiscal year 2004 grants.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

       Section 601 authorizes agencies to pay costs of travel to 
     the United States for the immediate families of Federal 
     employees assigned to foreign duty in the event of a death or 
     a life threatening illness of the employee.
       Section 602 requires agencies to administer a policy 
     designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from 
     the illegal use of controlled substances.
       Section 603 regards price limitations on vehicles to be 
     purchased by the Federal Government.
       Section 604 allows funds made available to agencies for 
     travel, to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-
     living allowances.
       Section 605 prohibits the government, with certain 
     specified exceptions, from employing non-U.S. citizens whose 
     posts of duty would be in the continental U.S.
       Section 606 ensures that agencies will have authority to 
     pay GSA bills for space renovation and other services.
       Section 607 allows agencies to finance the costs of 
     recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from 
     the sale of materials recovered through such programs.
       Section 608 provides that funds may be used to pay rent and 
     other service costs in the District of Columbia.
       Section 609 prohibits payments to persons filling positions 
     for which they have been nominated after the Senate has voted 
     not to approve the nomination.
       Section 610 prohibits interagency financing of groups 
     absent prior statutory approval.
       Section 611 authorizes the Postal Service to employ guards 
     and give them the same special police powers as other Federal 
     guards.
       Section 612 prohibits the use of funds for enforcing 
     regulations disapproved in accordance with the applicable law 
     of the U.S.
       Section 613 limits the pay increases of certain prevailing 
     rate employees.
       Section 614 limits the amount of funds that can be used for 
     redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
       Section 615 allows for interagency funding of national 
     security and emergency telecommunications initiatives.
       Section 616 requires agencies, with exceptions, to certify 
     that a Schedule C appointment was not created solely or 
     primarily to detail the employee to the White House.
       Section 617 requires agencies to administer a policy 
     designed to ensure that all workplaces are free from 
     discrimination and sexual harassment.
       Section 618 prohibits the payment of any employee who 
     prohibits, threatens or prevents another employee from 
     communicating with Congress.
       Section 619 prohibits Federal training not directly related 
     to the performance of official duties.
       Section 620 prohibits the expenditure of funds for 
     implementation of agreements in nondisclosure policies unless 
     certain provisions are included.
       Section 621 prohibits propaganda, publicity and lobbying by 
     executive agency personnel in support or defeat of 
     legislative initiatives.
       Section 622 prohibits any Federal agency from disclosing an 
     employee's home address to any labor organization, absent 
     employee authorization or court order.
       Section 623 prohibits funds from being used to provide non-
     public information such as mailing or telephone lists to any 
     person or organization outside the government without the 
     approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
       Section 624 prohibits the use of funds for propaganda and 
     publicity purposes not authorized by Congress.
       Section 625 directs agency employees to use official time 
     in an honest effort to perform official duties.
       Section 626 authorizes the use of funds to finance an 
     appropriate share of the Joint Financial Management 
     Improvement Program.
       Section 627 authorizes agencies to transfer funds to GSA to 
     finance an appropriate share of the Joint Financial 
     Management Improvement Program, et al.
       Section 628 prohibits the use of funds to limit the options 
     of federal agencies in selecting the online employment 
     information service of their choice.
       Section 629 permits breast-feeding in a Federal building or 
     on Federal property if the woman and child are authorized to 
     be there.
       Section 630 permits interagency funding of the National 
     Science and Technology Council and provides for a report on 
     the budget and resources of the National Science and 
     Technology Council.
       Section 631 requires documents involving the distribution 
     of Federal funds to indicate the agency providing the funds 
     and the amount provided.
       Section 632 extends the authorization for franchise fund 
     pilots for one year in order to allow the Administration to 
     evaluate their results and make a decision regarding 
     permanent authority.
       Section 633 prohibits the use of funds to monitor personal 
     information relating to the use of Federal Internet sites to 
     collect, review, or create any aggregate list that includes 
     personally identifiable information relating to access to or 
     use of any federal Internet site of such agency.
       Section 634 requires health plans participating in the 
     FEHBP to provide contraceptive coverage and provides 
     exemptions to certain religious plans.
       Section 635 provides recognition of the U.S. Anti-Doping 
     Agency as the official anti-doping agency.
       Section 636 requires a report by the Inspector Generals 
     detailing policies and procedures for implementing portions 
     of the Rural Development Act, 1972.
       Section 637 prohibits funds made available in this or any 
     other Act from being used to purchase goods or services from 
     Federal Prison Industries, Inc., unless such goods or 
     services provide the best value.
       Section 638 requires each agency to evaluate the 
     creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the 
     individual a specific charge card.
       Section 639 allows the extension of the Federal Election 
     Commission's administrative fine program for two years.
       Section 640 requires that the adjustment in rates of basic 
     pay for the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal 
     year 2004 shall be an increase of 4.1 percent.
       Section 641 allows for the timely filing of reports with 
     the Federal Election Commission using overnight delivery, 
     priority, or express mail.
       Section 642 allows funds appropriated for official travel 
     to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot 
     program.
       Section 643 restricts the ability of federal agencies to 
     construct or lease federal law enforcement training 
     facilities except with Congressional approval.
       Section 644 prohibits the use of funds to implement or 
     enforce regulations for locality pay areas that are 
     inconsistent with Federal Salary Council recommendations.
       Section 645 requires a report from each Federal agency on 
     acquisitions from entities that manufacture the articles, 
     materials, or supplies outside of the United States.
       Section 646 prohibits OPM from using any funds to implement 
     the proposed regulations relating to the detail of executive 
     branch employees to the legislative branch, with technical 
     modifications.
       Section 647 prohibits the use of funds to convert an 
     activity or function of an Executive agency to contractor 
     performance, with certain exceptions.
       Section 648 provides for the funding of airport operations 
     at Midway Atoll Airfield.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the

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     2004 budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 
     2004 follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.......$44,637,545
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year45,507,343
House bill, fiscal year 2004.................................45,553,216
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004................................46,276,508
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004.......................45,267,993
Conference agreement compared with.....................................
    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003......+630,448
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal ye-239,350
    House bill, fiscal year 2004...............................-285,223
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2004............................-1,008,515

    DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, HOUSING AND URBAN 
          DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

       The language and allocations set forth in House Report 108-
     235 and Senate Report 108-143 should be complied with unless 
     specifically addressed to the contrary in the conference 
     report and statement of the managers. Report language 
     included by the House which is not changed by the report of 
     the Senate or the conference and Senate report language which 
     is not changed by the conference is approved by the committee 
     of the conference. The statement of the managers, while 
     repeating some report language for emphasis, does not intend 
     to negate the language referred to above unless expressly 
     provided herein. In cases where the House or Senate have 
     directed the submission of a report, such report is to be 
     submitted to both House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.

              Operating Plan and Reprogramming Procedures

       The conferees continue to have a particular interest in 
     being informed of reprogrammings which, although they may not 
     change either the total amount available in an account or any 
     of the purposes for which the appropriation is legally 
     available, represent a significant departure from budget 
     plans presented to the Committees in an agency's budget 
     justifications, the basis of this appropriations Act.
       Consequently, the conferees direct the departments, 
     agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and offices 
     funded at or in excess of $100,000,000 in this bill, to 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations in both the 
     House and Senate prior to each change from the approved 
     budget levels in excess of $500,000 between programs, 
     activities, object classifications or elements unless 
     otherwise provided for in the statement of the managers 
     accompanying this Act. For agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations and offices funded at less than $100,000,000 in 
     this bill, the reprogramming threshold shall be $250,000 
     between programs, activities, object classifications or 
     elements unless otherwise provided for in the statement of 
     the managers accompanying this Act. Additionally, the 
     conferees expect the Committees on Appropriations to be 
     promptly notified of all reprogramming actions which involve 
     less than the above-mentioned amounts. If such actions would 
     have the effect of significantly changing an agency's funding 
     requirements in future years, or if programs or projects 
     specifically cited in the statement of the managers or 
     accompanying reports of the House and Senate are affected by 
     the reprogramming, the reprogramming must be approved by the 
     Committees on Appropriations regardless of the amount 
     proposed to be moved. Furthermore, the conferees direct that 
     the Committees on Appropriations be consulted regarding 
     reorganizations of offices, programs, and activities prior to 
     the planned implementation of such reorganizations.
       The conferees also direct that the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, as well as the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Chemical Safety 
     and Hazard Investigation Board shall submit operating plans, 
     signed by the respective secretary, administrator, or agency 
     head, for review by the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     the House and Senate within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
     Other agencies within this Act should continue to submit 
     operating plans consistent with prior year policy, or as 
     directed in this statement of the managers.
       The conferees reiterate language proposed by the House 
     regarding the Committees' longstanding position that while 
     the Committees reserve the right to call upon all offices in 
     the departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, access to 
     the budget offices is essential.

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

       In addition to the directives above, the conferees direct 
     that no changes may be made to any account or objective, 
     except as approved by the Committees, if it is construed to 
     be policy or change in policy. It is the intent of the 
     conferees that all carryover funds in the various 
     appropriations accounts are subject to the normal 
     reprogramming requirements outlined above. The Department is 
     directed to notify the Committees on Appropriations should 
     the loan limitation of any program administered by the 
     Department be met or exceeded.

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $29,845,127,000 for compensation and pensions 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate, of which not 
     more than $17,056,000 is to be transferred to general 
     operating expenses and medical services.


                         READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

       Appropriates $2,529,734,000 for readjustment benefits as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                   VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

       Appropriates $29,017,000 for veterans insurance and 
     indemnities as proposed by both the House and the Senate.


         VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates such sums as may be necessary for costs 
     associated with direct and guaranteed loans from the veterans 
     housing benefit program fund program account as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate, plus $154,850,000 to be 
     transferred to and merged with general operating expenses.


                  EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $1,000 for the costs of direct loans from the 
     education loan fund program account as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate, plus $70,000 to be transferred to and 
     merged with general operating expenses.


            Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $52,000 for the costs of direct loans from the 
     vocational rehabilitation loans program account as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate, plus $300,000 to be 
     transferred to and merged with general operating expenses.


          NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $571,000 for administrative expenses of the 
     native American housing loan program account to be 
     transferred to and merged with general operating expenses as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate. Provides a loan 
     limitation of $50,000,000 for the program instead of 
     $40,000,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate did not 
     provide a loan limitation for this program.


  GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM 
                                ACCOUNT

       Provides up to $600,000 of the funds available in medical 
     services and general operating expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans 
     program instead of $350,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $750,000 as proposed by the Senate. Retains the reporting 
     requirement regarding the status of the loan program as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees are concerned that this 
     program simply does not meet the needs of the organizations 
     for which it is intended.

                     Veterans Health Administration

       The conferees have agreed to provide total resources of 
     $28,569,220,000 to fund the various operating programs of the 
     Veterans Health Administration (VHA), an increase of 
     $1,570,000,000 over the appropriation request level. None of 
     the funds are contingent upon an emergency declaration. 
     Further, the conferees have agreed to fund VHA through a new 
     account structure comprised of four accounts: medical 
     services, medical administration, medical facilities, and 
     medical and prosthetic research. The conferees have taken 
     this action to provide better oversight and receive a more 
     accurate accounting of funds.


                            MEDICAL SERVICES

       Provides $17,867,220,000 to finance medical services for 
     all veterans and beneficiaries in VA, State, and contract 
     medical facilities.
       Deletes bill language proposed by the House and the Senate 
     delaying the availability of funds.
       Retains bill language making $1,100,000,000 available until 
     September 30, 2005, as proposed by the Senate.
       Retains bill language providing the Secretary with the 
     authority to establish a priority system for veterans seeking 
     medical care as proposed by the Senate. The House included 
     similar authority as an administrative provision.
       Retains bill language proposed by the Senate allowing the 
     Secretary to give priority to medical services for priority 
     1-6 veterans. The House instead proposed a separate account 
     for priority 1-6 veterans.
       Retains bill language allowing the transfer of up to 
     $400,000,000 to the construction,

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     major projects account for the purposes of implementing 
     Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) 
     recommendations as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     direct the VA to notify the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to the transfer of funds for this purpose as stated in 
     Senate Report 108-143.
       Modifies bill language proposed by the Senate allowing the 
     Secretary to fill privately written prescriptions from VA 
     facilities for designated veterans. The conferees agree that 
     such benefit should not result in additional cost to the VA. 
     The House did not include a similar provision. The conferees 
     direct the Secretary to collect and independently verify data 
     on the costs and benefits of this new drug benefit and submit 
     a report to the Committees on Appropriations by March 2, 
     2004, detailing the number of veterans who would utilize such 
     benefit, as well as costs or savings to the VA.
       Moves bill language proposed by the Senate in medical care 
     directing the Secretary to conduct a recovery audit program. 
     Instead, the conference agreement includes the provision 
     under administrative provisions as proposed by the House.
       Moves bill language proposed by the Senate transferring the 
     balances from the medical care collections fund into medical 
     care for the purposes of that account. Instead, the 
     conference agreement includes a similar provision as a 
     separate section under administrative provisions.
       Reiterates report language included in House Report 108-235 
     directing the establishment of two Mental Illness Research, 
     Education and Clinic Centers.
       Reiterates language included in Senate Report 108-143 
     directing VA to collaborate fully with the Department of 
     Defense in the VET-HEAL program.
       The conferees encourage the VA to continue developing 
     collaborative agreements with medical schools at Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and minority serving 
     institutions in the areas of research, residency programs and 
     the delivery of health care services.
       The conferees strongly encourage the Department to pursue 
     aggressively new technologies available for diagnosing 
     colorectal cancer which are less invasive, less expensive and 
     provide equal or better patient evaluations than older 
     methods.
       The conferees urge the Department to provide by April 2, 
     2004, information on VA compliance rates with VHA Directive 
     2003-017, the treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), 
     and an evaluation of FDA-approved technologies which could 
     assist doctors in meeting the goals of that directive.


                         MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

       Appropriates $5,000,000,000 for the expenses of the 
     headquarters offices of the Veterans Health Administration as 
     well as the costs of Veterans Integrated Service Network 
     (VISN) offices and facility directors, all information 
     technology hardware and software, legal services, billing and 
     coding activities, procurement, and related activities.
       Includes language allowing $150,000,000 of the funds to be 
     available until September 30, 2005.
       The conferees agree that the Department must continue 
     research oversight activities at a level not less than 
     directed in the fiscal year 2003 appropriations Act. Further, 
     the conferees reiterate the language contained in House 
     Report 108-235 regarding the reporting and consulting 
     requirements of the oversight board.
       The conferees are concerned that the realignment 
     recommendations of the CARES Commission may lead to a 
     reduction in long-term care, domiciliary care, and mental 
     health services. The VA is expected to expedite the strategic 
     planning process for these services. Based on the Secretary's 
     statements the conferees urge that no closures or reduction 
     in long-term care, domiciliary care, and mental health 
     services will take place until the full analysis is 
     completed. The VA should submit updates on their progress in 
     this effort to the Committees on Appropriations.
       The conferees encourage the VA to consider all travel 
     issues, such as road conditions, number of lanes on access 
     highways, and seasonal changes in and other factors relating 
     to the weather, in any analysis on the future needs of 
     veterans health care. Further, the CARES Commission should 
     give as much attention to solving the special needs of 
     veterans who live in rural areas as it does to providing for 
     the health care needs of veterans living in more highly 
     populated areas and include in its recommendations 
     investments and initiatives to achieve the Department's 
     accessibility standard for primary health care in rural and 
     highly-rural health care markets.
       The conferees recognize the benefits of and the need to 
     have CARES-related hearings within 30 miles of all facilities 
     facing closure or a significant realignment of services, as 
     well as the need for veterans participation at these 
     hearings. The VA is encouraged to hold hearings in all 
     affected communities following the Secretary's final 
     recommendation.
       Finally, the conferees direct the Secretary, prior to 
     implementing any facility closure as recommended in the final 
     CARES plan, to develop recommendations for future use of such 
     facilities (including, but not limited to, enhanced-use lease 
     opportunities and clinics) and submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the 
     recommendations for each facility.
       To ensure improved security, greater control, and unified 
     manageability of information technology systems, the 
     conferees direct the VA to consolidate critical applications 
     including all business/corporate applications, messaging, 
     office automation, and relevant medical systems applications 
     at no more than six sites nationwide for the purpose of 
     providing business continuity capabilities between each site 
     to ensure continuity of operations of mission critical VA 
     activities.


                           MEDICAL FACILITIES

       Appropriates $4,000,000,000 for the operation, maintenance 
     and security of VHA's capital infrastructure. Included under 
     this heading are provisions for the costs associated with 
     utilities, engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry and 
     food services, groundskeeping, garbage, housekeeping, 
     facility repair, and property disposition and acquisition. 
     None of the funds for the land and structures object 
     classifications are subject to delay.
       Inserts new language allowing $150,000,000 of the funds to 
     be available until September 30, 2005.
       The conferees direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     make the North Chicago VA Medical Center available to the 
     Navy to the maximum extent feasible, including the 
     modification of its surgical suites. The conferees also 
     direct the Secretary to finalize, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Navy, site selection for a new joint Navy/VA 
     ambulatory care center to serve both veterans and active duty 
     naval personnel in this community. The conferees urge the 
     Secretary to study the placement of the clinic adjacent to 
     the North Chicago VA Medical Center. The Secretary shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on the site 
     selection and progress on the surgical suite and urgent care 
     modifications by July 30, 2004.
       The conferees are aware of a pending enhanced-use lease 
     agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
     City of Fort Thomas, Kentucky for twelve residential 
     buildings. The conferees direct the Secretary, prior to 
     executing the enhanced use lease agreement, to offer to 
     transfer one of the residential properties to the U.S. Army 
     Corps of Engineers to be used as the residence for the 
     Commander of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, if the 
     Secretary determines it is cost-beneficial to the Department. 
     As a condition of the transfer, the U.S. Army Corps of 
     Engineers will assume responsibility and costs for all 
     utilities and all related access issues of the transferred 
     property, and property compliance with City historic 
     preservation codes and any residential association 
     regulations. Further, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will 
     grant an access easement to recognize the existing alley that 
     is used for vehicular access to the adjacent properties.


                    medical and prosthetic research

       Appropriates $408,000,000 for medical and prosthetic 
     research as proposed the House instead of $413,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct the continued 
     partnership with the National Technology Transfer Center at 
     the current level of effort.

                      Departmental Administration


                       general operating expenses

       Appropriates $1,283,272,000 for general operating expenses 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Provides not less than $1,005,000,000 for the Veterans 
     Benefits Administration (VBA) as proposed by the House 
     instead of $1,004,704,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Provides two-year availability for $66,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $64,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Deletes the travel limitation proposed by the House. The 
     Senate did not include a travel limitation.
       The conferees direct VA to proceed with information 
     technology initiatives supporting the Department's enterprise 
     architecture and continuity of operations capabilities and 
     direct that not less than $25,000,000 be allocated for these 
     activities Department-wide.
       The conferees encourage the Department to undertake the 
     conversion of paper claims at the VBA to a digital format 
     consistent with the paperless claim initiative.


                    national cemetery administration

       Appropriates $144,203,000 for the National Cemetery 
     Administration as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $144,223,000 as proposed by the House. Provides two-year 
     obligation authority for $7,200,000 of the appropriated funds 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of one-year availability 
     for all funds as proposed by the House.
       The conferees strongly urge the Department to continue 
     efforts at the Johnson's Island Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio to 
     determine if veterans are interned under a roadway bordering 
     the cemetery and report back to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of their findings.


                      office of inspector general

       Appropriates $62,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General instead of $62,250,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $61,750,000 as proposed by the House.

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                      construction, major projects

       Appropriates $272,690,000 for construction, major projects 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $274,690,000 as proposed 
     by the House. The conferees have included bill language 
     proposed by the Senate which defines a major construction 
     project as one where the estimated cost is more than the 
     amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. 8104(a)(3)(A), instead of a 
     definite dollar amount as proposed by the House. The 
     conferees are aware that the authorizing committees of 
     jurisdiction have legislation pending which would raise the 
     current $4,000,000 project threshold and have referenced the 
     appropriate citation in lieu of a dollar amount in 
     anticipation of new legislation.
       The conference agreement includes $181,000,000 to support 
     construction projects supporting recommendations of the CARES 
     plan, instead of $173,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $183,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Additional 
     recommendations of the conferees are as follows:

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                                                              House Report      Senate Report      Conference
                        Description                              108-235           108-143          Agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CARES.....................................................      $173,000,000      $183,000,000      $181,000,000
VHA Advance Planning Fund.................................       $25,000,000       $15,000,000       $15,000,000
VHA Asbestos..............................................        $5,000,000        $5,000,000        $5,000,000
VHA Claims................................................        $2,000,000        $2,000,000        $2,000,000
VHA Judgment..............................................       $10,000,000       $10,000,000       $10,000,000
VHA Hazardous Waste.......................................        $1,000,000        $1,000,000        $1,000,000
VBA.......................................................          $271,000          $271,000          $271,000
NCA Phase I Development: Detroit, MI......................        $8,700,000        $8,700,000        $8,700,000
NCA Expansion: Ft. Snelling, MN...........................       $24,800,000       $24,800,000       $24,800,000
NCA Expansion: Barrancas, FL..............................       $12,000,000       $12,000,000       $12,000,000
NCA Design Funds..........................................        $6,000,000        $6,000,000        $6,000,000
NCA Advance Planning Fund.................................        $4,919,000        $2,919,000        $4,919,000
Staff Offices.............................................        $2,000,000        $2,000,000        $2,000,000
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       The conferees direct continued efforts and planning to co-
     locate the Denver VA Medical Center with the University of 
     Colorado Hospital and a Department of Defense medical 
     facility at the Fitzsimmons campus.
       The conference agreement does not include specific planning 
     funds for a clinic at the Defense Supply Center due to a lack 
     of authorization, but the conferees encourage the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to continue working with the Secretary of 
     Defense to identify a suitable construction site in 
     anticipation of future project authorization.
       The conferees direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     continue the current development of a cemetery annex on 
     property transferred from the Miramar Naval Air Station.
       The conferees reiterate language included in Senate Report 
     108-143 and House Report 108-235 regarding the disposal of 
     the Lakeside VA Medical Center, full funding for 
     implementation of the CARES recommendations, public-private 
     partnerships for new facility construction, a requirement 
     that the Department submit a comprehensive CARES plan, and 
     the requirement that all construction be consistent with 
     CARES or the national cemetery studies.


                      construction, minor projects

       Appropriates $252,144,000 for construction, minor projects 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The conferees 
     have included bill language proposed by the Senate which 
     defines a minor construction project as one where the 
     estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth 
     in 38 U.S.C. 8104(a)(3)(A), instead of a definite dollar 
     amount as proposed by the House. The conferees are aware that 
     the authorizing committees of jurisdiction have legislation 
     pending which would raise the current $4,000,000 project 
     threshold and have referenced the appropriate citation in 
     lieu of a dollar amount in anticipation of new legislation.
       The conference agreement provides up to $40,000,000, 
     instead of $35,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $42,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, for construction 
     projects implementing CARES recommendations, to be available 
     upon notification of and approval by the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The conferees strongly urge the Department to allocate a 
     greater percentage of its construction budget for quality and 
     safety improvements to research facilities.
       The conferees reiterate language contained in House Report 
     108-235 regarding the requirement that all VA construction be 
     consistent with CARES or the national cemetery studies, 
     project approval by a central VA capital review board, and 
     Deputy Secretary approval for any group of projects where the 
     total costs exceed the major/minor construction threshold.
       The conferees direct the Department to proceed with the 
     planned acquisition and development of a parking lot at the 
     St. Louis VA Medical Center, John J. Cochran Division, using 
     appropriations previously provided for in construction, minor 
     projects. The Department is encouraged to explore the 
     possibility of an enhanced-use lease partnership to establish 
     a structured parking facility on the site.


                         parking revolving fund

       The conference agreement does not include the House 
     proposal for a separate parking revolving fund account. 
     Rather, the conferees have agreed to the administrative 
     provision proposed by the Senate which deposits receipts from 
     the parking revolving fund into the medical are collections 
     fund for medical services. Authority for construction or 
     alteration of a parking facility is now included under the 
     construction, major projects and construction, minor projects 
     accounts.


       GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

       Appropriates $102,100,000 for grants for construction of 
     state extended care facilities as proposed by both the House 
     and the Senate.
       The conferees encourage the Department to work with the 
     State of New Jersey as that state applies for a grant.


          GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

       Appropriates $32,000,000 for grants for construction of 
     state veterans cemeteries as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       Retains the first twelve administrative provisions which 
     were carried in both the House and Senate bills, and which 
     have been carried in previous years.
       Retains the provision proposed by the Senate allowing the 
     Department to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management 
     up to $29,318,000 and the Office of Employment Discrimination 
     Complaint Adjudication up to $3,059,000 from fiscal year 2004 
     salary and expenses accounts.
       Retains the provision proposed by the House providing 
     $25,000,000 of VA's total information technology budget for 
     enterprise architecture activities under the Office of the 
     Chief Information Officer.
       Retains the provision proposed by the Senate regarding 
     implementation of Public Law 107-287 by prohibiting funds for 
     implementation of section 2 and section 5.
       Deletes the provision proposed by the House allowing the 
     Secretary to establish a priority system for veterans seeking 
     medical services. The conference agreement instead includes 
     in medical services a similar provision proposed by the 
     Senate in medical care.
       Retains the provision proposed by the Senate merging 
     various receipt accounts of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs into the Medical Care Collections Fund.
       Retains the provision proposed by the House directing the 
     Secretary to conduct a recovery audit program.
       Retains the provision proposed by the Senate allowing the 
     Secretary to transfer enhanced-use lease revenue from the 
     Medical Care Collections Fund to the construction accounts.
       Retains the provision proposed by the House allowing the 
     Secretary to furnish recreation services and pay funeral 
     expenses. The Senate proposed an almost identical provision 
     under medical care.
       Modifies the provision transferring all balances in the 
     medical care collections fund to medical services. Both the 
     House and Senate included provisions transferring the 
     receipts from the medical care collections fund to medical 
     accounts in different parts of the bill.
       Modifies language proposed by the House allowing the 
     transfer of funds between Veterans Health Administration 
     accounts.
       Deletes without prejudice language proposed by the House 
     renaming the Houston VAMC. The conferees defer to the 
     jurisdiction of the relevant authorizing committees.
       Deletes the provision proposed by the House directing the 
     Secretary to report on sharing agreements with the Department 
     of Defense. Report language is instead included under the 
     medical facilities account.
       Inserts a provision directing VA to implement the revised 
     VHA account structure within 90 days of enactment and to 
     submit the fiscal year 2005 budget justification using the 
     account structure included in this Act.
       Inserts a provision rescinding $270,000,000 of prior year 
     funds from medical care. This funding is re-appropriated to 
     medical services. The Senate proposed an identical provision 
     under medical care.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       The conferees restate the reprogramming requirements with 
     respect to amounts approved for each appropriations account 
     within this title. The Department must limit the

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     reprogramming of funds between the programs, projects, and 
     activities within each account to not more than $500,000 
     without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 
     Unless otherwise identified in this statement of managers or 
     committee reports, the most detailed allocation of funds 
     presented in the budget justifications shall be considered to 
     be approved, with any deviation from such approved allocation 
     subject to the normal reprogramming requirements outlined 
     above. Further, it is the intent of the conferees that all 
     carryover funds in the various accounts, including recaptures 
     and deobligations, are subject to the normal reprogramming 
     requirements outlined above. Further, no changes may be made 
     to any program, project, or activity if it is construed to be 
     policy or a change in policy, without prior approval of the 
     Committees. Finally, the conferees expect to be notified 
     regarding reorganizations of offices, programs or activities 
     prior to the planned implementation of such reorganizations, 
     as well as be notified, on a monthly basis, of all ongoing 
     litigation, including any negotiations or discussions, 
     planned or ongoing, regarding a consent decree between the 
     Department and any other entity.

                       Public and Indian Housing


                        HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

              (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $19,371,481,762 instead of $18,580,606,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $18,433,606,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. This amount is $2,259,868,941 over the amounts 
     provided in fiscal year 2003 and represents a 13.2 percent 
     increase. The conference agreement does not include language 
     proposed by the Senate to require the Secretary to make 
     available other funds should funds provided be insufficient.
       In lieu of any direction included in the House and Senate 
     reports, unless otherwise provided for below, the Department 
     is directed to use the guidance set forth below in 
     administering the programs under this account in fiscal year 
     2004.
       The conference agreement includes language to allocate 
     funds among the various activities as follows:
       Renewals.--The conference agreement provides a total of 
     $17,635,130,745 for renewals of section 8 vouchers, section 8 
     project-based assistance, and moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts, instead of $16,445,578,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $16,202,616,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     amount provided represents a $2,467,419,924, or 16 percent, 
     increase over the fiscal year 2003 level for renewals.
       Pursuant to the budget request, the conference agreement 
     assumes funding for project-based section 8 contract 
     amendment needs in fiscal year 2004 will be met through 
     recaptures.
       The conferees are concerned about the spiraling increase in 
     the cost of providing assistance under the voucher program. 
     The conferees are aware that the national average cost per 
     voucher has increased at a rate of more than double the 
     average increase in the private rental market in each of the 
     last two years, including a 10 percent increase in 2002 and 
     an additional estimated 9 percent increase in 2003. At the 
     same time, the rental housing market has softened. The 
     conferees are aware that the Secretary has the administrative 
     authority to control the rapidly rising costs of renewing 
     expiring annual contributions contracts (ACC), including the 
     budget based practice of renewing expiring ACCs, and expect 
     the Secretary to utilize these tools.
       Because of the alarming increases to the cost of rents 
     under the section 8 tenant-based program the conferees direct 
     HUD to report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations by July 31, 2004, on the underlying reasons 
     for these annual increases in the average costs of section 8 
     rents. While the conferees support efforts by PHAs to 
     increase their utilization of vouchers to serve additional 
     families, PHAs must manage their programs in a prudent manner 
     to maximize the number of families served. Therefore, the 
     report needs to (1) identify all the laws, regulations and 
     policies that currently govern the setting of voucher rents; 
     (2) review the implementation of these laws, regulations and 
     policies by public housing agencies and HUD in areas where 
     the voucher rents appear to be inconsistent with the cost of 
     comparable housing in the unsubsidized rental housing market; 
     (3) the costs associated with such laws, regulations and 
     policies; and (4) recommendations to maximize the delivery of 
     assistance under the section 8 program.
       Language proposed by the Senate is not included to limit 
     the contract terms for renewals under the Emergency Low 
     Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPRA) and the Low 
     Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 
     1990 (LIHPRA). The House did not propose a similar provision. 
     To the extent that the renewal of such contracts is in the 
     best interest of the Federal government, the Department may 
     enter into contract terms consistent with other project-based 
     programs. However, the conferees direct that funding for such 
     renewals be limited to a one-year term as required in the 
     annual appropriations Act.
       Language is included, modified from language proposed by 
     the House and Senate, to renew expiring section 8 tenant-
     based annual contributions contracts for each public housing 
     agency based on the total number of unit months reported 
     under lease by the PHA on its most recent end-of-year 
     financial statement or as adjusted by such additional 
     information submitted by the PHA as of August 1, 2003, and by 
     applying an inflation factor based on local or regional 
     inflation factors to the actual per unit cost.
       Language is included as proposed by the House prohibiting 
     funds from being used to support a total number of unit 
     months under lease which exceeds a PHA's authorized level of 
     units under contract, instead of language proposed by the 
     Senate authorizing funds to be used to fund over-leased units 
     under certain conditions.
       The conferees direct the Department to allow maximum 
     flexibility under the law in order to allow PHAs to be 
     temporarily over-issued and/or over-leased due to efforts to 
     reach full leasing. While PHAs may become temporarily over-
     leased, they may not, at any time, exceed their total unit 
     month allocation (12 months times total number of authorized 
     vouchers) for its fiscal year.
       If a PHA over-issues and over-leases vouchers to such an 
     extent that it exceeds its total unit month allocation for 
     its fiscal year, the Department shall take any appropriate 
     action to ensure that funding for such over-leasing does not 
     occur, including the recapture or withholding of funds. In 
     addition, the Department may take whatever administrative 
     actions are available to it to reprimand or sanction PHAs 
     that have over-issued or over-leased in a manner that 
     displays a negligent or intentional disregard for the limits 
     on voucher renewals and leasing set by the Congress.
       The conferees understand that during 2003 some PHAs over-
     issued and over-leased vouchers to a level that exceeds their 
     maximum total unit month allocation. The conferees expect 
     such PHAs to take all actions necessary to stay within their 
     fiscal year 2004 total unit month allocation and direct the 
     Department to ensure compliance with such limitation. In the 
     interim, such PHAs may use balances derived from funds 
     provided prior to fiscal year 2003 that remain in their 
     administrative fee reserves and program reserves, if 
     necessary, to ensure that currently housed families may 
     continue to use their section 8 vouchers. However, in no case 
     shall funds derived from fiscal year 2003 appropriations or 
     funds provided in this Act be used for such purpose.
       Central Reserve Fund.--$136,846,017 for a central reserve 
     fund instead of $568,503,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $461,329,000 as proposed by the Senate. Modified language is 
     included to allow the Secretary to use the Central Fund, as 
     necessary, for additional units not under lease on August 1, 
     2003, but not to exceed the authorized contracted level. 
     Language proposed by the House and Senate is not included to 
     allow the Central Fund to also be used for increased per unit 
     costs as such costs have been reflected in the amount 
     provided for renewals.
       Language is included as proposed by the House prohibiting 
     funds made available in the central fund from being used to 
     support a total number of units under lease in excess of a 
     PHA's authorized level of units. The Senate proposed language 
     to require the Secretary to make available funds for 
     additional units under lease to maintain a PHA's authorized 
     voucher level throughout the year, including turnover and 
     reissued vouchers is not included. In addition, language 
     proposed by the Senate requiring the Secretary to make 
     available other funds should the amount provided be 
     insufficient to maintain such a level is not included.
       Language proposed by the Senate is not included authorizing 
     the Secretary to use up to $36,000,000 from the central fund 
     for incremental vouchers for non-elderly and disabled 
     families impacted by elderly-only designations in public 
     housing. The House did not include similar language.
       Modified language is included, similar to language proposed 
     by the House, requiring the Secretary to submit quarterly 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the obligation 
     of funds provided in the central fund. Such report shall 
     include the following: the amounts made available from the 
     central fund provided for additional units not under lease as 
     of August 1, 2003, delineated by PHA, and the total balance 
     remaining in the fund. The first such report is due no later 
     than May 1, 2004.
       Tenant Protection.--$206,495,000 for rental subsidies for 
     tenant protection activities to replace project-based section 
     8 assistance with section 8 vouchers, for conversion of 
     section 202 and section 23 projects to section 8 assistance, 
     for the family reunification program and for the witness 
     protection program, as proposed by the House instead of 
     $252,203,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Family Self Sufficiency Coordinators.--$48,000,000 for 
     service coordinator staff in each public housing agency as 
     proposed by the House, instead of $72,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Administrative Costs--Section 8 Voucher Program.--Not to 
     exceed $1,242,000,000 for PHA administrative costs and other 
     expenses, instead of $1,209,020,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $1,339,448,400 as proposed by the Senate.
       In lieu of language proposed by the Senate to allocate 
     funds pursuant to the formula

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     specified in section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 and language proposed by the House giving the Secretary 
     the flexibility to determine the allocation of funds, the 
     conference agreement includes new language as described 
     below.
       Of this amount, not to exceed $1,192,000,000 shall be 
     allocated on a pro rata basis to PHAs based on the amount of 
     funding they were eligible to receive in 2003 or would have 
     been eligible to receive notwithstanding the reductions due 
     to excess administrative fee balances pursuant to the fiscal 
     year 2003 Act. In addition, up to $50,000,000 is available to 
     be allocated at the Secretary's discretion to PHAs that need 
     additional funds to administer their section 8 programs in 
     fiscal year 2004. New language is also included requiring 
     that these funds be distributed as provided for in this Act 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       Language is included as proposed by the House prohibiting 
     any funds provided under this, or any other Act, from being 
     used to supplement the amounts designated in this account for 
     administrative expenses. The Senate did not include similar 
     language.
       Modified language is included similar to language proposed 
     by the House limiting the use of section 8 administrative 
     reserves to activities related to the provision of section 8 
     rental assistance, including related development activities. 
     The Senate did not include similar language.
       Language proposed by the House is not included to require 
     the Secretary to recapture certain unspent administrative 
     fees. The Senate did not include similar language.
       The conferees are concerned that neither HUD nor the public 
     housing agencies complied fully with requirements in the FY 
     2003 appropriations Act that reduced the payment of section 8 
     administrative fees to public housing agencies based on the 
     amount of funds in their administrative fee accounts as of 
     January 31, 2003. The conferees understand that the amounts 
     PHAs disclosed to HUD to comply with the requirements of the 
     Act were far less than expected. Therefore, the conferees 
     direct GAO to review compliance with the provisions of the 
     Act. GAO is expected to report on these issues no later than 
     April 10, 2004, to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Administrative Costs--Project-Based Section 8 Program.--
     $100,000,000 for contractors to administer the project-based 
     section 8 program, the same amount proposed by the House and 
     Senate.
       Working Capital Fund.--Not less than $3,010,000 for 
     transfer to the Working Capital Fund for the development of 
     and modifications to information technology systems as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed by the Senate bill to designate up to $3,000,000 for 
     an outside audit of the funds included for the various 
     programs covered by the Housing Certificate Fund. The House 
     did not include a similar provision. Instead, the conferees 
     direct GAO to conduct an audit of this account, including a 
     review of how funds are accounted for and allocated by 
     program and activity. The report should identify the sources 
     and uses for section 8 funds obligated by the Department in 
     fiscal years 2002 and 2003. In particular, GAO should review 
     HUD's method of accounting for all programs and activities 
     covered by this account as well as how public housing 
     agencies maintain and account for their use of these funds 
     for each program and activity (including the use of section 8 
     reserves and how public housing agencies track expenditures). 
     The final report on the findings in the audit is due to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     July 15, 2004, and is directed to include recommendations to 
     improve the quality and timeliness of information as to the 
     actual costs of each program and activity and the amount of 
     any carryover or unused funds.
       The conferees direct the Department to provide a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than April 1, 2004, 
     on the status of implementation of the Public and Indian 
     Housing Information Center (PIC).
       Language is included as proposed by the House allowing the 
     Secretary to transfer up to 15 percent of the funds provided 
     for renewals, the central fund and administrative fees to 
     supplement amounts provided for renewals and the central fund 
     under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain 
     procedures. The Senate proposed similar language.
       Includes language permanently requiring all PHAs to submit 
     accounting data for funds provided under this account in this 
     Act or any other Act by source of funds and purpose of such 
     funds as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include 
     similar language.
       Includes language rescinding $2,844,000,000 from 
     unobligated balances of funds appropriated in fiscal year 
     2003 and prior years, instead of $1,372,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and the Senate. Includes language allowing 
     unobligated balances in programs governed by reallocation 
     provisions to be used to meet this rescission as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate.


                      PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $2,712,255,000 for the public housing capital 
     fund as proposed by the House instead of $2,641,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Does not include language proposed by the House and Senate 
     designating a portion of funds to be allocated only to those 
     PHAs that have met certain obligation and expenditure 
     requirements, nor is language included proposed by the House 
     to nullify such requirements upon publication of a final rule 
     implementing the obligation and expenditure requirements set 
     forth in the Quality Housing and Workforce Responsibility Act 
     of 1998 (QHWRA). The conferees note that the provisions 
     proposed in both bills were carried in prior appropriations 
     Acts as an interim procedure to allocate funds to high 
     performing PHAs until such time as the Department implemented 
     the timeliness requirements set forth in section 9(j) of 
     QHWRA. The conferees understand that the Department has 
     implemented such provisions and will allocate the amounts 
     provided in fiscal year 2004 in accordance with the 
     procedures and requirements set forth in such section, 
     obviating the need for the interim procedures.
       Includes modified language, similar to language proposed by 
     the House and Senate and carried in prior years, regarding 
     the delegation of waiver authority and the definition of the 
     term ``obligate''.
       Includes $50,000,000 for technical assistance including up 
     to $13,000,000 for remediation services to certain troubled 
     PHAs as proposed by the Senate, instead of $51,000,000 for 
     technical assistance including up to $13,000,000 for 
     remediation services to troubled PHAs as proposed by the 
     House.
       Includes no less than $10,610,000 for information 
     technology systems and up to $500,000 for section 23 projects 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Includes up to $40,000,000 for emergency capital needs 
     resulting from emergencies or natural disasters in fiscal 
     year 2004 as proposed by the House. The Senate proposed 
     similar language.
       Includes $15,000,000 for Neighborhood Networks grants to be 
     awarded on a competitive basis as proposed by the Senate. The 
     House did not include funding for this purpose. Language is 
     included, similar to language proposed by the Senate, 
     requiring such funds to be competitively awarded. The 
     conferees remind HUD that these funds, and all other funds 
     provided in this Act, are to be awarded on a competitive 
     basis in accordance with the requirements set forth in 
     section 205 under administrative provisions in this title.
       The conference agreement does not include $125,000,000 for 
     a new loan financing program of public housing proposed by 
     the Senate to be authorized in an administrative provision in 
     this title. The conferees further understand that 92 PHAs 
     have successfully utilized $313,556,000 in public housing 
     funds to leverage $1,012,149,000 in private sector financing 
     to address capital modernization needs. The conferees 
     encourage PHAs to continue to pursue such partnerships. The 
     conferees encourage the authorization committees to explore 
     additional alternative financing tools to leverage private 
     sector financing for capital improvements in public housing. 
     The House did not include similar funding or language.
       The conferees reiterate the direction included in the House 
     report regarding quarterly reports on the obligation and 
     expenditure of capital funds with the first report due no 
     later than February 2, 2004.


                     PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

       Appropriates $3,600,000,000 for the public housing 
     operating fund as proposed by the House instead of 
     $3,576,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Language is included specifying that funds provided in this 
     Act are to be used only for 2004 payments to public housing 
     authorities as proposed by the House. Language is also 
     included permanently prohibiting funds provided in this Act 
     and any other Act from being used for payments to public 
     housing agencies for the operating costs of public housing 
     for any year prior to the current year of such Act as 
     proposed by Senate. The House proposed similar language. The 
     conferees have included such language to ensure that funds 
     appropriated are used for current year operating subsidies 
     payments rather than to augment the amount of prior year 
     operating subsidy payments above the level appropriated in 
     such year, a previous practice which the Committees have 
     questioned as a violation of appropriations law.
       Language is included making $10,000,000 available for 
     programs to assist in the investigation, prosecution and 
     prevention of criminal activities in public housing to be 
     administered through a reimbursable agreement with the 
     Department of Justice (DOJ). The conferees expect that HUD 
     determine, in consultation with DOJ, the priorities in the 
     allocation of these funds.


     REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE VI)

       Appropriates $150,000,000 for the revitalization of 
     severely distressed public housing program (HOPE VI), instead 
     of $195,115,000 as proposed by the Senate and $50,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House.
       Language is included making funds available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2005, as proposed by the House, instead 
     of providing no-year authority as proposed by the Senate.

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       Of the amount provided, the conference agreement includes 
     $4,000,000 for technical assistance, instead of $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $3,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Language is not included setting forth certain conditions 
     and requirements on the recapture of funds from grants 
     awarded under the HOPE VI program prior to fiscal year 1998 
     as proposed by the Senate. The House did not address this 
     matter. The conferees encourage HUD to continue to work with 
     public housing authorities to ensure timely completion of 
     projects, but recognize that not all grantees are making such 
     progress. The conferees understand the Secretary has the 
     authority to take action against grantees which have failed 
     to meet the requirements associated with such grants, 
     including but not limited to, the recapture of funds. The 
     conferees understand that beginning in March 2002 HUD began 
     to take a series of actions to improve its oversight of HOPE 
     VI grantees including developing and implementing enforcement 
     actions, remedies and penalties for nonperformance. In 
     addition, a May 2003 General Accounting Office (GAO) review 
     of HUD's HOPE VI grant selection and oversight processes made 
     several recommendations including development of a formal 
     written enforcement policy to hold public housing authorities 
     accountable for the status of their grants. The conferees 
     request the Department submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than February 1, 2004, which 
     identifies the changes implemented and planned to improve 
     HUD's oversight of HOPE VI grantees; the status of each HOPE 
     VI project funded prior to 1999 and any actions taken to 
     ensure timely completion of such project; the Department's 
     plans for implementing the recommendations made by GAO; and 
     proposed alternative housing strategies to mitigate the 
     impact of a recapture of funds on residents of failed HOPE VI 
     projects.


                  NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $654,100,000 instead of $661,600,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $646,600,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the total amount, $4,500,000 is for inspections, 
     training, and technical assistance instead of $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $4,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Of the total amount, $2,000,000 is for guaranteed loans to 
     subsidize a total guaranteed loan principal of up to 
     $16,658,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,000,000 
     to subsidize a total loan volume of up to $8,049,000 as 
     proposed by the House.
       The Department is directed to submit the report required by 
     section 9 of Public Law 107-292 on the extent of black mold 
     infestation of Native American housing in the United States, 
     and recommendations to address the infestation, by December 
     15, 2004.


           INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $5,300,000 for guaranteed loans for Native 
     American housing on trust lands to subsidize a total loan 
     principal of up to $197,243,000 as proposed by the House and 
     the Senate.


      NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $1,035,000 for guaranteed loans for Native 
     Hawaiian housing to subsidize a total guaranteed loan 
     principal of up to $39,712,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $1,000,000 to subsidize a total loan principal of 
     up to $35,347,985 as proposed by the House.


                   COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

              HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

       Appropriates $296,500,000 for housing opportunities for 
     persons with AIDS (HOPWA) instead of $302,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $291,000,000 as proposed the Senate.
       Language proposed by the Senate to exempt existing grantees 
     from changes resulting from Federal government-wide changes 
     in designations in metropolitan statistical areas is not 
     included. The House did not include a similar provision.


                 RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

       Appropriates $25,000,000 for rural housing and economic 
     development as proposed by both the House and Senate. 
     Language is included requiring funds to be awarded 
     competitively as proposed by the House. The Senate included 
     similar language. The Department is reminded that these funds 
     are to be distributed on a competitive basis in accordance 
     with the requirements set forth in section 205 under 
     administrative provisions in this title.


                EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

       Appropriates $15,000,000 for grants to the second round of 
     empowerment zones as proposed by the House. The Senate did 
     not include funding for this activity. The conferees expect 
     the Secretary to implement recommendations from the Inspector 
     General's audits of the round II empowerment zones and to 
     provide a report to the Committees not later than March 1, 
     2004, on the status of the resolution of all audit findings.


                       COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $4,950,000,000 for various activities funded 
     in this account as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $4,959,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees agree 
     to the following:
       --$4,356,550,000 for formula grants under the Community 
     Development Block Grant program (CDBG), instead of 
     $4,538,650,000 as proposed by the House and $4,545,700,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate;
       --$72,000,000 for grants to Indian tribes as proposed by 
     the House instead of $72,500,000 as proposed by the Senate;
       --$3,300,000 for the Housing Assistance Council as proposed 
     by the House and Senate;
       --$2,500,000 for the National American Indian Housing 
     Council instead of $2,400,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $2,600,000 as proposed by the Senate;
       --$52,000,000 for section 107 grants, instead of 
     $43,000,000 as proposed by the House and $52,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the amount provided for 
     section 107 grants, the conference agreement provides the 
     following:
       $7,000,000 for insular areas;
       $10,500,000 for historically black colleges and 
     universities, of which up to $2,000,000 may be used for 
     technical assistance;
       $3,000,000 for community development work study; $7,000,000 
     for Hispanic Serving Institutions; $7,000,000 for the 
     Community Outreach Partnerships program; $3,000,000 for 
     tribal colleges and universities;
       $3,500,000 for Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and 
     Native HawaiianServing Institutions;
       $9,500,000 for assistance under the Hawaiian Homelands 
     Homeownership Act of 2000; and $1,500,000 for technical 
     assistance.
       --$5,000,000 for the National Housing Development 
     Corporation for continuation of its program of acquisition, 
     rehabilitation, and preservation of at-risk affordable 
     housing, including $2,000,000 for operating expenses as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate did not propose funding for 
     this program;
       --$5,000,000 for the National Council of La Raza HOPE Fund, 
     of which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund 
     management and $4,500,000 is for investments and financing as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate did not propose funding for 
     this program;
       --$27,000,000 for grants to eligible grantees under section 
     11 of the Self-Help Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP), 
     instead of $28,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $12,000,000 as proposed by the Senate;
       --$34,750,000 for capacity building, of which $30,000,000 
     is for the Community Development and Affordable Housing 
     program for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities 
     as authorized by section 4 of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Demonstration Act, as in effect before June 
     12, 1997, including $5,000,000 for rural areas; and of which 
     $4,750,000 is for Habitat for Humanity International. The 
     House proposed $33,250,000 for capacity building including 
     $28,250,000 for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation and 
     $5,000,000 for Habitat for Humanity; and the Senate proposed 
     $35,500,000 for such activities including $31,500,000 for 
     LISC and the Enterprise Foundation and $4,000,000 for Habitat 
     for Humanity. The conferees direct that the increase provided 
     above the fiscal year 2003 level for Habitat for Humanity be 
     used to expand the ability of Indian tribes to participate in 
     SHOP and other Habitat for Humanity programs;
       --$65,000,000 for YouthBuild as proposed by the House 
     instead of $60,000,000 as proposed by the Senate;
       --$278,000,000 for economic development initiatives instead 
     of $137,500,000 as proposed by the House and $140,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Language is included prohibiting 
     funds from being used for program operations as proposed by 
     the House. The Senate did not include a similar provision. 
     The conferees note that projects receiving funds must comply 
     with the environmental review requirements set forth in 
     section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property 
     Disposition Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547). The conferees will 
     not entertain waivers of such requirements. In addition, 
     funds provided for projects shall not be used for 
     reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the receipt of 
     economic development initiative funding. Modified language is 
     included, similar to language proposed by the House and 
     Senate, to target funds made available under this program. 
     Targeted grants shall be made as follows:
       1. $25,000 to the 21st Century Council Impact Learning 
     Center in Jackson County, Alabama for completion of facility 
     build out;
       2. $50,000 to the Huntsville Achievement School in 
     Huntsville, Alabama for completion of facility renovations;
       3. $75,000 to the Children's Museum of the Shoals in 
     Florence, Alabama for planning and design of a Native 
     American exhibit;
       4. $75,000 to the City of Uniontown, Alabama for renovation 
     of the old Uniontown Middle School;
       5. $100,000 to Boaz, Alabama for construction and 
     renovation for the Boaz Community Activities Center;
       6. $100,000 to the City of Luverne, Alabama for sidewalks, 
     street furniture and facade improvements;
       7. $100,000 to the Madison County Commission for 
     construction of the Woody Anderson Library in Monrovia, 
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       8. $200,000 to the City of Opelika, Alabama for 
     rehabilitation of the historic Dallas Armory;
       9. $200,000 to the Burritt Center in Huntsville, Alabama 
     for building construction;
       10. $250,000 to Lamar County, Alabama for Industrial Park 
     site development;
       11. $250,000 to Guntersville, Alabama for renovation of the 
     Community Cultural Arts Center;
       12. $300,000 to Wallace Community College in Dothan, 
     Alabama for facilities construction and renovations for the 
     Southeast Alabama Nursing Initiative;
       13. $300,000 to the City of Huntsville, Alabama for 
     streetscape, beautification and greenways improvements;
       14. $400,000 to Arab, Alabama for construction of a senior 
     center;
       15. $500,000 to the National Children's Advocacy Center in 
     Huntsville, Alabama for facilities planning and improvements;
       16. $900,000 to Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama for 
     construction of a new library;
       17. $75,000 to the Bishop State Community College in 
     Mobile, Alabama for construction of a business technology 
     center;
       18. $150,000 for the Selma Downtown Revitalization Project 
     in Selma, Alabama;
       19. $4,000,000 for construction of the Parnell Memorial 
     Library in Montevallo, Alabama;
       20. $3,000,000 for the City of Tuscaloosa for the 21st 
     Avenue Urban Renewal Project in Tuscaloosa, Alabama;
       21. $400,000 for the University of South Alabama for 
     improvements related to the Mitchell College of Business 
     Library in Mobile, Alabama;
       22. $75,000 for the Elmore County Economic Development 
     Authority for business and economic development activities in 
     Elmore County, Alabama;
       23. $100,000 for the City of Millport, Alabama for 
     construction costs associated with the Regional Cultural 
     Center;
       24. $200,000 for the Tuscaloosa County Commission for 
     Community Development in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama;
       25. $100,000 for the Montgomery Boys and Girls Club, 
     Alabama for facility improvements;
       26. $250,000 for the City of Fairhope, Alabama for 
     construction of the Fairhope Library;
       27. $100,000 for the Huntsville/Madison County Convention 
     and Visitors Bureau for furnishing of the Visitors Center in 
     Huntsville, Alabama;
       28. $475,000 for the Crenshaw County Economic/Industrial 
     Development Authority for industrial site preparation in 
     Crenshaw County, Alabama;
       29. $100,000 for the Rockford Council of Arts and Crafts 
     for renovation of the Old Rockford School in Rockford, 
     Alabama;
       30. $150,000 for the City of Eufaula, Alabama for the Broad 
     Street Revitalization project;
       31. $100,000 for the City of Northport, Alabama for 
     community development;
       32. $1,000,000 for the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska 
     for facilities expansion;
       33. $30,000 for the City of Palmer, Alaska for public 
     facility improvements;
       34. $200,000 for the City of North Pole, Alaska for 
     recreation improvements;
       35. $150,000 for Juneau, Alaska for port facilities;
       36. $500,000 for the Bering Straits Native Corporation for 
     the Cape Nome quarry upgrade, Nome, Alaska;
       37. $1,000,000 for the Tongass Coast Aquarium, Ketchikan, 
     Alaska for improvements;
       38. $750,000 for the J.P. Jones Community Development 
     Center, Fairbanks, Alaska for improvements;
       39. $400,000 for Love, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska for a social 
     service facility;
       40. $1,000,000 for Cordova, Alaska costs associated with 
     the construction of a community center;
       41. $750,000 for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai, Alaska 
     for recreation facilities;
       42. $500,000 for the City of Sitka, Alaska for the Sawmill 
     Cove jobs center;
       43. $500,000 for the Valdez Senior Center, Valdez, Alaska 
     for improvements;
       44. $150,000 for the Anchorage Economic Development 
     Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska for a global logistics center;
       45. $250,000 for the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, 
     Anchorage for improvements;
       46. $175,000 to the City of Phoenix, Arizona for design and 
     construction of the Rio Salado Audubon Nature Center;
       47. $200,000 to the Town of Guadalupe, Arizona for 
     construction and renovation to the Mercado shopping center;
       48. $900,000 to the Dunbar Coalition, Inc. for renovation 
     of facilities for the African-American Historical Museum and 
     Cultural Center in Tucson, Arizona;
       49. $75,000 to the Bullion Plaza Museum Association in 
     Miami, Arizona for renovation of the museum building;
       50. $75,000 to Arkansas State University Mountain Home for 
     construction of the Vada Sheid Community Development Center;
       51. $75,000 to the Old Independence Regional Museum in 
     Arkansas for facilities renovation;
       52. $75,000 to Arkansas State University Newport for 
     facilities construction at the commercial driver training 
     range;
       53. $75,000 to the Camden Boys and Girls Club in Camden, 
     Arkansas for construction of recreational facilities;
       54. $270,000 for the City of Conway, Arkansas for downtown 
     revitalization;
       55. $75,000 to the Bryant Youth Association in Bryant, 
     Arkansas for land acquisition and construction of a Boys and 
     Girls Club facility;
       56. $150,000 to North Arkansas College in Harrison, 
     Arkansas for construction of the Conference and Training 
     Center;
       57. $500,000 for the Central Arkansas Resource Conservation 
     and Development Council in Helena, Arkansas for the Cherry 
     Street Historic Preservation Project;
       58. $250,000 for the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas for 
     streetscapes improvements to Garrison Avenue;
       59. $250,000 for the Studio for the Arts in Pocahontas, 
     Arkansas for construction of a theatre;
       60. $75,000 to the East Valley YMCA in North Hollywood, 
     California for facilities renovation;
       61. $75,000 to the Valley Family Center in the San Fernando 
     Valley, California for facilities construction;
       62. $75,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando 
     Valley, California for facilities renovation;
       63. $75,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Oxnard 
     and Port Hueneme in California for structural facility 
     improvements;
       64. $75,000 to the City of Oxnard, California for design 
     and construction of an addition to the public library;
       65. $75,000 to Daguhoy Lodge in Stockton, California for 
     facility restoration;
       66. $75,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for 
     renovation of the Museum of Latin American Art;
       67. $75,000 to the City of Alhambra, California for 
     renovation of recreational facilities;
       68. $75,000 to the City of Covina, California for 
     renovation of a facility for the homeless;
       69. $75,000 to the City of West Covina, California for 
     construction of a regional community center;
       70. $75,000 to the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese 
     Community Center in California for construction of a social 
     hall;
       71. $90,000 to the City of Fontana, California for 
     acquisition and construction needs at Jack Bulik Park;
       72. $100,000 to the City of Simi Valley, California for 
     buildout and upgrades for the Simi Valley Senior Citizens 
     Center;
       73. $100,000 to North County Solutions for Change for the 
     Futures for Families project to construct regional 
     transitional housing in San Diego, California;
       74. $100,000 to Search to Involve Pilipino Americans in Los 
     Angeles, California for facilities renovation at the Royal 
     Morales Pilipino American Community and Cultural Center;
       75. $100,000 to the Valley Economic Development Center, 
     Inc. in Los Angeles, California for building renovation as 
     part of the Highland Park Commercial Revitalization project;
       76. $100,000 to Santa Clara University in California for 
     planning and design for construction of the `Information 
     Commons';
       77. $100,000 to the City of Palo Alto, California for 
     children's library renovations;
       78. $100,000 to the City of La Puente, California for 
     construction to expand the city's youth learning center;
       79. $100,000 to the County of Los Angeles, California for 
     planning and construction of a cultural and performing arts 
     center at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park;
       80. $100,000 to the City of Huntington Park, California for 
     development of a downtown redevelopment master plan;
       81. $100,000 to ONEgeneration in the San Fernando Valley, 
     California for construction of an intergenerational daycare 
     center;
       82. $100,000 to the City of West Sacramento, California for 
     construction of the Collins Teen Center;
       83. $100,000 to the City of Woodland, California for 
     parking construction;
       84. $125,000 to the City of San Jose, California for 
     construction of a youth facility;
       85. $125,000 to the City of Anaheim, California for land 
     acquisition to expand the La Palma Park;
       86. $150,000 to Food Share, Inc. for facilities expansion 
     and construction for a community kitchen in Ventura County, 
     California;
       87. $150,000 to the City of Oceanside, California for 
     construction of a senior citizens center;
       88. $150,000 to the City of Lancaster, California for 
     development of a Regional Youth Baseball Complex;
       89. $150,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for 
     construction of multi-use facilities at the Stearns Park 
     Community Center;
       90. $150,000 to the East Los Angeles YMCA in Los Angeles, 
     California for facilities renovation;
       91. $1,000,000 to the City of Inglewood, California for 
     design and construction of a senior center;
       92. $150,000 to the City of Lawndale, California for design 
     and construction of a library;
       93. $175,000 to the Rio Linda Union School District in 
     North Highlands, California for construction of the Oakdale 
     Community Center;
       94. $175,000 to Goodwill Industries of Sacramento, 
     California for construction of a community training center;
       95. $200,000 to the City of San Francisco, California for 
     facility renovation to house emancipated foster children;

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       96. $225,000 to the City of Corona, California for 
     construction of the Corona Community Center;
       97. $225,000 to the City of Redding, California for 
     property acquisition and site preparation for the Stillwater 
     Business Park;
       98. $225,000 to the City of Adelanto, California for 
     construction of a retail shopping center;
       99. $225,000 to the City of Lancaster, California for 
     construction of public recreation facilities, parking 
     facilities and property acquisition for the North Downtown 
     Transit Village Project;
       100. $225,000 to the City of Diamond Bar, California for 
     construction of a senior center;
       101. $225,000 to the City of Citrus Heights, California for 
     streetscape improvements along the Auburn Boulevard 
     Commercial Corridor;
       102. $225,000 to the Town of Groveland, California for 
     purchase of a youth center;
       103. $225,000 to the Mission Preservation Foundation in San 
     Juan Capistrano, California for the Great Stone Church 
     restoration project;
       104. $225,000 to Sonoma State University in California for 
     construction of the Green Music Center;
       105. $275,000 to the City of Westminster, California for 
     construction of a community cultural and education center;
       106. $275,000 to Kern County, California for infrastructure 
     improvements for the Imperial Way Industrial Park;
       107. $400,000 for Shelter from the Storm, Inc. in Palm 
     Desert, California for facilities renovations and 
     improvements;
       108. $300,000 to the City of Lincoln, California for the 
     design and construction of a Cultural and Business Center;
       109. $300,000 to the City of Santa Monica, California for 
     renovation of a historic structure for use as a visitors 
     center;
       110. $300,000 for Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, 
     California for facilities upgrades and equipment for a 
     science center;
       111. $325,000 to the City of Salinas, California for 
     construction of a swimming pool;
       112. $350,000 to the Palomar YMCA in Escondido, California 
     for construction of an aquatics facility;
       113. $350,000 to the International Agri-Center in Tulare, 
     California for improvements to the Heritage Complex Learning 
     Center and to continued construction of a new exhibit 
     pavilion;
       114. $400,000 to the City of Atascadero, California for 
     facilities renovation for a Youth Recreation Center;
       115. $450,000 to the City of Monrovia, California for site 
     preparation at the Santa Anita and Sawpit Channels for 
     economic development activities;
       116. $450,000 to Los Angeles County, California for the 
     construction of a new library;
       117. $450,000 to the City of La Mesa, California for 
     facilities construction for the La Mesa PARKS Project;
       118. $450,000 to the City of Desert Hot Springs, California 
     for facilities construction for a civic and community center;
       119. $450,000 to the City of Tracy, California for 
     construction of the Tracy Youth Sports Facility;
       120. $1,000,000 to the California Academy of Sciences in 
     San Francisco, California for renovation of its facility;
       121. $500,000 to the Town of Apple Valley, California for 
     Phase One of Civic Center Park;
       122. $250,000 for the City of San Francisco, California for 
     the Old Mint redevelopment project;
       123. $750,000 for the City of San Diego, California for the 
     construction of low income housing;
       124. $250,000 for the City of Orange Cove, California for 
     the Commercial Redevelopment Project;
       125. $250,000 for the City of East Palo Alto, California to 
     build a new town civic center;
       126. $275,000 to the City of Aurora, Colorado for 
     facilities renovation and construction for the Fitzsimmons 
     Commons;
       127. $1,000,000 for Fort Westernaire, Golden, Colorado for 
     the expansion of the Westernaire museum;
       128. $200,000 for YouthBiz, Inc., Denver, Colorado for 
     construction needs related to an inner-city youth business 
     training program;
       129. $1,000,000 for Colorado UpLift, Denver, Colorado for 
     construction needs related to a program benefiting ``at-
     risk'' inner-city youth in Denver;
       130. $1,000,000 for the Denver Art Museum, Colorado for 
     continued design and development of the Center for American 
     Indian Art;
       131. $200,000 for the City of Arvada, Colorado for the 
     design phase of the community's arts and humanities center;
       132. $500,000 for Mercy Housing, Inc., Denver, Colorado for 
     the development of affordable housing in Durango, Colorado;
       133. $90,000 to the University of Hartford in Hartford, 
     Connecticut for building renovation to house the Hartt School 
     Performing Arts Center;
       134. $90,000 to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in 
     Hartford, Connecticut for facility renovation and expansion;
       135. $100,000 to Wesleyan University in Middletown, 
     Connecticut for facilities renovation of a former school;
       136. $100,000 to the Town of North Haven, Connecticut for 
     streetscape improvements in the Montowese area;
       137. $100,000 to the City of West Haven, Connecticut for 
     streetscape improvements along Campbell Avenue;
       138. $200,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower 
     Naugatuck Valley in Ansonia, Connecticut for facilities 
     renovation;
       139. $225,000 to the Town of Enfield, Connecticut for 
     construction of the Family Resource Center;
       140. $500,000 to the Charles D. Smith, Jr. Foundation for 
     facilities construction for the Stratfield Avenue 
     Redevelopment Project in Bridgeport, Connecticut;
       141. $500,000 for the City of Hartford, Connecticut for the 
     Hartford Home Ownership Initiative;
       142. $250,000 for the Southside Institutions Neighborhood 
     Alliance, Hartford, Connecticut for rehabilitation of 
     dilapidated housing stock;
       143. $275,000 for the Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, 
     Delaware for facilities expansion;
       144. $225,000 to Easter Seals, Delaware and Maryland's 
     Eastern Shore for construction of a new facility in 
     Georgetown, Delaware;
       145. $500,000 for Sacred Heart Village, Inc., Wilmington, 
     Delaware to complete the construction of an affordable 
     housing facility for seniors;
       146. $500,000 for the Wilmington Senior Center, Wilmington, 
     Delaware for renovations for the Lafayette Court senior 
     apartments;
       147. $200,000 to Arena Stage in Washington, District of 
     Columbia for design and construction of a new facility;
       148. $275,000 to the Good Samaritan Foundation in the 
     District of Columbia for acquisition and construction of the 
     Anacostia Training and Outreach Center;
       149. $300,000 to Gonzaga High School in Washington, 
     District of Columbia for facilities renovation and 
     construction;
       150. $450,000 for Food and Friends of Washington, District 
     of Columbia for facilities buildout and equipment;
       151. $250,000 for the Greater Washington Urban League, in 
     Washington, District of Columbia for renovations to their new 
     headquarters;
       152. $100,000 to the Sebring Airport Authority, Florida for 
     planning for the development of a light industrial/commercial 
     business park;
       153. $1,000,000 for facilities construction for Tampa Bay 
     Watch in Florida;
       154. $100,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for 
     facilities expansion for the Museum of History;
       155. $100,000 to Lake Mary, Florida for a downtown 
     development improvement program;
       156. $100,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for 
     restoration of the Jordan School;
       157. $125,000 to the George Washington Carver Community 
     Center in Crystal River area, Florida for facilities 
     construction;
       158. $150,000 to Mainstreet Fort Pierce, Inc. for the 
     restoration and renovation of the Sunrise Theatre building in 
     Fort Pierce, Florida;
       159. $200,000 to the City of Ocoee, Florida for 
     construction of a senior citizen/veterans services facility;
       160. $200,000 to the City of Clearwater, Florida for the 
     Homeless Intervention Project;
       161. $225,000 to the Bishop Planetarium in Bradenton, 
     Florida for facilities reconstruction and restoration;
       162. $250,000 to Osceola County, Florida for construction 
     of a homeless shelter to be operated by Transition House in 
     Kissimmee, Florida;
       163. $200,000 to St. Cloud, Florida for a special needs 
     evacuation, senior, multipurpose center;
       164. $300,000 to the Mainstreet DeLand Association in 
     DeLand, Florida for the Athens Theatre Renovation project;
       165. $300,000 for facilities expansion of the Dali Museum 
     in St. Petersburg, Florida;
       166. $300,000 for the expansion of Ruth Eckerd Hall in 
     Clearwater, Florida;
       167. $200,000 to Orange County, Florida for construction of 
     a senior center;
       168. $350,000 to Central Florida Community College in 
     Ocala, Florida for construction for an Information Technology 
     Center;
       169. $300,000 to Pinellas County, Florida for the 
     renovation of an aviation high technology facility;
       170. $350,000 to Pinellas County, Florida for facilities 
     construction for a folk cultural center;
       171. $450,000 to the City of Boca Raton, Florida for 
     streetscape improvements for the implementation of the Pearl 
     City Master Plan;
       172. $450,000 to the City of Clearwater, Florida for 
     waterfront facilities construction of the ``Beach by Design 
     Initiative'';
       173. $500,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for 
     land acquisition, relocation, demolition and conveyance for 
     the Midtown retail redevelopment project;
       174. $500,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for 
     Dome Industrial and Jordan Park facilities renovation and 
     construction;
       175. $775,000 for facilities construction for the Stetson 
     University College of Law, Tampa, Florida campus;
       176. $900,000 to South Florida Goodwill in Miami, Florida 
     for facilities renovations and upgrades;
       177. $1,000,000 for construction and redevelopment of the 
     Historic Carlington (Roosevelt) Hotel in Jacksonville, 
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       178. $875,000 for Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida 
     for the expansion of the Youth Opportunity and Development 
     Center;
       179. $1,400,000 to the City of Dunedin, Florida for 
     construction of recreation center facilities;
       180. $300,000 for Miami-Dade County, Florida for the 
     construction of the Miami-Dade County Performing Arts Center;
       181. $350,000 for Volusia County, Florida for the 
     construction of a community performing arts center;
       182. $425,000 for the City of Coral Gables, Florida for the 
     Biltmore Complex Restoration Project;
       183. $75,000 to the Town of Lumpkin, Georgia for Westville 
     Village's History Alive building restoration;
       184. $75,000 to the City of Richland Downtown Development 
     Authority in Richland, Georgia for renovation of the Old 
     Richland Hotel;
       185. $75,000 to Thomasville, Georgia for Historic Douglas 
     High School Alumni Association Complex renovation;
       186. $75,000 to the University of Georgia for facility 
     buildout to support a program to support southwest Georgia 
     value-added product development;
       187. $275,000 to DeKalb County, Georgia for planning and 
     construction of a senior center;
       188. $100,000 to the City of Macon, Georgia for renovation 
     of the historic Coca-Cola building;
       189. $100,000 to the Tubman Museum, in Macon, Georgia for 
     building construction;
       190. $75,000 to the Clayton County, Georgia Board of 
     Commissioners for planning and construction of a senior 
     center in Jonesboro;
       191. $100,000 to the City of Plains, Georgia for the 
     construction and facilities buildout at the Rural History 
     Resource Center;
       192. $100,000 to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in 
     Dougherty County, Georgia for building renovation;
       193. $400,000 to Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, 
     Georgia for land acquisition and building expansion;
       194. $100,000 to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia for 
     construction of facilities to house the African American 
     Archival Program;
       195. $100,000 to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia for 
     construction of a performing arts center;
       196. $115,000 to Albany, Georgia for renovation and 
     construction of the Faith Community Outreach Center 
     Incorporated, and renovation of the kitchen at the SOWEGA 
     Council of Aging's Site One Senior Kitchen;
       197. $150,000 to the Joint Development Authority of Ben 
     Hill and Irwin Counties, Georgia for parkland enhancements 
     for Fitzgerald Millennium Technology Pointe;
       198. $160,000 for the Pine Mountain Beautification and 
     Economic Development project in Harris County, Georgia for 
     streetscape improvements;
       199. $225,000 to the City of Monticello, Georgia for 
     recreational facilities improvements and pedestrian pathways 
     for the development of Funderburg Park;
       200. $225,000 to Cobb County, Georgia for construction of 
     the South Cobb Regional Library;
       201. $275,000 to the City of Powder Springs, Georgia for 
     refurbishment of the Coach George E. Ford Center;
       202. $325,000 to the Golden Harvest Food Banks in Augusta, 
     Georgia for facilities construction and improvements for the 
     ``Feed the People'' campaign;
       203. $360,000 to Columbus, Georgia for land acquisition for 
     the Wilson Camp project;
       204. $525,000 to the City of Moultrie, Georgia for 
     demolition and initial construction of the Swift property;
       205. $100,000 to the City of Atlanta, Georgia for 
     renovation and restoration of the historic Paschal's 
     restaurant and motel;
       206. $130,000 to the Waianae, Hawaii YMCA for facilities 
     construction;
       207. $500,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii, 
     Nanakuli, Hawaii for the planning and construction of a new 
     facility;
       208. $500,000 for the Oahu Continuum of Care, Wainae, 
     Hawaii for the construction and renovation of permanent 
     supportive housing;
       209. $500,000 for the Hawaii Nature Center, Wailuku, Hawaii 
     for the Maui Renovation Project;
       210. $500,000 for the County of Kauai, Hawaii for a 
     technology training facility in Kauai, Hawaii;
       211. $250,000 for the Kapahulu Senior Center, Honolulu, 
     Hawaii for improvements and renovations to the senior center;
       212. $900,000 for the Clearwater Economic Development 
     Association, Idaho, to continue implementation of a Lewis and 
     Clark Bicentennial commemoration plan;
       213. $300,000 to Franklin County, Idaho for the moving, 
     renovation, restoration of the Oneida Stake Academy building 
     in Preston, Idaho;
       214. $700,000 to Idaho State University for facilities 
     construction for the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing 
     Arts Center;
       215. $100,000 to the University of Idaho for planning and 
     design of the Lionel Hampton Center;
       216. $800,000 for Boise State University, Idaho, for 
     construction on an Environmental Science and Economic 
     Development Building;
       217. $900,000 for the City of Salmon, Idaho, for expansion 
     of the Sacajawea Cultural and Arts Center expansion;
       218. $900,000 for the University of Idaho, for construction 
     related to a Performance and Education Facility;
       219. $75,000 to Lawrence Hall Youth Services in Chicago, 
     Illinois for facility construction;
       220. $100,000 for the Tazewell-Woodford Head Start program 
     in East Peoria, Illinois for the continued construction of a 
     new facility;
       221. $100,000 to the Southeast Chicago Development 
     Commission in Chicago, Illinois for building construction for 
     a shopping center;
       222. $150,000 to the Canal Corridor Association for the 
     Port of LaSalle Project in LaSalle, Illinois including 
     construction of an outdoor interpretive center, a replica 
     mule barn, and construction of a lock-tender's house;
       223. $175,000 to the Rebirth of Englewood Community 
     Development Corporation in Chicago, Illinois for purchase and 
     renovation of a building to serve as a community center;
       224. $200,000 to the Northfield Park District, Illinois for 
     facilities renovation and rehabilitation;
       225. $225,000 for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois 
     for construction of a new visitor center;
       226. $225,000 for the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet, 
     Illinois for facilities restoration and improvements;
       227. $250,000 for Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln, 
     Illinois for the restoration of the Earl C. Hargrove 
     Auditorium;
       228. $250,000 to the Village of Homewood, Illinois for 
     purchase and renovation of the Canadian National Railroad 
     Depot;
       229. $250,000 to Western Springs Park District, Illinois 
     for construction of a storage facility and park amphitheater;
       230. $650,000 to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois for 
     renovation of Bradley Hall;
       231. $700,000 to the City of DeKalb, Illinois for 
     revitalization of East Lincoln Highway including building 
     rehabilitation, streetscape improvements and beautification;
       232. $1,000,000 to Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical 
     Center in Chicago, Illinois for facilities construction;
       233. $150,000 for the Center for the Prevention of Abuse in 
     Peoria, Illinois for the construction of a facility;
       234. $500,000 for the City of Peoria, Illinois for 
     construction on a proposed medical/technical district in 
     Peoria, Illinois;
       235. $500,000 for Access Living, Chicago, Illinois for the 
     construction of a new community service facility;
       236. $350,000 for Children's Advocacy Center, Chicago, 
     Illinois for costs associated with expansion;
       237. $200,000 for the City of Des Plaines, Illinois for 
     infrastructure improvements;
       238. $100,000 for the Merit School of Music in Chicago, 
     Illinois for facility improvements;
       239. $300,000 for the Chicago Department of Cultural 
     Affairs, Illinois for restoration of the Chicago Cultural 
     Center Domes;
       240. $250,000 for the City of East Moline, Illinois for 
     necessary upgrades to infrastructure for economic development 
     purposes, including the Quarter project and revitalization of 
     the central business district;
       241. $200,000 for improvements to the Field Museum, 
     Chicago, Illinois;
       242. $200,000 for Manteno Township, Manteno, Illinois for 
     economic redevelopment activities;
       243. $250,000 for the City of Springfield, Illinois for 
     infrastructure improvements to support economic development;
       244. $200,000 to the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana for 
     renovation of the Carnegie Library;
       245. $300,000 to the City of Anderson, Indiana for 
     facilities construction of the Anderson Business Development 
     Center;
       246. $200,000 to the African American Achievers Youth 
     Corporation in Gary, Indiana for renovation of the Glen 
     Theater;
       247. $300,000 to the University of Saint Francis in Fort 
     Wayne, Indiana for construction and buildout of the proposed 
     Professional Development Center;
       248. $400,000 to the City of South Bend, Indiana for site 
     acquisition and demolition for the Studebaker Corridor 
     redevelopment initiative;
       249. $500,000 to the James Whitcombe Riley Hospital for 
     Children in Indianapolis, Indiana for the expansion and 
     renovation of the Children's Emergency and Trauma Center;
       250. $600,000 to North Township, Indiana for renovation and 
     construction of recreational facilities, parking, lighting 
     and landscaping improvements at Wicker Memorial Park;
       251. $500,000 for the University of Saint Francis in Fort 
     Wayne, Indiana for facilities construction for the Health 
     Sciences Resource Library;
       252. $800,000 for the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana for the 
     expansion of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center;
       253. $200,000 for the Indiana Association of Cities and 
     Towns, Indianapolis, Indiana for downtown revitalization;
       254. $350,000 for the Delaware County Commissioners, City 
     of Muncie, Indiana for building improvements to the 
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       255. $100,000 to the Family Violence Center in Des Moines, 
     Iowa for facilities renovation;
       256. $100,000 to the Town of Grinnell, Iowa for restoration 
     and rehabilitation of downtown buildings;
       257. $150,000 for the North Central Iowa Regional Solid 
     Waste to Energy Facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa for facilities 
     construction;
       258. $450,000 to Systems Unlimited, Inc. located in Iowa 
     City, Iowa for facilities construction;
       259. $300,000 for the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa for the 
     23rd Avenue Housing Project;
       260. $250,000 for the Scott County Housing Council, 
     Davenport, Iowa for the construction and rehabilitation of 
     housing;
       261. $200,000 for the Iowa Department of Economic 
     Development for the enhancement of regional economic 
     development capabilities;
       262. $250,000 for the Mid America Housing Partnership in 
     Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the housing trust fund;
       263. $100,000 for the Iowa State Fair Board in Des Moines, 
     Iowa for a statewide awareness and education/exhibit;
       264. $280,000 for the City of Waterloo, Iowa for the John 
     Deere brownfield and bio-based incubator project;
       265. $300,000 for the Witwer Senior Center, Cedar Rapids, 
     Iowa for facility expansion and renovation;
       266. $600,000 for the City of Clinton, Iowa for the Liberty 
     Square brownfields redevelopment project;
       267. $1,000,000 for the Hunter Clinic in Wichita, Kansas 
     for construction;
       268. $2,000,000 to Catholic Housing of Wyandotte County, 
     Kansas for development and improvements in the St. Peter/
     Waterway/Strawberry Hill Redevelopment Project;
       269. $175,000 to the Wichita Art Museum in Wichita, Kansas 
     for facilities renovation, construction and improvements for 
     the second Art Investigation Gallery;
       270. $200,000 to Sedan, Kansas for renovation of the 
     historic Bradford Hotel;
       271. $500,000 for Railroad Heritage, Inc. for construction 
     costs associated with the Great Overland Station Renovation 
     and Restoration Project in Topeka, Kansas;
       272. $1,000,000 for the El Zocalo Hispanic Community 
     Center, Wichita, Kansas for construction costs;
       273. $75,000 to the Louisville Jefferson County 
     Metropolitan Government, Kentucky for the renovation of the 
     Sun Valley Community Center;
       274. $100,000 to the Fivco Area Development District in 
     Kentucky for construction of a multipurpose facility at 
     EastPark;
       275. $100,000 for North Star Productions, Inc. in Bracken 
     County, Kentucky for construction of an amphitheater;
       276. $200,000 to the City of Renfro Valley, Kentucky for 
     construction of a municipal conference and civic center;
       277. $225,000 to Cumberland College in Williamsburg, 
     Kentucky for renovation of the campus science complex;
       278. $225,000 to the London-Laurel County Tourism 
     Committee, Kentucky for construction of the Blue-Gray Civil 
     War Theme Park;
       279. $225,000 to Casey County, Kentucky for development and 
     engineering for the Agricultural and Exposition Center;
       280. $450,000 to the Center for Rural Development in 
     Somerset, Kentucky for facilities renovation and expansion;
       281. $925,000 to the Louisville Medical Center Development 
     Corporation for property acquisition for development of a 
     research park in Louisville, Kentucky;
       282. $250,000 for the YMCA of Franklin, Kentucky for 
     facilities construction;
       283. $3,000,000 for the H.L. Neblett Center in Owensboro/
     Daviess County, Kentucky for the construction of a new 
     facility;
       284. $500,000 for the Crittenden County Economic 
     Development Corporation in Marion, Kentucky, for the Marion/
     Crittenden County Technology-Economic Development Training 
     Center;
       285. $100,000 for Harrison County, Kentucky for 
     improvements to the Harrison County Courthouse;
       286. $400,000 for Hopkinsville, Kentucky for construction 
     related to the Hopkinsville' Christian County Conference and 
     Convention Center;
       287. $500,000 for the Louisville Science Center, Kentucky 
     for renovation and construction related to the Science 
     Education Wing;
       288. $50,000 to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana for 
     construction of a veterans memorial;
       289. $75,000 to the Downtown Development District in New 
     Orleans, Louisiana for sidewalk replacements and 
     enhancements;
       290. $125,000 to the Town of Ferriday, Louisiana for Main 
     Street streetscape work;
       291. $500,000 for Alexandria Central Economic Development 
     District, Louisiana for an economic revitalization study and 
     revitalization of the Red River waterfront;
       292. $200,000 to the Amistad Research Center at Tulane 
     University in New Orleans, Louisiana for facilities 
     restoration of the Tilden Library to house Center records;
       293. $225,000 to the Town of New Roads, Louisiana 
     facilities construction and renovation, and sidewalks, street 
     furniture and facade improvements;
       294. $450,000 to the National Center for Community Renewal 
     for facilities renovation and expansion in Shreveport, 
     Louisiana;
       295. $450,000 to the Audubon Nature Institute for 
     facilities construction in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, 
     Louisiana;
       296. $500,000 for PACE Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana 
     for the renovation of a building for a senior adult day 
     center;
       297. $750,000 for the State of Louisiana for the Poverty 
     Point restoration project;
       298. $250,000 to the Biomedical Research Foundation for the 
     InterTech Science Park, Louisiana;
       299. $100,000 for the Comprehensive Central City Initiative 
     of New Orleans, Inc., Louisiana for neighborhood 
     revitalization;
       300. $200,000 for the City of Opelousas, Louisiana for the 
     redevelopment of the historic downtown district;
       301. $100,000 for the City of Bogalusa, Louisiana for 
     recreation improvements;
       302. $100,000 for facility improvements at the American 
     Rose Center in Shreveport, Louisiana;
       303. $100,000 to the Maine Environmental Research Institute 
     (MERI) in Blue Hill, Maine for facilities renovation;
       304. $100,000 to Rumford Hospital in Maine for facility 
     renovation;
       305. $500,000 for the City of Caribou, Maine to improve and 
     repair gymnasium and related facilities in the Armory 
     building;
       306. $125,000 for the Center Theater for the Performing 
     Arts in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine to improve and repair the 
     Center Theater;
       307. $125,000 for the Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine to 
     improve and repair the Armory facility;
       308. $220,000 for the University of Maine (Jonesboro and 
     Orono), Blueberry Hill Farm to renovate the blueberry 
     research facility;
       309. $200,000 for the Central Maine Technical College-
     Western Maine University and Technical Center, South Paris, 
     Maine to assist in development of technical college center;
       310. $250,000 for the City of Bangor, Maine for further 
     development of the Penobscot Riverfront Park;
       311. $250,000 for the City of Brewer, Maine to assist the 
     city's shoreline stabilization project;
       312. $120,000 for Sagadahoc County, Maine to repair granite 
     steps at the Sagadahoc County Courthouse;
       313. $210,000 for the Town of Thomaston, Maine to fund 
     construction of sidewalk in business district;
       314. $600,000 for the City of Baltimore, Maryland for the 
     Main Streets Initiative project;
       315. $100,000 for the Baltimore Child Abuse Center in 
     Baltimore, Maryland for building renovations;
       316. $500,000 for the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, 
     Maryland for building renovations;
       317. $250,000 for the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in 
     Baltimore, Maryland for the Museum Expansion Project;
       318. $250,000 for Harford County, Maryland for the Havre de 
     Grace Youth & Senior Center;
       319. $500,000 for Howard County, Maryland for 
     Revitalization of the Route 1 Corridor;
       320. $750,000 for Montgomery County, Maryland for 
     pedestrian linkages in Silver Spring;
       321. $300,000 for the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland for 
     the Gaithersburg Youth Center;
       322. $650,000 for Prince George's County, Maryland to 
     develop an African American Cultural & Community Center in 
     the Gateway Arts District;
       323. $300,000 for Washington County, Maryland for the 
     Smithsburg Library;
       324. $260,000 for the City of Laurel, Maryland for 
     improvements to Route 1;
       325. $65,000 for the Woodlawn Community Education & 
     Development Association in Baltimore County, Maryland for the 
     Woodlawn Community Auditorium Project;
       326. $320,000 for the City of District Heights, Maryland 
     for facade and building renovations in the city's commercial 
     area;
       327. $75,000 to the City of Rockville, Maryland for 
     construction of a park at King Mill;
       328. $90,000 to the Melwood Horticultural Training Center 
     in Prince George's County, Maryland for facilities 
     renovation;
       329. $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater 
     Washington in Silver Spring, Maryland for purchase of the 
     D.C. Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club facility;
       330. $150,000 to the Olney Theatre for the Arts in Olney, 
     Maryland for construction of a theater;
       331. $160,000 to the Bowie Regional Arts Vision Association 
     in Bowie, Maryland for construction of a new community 
     theater;
       332. $175,000 to the 20th Street H.O.P.E. House in 
     Baltimore, Maryland for facilities expansion and renovation;
       333. $200,000 to the Gateway Arts District along the Route 
     1 Corridor in the areas covering the communities of Mount 
     Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood and Hyattsville in Prince 
     George's County, Maryland;
       334. $350,000 for the National Federation of the Blind 
     Research and Training Institute in Baltimore, Maryland for 
     facilities construction;
       335. $100,000 to YMCA Camp Letts in Anne Arundel County, 
     Maryland for facilities upgrades and related improvements;
       336. $50,000 to the Chelsea Green Space and Recreation 
     Committee in Massachusetts for construction of a park, 
     including a boardwalk and benches;
       337. $75,000 to the Town of Randolph, Massachusetts for the 
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       338. $100,000 to the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club in 
     Roxbury, Massachusetts for renovation of the Roxbury 
     Clubhouse;
       339. $100,000 to Salem State College in Salem, 
     Massachusetts for construction of a theatre;
       340. $100,000 to the Essex National Heritage Commission for 
     Community Resource in Massachusetts for development of a plan 
     for a visitors services and archives center;
       341. $325,000 for Main South Community Development 
     Corporation, Worcester, Massachusetts for the Gardner-Kilby 
     Hammond Neighborhood Revitalization Project;
       342. $175,000 to the Lawrence, Massachusetts Boys and Girls 
     Club for recreational facilities renovations;
       343. $300,000 to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts for 
     design development and renovation of an existing public 
     market;
       344. $700,000 to Springfield College, in Springfield, 
     Massachusetts for planning and construction of a field house;
       345. $300,000 to North Adams, Massachusetts for renovation 
     of the North Adams Armory into a community center;
       346. $200,000 to Greenfield, Massachusetts for renovation 
     of the First National Bank Building;
       347. $350,000 to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and 
     Health Sciences in Worcester, Massachusetts for construction 
     of new multi-use education facilities;
       348. $200,000 to Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, 
     Massachusetts for land acquisition;
       349. $150,000 for the City of Boston, Massachusetts for the 
     City of Boston Affordable Housing Environmental Remediation 
     Project;
       350. $100,000 for the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, Boston, 
     Massachusetts for the planning, design and implementation of 
     a memorial;
       351. $100,000 for St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake, 
     Michigan for renovation of library and dormitory facilities;
       352. $125,000 for Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan for 
     facilities renovation and enhancements for the Center for 
     Innovative Materials for Infrastructure Security;
       353. $125,000 for the Michigan Jewish Institute for 
     construction, buildout, and equipment for the College 
     Academic Center;
       354. $125,000 to Genesee County, Michigan for land 
     acquisition in support of the Genesee County Land 
     Reutilization Plan, in collaboration with the City of Flint;
       355. $175,000 to the City of Detroit, Michigan for 
     demolition of abandoned housing stock;
       356. $175,000 to the City of Detroit, Michigan for design 
     and construction of the Belle Isle Natural Zoo;
       357. $200,000 for Boysville of Michigan for renovations and 
     upgrades at various locations;
       358. $200,000 to the National Center for Manufacturing 
     Sciences in Ann Arbor, Michigan for facilities improvements 
     and buildout related to the development and deployment of 
     advanced technologies to the manufacturing base;
       359. $300,000 to Focus: HOPE in Detroit, Michigan for 
     facilities renovation;
       360. $200,000 to the Arab Community Center for Economic and 
     Social Services in Dearborn, Michigan for construction of an 
     Arab American National Museum and Cultural Center;
       361. $225,000 to the City of Menominee, Michigan for 
     renovation of recreational facilities;
       362. $300,000 to Mercy Hospital Cadillac in Cadillac, 
     Michigan for facilities construction and renovations for the 
     Healthcare Improvement and Access Initiative;
       363. $450,000 for Automotion Alley for facilities 
     construction, improvements and buildout for a Technology 
     Center in Troy, Michigan;
       364. $1,000,000 for the State of Michigan for costs 
     associated with the relocation of the A.E. Seaman Mineral 
     Museum;
       365. $250,000 for the City of Detroit, Michigan for the 
     Detroit Riverfront revitalization project;
       366. $500,000 for the City of Saginaw, Michigan for the 
     South Washington Street Improvement Initiative;
       367. $500,000 for the Mexicantown Community Development 
     Corporation, Detroit, Michigan for the construction of a 
     welcome center;
       368. $225,000 for the City Opera House Heritage 
     Association, Traverse City, Michigan for costs associated 
     with restoration;
       369. $250,000 for the City of Parchment, Michigan for the 
     Parchment Brownfield Redevelopment Project;
       370. $100,000 to the Audubon Center of the North Woods in 
     Minnesota for facilities construction and renovation;
       371. $100,000 to Leech Lake Tribal College in Minnesota for 
     planning and site development for establishment of a new 
     campus;
       372. $125,000 to Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College 
     in Minnesota for design and construction of a multi-use 
     facility;
       373. $150,000 to the Minneapolis American Indian Center in 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota for facility renovation and 
     construction;
       374. $150,000 to the Greater Minneapolis Council of 
     Churches in North Minneapolis, Minnesota for construction of 
     the Center for Families;
       375. $150,000 to the Northside Residents Redevelopment 
     Council in Minneapolis, Minnesota for building construction;
       376. $150,000 to the Labor Interpretive Center in Minnesota 
     for construction of a memorial;
       377. $225,000 to the Redwood County Agricultural Society in 
     Minnesota for fairground grandstand renovation and 
     construction of facilities;
       378. $187,500 for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota for 
     rehabilitation needs at the Ames Lake Neighborhood/Phalen 
     Place Apartments;
       379. $187,500 for the Shelter House in Willmar, Minnesota 
     for a new building project;
       380. $187,500 for Minnesota Corn Growers Association in 
     Shakopee, Minnesota for the construction of a new facility;
       381. $187,500 for the City of Roseau, Minnesota for the 
     rehabilitation of damaged housing;
       382. $500,000 for Tchula, for the development of the 
     Mississippi Municipal Complex;
       383. $500,000 for the City of Oxford, Mississippi for the 
     City of Oxford Innovation and Outreach Center;
       384. $1,000,000 for the City of Meridian, Mississippi for 
     the rehabilitation of the Riley Education and Performing Arts 
     Center;
       385. $1,000,000 for Mississippi State University for the 
     renovation of the Lloyd-Ricks Building;
       386. $250,000 for the City of Richton, Mississippi for 
     repairs associated with the City of Richton's Municipal 
     Complex;
       387. $500,000 for Brookhaven, Mississippi for the 
     rehabilitation of the Lincoln County and City of Brookhaven's 
     Courthouse;
       388. $500,000 for the City of Pearl, Mississippi for the 
     renovation of the City of Pearl's Community Center;
       389. $500,000 for the City of Holly Springs, Mississippi 
     for the North Memphis Street District Redevelopment and 
     Revitalization;
       390. $250,000 for John C. Stennis Institute of Government, 
     Mississippi State, Mississippi, for the Capacity Development 
     Initiative;
       391. $100,000 to the Town of Bolton Development Corporation 
     in Bolton, Mississippi for acquisition and renovation of a 
     multipurpose community facility;
       392. $150,000 to Harrison County, Mississippi for 
     construction of waterfront facilities;
       393. $325,000 to the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council in Oxford, 
     Mississippi for facilities renovation;
       394. $60,000 to the City of Joplin, Missouri for a 
     feasibility study and facilities improvements for the 
     restoration of the Joplin Union Depot;
       395. $100,000 for the Eugene Field House Foundation in St. 
     Louis, Missouri for the Eugene Field House restoration;
       396. $75,000 to the City of St. Louis, Missouri for 
     streetscape improvements;
       397. $75,000 to St. Louis County, Missouri for streetscape 
     improvements;
       398. $75,000 to Jefferson County, Missouri for streetscape 
     improvements along Jeffco Boulevard;
       399. $100,000 to the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas 
     City, Missouri for museum renovation;
       400. $450,000 to the City of Kansas City, Missouri for the 
     Union Hill Redevelopment Project, including but not limited 
     to streetscape improvements;
       401. $175,000 to the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri for 
     the painting of a mural on the Cape Girardeau, Missouri flood 
     wall;
       402. $225,000 to the Missouri Soybean Association for the 
     purchase of a building for use as an Incubation Center in 
     Kansas City, Missouri;
       403. $900,000 to the City of Springfield, Missouri for 
     construction of a community multipurpose facility;
       404. $450,000 to Carrolton, Missouri for the Downtown 
     Revitalization Project;
       405. $400,000 to Community Builders of Kansas City, 
     Missouri for the Blue Parkway Town District Project;
       406. $450,000 to Kansas City, Missouri for the Columbus 
     Park Redevelopment Project;
       407. $250,000 to the Harvesters Food Bank in Kansas City, 
     Missouri for the Capital Campaign Construction project;
       408. $500,000 to the City of St. Louis, Missouri for 
     equipment and training for the Lead Abatement Project;
       409. $250,000 to the Central Missouri Food Bank, Columbia, 
     Missouri for a new Capital Campaign Construction Project;
       410. $360,000 to the St. Patrick Center in St. Louis, 
     Missouri for renovations and improvements for the homeless 
     partnership center;
       411. $250,000 for the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library 
     Association in Stoddard County, Missouri for archiving 
     facility upgrades and equipment;
       412. $500,000 for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in 
     Kansas City, Missouri for renovations to the Buck O'Neil 
     Research and Education Center;
       413. $90,000 for the Capitol City Area Council for Special 
     Services in Cole County, Missouri for costs associated with 
     the construction of the Low Income Family Program expansion;
       414. $600,000 for the City of Maryville, Missouri for 
     neighborhood revitalization;
       415. $1,000,000 for the Metropolitan Parks & Recreation 
     District in St. Louis, Missouri for feasibility, engineering, 
     and design of the Choteau Lake and Greenway Project;

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       416. $250,000 for the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning 
     Commission, Ashland, Missouri for construction costs related 
     to the Life Sciences Technology Incubator;
       417. $500,000 for the City of Raytown, Missouri for 
     downtown revitalization;
       418. $500,000 for the Urban League of Kansas City, Missouri 
     for costs associated with construction;
       419. $500,000 for Grand Center, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri 
     for construction of a multipurpose facility for the Charmaine 
     Chapman Community Center;
       420. $450,000 for the City of Clarksville, Missouri for 
     costs associated with construction of the Riverfront 
     Development Project;
       421. $500,000 for the Friends of the RB Project, Inc. in 
     Stockton, Missouri for costs associated with construction of 
     the Friends of RB Stockton Lake Community Project;
       422. $1,000,000 for the University of Missouri-Kansas City 
     for construction of the Cardiovascular Proteomics Center;
       423. $400,000 for the National Children's Cancer Society in 
     St. Louis, Missouri for construction;
       424. $500,000 for the Daly Mansion Preservation Trust, 
     Hamiliton, Montana for the Marcus Daly Mansion Renovation 
     Project;
       425. $500,000 for the Story Mansion, Bozeman, Montana for 
     historical renovations and improvements;
       426. $650,000 for the Deaconess Billings Clinic, Billings, 
     Montana for additions to the research division;
       427. $500,000 for St. Vincent's Foundation, Billings, 
     Montana for construction of a senior citizens facility;
       428. $900,000 for the Big Sky Economic Development 
     Authority, Billings, Montana for economic development 
     outreach;
       429. $150,000 for the Great Falls Development Authority, 
     Great Falls, Montana for economic development outreach;
       430. $400,000 for the Southwest Boys and Girls Club, 
     Bozeman, Montana for construction of a new facility;
       431. $200,000 for Missoula Aging Services, Missoula, 
     Montana for expansions and renovations;
       432. $400,000 to the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch in 
     Billings, Montana for facilities construction and 
     renovations;
       433. $350,000 for the Bozeman Library, Bozeman, Montana for 
     renovations and infrastructure;
       434. $250,000 for the City of Omaha, Nebraska for 
     infrastructure redevelopment to use in connection with the 
     conversion and redevelopment of the Heritage Services 
     redevelopment project;
       435. $375,000 for the Omaha Performing Arts Society in 
     Omaha, Nebraska for construction costs associated with the 
     Omaha Performing Arts Center;
       436. $625,000 for the North Omaha Housing Initiative in 
     Omaha, Nebraska for the development of affordable housing;
       437. $325,000 to Girls and Boys Town of Boys Town, Nebraska 
     for the national priority projects of Girls and Boys Town 
     USA;
       438. $450,000 for Falls City, Nebraska for the development 
     of infrastructure for an industrial park;
       439. $450,000 to the Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska for 
     renovation of the Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, 
     Nebraska;
       440. $385,000 for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada for 
     renovations to a historic post office building;
       441. $75,000 to the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada for 
     planning and construction of a public library;
       442. $200,000 to the City of Henderson, Nevada for the 
     purchase and renovation of buildings to revitalize the 
     downtown area;
       443. $225,000 to the City of Sparks, Nevada for 
     rehabilitation of the Deer Park Pool facilities;
       444. $350,000 for the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada for a 
     neighborhood beautification project;
       445. $350,000 for the City of Reno, Nevada for the 
     construction of the Reno Homeless Resource Center;
       446. $350,000 for Community Chest, Inc., Virginia City, 
     Nevada for construction of a youth and community resource 
     center;
       447. $350,000 for the City of Reno through the Hispanic 
     Chamber of Commerce, Nevada for streetscaping improvements;
       448. $200,000 for WestCare Foundation in Las Vegas, Nevada 
     for renovations of facilities;
       449. $50,000 for the YMCA of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas 
     for facility renovations;
       450. $1,000,000 for the V.I.C.T.M. Family Center in Washoe 
     County, Nevada for the construction of a facility for multi-
     purpose social services referral and victim counseling;
       451. $790,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire to 
     renovate and expand the Nashua Senior Center;
       452. $500,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire for the 
     restoration of Mines Falls Park;
       453. $700,000 for the Greater Manchester YMCA, Manchester, 
     New Hampshire for renovation of facilities;
       454. $550,000 for City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire to 
     assist in the creation of a safe pedestrian link (Portsmouth 
     Piscataqua Riverwalk) between scenic and historic 
     destinations and New Hampshire's only working deep-water 
     seaport;
       455. $100,000 for the Town of Troy, New Hampshire for the 
     Troy Economic Development Initiative;
       456. $500,000 for the City of Claremont, New Hampshire, for 
     the Claremont Economic Development Initiative/Renovation of 
     Historic Mills;
       457. $400,000 for the City of Concord, New Hampshire for 
     the renovation of Penacook Mills;
       458. $80,000 for the Lancaster Main Street Program in 
     Lancaster, New Hampshire for facilities renovations and 
     improvements for the Great North Woods Welcome Center;
       459. $1,000,000 for the State of New Jersey for 
     construction costs associated with the South Jersey Rural 
     Economic Development Corporation;
       460. $1,000,000 for the New Jersey Community Development 
     Corporation in Paterson, New Jersey for construction of a 
     Transportation Opportunity Center;
       461. $75,000 to Ujima Ministries, Inc. in Mercer County, 
     New Jersey for facilities construction;
       462. $75,000 to the County of Hunterdon, New Jersey for 
     design and construction of a senior center;
       463. $125,000 to the Essex County Environmental Center in 
     Roseland, New Jersey for renovation and construction to 
     accommodate facilities expansion;
       464. $175,000 to the Robert Wood Johnson University 
     Hospital in New Jersey for construction related to the 
     expansion of the children's hospital;
       465. $200,000 to the Jersey City Medical Center in New 
     Jersey for construction;
       466. $225,000 to the Morris Area YMCA, Morris County, New 
     Jersey for facilities construction and renovation;
       467. $225,000 to the Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge, 
     New Jersey for facilities construction and renovation;
       468. $225,000 to Ramapo College of New Jersey for 
     construction of the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation 
     Center;
       469. $225,000 to Rutgers University in New Jersey for land 
     acquisition for LEAP University High School;
       470. $250,000 to the Edison Preservation Foundation in New 
     Jersey for building rehabilitation;
       471. $300,000 to the Township of Mount Holly, New Jersey, 
     for an economic planning study for the Mount Holly bypass 
     corridor ($50,000) and for construction of affordable housing 
     units ($250,000);
       472. $380,000 to the Borough of North Arlington, New Jersey 
     for sidewalk, curbs and facade improvements in the Morton 
     Avenue neighborhood;
       473. $500,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Fe, New 
     Mexico to construct a new facility;
       474. $500,000 to the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to 
     complete construction and renovation of buildings occupied by 
     the Cuidando los Ninos program for homeless children and 
     families (the John Marshal Renovation Project, Phase II, 
     Cuidando los Ninos site);
       475. $700,000 for the Hobbs Industrial Air Park 
     redevelopment project in Hobbs, New Mexico;
       476. $640,000 for the Village of Tijeras, New Mexico for 
     construction of an addition to the Tijeras Village Hall;
       477. $360,000 for the Town of Taos, New Mexico, for the 
     DreamTree Project Transitional Living Program Apartments to 
     serve homeless, abused, and neglected youth;
       478. $1,600,000 for the Town of Taos, New Mexico, to 
     complete construction and lining of the Paseo del Canon 
     Drainage Channel and related safety fencing;
       479. $200,000 for Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for the 
     Veterans Memorial Wall to honor war veterans;
       480. $100,000 to the Hubbard Museum of the American West 
     located in Ruidoso, New Mexico for facilities expansion;
       481. $225,000 to the Wheels Museum, Inc. for planning and 
     land acquisition in New Mexico;
       482. $250,000 for the Sephardic Community Center, Brooklyn, 
     New York for a building addition for seniors, adults, 
     teenagers and children;
       483. $250,000 for the Broome-Tioga Workforce Development 
     System in New York to create a business incubator;
       484. $250,000 for Schines Theatre, Auburn, New York for 
     restoration of the facility;
       485. $250,000 for the Foothills Performing Arts Center, 
     Inc., Oneonta, New York for construction of a new facility;
       486. $250,000 for Southern Tier Sports and Recreation 
     Center, Inc. in Binghamton, New York for development of a 
     Community Center Complex;
       487. $200,000 to Sephardic Bikur Holim in New York for 
     facilities construction;
       488. $50,000 to the Lackawanna Area Chamber of Commerce, in 
     conjunction with the Lackawanna Community Development 
     Corporation and local veterans organizations, for the 
     Veterans' Stadium Restoration Project in Lackawanna, New 
     York;
       489. $60,000 to the Town of Niagara, New York to complete 
     buildout of a community center;
       490. $100,000 to Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, 
     New York for facilities renovation;
       491. $100,000 to the Town of Brookhaven, New York for 
     construction of the Gorden Heights Community Center;

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       492. $75,000 to the Broome County Jewish Community Center 
     in Binghamton, New York for renovation and construction of an 
     early childhood development center;
       493. $75,000 to the United Cerebral Palsy Association of 
     Greater Suffolk, Inc. in Suffolk County, New York for land 
     acquisition;
       494. $75,000 to the Town of Freeport, New York for 
     renovations of buildings;
       495. $75,000 to the Town of North Hempstead, New York for 
     streetscape, facade and building renovation in the hamlet of 
     New Cassel;
       496. $75,000 to the Cross Island YMCA of Queens, New York 
     for facilities expansion and renovation;
       497. $75,000 to the Jamaica YMCA of Jamaica in New York, 
     New York for facilities expansion and renovation;
       498. $75,000 to 1409 Enterprises, Inc. in Buffalo, New York 
     for facilities renovation;
       499. $80,000 to Wayne County, New York for relocation of 
     and renovations to the Wolcott Carriage House;
       500. $80,000 to the Castle Hill, Bronx, New York YMCA for 
     facilities construction;
       501. $100,000 to the Staten Island Economic Development 
     Corporation located in New York for completion of an updated 
     Overall Economic Development Plan;
       502. $350,000 to the Metropolitan Development Association 
     in Syracuse, New York for the VISION 2010 Economic 
     Development plan;
       503. $100,000 to Wayne County, New York for a feasibility 
     study on the planned reuse of the surplus real estate of the 
     Newark Developmental Center Area;
       504. $100,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     renovations to the Redhouse Theater;
       505. $100,000 to the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in the 
     Bronx, New York for facilities renovation;
       506. $100,000 to the Town of Greenburgh, New York for 
     expansion and renovation of a public library;
       507. $100,000 to the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, New 
     York for renovations to a senior and youth community center;
       508. $100,000 to the Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York 
     for streetscape improvements;
       509. $100,000 to the Regional Foodbank of Northeastern New 
     York for construction and renovation of facilities;
       510. $100,000 to the 59th Street Recreation Center in New 
     York, New York for facilities renovation;
       511. $100,000 to the City of New York's Department of Parks 
     and Recreation for construction of a nature center in Crotona 
     Park;
       512. $110,000 to Cayuga County, New York for rehabilitation 
     of the Sterling Renaissance Performance Artist Guild 
     facilities in the Town of Sterling, New York;
       513. $100,000 to the Erie Canalway National Heritage 
     Corridor Commission in New York State to finalize planning 
     activities for the Commission's comprehensive management 
     plan;
       514. $125,000 to the Village of Saugerties, New York for 
     streetscape including sidewalk replacement;
       515. $125,000 to the Town of Sleepy Hollow, New York for 
     construction of a new senior center;
       516. $280,000 to the City of Yonkers, New York for 
     renovation of the Nepperhan Valley Technology Center;
       517. $125,000 to Alianza Dominicana Inc. in New York, New 
     York for facilities construction;
       518. $125,000 to Boricua College in New York for building 
     renovation;
       519. $125,000 to the Washington Heights' Armory Foundation 
     for facilities renovations in New York;
       520. $140,000 to the Broadway Market Management Corp. in 
     Buffalo, New York for renovation of the Broadway Market;
       521. $150,000 to the Staten Island University Hospital for 
     the construction of the Regina McGinn Education Center in New 
     York;
       522. $150,000 to On Your Mark in Staten Island, New York 
     for facilities renovations for a community center;
       523. $150,000 to the Town of Lancaster, New York for 
     construction activities of the Landmark Clock project;
       524. $150,000 to the Village of Owego, New York for 
     construction of a community center;
       525. $150,000 to LaGuardia Community College in New York 
     for facilities renovation to house a small business 
     incubator;
       526. $150,000 to the Brooklyn Public Library in New York 
     for restoration of the central plaza;
       527. $200,000 to the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center in 
     Cheektowaga, New York for construction of an affordable 
     housing project for handicapped individuals with an emphasis 
     on individuals with visual impairments;
       528. $200,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     renovation of the Girls Inc. building;
       529. $200,000 for Cornwall, New York for Main Street 
     revitalization;
       530. $200,000 to Onondaga County, New York for restoration 
     of the Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct in Camillus, New York;
       531. $200,000 to the Hebrew Academy for Special Children in 
     Brooklyn, New York for construction and renovation of a 
     facility;
       532. $200,000 to Schenectady, New York for expansion of 
     Proctor's Theatre;
       533. $200,000 to the Greater Ridgewood Restoration 
     Corporation in New York for streetscape improvements along 
     the Brooklyn/Queens border;
       534. $225,000 to Putnam County, New York for streetscape 
     improvements along the Rt. 52 Corridor;
       535. $225,000 to D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York 
     for facilities renovation, expansion and buildout for the 
     D'Youville College Library Improvement project;
       536. $250,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     renovations to a stone building in Elmwood Park;
       537. $250,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     facilities renovation of the Open Hand Theater;
       538. $250,000 to Onondaga County, New York for construction 
     and expansion of the North Area YMCA;
       539. $250,000 to the State University of New York 
     Environmental School of Forestry for facility renovations and 
     improvements in Onondaga Park;
       540. $250,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     Automobile Row streetscape improvements;
       541. $275,000 to the Natural History Museum of the 
     Adirondacks for construction of a new museum in New York;
       542. $280,000 to the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA in Brooklyn, 
     New York for renovation and construction of a youth and 
     family center;
       543. $300,000 to Houghton College, New York for renovation 
     of the Paine Science Center;
       544. $300,000 to Wayne County, New York for demolition and 
     facilities construction improvements at Sodus Point Park;
       545. $350,000 to Per Scholas: Workforce Enterprise Service 
     in the Bronx, New York for renovation of warehouse space to 
     house the WorkSmart program;
       546. $400,000 to the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center 
     in the Bronx, New York for construction of the Austin Jacobo 
     Center for Community Leadership;
       547. $350,000 to the State University of New York College 
     of Environmental Science and Forestry for the acquisition, 
     renovation and construction of facilities for the North 
     Country Campus Economic Development and Improvement Program 
     in Clayton, New York;
       548. $100,000 to the Battle of Plattsburgh Association in 
     Plattsburgh, New York to rehabilitate a building on the 
     former Plattsburgh Air Force Base;
       549. $450,000 to the Belmont Shelter Corporation for the 
     construction of the Shawnee Landing Senior Apartments in 
     Wheatfield, New York;
       550. $450,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 
     City for facade restoration improvements;
       551. $220,000 to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City 
     for expansion and renovations to the Education and Research 
     Center;
       552. $450,000 to Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City 
     for facilities construction;
       553. $450,000 to the New York Public Library in New York 
     City for renovations to their Map Division;
       554. $500,000 to Onondaga County, New York for renovations 
     to the Fayetteville Library;
       555. $500,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     facilities restoration and expansion of the Landmark Theater;
       556. $500,000 to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in 
     Rochester, New York for facilities construction and 
     improvements for an Educational Outreach Center;
       557. $500,000 to Wayne County, New York to construct a new 
     Livestock building at the Wayne County fairgrounds;
       558. $750,000 to the New York State Olympic Regional 
     Development Authority for facilities construction;
       559. $1,000,000 to Nazareth College in Rochester, New York 
     for renovations of their Academic Center;
       560. $1,250,000 to Utica College of Syracuse in Utica, New 
     York for design and construction for the expansion of science 
     facilities;
       561. $100,000 to the City of Utica, New York for 
     construction of the North Utica Senior Citizens Recreation 
     Center;
       562. $100,000 to the City of Mount Vernon, New York for 
     restoration of an abandoned building into a job training and 
     cultural center;
       563. $215,000 to the Simon Wiesenthal New York Tolerance 
     Center in New York City for facilities renovation;
       564. $250,000 to Greene County, New York for the Michael J. 
     Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre for facilities 
     renovations;
       565. $75,000 to CAARE, Inc. in Durham County, North 
     Carolina for construction, renovation and buildout of a one-
     stop service center for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS;
       566. $100,000 to the City of Greenville, North Carolina for 
     building demolition and building renovation in the West 
     Greenville neighborhood;
       567. $100,000 to the North Carolina Institute of Minority 
     Economic Development for restoration, renovation and buildout 
     of a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina;
       568. $125,000 to North Carolina Community Development 
     Initiative Capital, Inc. for capitalization of a loan fund;
       569. $125,000 to the Food Bank of North Carolina for 
     renovation and buildout of a food bank facility;

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       570. $300,000 for Bennett College, Greensboro, North 
     Carolina for a community revitalization project;
       571. $150,000 to the Center for Community Self-Help in 
     Durham, North Carolina for acquisition of property;
       572. $175,000 to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina for 
     reuse planning for the Fayetteville Street Mall and for 
     streetscape improvements, pedestrian benches, street lights, 
     tree planting, entertainment space construction and water 
     fountain construction;
       573. $200,000 to the Town of Wadesboro, North Carolina for 
     facilities renovations to the Ansonia Theatre;
       574. $200,000 to the City of Durham, North Carolina for 
     revitalizing Historic Parrish Street, including facilities 
     construction/renovation and buildout; economic development 
     planning assistance; sidewalks, street furniture, and facade 
     improvements; and land acquisition;
       575. $200,000 to the Grape Arbor Development Corporation 
     for construction and buildout of a Youth Enhancement Center;
       576. $150,000 to Scotland County, North Carolina for 
     facilities expansion and construction for the Scotland County 
     Recreation Center;
       577. $200,000 to North Carolina Central University for 
     construction, buildout, and equipment for a bioprocessing 
     research institute;
       578. $265,000 to Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine, 
     North Carolina for facilities renovations for the Lexington 
     project;
       579. $100,000 for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 
     Hatteras, North Carolina to complete construction;
       580. $125,000 to the Central Piedmont Community College 
     American Academy of Applied Forensics in Charlotte, North 
     Carolina for facilities construction;
       581. $275,000 to the Town of Troy, North Carolina for a 
     pilot program for the construction of affordable housing;
       582. $750,000 to the Pisgah Forest Institute at Brevard 
     College in Brevard, North Carolina for facilities 
     construction;
       583. $200,000 to the North Carolina Museum of Natural 
     Sciences for construction of the Nature Research Center;
       584. $500,000 for Transylvania County, North Carolina for 
     construction of a library;
       585. $600,000 for the City of Rugby, North Dakota to 
     complete information technology and energy projects;
       586. $400,000 for Lewis and Clark CommunityWorks, Bismarck, 
     North Dakota for the Mandan Library Square project;
       587. $500,000 for the Northwest Venture Communities Inc., 
     Minot, North Dakota for the construction of the Northwest 
     Career and Technology Center;
       588. $500,000 for Three Affiliated Tribes Tourism 
     Department, New Town, North Dakota for a cultural 
     interpretive center;
       589. $600,000 to Sitting Bull College on the Standing Rock 
     Sioux Reservation in North Dakota for facilities planning and 
     construction;
       590. $100,000 for Jamestown, Ohio to renovate the Jamestown 
     Opera House;
       591. $100,000 to Tuscarawas County, Ohio for infrastructure 
     for an industrial park;
       592. $100,000 to Ross County, Ohio for construction of a 
     regional multipurpose facility in Chillicothe, Ohio;
       593. $100,000 to the Center for Families and Children in 
     Cleveland, Ohio for design and construction of a medical 
     campus;
       594. $100,000 to COMPASS Toledo in Toledo, Ohio for 
     facilities rehabilitation;
       595. $100,000 to Ohio Theatre, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio for 
     marquee and facade rehabilitation of the Ohio Theatre;
       596. $100,000 to North River Development Corporation in 
     Toledo, Ohio for economic development planning for the Galena 
     Street Redevelopment Project;
       597. $100,000 to the Bay Area Neighborhood Development 
     Corporation in Sandusky, Ohio for facilities improvements and 
     construction in blighted areas;
       598. $125,000 to the Ottawa Community Development 
     Corporation in Toledo, Ohio for building construction and 
     renovation along Monroe Street;
       599. $125,000 to the East Toledo Family Center in Toledo, 
     Ohio for building renovations;
       600. $200,000 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio for 
     construction to support the East College Street Project;
       601. $200,000 to the City of Toledo, Ohio for renovation of 
     a community recreation facility;
       602. $200,000 to the J. Frank Troy Senior Center in Toledo, 
     Ohio for renovation and construction;
       603. $225,000 to the Dayton/Montgomery County Port 
     Authority, Ohio for land acquisition, demolition, and site 
     development for a commercial office center at Patterson 
     Place;
       604. $275,000 to the City of St. Clairsville, Ohio for 
     restoration of the Clarendon Hotel;
       605. $300,000 for Ohio Wesleyan University to renovate 
     Merrick Hall;
       606. $300,000 for Catholic Social Services in Springfield, 
     Ohio for renovation of a facility to house the Second Harvest 
     Foodbank;
       607. $300,000 for the Springfield Arts Council for 
     renovation of the Veterans Park Amphitheater in Springfield, 
     Ohio;
       608. $350,000 to the Cincinnati Museum Center in 
     Cincinnati, Ohio for restoration and expansion of facilities;
       609. $350,000 to Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio for 
     construction of an athletic and wellness center;
       610. $450,000 to the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce in 
     Portsmouth, Ohio for construction of the Sciot County Welcome 
     Center;
       611. $2,300,000 to the City of Canton, Ohio for land 
     acquisition and related site preparation activities;
       612. $500,000 to the Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio for 
     land and site acquisition, demolition, site preparation and 
     facilities construction;
       613. $700,000 for Franklin County Metro Parks, Franklin 
     County, Ohio for the purchase of land in the Darby Creek 
     Watershed;
       614. $1,000,000 for the City of Dayton, Ohio for the 
     development of structures in the W. Third Street Historic 
     District;
       615. $500,000 for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority 
     for the Northwest Ohio Brownfield Restoration Initiative;
       616. $300,000 for the Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing 
     Program [CAMP], Ohio to renovate and continue construction of 
     the Cleveland Manufacturing Technology Complex [CMTC];
       617. $450,000 for the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center, 
     Inc. in Ashland County, Ohio for construction of facilities;
       618. $800,000 to the Dayton Development Coalition for the 
     development of a commercial and industrial site near the 
     airport in Dayton, Ohio;
       619. $250,000 to the Village of Cedarville, Ohio for the 
     construction of a library;
       620. $500,000 for Miami University of Ohio in Oxford, Ohio 
     for construction of biological science facilities;
       621. $150,000 to the Heartland of American Foundation for 
     facilities construction for the Heartland of America Museum 
     in Weatherford, Oklahoma;
       622. $150,000 to Area Neighbors in Wagoner, Oklahoma for 
     facilities construction;
       623. $225,000 to the Lawton/Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce 
     and Industry in Lawton, Oklahoma for construction of the 
     National Army Museum of the Southwest;
       624. $225,000 to the Standing Bear Museum and Education 
     Center in Ponca City, Oklahoma for facilities construction;
       625. $90,000 to the City of Portland, Oregon for Portland 
     Central City streetscape and neighborhood integration 
     planning;
       626. $100,000 to the City of Portland, Oregon for 
     architectural and engineering design for the Portland Public 
     Market;
       627. $200,000 to the City of Salem, Oregon for construction 
     of a civic center;
       628. $275,000 for Union and Wallowa Counties, Oregon for 
     purchase of a railroad line for tourism development;
       629. $200,000 for the City of The Dalles, Oregon for the 
     completion of a fiber optic loop;
       630. $800,000 for the Portland Development Commission, 
     Portland, Oregon for the South Waterfront Greenway Project;
       631. $400,000 for the Portland Development Commission, 
     Portland, Oregon for affordable housing in North Macadam 
     Central District;
       632. $200,000 for the City of Portland, Oregon for the 
     Central City Eastside Streetcar project;
       633. $100,000 for the City of Astoria, Oregon for 
     restoration to the Astoria Column Cultural Heritage Center;
       634. $50,000 for the Umatilla Community Recreation Center, 
     Oregon for construction;
       635. $75,000 to the Penn-Brad Oil Museum in Bradford, 
     Pennsylvania for facilities improvements and landscaping;
       636. $110,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 
     Blue Horizon facade restoration and facilities 
     rehabilitation;
       637. $75,000 to the Rock School in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
       638. $200,000 to the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 
     building demolition, renovation, and streetscape improvements 
     as part of the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Needs Program;
       639. $75,000 to the Lawrenceville Corporation in 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for land acquisition and site 
     preparation;
       640. $75,000 to the Shadyside, Pennsylvania Chamber of 
     Commerce for streetscape and lighting improvements along the 
     Walnut Street business corridor;
       641. $100,000 for the Urban Redevelopment Authority, in 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to revitalize the Centre Avenue 
     Corridor through acquisition and redevelopment of vacant 
     structures and lots in the community;
       642. $100,000 to the Borough of Morrisville, Pennsylvania 
     for a redevelopment study;
       643. $100,000 to the Hepatitis B Foundation in conjunction 
     with Delaware Valley College for the planning and design of a 
     Biotechnology Research Complex in the Philadelphia suburbs of 
     Bucks County, Pennsylvania;
       644. $120,000 to the National Trust for Historic 
     Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for restoration of the Majestic 
     Theater;
       645. $100,000 to the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center 
     in York City, Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
       646. $100,000 to the Sultan Ahmad Community Foundation in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for community center construction;
       647. $100,000 to ONUNDE, Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
     for facility construction;

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       648. $100,000 to the Absalom Jones Foundation in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovation of the Historic 
     Grand Lodge;
       649. $100,000 to the Philadelphia Dance Company in 
     Pennsylvania for renovation of performance facilities;
       650. $100,000 to the Greater Germantown Housing Development 
     Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovations to 
     buildings;
       651. $100,000 to the Parkside Historic Preservation 
     Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovations to 
     buildings;
       652. $100,000 to Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania for 
     renovations to buildings;
       653. $135,000 to Mt. Airy USA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
     to continue a redevelopment and urban renewal initiative;
       654. $100,000 to the Beech Capital Venture Corporation in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovations to buildings;
       655. $100,000 to Mercy-Douglass Center of Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
       656. $100,000 to the Borough of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 
     for renovation of a theater;
       657. $100,000 to the Borough of Minersville, Pennsylvania 
     for streetscape improvements;
       658. $100,000 to the Seldom Seen Mine in Patton, 
     Pennsylvania for facilities renovations to permit display of 
     equipment;
       659. $125,000 to the City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania for 
     demolition and building restoration;
       660. $125,000 to the City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania for 
     construction of recreation facilities for the Lebanon Valley 
     Family YMCA;
       661. $125,000 to the City of Pittston, Pennsylvania for 
     land acquisition, facilities renovation and demolition;
       662. $125,000 to the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania for 
     land acquisition, facilities renovation and demolition;
       663. $250,000 for the Scranton Cultural Center at the 
     Masonic Temple for facilities renovation and expansion;
       664. $150,000 to the Pennridge Senior Center for the 
     planning, design, and construction of a senior center in 
     Perkasie, Pennsylvania;
       665. $150,000 to the Borough of Donora, Pennsylvania for 
     construction of a pavilion at Palmer Park;
       666. $300,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for 
     construction of an on-campus multi-use facility;
       667. $100,000 to the Borough of Northern Cambria, 
     Pennsylvania for construction of a community recreation 
     center;
       668. $200,000 to Fayette County, Pennsylvania for 
     renovation of the Wellness and Research Center;
       669. $200,000 to Greene County, Pennsylvania for renovation 
     of a community center;
       670. $225,000 to the Phoenixville Area Economic Development 
     Corporation for restoration of the Phoenixville Foundry 
     building in Phoenixville Borough, Pennsylvania;
       671. $225,000 to the Westmoreland County Industrial 
     Development Corporation for property acquisition and 
     demolition for the Jeannette, Pennsylvania Downtown 
     Redevelopment Plan;
       672. $250,000 to the Urban Education Research and Retreat 
     Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for facility renovations 
     at the 4601 Market Street Building;
       673. $250,000 to the City of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania 
     for construction of recreational facilities at Community 
     Park, including a pavilion;
       674. $250,000 to Seton Hill College in Greensburg, 
     Pennsylvania for construction of recreational facilities;
       675. $300,000 to the Borough of Brownsville, Pennsylvania 
     for building renovation;
       676. $300,000 to Washington & Jefferson College in 
     Washington, Pennsylvania for renovation of downtown 
     buildings;
       677. $300,000 to Ford City, Pennsylvania for renovation of 
     industrial park buildings;
       678. $300,000 to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania for 
     building renovation in the Monessen Riverfront Industrial 
     Park;
       679. $325,000 to the University Technology Park, Inc. in 
     Chester, Pennsylvania for facilities construction;
       680. $350,000 to the Oil Creek Railway Historical Society 
     located in Titusville, Pennsylvania for facilities 
     renovations, upgrades, landscaping and for the purchase of 
     railway cars;
       681. $350,000 for construction of a community center in 
     Dushore, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania;
       682. $450,000 to the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania for 
     continuation of construction of a war memorial and conference 
     center;
       683. $200,000 to the City of Uniontown, Pennsylvania for 
     construction related to Bailey Park and downtown streetscape, 
     beautification, building renovation and restoration;
       684. $150,000 to the Borough of Mount Pleasant, 
     Pennsylvania for facilities improvements to the Veterans Park 
     including construction of a veterans wall, monumental 
     fountain, and ceremonial stage;
       685. $150,000 to the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania for 
     renovations of historic Point Stadium;
       686. $100,000 for Universal Community Homes in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to continue the conversion of 
     more than 500 parcels of land into for-sale units to low- and 
     moderate-income families;
       687. $100,000 to the Erie Municipal Airport Authority in 
     Erie, Pennsylvania, for the redevelopment of the recently 
     acquired, former Fenestra window manufacturing facility to 
     serve the needs of major air express carriers as an on-
     airport integrated service center;
       688. $300,000 to the Community Initiatives Development 
     Corporation, Our City Reading, in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 
     the rehabilitation of abandoned houses and parks to provide 
     quality home ownership opportunities to low-income families;
       689. $50,000 for the City of Erie, Pennsylvania, for site 
     preparation and redevelopment of the vacant and blighted 
     Koehler Brewery Building;
       690. $150,000 for the Borough of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, 
     to establish a Market Towns Community Technology Center, 
     which will serve as a community technology center to support 
     the Corridor Market Towns regional revitalization initiative;
       691. $125,000 for Downtown Chambersburg, Inc., in 
     Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to construct the Capitol Theatre 
     Center and preserve the 1927 Capitol Theatre as part of a 
     regional arts initiative;
       692. $100,000 for the Chester Economic Development 
     Authority, in Chester, Pennsylvania, for the redevelopment of 
     the blighted and vacant waterfront district, including the 
     former PECO power station into office space;
       693. $75,000 for the Warner Theater Preservation Trust, in 
     Erie, Pennsylvania, to restore and expand the historic Warner 
     Theater, which will serve as the centerpiece of a regional 
     performing arts venue;
       694. $100,000 for the City of Bradford, Pennsylvania, to 
     assist with the rehabilitation of the Old City Hall Building 
     as the cornerstone of the city's urban redevelopment plan;
       695. $250,000 for the Greater WilkesBarre Chamber of 
     Business and Industry, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for the 
     acquisition and redevelopment of the historic Irem Temple, 
     which will be converted into a cultural center;
       696. $75,000 for Nueva Esparanza, in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, to create a Latino Corridor, as part of an 
     inner city development initiative to transform neighborhood 
     vacant lots and abandoned homes into a vibrant commercial 
     corridor;
       697. $150,000 for Jefferson Square Community Development 
     Corporation, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a home 
     ownership development initiative aimed at rejuvenating the 
     inner-city through blight removal and construction of modern, 
     low-income homes;
       698. $75,000 for Enterprise Center CDC, in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, for the design and development of Enterprise 
     Heights, which will contain 50,000 square feet of new and 
     rehabilitated office and retail space;
       699. $100,000 for the Allegheny County Department of 
     Economic Development in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, for 
     the redevelopment of the former U.S. Steel Carrie Furnace 
     site, as part of an effort to stabilize the community through 
     the integration of the former industrial area, the adjacent 
     neighborhoods and the riverfront;
       700. $200,000 for the Allegheny County Department of 
     Economic Development for the construction of an Industrial 
     Park in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, including the 
     rehabilitation of a former USX Tube Works site utilizing high 
     performance building techniques;
       701. $75,000 for the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for 
     the Pine Street Neighborhood Development Project, including 
     the acquisition and demolition of a blighted warehouse, as 
     well as construction of affordable housing and an office 
     building to house area nonprofit organizations, which will 
     offer social services to city residents;
       702. $75,000 for the South Philadelphia Area Revitalization 
     Corporation, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the 
     construction of low-and moderate-income housing;
       703. $100,000 for the Greater Johnstown Regional 
     Partnership, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to construct a 
     regional technology center as part of a community 
     revitalization initiative;
       704. $75,000 for the Columbia Alliance for Economic Growth, 
     in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, for technological infrastructure 
     improvements for the Bloomsburg Regional Technology Center;
       705. $300,000 for the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for 
     the development of an entertainment/retail complex;
       706. $75,000 for the Historic Preservation Trust of 
     Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for rehabilitation of 
     facilities at the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith 
     historic site;
       707. $200,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to 
     support the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, which 
     will demolish abandoned homes as well as revitalize the 
     Philadelphia region;
       708. $125,000 to the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization 
     Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to assist with 
     substantial rehabilitation of severely deteriorated vacant 
     properties that will be developed as a part of the West Oak 
     Lane community development rebuilding initiative;
       709. $100,000 to the Philadelphia Chinatown Development 
     Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the 
     construction of a Chinatown Community Center;

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       710. $75,000 to the Invest Erie Community Development 
     Corporation in Erie, Pennsylvania, for the acquisition and 
     development of property to establish a Parade Street Plaza;
       711. $100,000 to the Town of Burrillville, Rhode Island for 
     health/fitness and recreational facilities construction and 
     renovation at the Branch River and Hauser Memorial Field Park 
     areas, including pedestrian walkways;
       712. $250,000 to the City of Central Falls, Rhode Island 
     for recreational facilities construction and renovation;
       713. $200,000 to Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode 
     Island facilities renovations to accommodate laboratory 
     facilities;
       714. $700,000 for the Salvation Army of Rhode Island, 
     Providence, Rhode Island for construction of a day care 
     center;
       715. $130,000 for the City of North Providence, Rhode 
     Island for construction of a senior center;
       716. $300,000 for the YMCA of Greater Providence, Rhode 
     Island for the Village of Promise project;
       717. $300,000 for the Sexual Assault and Trauma Center of 
     Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island to purchase a building 
     for the Children's Advocacy Center;
       718. $300,000 for the Providence Public Library, Rhode 
     Island for renovations;
       719. $450,000 for the Johnston Senior Citizens Center, 
     Johnston, Rhode Island for the construction of a new senior 
     center;
       720. $170,000 for AS220 and Perishable Theatre, Providence, 
     Rhode Island for building refurbishment;
       721. $300,000 for the Pawtucket Armory Association in 
     Pawtucket, Rhode Island for the renovation of the Pawtucket 
     Armory as an arts center;
       722. $200,000 for the Warwick Boys and Girls Club, Warwick, 
     Rhode Island for building renovations;
       723. $150,000 for the Trinity Repertory Theatre, 
     Providence, Rhode Island for the construction of the Pell 
     Chafee Performance Center;
       724. $100,000 for Travelers Aid in Providence, Rhode Island 
     for building renovations;
       725. $100,000 for the Institute for the Study and Practice 
     of Nonviolence for the renovation of the institute in Rhode 
     Island;
       726. $100,000 for the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island for the 
     redevelopment of the waterfront complex;
       727. $100,000 for the Roger Williams Park in Providence, 
     Rhode Island for the construction of the Botanical Gardens;
       728. $50,000 for the Seabee Museum and Memorial park in 
     North Kingstown, Rhode Island for costs associated with 
     construction;
       729. $50,000 for Harmony Hill School in Chepachet, Rhode 
     Island for construction of Harmony House;
       730. $100,000 to the Eau Claire Development Corporation in 
     South Carolina for land acquisition near Farrow Road;
       731. $150,000 to the Golden Harvest Food Bank in Aiken, 
     South Carolina for facilities expansion for the Feed the 
     People project;
       732. $150,000 to Lee County, South Carolina for Ashwood 
     Gymnasium renovations;
       733. $150,000 to Calhoun County, South Carolina for 
     construction of a community recreational facility;
       734. $225,000 to the South Carolina School for the Deaf and 
     Blind in Spartanburg, South Carolina for facilities 
     renovation;
       735. $1,000,000 for the Five Rivers Community Development 
     Corporation, Georgetown, South Carolina for economic 
     development and affordable housing;
       736. $500,000 to the Winchester Conservation Museum, 
     Edgefield, South Carolina for expansion;
       737. $2,000,000 for Wakpa Sica Historical Society in Fort 
     Pierre, South Dakota for the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation 
     Center;
       738. $400,000 for the City of Parker, South Dakota for the 
     development of a community center;
       739. $400,000 for the City of Beresford, South Dakota for 
     the Beresford Industrial Infrastructure Development project;
       740. $200,000 for the Aberdeen Workforce Development 
     Council, Aberdeen South Dakota for costs associated with the 
     Workforce Development Center;
       741. $50,000 for the Canton Economic Development 
     Corporation, Canton, South Dakota for infrastructure 
     development;
       742. $1,000,000 for Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, 
     South Dakota for facilities construction for the McGovern 
     Library and Center for Public Service;
       743. $350,000 for the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota for 
     the expansion and rehabilitation of the Orpheum Theatre;
       744. $200,000 for the City of Vermillion, South Dakota for 
     the expansion of the Center for Children and Families;
       745. $100,000 for the City of Redfield, South Dakota for 
     renovations and improvements to the Carnegie Library;
       746. $250,000 to the 28th Legislative District Community 
     Development Corporation for planning activities for the 
     redevelopment of the Bushtown community in Chattanooga, 
     Tennessee;
       747. $100,000 to the Cocaine & Alcohol Awareness Program, 
     Inc. in Tennessee for renovation and construction of 
     facilities;
       748. $500,000 to Hamilton County, Tennessee for facilities 
     construction for a Center for Entrepreneurial Growth 
     Incubator;
       749. $450,000 to Knox County, Tennessee for facilities 
     preservation, construction, renovation and expansion at the 
     Beck Cultural Exchange Center, the Blount Mansion, the Ramsey 
     House and at Willow Creek Youth Park for the Knox Cultural 
     and Tourism initiative;
       750. $575,000 to the Bijou Theatre Center in Knoxville, 
     Tennessee for facilities renovations;
       751. $100,000 to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee 
     for facilities construction,
       752. $900,000 for the Five Points Commercial Development 
     Project in Knoxville, Tennessee to develop abandoned, 
     blighted, and underdeveloped commercial areas;
       753. $500,000 for Rolling Mill Hills in Nashville, 
     Tennessee to revitalize distressed urban areas;
       754. $500,000 for the New Town Center at Soulsville in 
     Memphis, Tennessee to support economic and community 
     development;
       755. $500,000 for the Chattanooga Riverfront Development 
     Project, Chattanooga, Tennessee to create new park space and 
     other improvements along the riverfront;
       756. $100,000 for the Historic Rugby Economic Development 
     Project in Rugby, Tennessee to develop new visitor facilities 
     and encourage economic growth;
       757. $500,000 for the Tennessee State University 
     Communications Enhancement Initiative in Nashville, Tennessee 
     to complete a performing arts center and support community 
     programs;
       758. $75,000 to the San Antonio Food Bank in San Antonio, 
     Texas for land acquisition and facility buildout;
       759. $100,000 to Williamson County, Texas for construction 
     of a community center;
       760. $100,000 to the City of Temple, Texas for land 
     acquisition and building demolition--along Martin Luther King 
     Boulevard;
       761. $100,000 to the McAllen Boys and Girls Club in 
     McAllen, Texas for construction;
       762. $220,000 for the City of Beaumont, Texas for the 
     Downtown Improvement Program;
       763. $100,000 to the Marshall Downtown Development 
     Corporation Marshall, Texas for planning and renovation to 
     permit reuse of a downtown building;
       764. $100,000 to the Abilene Preservation League, in 
     Abilene, Texas for restoration of the Swenson House;
       765. $100,000 to the San Angelo Old Town Conservancy, Inc. 
     in San Angelo, Texas for restoration of the Runkles and 
     Rackley Building for reuse;
       766. $150,000 to the City of Houston, Texas for 
     construction of the Townwood Community Center;
       767. $150,000 to the City of Dallas, Texas for Farmers 
     Market renovation;
       768. $150,000 to the City of El Paso, Texas for restoration 
     of the Plaza Theatre;
       769. $150,000 to the City of San Angelo, Texas for 
     renovation of tourism facilities;
       770. $200,000 to the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in 
     Midland, Texas for facilities renovations and improvements;
       771. $200,000 to the City of Fort Worth, Texas for 
     renovation of the Clark's Department store building for 
     reuse;
       772. $225,000 to the Brazos Valley Family Medicine Center 
     in Bryan, Texas for facilities improvements and buildout for 
     the Center for Excellence in Family Medicine and Rural 
     Primary Care;
       773. $225,000 to the City of La Feria, Texas for 
     construction of a Boys and Girls Club;
       774. $400,000 to the City of Waco, Texas for construction 
     of a community center;
       775. $350,000 to the Old Red Courthouse, Inc. in Dallas, 
     Texas for facilities restoration and improvements;
       776. $950,000 to Rice University for construction of the 
     Rice University-Texas Medical Center Joint Research Facility 
     in Houston, Texas;
       777. $1,000,000 to the City of Fort Worth, Texas for 
     construction of urban waterfront improvements for the Trinity 
     River Vision Project;
       778. $900,000 for Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital 
     in San Antonio, Texas for facilities upgrades;
       779. $100,000 to the City of Greenville, Texas for 
     renovations to downtown buildings;
       780. $240,000 to the City of Dallas, Texas for restoration 
     of the Texas Theatre;
       781. $100,000 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community 
     Center (King Center) in Houston, Texas for facilities 
     renovations;
       782. $100,000 to Harris County, Texas for an economic 
     development study for the Precinct 2 Harris County 
     Unincorporated Revitalization Program;
       783. $100,000 to the City of Brownsville, Texas for 
     construction and facilities buildout needs for a family and 
     business development center;
       784. $200,000 to the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum in 
     Hunt County, Texas for construction of the Hunt County 
     Veterans Memorial and the Audie Murphy Hall of American 
     Heroes;
       785. $500,000 to the University of the Incarnate Word in 
     San Antonio, Texas for facilities renovation for the Math, 
     Science and Engineering Center;
       786. $250,000 for the City of San Angelo, Texas for the 
     Innovative Low Income Housing Financing Initiative;
       787. $450,000 for the Greater Kelly USA Development 
     Authority, San Antonio, Texas for the Kelly USA Economic 
     Development for Commerce for a manufacturing site served by 
     rail;

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       788. $200,000 for the City of Denton, Texas for the 
     downtown redevelopment and infrastructure improvements;
       789. $300,000 for the City of Dallas, Texas for the Eagle 
     Ford Low Income Housing Project for the development of 
     affordable housing for low and moderate-income families;
       790. $200,000 for Camp Fire USA, Texas for costs associated 
     with multiple construction projects;
       791. $200,000 for the Border Trade Alliance, Texas for the 
     Economic Health of the Southwest Border project;
       792. $200,000 for the City of Austin, Texas for the SMART 
     (Safe, Mixed-Income, Accessible, Reasonably-Priced and 
     Transit-Oriented) Housing Program;
       793. $300,000 for the Chinese Community Center, Houston, 
     Texas to develop a new center site;
       794. $200,000 for Holt Hotel in Wichita Falls, Texas for 
     continued renovations to the Holt Hotel;
       795. $200,000 for the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas 
     for the Science Spectrum Aerospace Exhibit to design and 
     construct a 5,000 square foot permanent, hands-on exhibition 
     demonstrating the science and engineering principles of 
     powered flying machines, including aerospace concepts;
       796. $400,000 for the City of Austin, Texas for renovations 
     needed, associated with the 2006 World Congress on 
     Information Technology, to the Austin Community Center;
       797. $300,000 for the St. Philip's Development Board, 
     Dallas, Texas for the St. Philip's Neighborhood Development 
     Plan;
       798. $100,000 to the Utah Shakespearean Festival for 
     architectural and engineering design of a performance 
     facility;
       799. $100,000 to Salt Lake City, Utah for streetscape 
     improvements in the Ninth and Ninth neighborhood;
       800. $150,000 to West Valley City, Utah for facilities 
     construction and renovation for the Cultural Celebration 
     Center;
       801. $225,000 to the City of Tremonton, Utah for 
     construction of a Historic Wagon Museum;
       802. $1,000,000 for the City of Provo, Utah for the Pioneer 
     Neighborhood Revitalization project;
       803. $1,000,000 for the City of Ogden, Utah for the Ogden 
     Central Neighborhood Redevelopment project;
       804. $500,000 for the City of Logan, Utah for Northwest 
     Public Park project;
       805. $500,000 for Salt Lake City, Utah for the Pete Suazo 
     Business Center to purchase building space;
       806. $500,000 for Syracuse City, Utah for the Syracuse City 
     Senior Citizen and Community Center for construction;
       807. $500,000 for the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, 
     Woodstock, Vermont for the construction of a wildlife 
     rehabilitation facility;
       808. $400,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation 
     Board, Montpelier, Vermont for the creation of affordable 
     rental housing in downtown Brattleboro;
       809. $100,000 for the City of Burlington, Vermont for the 
     construction of the Lake Champlain Navy Memorial;
       810. $1,000,000 for the Vermont Center on Emerging 
     Technologies, Burlington, Vermont for the development of a 
     technology incubator;
       811. $200,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation 
     Board, Montpelier, Vermont for construction of affordable 
     housing in St. Albans, Vermont;
       812. $250,000 for the Northern Community Investment 
     Corporation, St. Johnsbury, Vermont for development of the 
     Newport Area Family Services project;
       813. $400,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation 
     Board, Montpelier, Vermont for construction of affordable 
     housing in Essex, Vermont;
       814. $150,000 for the Vermont Broadband Council to expand 
     broadband services in rural Vermont;
       815. $90,000 to the Southern Vermont Recreation Center 
     Foundation, in Springfield, Vermont for the construction of a 
     community center;
       816. $100,000 to the Department of Buildings and General 
     Services of the State of Vermont for construction of veterans 
     memorials in Springfield and Putney, Vermont;
       817. $75,000 for the Rockfish Community Center in Nelson 
     County, Virginia for roof replacement;
       818. $75,000 for the Town of Boydton, Virginia for downtown 
     revitalization;
       819. $100,000 to the Lorton Arts Foundation, Incorporated 
     in Lorton, Virginia for facilities renovation and 
     construction;
       820. $100,000 for the Sedalia Center in Bedford County, 
     Virginia to assist with construction costs of this regional 
     cultural center;
       821. $100,000 for the Colonial Theater in the Town of South 
     Hill, Virginia to assist with renovation efforts;
       822. $100,000 to the John Singelton Mosby Museum Foundation 
     in Warrenton, Virginia for facilities renovations;
       823. $100,000 to the Arlington Housing Corporation in 
     Arlington County, Virginia for property acquisition, building 
     demolition and facilities rehabilitation;
       824. $100,000 to the Reston Association in Reston, Virginia 
     for construction of the Reston Southgate Community Center;
       825. $100,000 to Fairfax County, Virginia for construction 
     of the Richmond Highway Town Center;
       826. $100,000 to Volunteers of America, Chesapeake, Inc. 
     for renovation of the Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter 
     in Virginia;
       827. $100,000 to Community Lodgings in Alexandria, Virginia 
     for renovations to a family learning center;
       828. $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Hampton 
     Roads, Virginia for facilities renovations and upgrades;
       829. $100,000 to the Children's Museum of Virginia in 
     Portsmouth, Virginia for facilities renovation and expansion;
       830. $125,000 to Craig County, Virginia for construction of 
     a library;
       831. $125,000 to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College 
     in Virginia for construction of the Virginia Packaging 
     Applications Center;
       832. $150,000 to the City of Suffolk, Virginia for 
     construction of the Great Dismal Swamp Visitors Center;
       833. $150,000 for the North Theater in the City of 
     Danville, Virginia to assist with renovation efforts;
       834. $200,000 to the Imani Intergenerational Community 
     Development Center, Inc. for facilities construction and 
     renovation of the 1400 block of Hull Street in Richmond, 
     Virginia;
       835. $200,000 to the City of Fairfax, Virginia for the Old 
     Town Fairfax Redevelopment Project for construction of 
     parking facilities;
       836. $200,000 to Prince William County, Virginia for the 
     Nokesville Redevelopment Project for facilities 
     rehabilitation and renovation and streetscape improvements;
       837. $200,000 for the Blue Ridge Institute at Ferrum 
     College in the Town of Ferrum, Virginia for the construction 
     of the Agricultural Heritage Education Center to assist with 
     economic development and tourism in the area;
       838. $200,000 for Charlotte County, Virginia for 
     infrastructure and building upgrades;
       839. $200,000 for the Martinsville-Henry County Historical 
     Society in Virginia for improvements to the Old Henry County 
     Court House and Museum;
       840. $200,000 for the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center in 
     Charlottesville, Virginia to assist in the construction of 
     the Center;
       841. $250,000 for The Prizery in the Town of South Boston, 
     Virginia to assist with renovation efforts and the creation 
     of a community arts center;
       842. $250,000 to Edgehill Recovery Retreat Center in 
     Winchester, Virginia for facilities construction;
       843. $275,000 to the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, 
     Virginia for facilities renovations and buildout;
       844. $325,000 to the Windy Hill Foundation in Middleburg, 
     Virginia for the construction of affordable housing;
       845. $350,000 to Fairfax County, Virginia for facilities 
     construction for Magnet Housing;
       846. $400,000 for the Institute of Advanced Learning and 
     Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia for facility renovation 
     and equipment improvements;
       847. $400,000 to the Christopher Newport University 
     Foundation of Newport News, Virginia for facilities 
     construction and renovation;
       848. $1,000,000 to the Art Museum of Western Virginia for 
     planning and construction of a new museum in Roanoke, 
     Virginia;
       849. $100,000 to the Tenants' and Workers' Support 
     Committee for construction and renovation of a multi-purpose 
     committee room in the Arlandria community of Alexandria, 
     Virginia;
       850. $100,000 to Arlington County, Virginia for 
     construction of a community center in the Buckingham 
     community;
       851. $400,000 to The Conservation Fund in Arlington, 
     Virginia for land acquisition;
       852. $500,000 for the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation 
     for facilities construction in Richmond, Virginia;
       853. $1,200,000 for the City of Newport News, Virginia for 
     the development of the Newport News Fine Arts Center;
       854. $500,000 for the Tredegar National Civil War Center 
     Foundation for planning and construction of the Tredegar 
     National Civil War Center in Virginia;
       855. $200,000 to the Skagit County Children's Museum in 
     Mount Vernon, Washington for facilities improvements and 
     renovation;
       856. $100,000 to the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, 
     Washington for building construction;
       857. $100,000 to Jefferson County, Washington for 
     restoration of the Jefferson County Courthouse Clock Tower;
       858. $100,000 to Olympic College in Washington for 
     construction at the Shelton Branch;
       859. $515,000 to the Lutheran Compass Center in Seattle, 
     Washington for rehabilitation and expansion of facilities;
       860. $100,000 to the City of Burien, Washington for land 
     acquisition;
       861. $125,000 to the Westport Senior Center in Westport, 
     Washington for construction;
       862. $125,000 to Peninsula College in Washington for 
     construction of a science facility;
       863. $150,000 to the City of Bremerton, Washington for 
     streetscape and facade renovation;

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       864. $225,000 to the Children's Home Society of Washington 
     for facilities construction for the Spokane Valley Family 
     Resource Center;
       865. $350,000 to Kent Youth and Family Services in Kent, 
     Washington for facilities expansion and rehabilitation for 
     the Springwood Community Center;
       866. $450,000 to the City of Yakima, Washington for 
     renovation of the Capitol Theatre;
       867. $400,000 to Richard Allen Enterprises in Spokane, 
     Washington for the Emmanuel Center Project for facilities 
     expansion;
       868. $500,000 for the Museum Development Authority, 
     Seattle, Washington for costs associated with brownfields 
     redevelopment;
       869. $250,000 for the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing 
     Authority, Bremerton, Washington for downtown revitalization;
       870. $250,000 for the Washington Technology Center in 
     Seattle for the Washington Nanotechnology Initiative;
       871. $500,000 for the West Central Community Center, 
     Spokane, Washington for costs associated with expansion;
       872. $200,000 for Hope Home in Pasco, Washington for the 
     purchase and renovation of a home for its program;
       873. $250,000 for the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center 
     in Prosser, Washington for costs associated with 
     construction;
       874. $250,000 for the Economic Alliance in Okanogan, 
     Washington for the construction of a business incubator;
       875. $150,000 to the Business and Industrial Development 
     Corporation for the acquisition, renovation and reuse of the 
     Clendenin Middle School in West Virginia;
       876. $225,000 to the Jefferson County Development 
     Authority, West Virginia for infrastructure improvements for 
     the Burr Industrial Park near Charles Town, West Virginia;
       877. $200,000 to the Strand Theatre Preservation Society in 
     Moundsville, West Virginia for theatre renovations;
       878. $400,000 to the Monongalia County Schools Foundation, 
     Inc. in West Virginia for construction of recreation 
     facilities;
       879. $750,000 to the Greenbrier Valley Economic Development 
     Corporation in Lewisburg, West Virginia for facilities 
     construction and buildout;
       880. $750,000 to the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, Inc. for 
     land acquisition;
       881. $1,050,000 to the 4-County Economic Development 
     Corporation in Oak Hill, West Virginia for facilities 
     construction and buildout;
       882. $1,170,000 to Glenville State College in Glenville, 
     West Virginia for the construction of a new campus community 
     education center;
       883. $3,200,000 to the West Virginia High Technology 
     Consortium Foundation, Inc. for land acquisition to expand a 
     high technology business park;
       884. $500,000 for Appalachian Bible College, Beckley, West 
     Virginia to complete its library resource center;
       885. $1,000,000 for the Huntington Area Development 
     Council, Huntington, West Virginia for the construction of a 
     business incubator;
       886. $2,000,000 for West Virginia University in Morgantown 
     for the construction of a facility focused on forensic 
     science and biometrics research;
       887. $1,500,000 for the City of Beckley, West Virginia for 
     downtown revitalization;
       888. $100,000 to Centro Hispano in Madison, Wisconsin for 
     expansion of facilities;
       889. $100,000 to the East Madison Community Center in 
     Wisconsin for expansion of facilities;
       890. $175,000 to West End Development Corporation in 
     Milwaukee, Wisconsin for building acquisition and renovation 
     in the Near West Side neighborhood;
       891. $175,000 to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of 
     Milwaukee, Wisconsin for building and facade renovation along 
     the Vliet Street corridor;
       892. $350,000 to the Military Veterans Museum, Inc. in 
     Oshkosh, Wisconsin for facilities construction;
       893. $900,000 to the City of Superior, Wisconsin for 
     facilities improvements, new construction and relocation of 
     facilities at the Barker's Island Redevelopment Project;
       894. $1,000,000 to the City of Wausau, Wisconsin for the 
     construction of a business development center;
       895. $200,000 for the Menomonee Valley Partners of 
     Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the redevelopment of a former rail 
     yard;
       896. $100,000 for the West Central Wisconsin Regional 
     Planning Commission of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for an economic 
     development initiative;
       897. $100,000 for the City of Beloit, Wisconsin for the 
     redevelopment of a former industrial site;
       898. $300,000 for Techstar of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for 
     economic development initiatives;
       899. $500,000 for C-CAP, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin for 
     costs associated with the Low Income Housing Redevelopment 
     Project;
       900. $350,000 for the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin for the 
     construction of affordable housing;
       901. $250,000 for the City of Madison, Wisconsin for the 
     construction of low-income housing;
       902. $1,000,000 to the University of Wyoming for 
     construction of the Wyoming Technology Business Center in 
     Laramie, Wyoming.
       --$44,000,000 for the Neighborhood Initiatives program 
     instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by the House and Senate. 
     Modified language is included, similar to language proposed 
     by the House and Senate, to target funds made available under 
     this program. Targeted grants shall be provided as follows:
       1. $2,000,000 for the Denali Commission for economic 
     development in rural Alaska;
       2. $500,000 for the City of Fresno, California for the 
     Roeding Business Park Development project;
       3. $750,000 for the City of Waterbury, Connecticut for the 
     demolition of blighted buildings;
       4. $250,000 for the County of Hawaii for neighborhood 
     restoration in Hilo, Hawaii;
       5. $75,000 for the Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big 
     Sisters program in Peoria, Illinois for the construction of a 
     facility;
       6. $100,000 to the City of Peoria, Illinois, for the 
     Southern Gateway revitalization project to redevelop this 
     neighborhood into a commercial center;
       7. $650,000 for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, 
     Illinois for the renovation of treatment rooms to expand the 
     facility's emergency department;
       8. $725,000 for Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for 
     construction of a new Science and Technology Center;
       9. $300,000 for the City of Rockford, Illinois for a 
     neighborhood revitalization project in the North Mid Town 
     Area;
       10. $200,000 for the City of Indianapolis, Indiana for the 
     Tenth Street Revitalization Project;
       11. $500,000 for the Iowa Department of Economic 
     Development for the Main Street Iowa initiative;
       12. $500,000 for the City of Waterloo, Iowa for the 
     redevelopment of the Rath area brownfields;
       13. $200,000 to the Community Economic Empowerment 
     Corporation for construction of a recreation center in 
     Louisville, Kentucky;
       14. $325,000 for the Rhema Development Corporation for 
     renovation of housing facilities in Louisville, Kentucky;
       15. $400,000 for the Shiloh Community Renewal Center in 
     Louisville, Kentucky for renovation and conversion of a 
     building into an apartment facility for the elderly;
       16. $400,000 for the St. Stephen Family Life Center in 
     Louisville, Kentucky for facilities renovation of Stewart 
     Hall;
       17. $325,000 for the Shelby Park Neighborhood Association 
     for the design and construction of a community center in 
     Louisville, Kentucky;
       18. $400,000 for the New Zion Community Development 
     Foundation for facilities renovations and improvements in 
     Kentucky;
       19. $150,000 for the Trinity Family Life Center in 
     Louisville, Kentucky for continued facilities construction;
       20. $1,000,000 for East Baltimore Development Inc., in 
     Baltimore, Maryland for redevelopment activities in East 
     Baltimore which include coordination with the Oliver 
     community redevelopment plan;
       21. $150,000 for Charles County, Maryland for the La Plata 
     Community Center.
       22. $1,000,000 for MassDevelopment, Boston, Massachusetts 
     for the Lawrence Gateway/Quadrant Area Redevelopment Plan;
       23. $500,000 for the City of Roseau, Minnesota for economic 
     redevelopment;
       24. $500,000 for Neighborhood House in St. Paul, Minnesota 
     for construction of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for 
     Community Building;
       25. $5,000,000 for the Grace Hill Neighborhood Health 
     Centers, Inc. shall be spent on primary prevention activities 
     with no less than $4,000,000 spent on remediation and 
     abatement activities of housing in St. Louis, Missouri;
       26. $250,000 for the Garfield Family Intervention Center in 
     Birney, Montana for renovations;
       27. $250,000 for the Northern Cheyenne Boys and Girls Club, 
     Lame Deer, Montana for construction costs;
       28. $500,000 to NYSERNET to develop a blueprint for 
     building or acquiring dark fiber deployment throughout 
     Upstate New York;
       29. $400,000 to the Cortland County Industrial Development 
     Authority in New York for the expansion of the Marietta bulk 
     manufacturing facility;
       30. $100,000 to Cayuga County, New York for expansion of 
     the Cayuga Home in Auburn, New York;
       31. $5,000,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for the 
     Neighborhood Initiative Program;
       32. $250,000 for Rural Opportunities, Rochester, New York 
     for the Upstate New York Community and Business Development 
     New Market Initiative;
       33. $500,000 to the Alliance for the Arts in New York City 
     for the development of the New York State Cultural Database;
       34. $1,000,000 to The Ohio State University in Columbus, 
     Ohio for The Ohio State University Neighborhoods 
     Revitalization Initiative;
       35. $500,000 for the Jackson Day Care Center in Jackson, 
     Ohio for construction and facilities improvements;
       36. $4,000,000 for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental 
     Quality for neighborhood restoration in Ottawa County;
       37. $1,000,000 for the City of Rock City, South Carolina 
     for the revitalization and the

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     development of the Arcade-Westside Area of Rock Hill;
       38. $500,000 for the City of Denton, Texas for downtown 
     redevelopment;
       39. $50,000 for the Halifax County Community Action Agency 
     for the development of a Housing Initiative in Charlotte 
     County, Virginia;
       40. $300,000 for Lutheran Community Services Northwest, 
     SeaTac, Washington for the construction of a community 
     services building;
       41. $3,500,000 for the Institute for Scientific Research 
     for construction related to a high-technology diversification 
     initiative;
       42. $4,250,000 for the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, Inc. 
     for community and neighborhood revitalization and economic 
     diversification initiatives.
       43. $2,500,000 to the West Virginia High Technology 
     Consortium Foundation, Inc. for mission purposes and economic 
     development initiatives
       44. $150,000 to Oneida County, Wisconsin for the 
     restoration of an historic building;
       45. $150,000 to Langlade County, Wisconsin for the 
     restoration of an historic building;
       46. $450,000 for the City of Manitowoc, Wisconsin for 
     economic development activities;
       47. $1,500,000 for the Girl Scouts of the USA for youth 
     development initiatives in public housing.
       Includes modified language making technical corrections to 
     certain targeted economic development initiative grants 
     funded under this heading in prior appropriations Acts, 
     similar to language proposed by the House and the Senate.
       Includes language transferring no less than $4,900,000 to 
     the Working Capital Fund for development of and modifications 
     to information technology systems as proposed by the House 
     and the Senate.
       Includes language limiting the use of funds provided under 
     this heading for planning, management and administration to 
     not more than 20 percent of the funds provided except for 
     amounts provided for certain activities as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate proposed similar language.
       Language is not included proposed by the Senate designating 
     funds for the Native Hawaiian block grant program, but 
     instead funding and language is included for this program 
     under the section 107 program as proposed by the House.


                    URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANTS

       Cancels $30,000,000 from unspent balances as proposed by 
     both the House and Senate.


         COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $7,325,000 for costs associated with section 
     108 loan guarantees to subsidize a total loan principal of up 
     to $275,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did not 
     include funding.


                       BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

       Appropriates $25,000,000 for brownfields redevelopment as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides funds for this program 
     pursuant to the current statutory authorities under section 
     108(q).
       Language is included requiring funds to be awarded 
     competitively as proposed by the House. The Senate included 
     similar language. The Department is reminded that these funds 
     are to be distributed on a competitive basis in accordance 
     with the requirements set forth in section 205 under 
     administrative provisions in this title.


                  HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates a total of $2,017,100,000 for this account, 
     instead of $2,064,100,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,975,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes $1,930,000,000 for the 
     HOME Investment Partnerships program, instead of 
     $1,939,100,000 as proposed by the House and $1,925,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $40,000,000 is for 
     housing counseling as proposed by the House and Senate; 
     $18,000,000 is for technical assistance as proposed by the 
     House and Senate including $7,000,000 for qualified non-
     profit intermediaries to provide technical assistance to 
     Community Housing and Development Organizations (CHDOs) 
     instead of $8,000,000 to CHDO technical assistance as 
     proposed by the House and $6,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate; and $2,100,000 is for information technology systems 
     as proposed by the House instead of $1,100,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $87,500,000 
     to provide down-payment assistance to low-income families to 
     help them achieve homeownership, instead of $125,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $50,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Modified language is included similar to language 
     proposed by the House requiring these funds to be distributed 
     by a formula established by the Secretary that takes into 
     account, among other things, a jurisdiction's need for and 
     prior commitment to assistance to homebuyers. New language is 
     included to require funds to be distributed for down-payment 
     in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in new 
     authorization legislation should such legislation be enacted 
     prior to April 15, 2004. The Senate did not support linking 
     the use of HOME funds to the allocation of funds under this 
     program and included language requiring funds to be 
     distributed by a formula developed through rulemaking.


                       HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $1,267,000,000 for homeless assistance grants, 
     instead of $1,242,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,325,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Includes language 
     requiring the renewal of all expiring Shelter Plus Care 
     grants as proposed by the House instead of bill language 
     specifying a dollar amount for this purpose as proposed by 
     the Senate. However, the conferees understand that the 
     current estimate for Shelter Plus Care renewals totals 
     $194,000,000. The conferees expect the Department to provide 
     the full amount necessary to fund these renewals from within 
     the amounts provided.
       Language is included designating $12,000,000 for the 
     national homeless data analysis project and for technical 
     assistance as proposed by the House and Senate.
       Language is included designating $2,580,000 for information 
     technology systems as proposed by the House and Senate.
       The conferees reiterate the direction and reporting 
     requirement included in the Senate report regarding the 
     collection and analysis of data to assess the effectiveness 
     of the homeless system.
       In lieu of the direction included in the Senate report, the 
     conferees encourage the Department to review the plans being 
     developed by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to 
     end chronic homelessness and provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than May 15, 2004, on 
     recommendations to develop incentives or requirements under 
     McKinney-Vento programs to achieve this goal.
       The conferees reiterate the direction included in the 
     Senate report on the annual submission of 5-year projections 
     for renewal costs.

                            Housing Programs


                        HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement provides funding for the housing 
     for the elderly (section 202) program and the housing for the 
     disabled (section 811) program in two new accounts as 
     proposed by the House rather than continuing funding for both 
     programs under one account as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement recommends a total program level 
     of $794,320,000 for the section 202 program. Of this amount, 
     $778,320,000 is provided as a direct appropriation instead of 
     $773,320,000 as proposed by the House and $783,286,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. In addition, $16,000,000 is derived 
     from unobligated balances from funds provided for project-
     based rental assistance contracts (PRAC) renewals in fiscal 
     year 2003 that were not needed to meet this requirement and 
     recaptures of excess prior year funds, as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate did not address this matter.
       The conference allocates funds as follows:
       --$691,850,000 for new capital and PRAC contracts, instead 
     of $695,850,000 as proposed by the House and $636,816,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate;
       --$2,000,000 for one-year renewals of expiring PRAC 
     payments as proposed by the House instead of $26,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees note that this amount 
     represents the revised estimate of funding necessary for PRAC 
     renewals in fiscal year 2004, however should additional funds 
     be required the Department may reallocate funds from new 
     capital grants as necessary subject to standard reprogramming 
     requirements;
       --$50,000,000 for service coordinators and the continuation 
     of congregate services grants as proposed by the House and 
     Senate;
       --$30,000,000 for assisted living conversion grants and 
     emergency capital repairs. The House proposed $25,000,000 for 
     assisted living conversion grants and the Senate proposed 
     $30,000,000 for assisted living conversion grants and 
     substantial capital repair grants. Modified language is 
     included designating these funds for assisted living 
     conversion grants and for emergency capital repairs as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       The conferees are aware of concerns regarding the long-term 
     conditions and needs of the sections 202 and 236 assisted 
     housing stock. The conferees direct the Department to conduct 
     a capital assessment of the stock and provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than August 15, 2004, 
     on alternatives to address such long-term needs. As part of 
     this report, the conferees request that the Department 
     examine whether the mechanisms used under the Mark-to-Market 
     program for certain federally-insured properties can be 
     applied to the section 202 and section 236 portfolios as a 
     means of addressing such needs in a cost-effective manner;
       --$20,000,000 for competitive grants for planning, design 
     and development activities for section 202 projects. These 
     funds are to be allocated for project planning, preliminary 
     design, site control activities and other development costs, 
     including gap financing if appropriate, directly related to 
     section 202 projects in order to facilitate timely completion 
     of such projects. The conferees do not

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     intend for these funds to be used for technical assistance 
     but instead expect such funds to be used for start-up costs 
     associated with such projects. Language is not included to 
     create a revolving loan fund as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees believe such needs can be addressed through this 
     competitive grant program; and
       --no less than $470,000 for transfer to the Working Capital 
     Fund for information technology activities.
       Language is included making funds available for obligation 
     for three years as proposed by the House instead of four 
     years as proposed by the Senate.
       Language is included transferring and merging all 
     unexpended balances previously appropriated for the section 
     202 program to this new account as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate did not address this matter.


                 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement recommends a total program level 
     of $256,470,000 for the section 811 program. Of this amount, 
     $250,570,000 is provided as a direct appropriation as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate and an additional 
     $5,900,000 is derived from unobligated balances from funds 
     provided for project-based rental assistance contracts (PRAC) 
     renewals in fiscal year 2003 that are not needed to meet this 
     requirement and recaptures of excess prior year funds, as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate did not address this 
     matter.
       The conference allocates funds as follows:
       --$213,300,000 for new capital and PRAC contracts and new 
     vouchers as proposed by the House. The Senate included 
     $200,045,000 for this purpose under the Housing for Special 
     Populations account;
       --$42,700,000 for one-year renewal costs of section 811 
     rental assistance and expiring PRAC contracts as proposed by 
     the House instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The conferees note that this amount represents the revised 
     estimate of funding necessary for PRAC renewals in fiscal 
     year 2004, however should additional funds be required the 
     Department may reallocate funds from new capital grants as 
     necessary subject to standard reprogramming requirements; and
       --no less than $470,000 for transfer to the Working Capital 
     Fund for information technology activities.
       Language is included allowing the Secretary to designate up 
     to 25 percent of funds, excluding amounts for voucher 
     renewals, to be used for new voucher assistance for the 
     disabled as proposed by the House and the Senate.
       Language is included making funds available for obligation 
     for three years as proposed by the House instead of four 
     years as proposed by the Senate.
       Language is included transferring and merging all 
     unexpended balances previously appropriated for the section 
     811 program to this new account as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate did not address this matter.


                         FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND

                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Includes language regarding the transfer of excess rental 
     charges to this fund as proposed by the House. Language 
     proposed by the Senate is not included allowing certain 
     excess rental charges to be refunded to owners rather than 
     transferred to the Fund.


                       RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

                              (RESCISSION)

       Includes a rescission of up to $303,000,000 from recaptured 
     excess section 236 funds resulting from the pre-payment of 
     such mortgages as proposed by the House and the Senate.


                  MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

       Appropriates up to $13,000,000 for authorized activities 
     from fees collected in the Fund as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate included similar language.

                     FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION


               MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Establishes an $185,000,000,000 limitation on commitments 
     to guarantee single-family loans during fiscal year 2004 as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate. The conferees do not 
     concur with language proposed by the Senate regarding the 
     appropriateness of the decision to change the point of 
     obligation for this program. In lieu of such language 
     addressing this matter, the conferees direct the Department 
     to submit quarterly reports on the status of commitments as 
     compared to the commitment limitation in addition to 
     notification reports required by section 3(b) of Public Law 
     99-289.
       Establishes a $50,000,000 limitation on direct loans to 
     nonprofits and governmental entities in connection with the 
     sale of HUD-owned single-family properties as proposed by the 
     House and the Senate.
       Appropriates $359,000,000 for administrative expenses as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate. Of this amount, 
     $355,000,000 is to be transferred to the salaries and 
     expenses account and not to exceed $4,000,000 is to be 
     transferred to the Office of Inspector General as proposed by 
     both the House and Senate.
       Appropriates $85,000,000 for administrative contract 
     expenses and includes language allowing up to an additional 
     $30,000,000 to be made available for such expenses in certain 
     circumstances as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Transfers no less than $20,744,000 from administrative 
     contract expenses under this account to the Working Capital 
     Fund for the development of and modifications to information 
     technology systems as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       In lieu of the language included in the Senate report 
     regarding the Asset Control Area program and revitalization 
     areas, the conferees instead agree to require a report from 
     the Department on revitalization area designations. The 
     conferees direct HUD to submit a report no later than 
     February 15, 2004, to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     describes the criteria and methodology the Department uses to 
     determine revitalization areas; lists the communities that 
     have lost their revitalization area designation since June, 
     2002; and provides justification for the changes. The 
     conferees understand that the Department is currently 
     conducting a review of all revitalization areas, and expect 
     that this review will be discussed in the report. The 
     conferees expect that the Department will continue to 
     recognize communities with high concentrations of HUD-
     foreclosed properties as revitalization areas. The conferees 
     do not concur with the language in the Senate report 
     regarding the withholding of salary payments to departmental 
     employees responsible for administering this program.
       The conferees reiterate the guidance and direction included 
     in the Senate report regarding language included under 
     administrative provisions to publish a regulation to allow 
     HUD to preclude certain buyers from purchasing foreclosed 
     properties during the disposition process.


                GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Establishes a $25,000,000,000 limitation on multifamily and 
     specialized loan guarantees during fiscal year 2004 as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.
       Appropriates $15,000,000 for subsidy costs to support 
     certain multifamily and special purpose loan guarantee 
     programs as proposed by the House and the Senate.
       In lieu of the language in the Senate report regarding the 
     section 242 hospital insurance program, the conferees note 
     that legislation was recently enacted that facilitates the 
     availability of section 242 hospital insurance in states 
     without a certificate of need program. This new authority 
     should help geographically diversify the section 242 program 
     which will help ensure the financial soundness of the 
     program. The conferees direct HUD to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations no later than August 15, 2004, on its 
     efforts to geographically diversify the hospital insurance 
     portfolio; assess overall financial risks from the section 
     242 program to the insurance fund; assess the importance of 
     the section 242 program in meeting healthcare facility needs 
     as compared to other public and private funding options; and 
     any recommendations to improve the section 242 program, 
     including options to reduce the financial risk of the 
     program. The Department is directed to consult with the 
     Department of Health and Human Services in developing this 
     report.

                Government National Mortgage Association


guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Appropriates $10,695,000 for administrative expenses to be 
     transferred to the salaries and expenses account as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        research and technology

       Appropriates $47,000,000 for research and technology as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Includes $7,500,000 for the Partnership for Advancing 
     Technology in Housing (PATH) initiative, instead of 
     $7,000,000 as proposed by the House and the Senate. The 
     conferees expect the Department to increase support for 
     manufactured housing from within the amounts provided for the 
     PATH program to support continuing research on promising 
     technologies for the manufactured housing industry.
       The conferees reiterate the direction included in the 
     Senate report denying demonstration authority without prior 
     congressional approval.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity


                        fair housing activities

       Appropriates $48,000,000 for this account instead of 
     $46,000,000 as proposed by the House and $50,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Of this amount, $27,750,000 is for the Fair Housing 
     Assistance Program (FHAP) and $20,250,000 is for the Fair 
     Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The House proposed 
     $25,750,000 for FHAP and $20,250,000 for FHIP and the Senate 
     proposed $30,000,000 for FHAP and $20,000,000 for FHIP.

                     Office of Lead Hazard Control


                         lead hazard reduction

       Appropriates $175,000,000 for lead hazard reduction instead 
     of $130,000,000 as proposed by the House and $175,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

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       The conferees agree to allocate funds as follows:
       --$96,000,000 for the lead-based paint hazard control grant 
     program to provide assistance to State and local governments 
     and Native American tribes for lead-based paint abatement in 
     private low-income housing;
       --$9,000,000 for Operation LEAP;
       --$10,000,000 for technical assistance and support to State 
     and local agencies and private property owners;
       --$10,000,000 for the Healthy Homes Initiative for 
     competitive grants for research, standards development, and 
     education and outreach activities to address lead-based paint 
     poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards; and
       --$50,000,000 for an initiative to target lead abatement 
     funds to areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs.
       Includes modified language making available $50,000,000 on 
     a competitive basis to those areas with the highest lead 
     paint abatement needs as determined by the highest number of 
     pre-1940 units of occupied rental housing, a 
     disproportionately high number of documented cases of lead-
     poisoned children, and an applicant's demonstrated capacity 
     to implement successfully the proposed uses of the funds. 
     Language is also included requiring that not less than 90 
     percent of the funds made available under this initiative to 
     be used exclusively for abatement or interim control of lead-
     based paint hazards, risk assessments, inspections or 
     temporary relocation. Language is also included requiring 
     recipients of funds awarded under this initiative to provide 
     a matching contribution of not less than 25 percent of the 
     total grant award. The conferees believe that communities 
     with the highest lead paint risk to children must employ an 
     aggressive approach to lead-based paint abatement, and 
     suggest that grants made under this new initiative be not 
     less than $2,000,000. The conferees intend that eligible 
     recipients of these funds will be units of local government. 
     In selecting recipients for funding under this initiative, 
     the Department shall consider the capacity of the applicant 
     to use the funds provided, including the success of the 
     applicant in using previously provided Federal dollars for 
     lead-based paint hazard reduction, as well as the applicant's 
     strategies to mobilize public and private resources to 
     address this problem. Grant recipients under this initiative 
     are expected to use funds for abatement and hazard reduction 
     in privately owned rental-housing units that serve low-income 
     families with children under the age of six. Units treated 
     with funds provided under this initiative must remain 
     available for low-income residents for at least three years 
     following treatment of the lead-based paint hazard. The 
     conferees do not intend for any action taken in this Act to 
     prejudice any ongoing or future litigation brought against 
     lead pigment manufacturers. Additionally, no action taken in 
     this Act is intended to mitigate the responsibility of 
     housing owners to address the existence of lead-based paint 
     hazards in a timely and expeditious manner.
       The conferees are aware that the Department currently 
     reserves approximately 80 percent of the current lead-based 
     paint hazard control grant program funding for allocation to 
     current grantees or previous grantees, with the remaining 20 
     percent provided for new grantees. The conferees request that 
     the Department evaluate this policy to ensure that such 
     allocation is appropriate to ensure that resources are made 
     available to communities with the need as well as the 
     capacity to use such grants. Further, the conferees urge the 
     Department to consider the total amount of Federal and non-
     Federal resources available to address lead-based paint 
     hazards when allocating funds provided for the current lead-
     based paint hazard control grant program.
       The conferees encourage the Department to consider a 
     proposal from the Community Environmental Research Center as 
     well proposals on black mold and dissemination of information 
     to the public and provide funds if appropriate. However, the 
     Department is reminded that all funds provided under this 
     heading and in this Act are to be distributed on a 
     competitive basis in accordance with the requirements set 
     forth in section 205 under administrative provisions in this 
     title.

                     Management and Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Appropriates $1,123,130,000 for salaries and expenses 
     instead of $1,122,130,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $1,111,530,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $547,000,000 is provided as a direct appropriation under this 
     account as proposed by the House instead of $535,400,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes language as proposed by 
     the House directing the Department to allocate funds provided 
     under this heading in the manner specified in the joint 
     explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this Act 
     unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified and 
     approve of any changes in the operating plan or through a 
     reprogramming. The Department may reallocate funds and FTEs 
     between the amounts specified below for these offices only in 
     accordance with operating plan and/or reprogramming 
     procedures. Amounts provided are consistent with 
     modifications made by the Department to the original budget 
     submission to reflect the revised staffing distribution 
     consistent with the corrective action plan submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations in response to the significant 
     over-hiring that occurred during fiscal year 2003. In 
     addition, the conference agreement includes an increase of 
     $10,000,000 and 75 FTEs for the Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing to establish a Division of Quality Assurance for 
     activities associated with the section 8 voucher program.
       The following office and object classifications are to be 
     used as the basis of any changes in funding and staffing 
     distributions:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Office                        FTE        Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Housing.............................   3,483      $323,061,000
Office of Public and Indian Housing...........   1,745       183,209,000
Office of Community Planning and Development..     834        81,696,000
Office of Policy Development and Research.....     161        21,424,000
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity..     669        61,564,000
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard             38         3,946,000
 Control......................................
Government National Mortgage Association......      70         7,923,000
Departmental Management.......................     189        21,084,000
Center for Faith-Based and Community                 8         2,639,000
 Initiatives..................................
Office of the Chief Financial Officer.........     248        38,857,000
Office of the General Counsel.................     698        76,007,000
Office of Field Policy and Management.........     530        53,430,000
Office of Administration......................     732       248,290,000
                                               -------------------------
      Total, Management and Administration....   9,405     1,123,130,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Consistent with modifications to the original budget 
     submission, the object classification distribution, which 
     shall also serve as the basis for operating plan and 
     reprogramming changes, is as follows:
       Personal Services--$889,234,000
       Travel and Transportation of Persons--$20,600,000
       Transportation of Things--$550,000
       Rent, Communications and Utilities--$135,555,000
       Printing and Reproduction--$3,900,000
       Other Services--$64,901,000
       Supplies and Materials--$4,990,000
       Furniture and Equipment--$3,200,000
       Indemnities--$200,000
       Public and Indian Housing Division of Quality Assurance.--
     Includes $10,000,000 and 75 FTEs to establish a Division of 
     Quality Assurance within the Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing. The conference agreement establishes this new 
     division to ensure accurate and timely data regarding the 
     expenditure and projected future funding requirements for the 
     section 8 voucher program. The conferees recommend $7,500,000 
     in Personal Services and $2,500,000 in Other Services object 
     classifications for this purpose.
       Operating Plans/Reprogramming Requirements.--The conferees 
     appreciate the need for management flexibility to allocate 
     management and administrative resources or reorganize offices 
     and programs to address changing requirements at the 
     departments and agencies funded in the bill, including HUD. 
     To provide such flexibility, while ensuring appropriate 
     consultation and oversight, all Departments within the 
     Subcommittee's jurisdiction are required to submit operating 
     plans and reprogramming letters and reorganization proposals 
     for Committee approval. The conferees direct HUD to follow 
     the Committees' requirements regarding operating plans, 
     reprogrammings and reorganizations so that the Committees are 
     kept informed of, and therefore are better able to respond 
     to, changing requirements at the Department. HUD is reminded 
     that operating plans or reprogramming requirements apply to 
     any reallocation of resources totaling more than $500,000 
     among any program, project or activity as well as to any 
     significant reorganization within offices or the proposed 
     creation or elimination of any program or office, regardless 
     of the dollar amount involved; and any reorganization, 
     regardless of the dollar amount involved. Object 
     classification changes above $500,000 also are subject to 
     operating plan or reprogramming requirements. Unless 
     otherwise specified in this Act or the accompanying report, 
     the approved level for any program, project, or activity is 
     that amount detailed for that program, project, or activity 
     in the Department's annual detailed budget justification 
     document. These requirements apply to all funds provided to 
     the Department. The Department is expected to make any 
     necessary changes during fiscal year 2004 to its current 
     procedures and systems to ensure that it is able to meet the 
     necessary operating plan and reprogramming requirements 
     applied to other agencies funded in the bill.
       Language proposed by the House to require submission of a 
     staffing plan is not included. The Senate did not propose 
     similar language. Instead, the conference agreement 
     reiterates the direction in the Senate report regarding 
     submission of quarterly reports on hiring.
       Language is included as proposed by the House related to 
     funds control improvements to prohibit any official or 
     employee from being designated as a funds allotment holder 
     unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has 
     determined such person has implemented adequate funds control 
     systems and received appropriate training; requires the OCFO 
     to establish control of and maintain adequate systems of 
     accounting and other available funds; and clarifies the point 
     of obligation for purposes of determining a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act. Language is also included as proposed by 
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     House making a technical correction to the fiscal year 2003 
     Act regarding the point of obligation. The conferees 
     reiterate the direction in the House report regarding the 
     recognition of well-established appropriations law related to 
     the point of obligation of funds and joint execution for 
     obligation of funds when possible. The Senate did not propose 
     similar language.
       The conferees have not included the Senate bill language 
     and the House and Senate report language regarding overall 
     authority for appropriations law. The conferees are in 
     disagreement on this matter.
       Language proposed by the Senate is not included to prohibit 
     the Department from paying the salaries (other than pensions 
     and related costs) of any employees who had significant 
     responsibility for allocating funding for the over-leasing of 
     vouchers by public housing agencies. The House did not 
     include similar language.
       Language is included in the bill placing a limitation on 
     the number of GS-14 and GS-15 employees at the Department as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.
       The conferees reiterate the direction included in the 
     Senate report regarding the limitation on non-career 
     employees.
       Budget Submission.--The conferees strongly disagree with 
     the effort to substitute ``performance-based budgeting'' for 
     the traditional budget structure or otherwise incorporate it 
     into the budget justification for the Department. The 
     Department is reminded that the detailed budget justification 
     books are produced for the Committees on Appropriations in 
     order to provide the necessary detail on the budget request 
     and therefore are to be submitted in a manner that the 
     Committees on Appropriations find most useful to assess 
     funding requests and program requirements. The supplementary 
     ``performance-based budget'' document for the Department for 
     fiscal year 2004 attempted to divide the entire Department's 
     budget across six broad strategic goals such as 
     ``Strengthening Communities'', ``Embrace High Standards of 
     Ethics, Management and Accountability'', and ``Promote Decent 
     and Affordable Housing''. This strategic planning document 
     contained minimal information useful to the Committees to 
     assess the Department's fiscal year 2004 budget request or 
     funding requirements. Therefore, language is included under 
     Administrative Provisions requiring the fiscal year 2005 
     annual budget justification materials to be submitted in the 
     traditional structure with sufficient detailed information to 
     satisfy the Committees' needs.


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

       Appropriates $235,000,000 for the Working Capital Fund 
     instead of $240,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $90,000,000 as proposed by the House. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes $65,156,000 in transfers from 
     the following accounts to support program-specific 
     information technology systems as proposed by the House 
     instead of $64,156,000 as proposed by the Senate:
       FHA, Mutual mortgage insurance fund--$20,744,000
       FHA, General and special risk insurance fund--$16,946,000
       Community development fund--$4,900,000
       HOME investment partnerships program--$2,100,000
       Homeless assistance--$2,580,000
       Public housing capital fund--$10,610,000
       Native American Indian block grants--$2,720,000
       Housing certificate fund--$3,010,000
       Housing for the elderly--$470,000
       Housing for persons with disabilities--$470,000
       Interagency Services--$306,000
       Office of Inspector General--$300,000
       The conferees reiterate the direction included in the House 
     report on continued development and definition of a five-year 
     information technology plan consistent with the format 
     previously provided to the Department and direct such updated 
     plan be submitted no later than February 1, 2004.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $101,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General instead of $100,080,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $102,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $24,000,000 is provided by transfer from the various funds of 
     the Federal Housing Administration as proposed by the House 
     and the Senate.


                         CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND

                              (RESCISSION)

       Includes language rescinding remaining balances in the Fund 
     as proposed by the House and the Senate.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $39,915,000 for the Office of Federal Housing 
     Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to be derived from collections 
     available in the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund 
     instead of $32,415,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conference agreement provides an additional $7,500,000 
     as requested in a budget amendment submitted to the Congress 
     for one-time costs to conduct special investigations of the 
     enterprises and for strengthening the examination and legal 
     functions. Language is included specifying funds for these 
     requested purposes.
       Language is included requiring not less than 60 percent of 
     the total amount made available under this heading shall be 
     used only for examination, supervision and capital oversight 
     to ensure that the enterprises are operating in a financially 
     sound manner and comply with statutory capital requirements.
       Language is also included requiring the Secretary to submit 
     a spending plan no later than January 15, 2004. The Secretary 
     is directed to submit a separate plan for the funds provided 
     for special investigations if such funds are required prior 
     to the submission of the spending plan.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Includes modified language similar to language proposed by 
     the House and the Senate regarding the distribution of 
     certain HOPWA funds.
       Includes language requiring all funds to be awarded 
     competitively except as explicitly provided for in statute as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate proposed similar language.
       Includes modified language similar to language proposed by 
     the House and the Senate requiring the Department to submit a 
     spending plan for the use of technical assistance, training, 
     and management improvement funds provided for in this Act to 
     the Committees on Appropriations by January 15, 2004.
       Includes language as proposed by the House requiring the 
     Secretary to provide quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, 
     recaptured and excess funds. The Senate proposed similar 
     language.
       Does not include language proposed by the Senate to 
     reauthorize the HOPE VI program beyond fiscal year 2004 since 
     it is the conferees' understanding that authorization 
     legislation is currently being considered by the relevant 
     House and Senate committees of jurisdiction. The House did 
     not include similar language. The conferees support 
     continuing funding of this program absent an alternative 
     approach to the revitalization of distressed public housing 
     or other compelling policy reasons.
       Includes language proposed by the Senate requiring the 
     Secretary to maintain section 8 assistance on certain 
     properties occupied by elderly or disabled families. The 
     House did not include similar language.
       Includes language proposed by the Senate requiring the 
     Secretary to submit an annual report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding the number of Federally-assisted 
     units under lease and the per unit costs to the Federal 
     government of such units. The House did not include similar 
     language.
       Does not include language to amend section 683(2) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1972 to authorize 
     service coordinators in section 811 projects as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House did not include similar language.
       Includes language proposed by the Senate regarding interest 
     paid on certain mortgage insurance claims. The House did not 
     include similar language.
       Includes modified language to change the name of the 
     Interagency Council on the Homeless similar to language 
     proposed by the Senate. Language proposed by the Senate is 
     not included to authorize non-reimbursable detailees. The 
     House did not include similar language.
       Does not include language proposed by the Senate to 
     authorize FHA single-family mortgage insurance to be provided 
     to sub-prime borrowers at reduced premiums and appraisal 
     limitations. The House did not include similar language. The 
     conferees support efforts to assist low-income persons in 
     repairing negative credit histories where appropriate. 
     However, the Department needs to stem the escalating default 
     rate in FHA's single-family mortgage insurance programs 
     before it assumes new risks posed by persons with credit 
     problems.
       Language is included as proposed by the Senate to allow HUD 
     to participate in the Directory of New Hires program. The 
     House did not include similar language.
       Does not include language to amend section 9 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a new loan-financing 
     program for public housing authorities as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House did not include similar language.
       Does not include language to amend the McKinney-Vento Act 
     to raise the salary cap for the Executive Director of the 
     U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness from the current 
     Executive Level V to Executive Level III. The House did not 
     include a similar provision.
       Includes language proposed by the Senate to authorize the 
     Department to allocate CDBG non-entitlement funds to 
     localities in the State of Hawaii should the State fail to 
     elect to administer such funds by July 31, 2004. The House 
     did not include a similar provision.
       Includes language proposed by the Senate to amend the 
     purposes of a grant related to Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, 
     Maryland. The House did not include a similar provision.

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       Includes language proposed by the Senate requiring the 
     Secretary to conduct negotiated rulemaking for purposes of 
     changes to the formula governing the public housing operating 
     fund and requires a final rule to be issued no later than 
     July 1, 2004. The House did not include similar language.
       Includes new language allowing the Secretary to maintain 
     and dispose of certain elderly and disabled projects upon 
     foreclosure. Neither the House nor Senate included similar 
     language.
       Includes new language requiring the Department to submit 
     its fiscal year 2005 budget justification to the Committees 
     on Appropriations in the traditional budget structure rather 
     than in a ``performance-based budget'' structure and in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions specified below. For 
     the last three years, the conferees have expressed concerns 
     regarding the adequacy of the Department's annual budget 
     justification to the Committees on Appropriations. While 
     improvements have been made, the fiscal year 2004 budget 
     justification provided insufficient information to meet the 
     Committees' requirements. For example, the Department's 
     fiscal year 2004 justification contained less than 13 pages 
     of information for programs representing over half of the 
     Department's entire budget. The Department is directed to 
     develop and present the fiscal year 2005 budget justification 
     in the traditional budget structure, delineated by 
     appropriation account, providing detailed information on the 
     prior year, current year, and requested funding levels for 
     each program, project, or activity funded within each 
     account; a detailed narrative description of each program, 
     project, or activity; and any proposed changes to such 
     program, project, or activity. Object classification displays 
     are to be included as supplements, not substitutes, to 
     detailed displays of funding provided in prior years and 
     requested in fiscal year 2005 for each program, project, or 
     activity within each account. Within the justification 
     materials for the Management and Administration account, the 
     Department is to continue to delineate prior year, current 
     year, and requested positions, FTEs, and funding levels for 
     each program within each office, delineated by headquarters 
     and field office components and as compared to the 
     Department's workload staffing model (REAP). Such materials 
     shall include a detailed justification for any proposed 
     staffing changes among such offices.

                    TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $41,300,000 for salaries and expenses instead 
     of $47,276,000 as proposed by the House and $35,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have not included a 
     provision proposed by the House which would have delayed the 
     availability of $10,000,000 until September 1, 2004.
       The amount provided includes $9,000,000 for the Normandy 
     Interpretive Center. The conferees note that approximately 
     $9,000,000 in additional funding will be required to complete 
     the Center and expect this amount to be included in the 
     fiscal year 2005 budget submission.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $8,250,000 instead of $8,550,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $8,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees have not included language providing $2,500,000 of 
     this amount to be available for two fiscal years as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       The conferees encourage the Board to work with the 
     Department of Homeland Security to develop a Memorandum of 
     Understanding (MOU) regarding the Board's specific duties to 
     protect from and respond to terrorist acts on chemical and 
     related industrial plants. The Board is directed to update 
     the Committees on Appropriations by June 30, 2004 on progress 
     made towards developing a MOU.
       Modifies language proposed by the Senate regarding 
     financial statements to be prepared by the Chief Operating 
     Officer of the Board in accordance with the Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars Act of 2002. The IG shall submit to the Chief 
     Operating Officer of the Board a report on the audit not 
     later than November 15th of the fiscal year for which a 
     statement was prepared.
       The conferees have included language and funding under the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector 
     General designating the Inspector General of EPA to serve as 
     the Inspector General of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
     Investigation Board. The duties of the Inspector General 
     shall be those outlined in the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     as amended. As these duties are not supervisory or directive 
     in nature, the independence of the Board remains as specified 
     in the Board's authorizing statute.


                             EMERGENCY FUND

       Provides $450,000 for an Emergency Fund as proposed by the 
     House.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

              Community Development Financial Institutions


   community development financial institutions fund program account

       Appropriates $61,000,000 for the community development 
     financial institutions fund program account, instead of 
     $51,000,000 as proposed by the House and $70,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Includes $4,000,000 for technical assistance designed to 
     benefit Native American communities instead of $3,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $5,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Provides $12,000,000 for administrative expenses as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $13,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
       Provides for a cost limitation on direct loans of 
     $6,000,000 with $250,000 for administrative expenses as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Provides for a limitation on the amount of direct loans of 
     $11,000,000 as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conferees direct the Fund to submit an update to its 5-
     year strategic plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate that outlines its effort to improve the 
     economic needs of Native Americans. The report is to be 
     submitted by April 20, 2004.
       The conferees agree with the Senate direction that the CDFI 
     Fund make funds for financial assistance available to CDFIs 
     regardless of their size and to continue the Small and 
     Emerging CDFI Assistance program. Additionally, the conferees 
     direct the CDFI Fund to restore out-migration and population 
     loss as criteria in determining Investment Areas for fiscal 
     year 2004.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $60,000,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


       NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS OPERATING EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $553,225,000 for national and community 
     service programs operating expenses. The House proposed 
     $363,452,000 to fund the operating expenses and salaries and 
     expenses, but not the Trust, which was funded under a 
     separate heading. The Senate proposed $452,575,000 to fund 
     the operating expenses and the Trust, but not salaries and 
     expenses, which were funded under a separate heading. This 
     conference agreement mirrors the account structure of the 
     Senate.
       Appropriates $314,000,000 for AmeriCorps*State and National 
     grants (authorized under subtitle C) and education award only 
     grants (authorized under subtitle H), plus an additional 
     $130,000,000 for the Trust. The House proposed $244,352,000 
     for grants plus $110,000,000 appropriated under a separate 
     account for the Trust. The Senate proposed a lump sum of 
     $340,000,000 to fund both grants and the Trust. The 
     conference agreement allows for education award only grants 
     to be funded from this same authority as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate.
       Within the amount provided for AmeriCorps*State and 
     National grants, the conferees have provided up to 
     $55,000,000 for national direct grants.
       The conferees strongly urge the Corporation to develop 
     separate application guidelines for professional corps that 
     recognize the unique challenges inherent in building service 
     corps of full-time professionals.
       The conference agreement transfers not less than 
     $130,000,000 to the Trust, of which $5,000,000 is to support 
     national service scholarships to high school students and 
     $10,000,000 is to be held in reserve as required by the 
     Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act. The Trust funds the 
     education awards for members who successfully complete their 
     commitments in the three AmeriCorps programs: 
     AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*NCCC and 
     AmeriCorps*VISTA (the latter of which is appropriated under a 
     different appropriations Act). The conference agreement 
     includes language which allows for the transfer of sums from 
     AmeriCorps*State and National grants to the Trust in order to 
     ensure sufficient funding for education award commitments. 
     The conference agreement assumes the Corporation will provide 
     up to 40 percent of its grant awards as education award only 
     grants. The conferees direct the Corporation to include in 
     its Operating Plan the number of members, both FTE and total 
     number of volunteers this funding level will support, as well 
     as the specific program mix of education award only and 
     stipend grants. The conference agreement does not include a 
     cap on the number of members enrolled in the Trust.
       The conferees expect that the Corporation will offer any 
     individual selected for enrollment or re-enrollment as an 
     AmeriCorps*VISTA member the option of receiving an education 
     award.
       The conferees also expect that the Corporation will ensure 
     that all continuation grants, through which the Corporation 
     has made multi-year commitments, are funded prior to funding 
     new grants, provided the grantees are in compliance with all 
     requirements.
       The conference agreement includes $12,000,000 for state 
     commission administration as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of

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     $13,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees direct 
     the Corporation to address the management problems of the 
     state commissions as identified by the Inspector General.
       Provides $10,000,000 to the Points of Light Foundation, of 
     which up to $2,500,000 may be used for an endowment as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes $5,000,000 for 
     America's Promise, as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement does not include funding for the 
     Promise Fellows program. The 2004 budget request included 
     $4,900,000 for this program. However, the Corporation was 
     able to allocate funding for the proposed 2004 program from 
     fiscal year 2003 funds carried over into fiscal year 2004 in 
     order to complete the program.
       Provides funding for AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community 
     Corps of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $24,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       Limits funding for Learn and Serve grants (authorized by 
     subtitle B) for school-based and community-based service 
     learning programs to $43,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, 
     instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       Limits funding for subtitle H grants, innovation, 
     demonstration and assistance activities, to $11,225,000 
     instead of $14,575,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $6,100,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees have 
     provided $500,000 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day grants; 
     $725,000 for the Service Learning Clearinghouse and Exchange; 
     $2,000,000 for training and technical assistance; $1,000,000 
     for next generation grants; and $4,000,000 for disability 
     programs.
       The conferees have provided $3,000,000 for challenge grants 
     and direct the Corporation to comply with the funding 
     requirements of this program as included in House Report 108-
     10.
       The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for audits and 
     evaluations, of which $2,000,000 is to assist grantees with 
     the development of their performance measures, and $1,000,000 
     is for a National Academy of Public Administration study as 
     directed in Senate Report 108-143. The conferees further 
     direct the Corporation to provide detailed funding levels and 
     descriptions for each initiative under subtitle H in its 
     Operating Plan and future budget request materials.
       The conferees have included bill language, identical to 
     language that has been included in previous conference 
     reports, regarding Federal costs per participant. The 
     conferees direct the Corporation to report within 90 days of 
     enactment on how the Corporation has complied with this 
     directive. The conferees further direct that future efforts 
     to reduce Federal costs per participant should target 
     administrative and overhead costs, not volunteers' stipends.
       The conference agreement does not include specific 
     proposals by the Senate to increase matching requirements. 
     The conferees, however, would expect that larger, well-
     established partners of the Corporation should be able to 
     better leverage their Federal funding so that a greater 
     percentage of their operating expenses would come from other 
     than Federal sources. The conferees direct the Corporation to 
     undertake public notice and comment rulemaking, should the 
     Corporation propose to revise the matching funds requirements 
     contained in the grant competition guidelines, for those 
     longstanding partners which have received significant funding 
     from the Corporation in many successive years. Further, the 
     Corporation is directed to collect information on the 
     grantees which receive more than $500,000 annually from the 
     Corporation and the amount of other Federal and non-Federal 
     funds the recipients have leveraged and make the information 
     available if requested.
       Reiterates language proposed by the House directing the 
     Corporation to review thoroughly its grant programs and 
     financial systems, and submit a report not less than 90 days 
     after enactment of this Act detailing a plan for reform and 
     accountability.
       Modifies language proposed by the Senate directing the 
     Corporation to comply fully with the recommendations of the 
     Inspector General Audit Report of July 24, 2003, by directing 
     the Corporation to prohibit expenditures until the Inspector 
     General certifies that substantial compliance has been 
     achieved.
       Reiterates language proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate regarding reports submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations detailing the enrollment levels of the various 
     AmeriCorps programs and the financial status of the Trust to 
     be submitted monthly.
       The conferees encourage the Corporation to consider a 
     change to the grant cycle so that grant awards can be made to 
     recipient organizations before the organization recruits 
     members to fill awarded slots.
       The conferees direct the Corporation to undertake public 
     notice and comment rulemaking to develop a definition of 
     sustainability.
       The conferees direct that future budget requests should not 
     include funding for programs, agencies or operations outside 
     of the jurisdiction of this Act. Instead, the Administration 
     should request those funds from the appropriate subcommittee 
     of the Committees on Appropriations, or request appropriate 
     transfer authority.


                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $25,000,000 for salaries and expenses 
     associated with the administrative activities of the 
     Corporation as proposed by the Senate. The House included 
     funding under the operating expenses account.
       Of the amount provided the conference agreement assumes: 
     $18,300,000 for salaries and benefits; $400,000 for travel; 
     $2,300,000 for technology; $2,000,000 for administrative 
     expenses; and $2,000,000 for the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer.
       The conferees agree that decisions and ultimate 
     responsibility for determining pay increases and performance 
     bonuses belong to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 
     Corporation. However, the conferees prohibit the CEO from 
     approving bonuses and salary increases for senior managers 
     unless the Inspector General certifies that all 
     recommendations from the July 24, 2003, Inspector General 
     report have been implemented.
       The conferees remind the Corporation of the reporting 
     requirements set forth at the beginning of this division. The 
     conferees agree that for fiscal year 2004, the Corporation 
     must report to and receive approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations on any reprogramming request in excess of 
     $100,000. Various reporting requirements listed in both the 
     House report and the Senate report must be fulfilled with the 
     submission of the fiscal year 2004 operating plan unless 
     otherwise noted. Further, the conferees direct the 
     Corporation to provide better, detailed information in the 
     budget request for all CNCS accounts regarding planned and 
     on-going activities, the costs of those activities, and the 
     expected results.
       The conferees expect that the funding provided will support 
     all of the Corporation's current employees, including those 
     whom the Corporation has previously funded within subtitle H 
     funds, including National Senior Service Corps recruitment 
     employees.
       The conferees reiterate report language proposed by the 
     Senate regarding the Alternative Personnel System.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       Appropriates $6,250,000 for Office of Inspector General, 
     instead of $6,000,000 as proposed by the House and $6,500,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.
       Retains report language proposed by the Senate directing 
     the Inspector General to audit AmeriCorps* State and National 
     grantees which are in the top ten percent of receiving the 
     most grant funds.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       Retains the two administrative provisions proposed by both 
     the House and Senate regarding qualified student loans 
     eligible for education awards and the availability of funds 
     for the placement of volunteers with disabilities.
       Inserts a new administrative provision, which was proposed 
     by the Senate under the national and community service 
     programs operating expenses account. The conference agreement 
     includes modified language directing the Inspector General to 
     levy sanctions in accordance with standard Inspector General 
     audit resolution procedures, which include, but are not 
     limited to, debarment of any grantee found to be in violation 
     of AmeriCorps program requirements, including using funds to 
     lobby the Congress.
       The conference agreement includes a new administrative 
     provision proposed by the Senate as a general provision 
     requiring the Corporation to ensure 1) that significant 
     changes to program requirements or policy are made only 
     through public notice and comment rulemaking; and 2) the 
     integrity of the grant selection process.

               U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $15,938,000 for salaries and expenses as 
     proposed by the House instead of $16,220,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. Both the House and the Senate provided $1,175,000 
     for the pro bono program.

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $29,000,000 for salaries and expenses instead 
     of $25,961,000 as proposed by the House and $32,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, and provides $1,000 for official 
     representation expenses.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health


          NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

       Appropriates $78,744,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $80,000,000 as proposed by the House.

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


            TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

       Appropriates $73,467,000 for toxic substances and 
     environmental public health as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate. This funding is to be derived from the Superfund 
     Trust Fund to the extent resources are available. Any 
     remaining requirements will come from the General Treasury.

                    Environmental Protection Agency

       The conference agreement includes $8,411,469,000 for 
     programs administered by

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     the Environmental Protection Agency. This is an increase of 
     $332,765,000 over the level provided in fiscal year 2003.


                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

       Appropriates $786,324,000 for science and technology 
     instead of $759,815,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $715,579,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference 
     agreement includes language which allows the EPA 
     Administrator to certify a grant in a prior year 
     Appropriations Act to San Bernardino, California.
       The conferees have agreed to specific Agency program levels 
     as follows:
       1. $7,000,000 for Communicating Research Information;
       2. $35,000,000 for Particulate Matter;
       3. $32,000,000 for Research to Support Emerging Issues;
       4. $9,750,000 for the STAR Fellowship program;
       5. $11,700,000 for small systems arsenic removal research.
       The conferees have agreed to the following increases above 
     the budget request:
       1. $2,500,000 for EPSCoR;
       2. $4,000,000 for the Water Environmental Research 
     Foundation;
       3. $5,000,000 for the American Water Works Association 
     Research Foundation;
       4. $2,000,000 for the National Decentralized Water Resource 
     Capacity Development Project, in coordination with EPA, for 
     continued training, research and development,
       5. $500,000 to the University of California, Riverside for 
     development of vehicle emissions measurement technology and 
     improved models for assessing the effectiveness of new 
     technologies and control strategies at the College of 
     Engineering--Center for Environmental Research and Technology 
     (CE-CERT) facility;
       6. $1,500,000 to California State University, Fresno for 
     the International Center for Water Technology;
       7. $100,000 to California State University, Fullerton to 
     enhance ongoing research related to water hazard mitigation;
       8. $750,000 for the University of South Florida Study, 
     Protection and Amelioration of Coastal Environments;
       9. $250,000 to the University of Miami National Center for 
     Caribbean Coral Reef Research;
       10. $850,000 to the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Chicago, 
     Illinois for the Clean Air Counts Campaign;
       11. $500,000 to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, 
     Michigan for the Great Lakes Center for Environmental and 
     Molecular Science;
       12. $1,375,000 for the National Center for Manufacturing 
     Sciences in Ann Arbor, Michigan for assisting EPA in meeting 
     the Strategic Goals Program in the metal finishing sector;
       13. $700,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel 
     Hill for a Green Chemical Manufacturing and Processing 
     research program;
       14. $200,000 for turfgrass research centers at the 
     University of Georgia and North Carolina State University to 
     develop turfgrass management strategies;
       15. $500,000 for the State of New Jersey pilot and 
     demonstration project for further development of proven, 
     affordable, and effective dredge contaminant reduction 
     technologies;
       16. $250,000 to LaGuardia Community College, New York for 
     research related to environmental impacts on minority women 
     throughout Queens and the Bronx;
       17. $300,000 to Alfred University for the Center for 
     Environmental and Energy Research;
       18. $250,000 to New York University for the South Bronx Air 
     Pollution Study;
       19. $8,775,000 for the Environmental Systems Center of 
     Excellence at Syracuse University for research and technology 
     transfer in the fields of indoor environmental quality and 
     urban ecosystems sustainability;
       20. $1,000,000 to the Syracuse Research Corporation in 
     Syracuse, New York, for the continuation of environmental 
     research at its Probability Risk Assessment Center;
       21. $750,000 for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology 
     Research;
       22. $200,000 for the National Environmental Technology 
     Incubator at Central State University for technology transfer 
     and commercialization activities;
       23. $900,000 for the Integrated Petroleum Environmental 
     Consortium;
       24. $750,000 for the Integrated Public/Private Energy and 
     Environmental Consortium (IPEC) to develop cost-effective 
     environmental technology, improved business practices, and 
     technology transfer for the domestic petroleum industry;
       25. $250,000 to the Overbrook Environmental Educational 
     Center--a community based Technology and Literacy center, 
     with a primary focus on environmental exploration and 
     educational services--for environmental protection and 
     conservation efforts at the center's on-site Green Roof and 
     Bio-lab;
       26. $350,000 to the University of South Carolina for a 
     geologic study for uranium groundwater contamination;
       27. $200,000 for Middle Tennessee State University for 
     research on cedar glades;
       28. $2,000,000 for the Mickey Leland National Urban Air 
     Toxics Research Center in Houston, Texas;
       29. $1,000,000 for the University of Texas Learning and 
     Computation Center;
       30. $250,000 for the Texas Institute for Environmental 
     Assessment and Management at the University of North Texas, 
     Denton for watershed research;
       31. $1,700,000 for the Canaan Valley Institute to continue 
     to develop a regional sustainability support center and 
     coordinated information system in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands;
       32. $1,000,000 for the Canaan Valley Institute in close 
     coordination with the Regional Vulnerability and Assessment 
     (ReVA) initiative and ORD Re+ program to demonstrate, 
     validate and report on critical ecological hubs and corridors 
     within the Mid-Atlantic Highlands and approaches to Highlands 
     ecological prioritization, restoration and conservation. 
     Research and educational tools are to be developed using 
     integrative technologies to predict future environmental 
     risks and support informed, proactive decision-making to be 
     undertaken in conjunction with the Highlands Action Program;
       33. $250,000 for the Carnegie Mellon University Green 
     Chemistry Initiative;
       34. $200,000 to the City of Saltillo, Mississippi, for 
     demonstration of new wastewater disinfection technologies;
       35. $500,000 for the New England Green Chemistry 
     Consortium;
       36. $1,000,000 for the National Environmental Respiratory 
     Center at the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute;
       37. $3,900,000 for the Mine Waste Technology Program at the 
     National Environmental Waste Technology, Testing, and 
     Evaluation Center;
       38. $500,000 for the Center for the Study of Metals in the 
     Environment;
       39. $1,200,000 for the Center for Air Toxic Metals at the 
     Energy and Environmental Research Center;
       40. $1,500,000 for the Connecticut River Airshed-Watershed 
     Consortium;
       41. $250,000 for acid rain research at the University of 
     Vermont;
       42. $100,000 for the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple 
     Research Center to continue mercury deposition monitoring 
     effects;
       43. $100,000 for the University of Vermont's land use 
     mapping initiative;
       44. $200,000 for the Vermont Department of Agriculture to 
     work with conservation districts and local communities to 
     reduce nonpoint source run-off in the Allen Brook watershed;
       45. $425,000 for the Southwest Clean Air Quality Agency's 
     Columbia Gorge Air Quality Technical Foundation Study;
       46. $400,000 for the Clark County Department of Air Quality 
     Management/Desert Research Institute in Nevada for the ozone 
     transport monitoring project;
       47. $400,000 to demonstrate containment and disposal 
     technologies associated with the Arnold Heights project in 
     California;
       48. $425,000 for Southeastern Louisiana University for the 
     Turtle Cove research station;
       49. $1,000,000 for the National Jewish Medical and Research 
     Center in Colorado;
       50. $300,000 for Utah State University for monitoring and 
     assessment activities related to freshwater ecosystems;
       51. $1,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Research Center and 
     the University of Texas Air Quality Study;
       52. $1,000,000 for the University of South Alabama for the 
     Center for Estuarine Research;
       53. $2,000,000 for an air quality program for Anchorage, 
     Alaska;
       54. $800,000 for Ohio University's Air Quality Center to 
     develop an advanced modeling program on air quality issues in 
     the Ohio River valley region;
       55. $1,000,000 to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center 
     in Missouri for a Parasitic Nematode Controls research 
     project;
       56. $500,000 to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in 
     Missouri for the development of technologies for 
     environmental phytoremediation and the development of 
     technologies for extending the environmentally safe use of 
     biotechnology for phytoremediation, and for the production of 
     novel materials and compounds in plants;
       57. $800,000 for Montec Research in Butte, Montana to 
     research pilot scale enzyme catalyzed processes;
       58. $750,000 for the Frank M. Tejeda Center for Excellence 
     in Environmental Operations at Texas A&M
       59. $800,000 for the University of Northern Iowa for new 
     environmental technologies for small businesses;
       60. $1,000,000 for the Alabama Department of Environmental 
     Management for the Alabama Water and Wastewater Training 
     Program;
       61. $1,000,000 for the Desert Research Institute for 
     western Nevada regionally-based clean water activities;
       62. $150,000 for Texas State University at San Marcos 
     International Institute for Sustainable Water Resources.
       The conferees are fully supportive of the collaborative 
     partnership of the EPA and the National Institutes of Health 
     in their system of Centers for Children's Environmental 
     Health and Disease Prevention Research. The conferees direct 
     that EPA continue to support a competitive system of not less 
     than twelve such centers and that it maintain the average 
     level of funding for each center at not less than the 
     historic level of approximately $500,000 for direct costs.

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       From within amounts transferred to ``Science and 
     Technology'' from ``Hazardous Substance Superfund'', the 
     conferees direct that funding for the Gulf Coast Hazardous 
     Substance Research Center continue at no less than the fiscal 
     year 2003 level.
       The conferees continue to support the partnership between 
     the EPA and the National Technology Transfer Center and 
     direct that the Agency continue the cooperative agreement at 
     the fiscal year 2001 funding level.
       The conferees direct EPA to contract with the National 
     Academy of Sciences within 60 days of enactment for two 
     separate studies: (1) a study on the health risks to children 
     from residential lead contamination, as proposed by the 
     Senate; and (2) a study of health, safety, and environmental 
     risks of coal combustion wastes used for reclamation in 
     active and abandoned mines.
       The conferees are aware of the progress being made by the 
     Agency through its Climate Protection Program: Transportation 
     program on the development of clean, cost effective, and high 
     fuel efficiency engine and powertrain technologies. The 
     conferees direct that the Agency continue to fund the clean 
     automotive technology program on advanced hybrid vehicles, 
     extremely clean diesel technologies, and advanced gasoline 
     engine concepts at levels sufficient to complete this work in 
     fiscal year 2004.
       The conferees are aware that EPA released its draft risk 
     assessment of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-treated play 
     sets and decks on November 12, 2003, and is seeking the 
     advice of its Science Advisory Panel (SAP) regarding this 
     probabilistic assessment of cancer risk. The conferees 
     understand that this risk assessment is scheduled for a final 
     release later this year following the SAP review. The 
     conferees are aware that EPA--in conjunction with industry 
     and other stakeholders--has developed a draft biomonitoring 
     study protocol consistent with SAP recommendations and 
     intends to complete a biomonitoring study by October 2004. 
     This study will provide additional information on CCA risk. 
     Once this biomonitoring study is complete, the conferees 
     expect that EPA will make any appropriate changes to the 
     final risk assessment and re-issue the assessment 
     accordingly.
       The conferees are aware of the Florida Area Coastal 
     Environmental (FACE) Initiative to identify and investigate 
     the sources of nutrients, trace metals, and unregulated 
     substances entering the coastal waters of Florida. This 
     initiative's participants include local, state, and federal 
     agencies and the Florida university community led by the 
     University of South Florida Department of Marine Science and 
     the University of Miami's Center for Marine Ecosystem Science 
     and Policy. The conferees direct EPA to report back to the 
     Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2004, on progress 
     toward implementation of the FACE program.
       The conferees are encouraged by new technology that has the 
     potential to eliminate contaminating microorganisms from 
     water, and ultimately reducing and halting the spread of 
     disease through contaminated water. The conferees commend the 
     efforts of EPA to bring this technology to bear upon current 
     water treatment and purification problems, and strongly 
     encourage EPA to continue to foster this technology.
       The conferees are aware of promising developments in idle 
     reduction technologies, including advanced truck stop 
     electrification. The conferees urge the Agency to fund 
     demonstration pilots of this technology as part of its 
     SmartWay Transport program.
       The conferees encourage EPA to use and expand programs at 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities to leverage 
     available resources in existing programs for capacity 
     building and coordinated research to broaden the base of 
     quality water resource centers throughout the country.


                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

       Appropriates $2,293,578,000 for environmental programs and 
     management instead of $2,193,102,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $2,219,659,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees have agreed to specific Agency program levels 
     as follows:
       1. $24,500,000 for the National Estuary Program;
       2. $22,800,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Program, including 
     $2,000,000 for Chesapeake Bay small watershed grants;
       3. $2,500,000 for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration 
     Program;
       4. $2,300,000 for the Long Island Sound Program Office;
       5. $2,455,000 for the Lake Champlain Basin program;
       6. $5,750,000 for Environmental Justice programs;
       7. $115,000,000 for Management Services and Stewardship;
       8. $35,000,000 for Regional Management;
       9. $32,000,000 for Information Technology Management;
       10. $15,000,000 for Data Standards;
       11. $23,000,000 for Data Management;
       12. $16,473,000 for Geospatial;
       13. $33,500,000 for Regulatory Development;
       14. $14,000,000 for RCRA Waste Reduction;
       15. $10,000,000 for the Great Lakes Legacy Act;
       16. $43,000,000 for Drinking Water Implementation;
       17. $26,000,000 for Drinking Water Regulations;
       18. $8,976,000 for Direct Public Information and Access;
       19. $27,500,000 for Brownfields administration;
       The conferees have agreed to the following increases to the 
     budget request:
       1. $5,400,000 for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
     Assurance for personnel and associated costs;
       2. $2,000,000 for EPA Region 10 for environmental 
     compliance;
       3. $1,000,000 to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
     Assurance for enforcement of the bilateral agreement between 
     the U.S. and Canada concerning the transboundary movement of 
     municipal solid waste;
       4. $9,160,000 for EPA Environmental Education;
       5. $18,900,000 for rural water technical assistance 
     activities and groundwater protection with distribution as 
     follows: $10,000,000 for the NRWA; $4,000,000 for RCAP, to be 
     divided equally between assistance for water programs and 
     assistance for wastewater programs; $750,000 for GWPC; 
     $2,000,000 for Small Flows Clearinghouse; $1,000,000 for the 
     NETC; and $1,150,000 for the WSC Wellcare Program;
       6. $1,000,000 for the National Biosolids Partnership 
     Program;
       7. $2,000,000 for source water protection programs;
       8. $5,000,000 for a cost-shared grant program to school 
     districts for necessary upgrades of their diesel bus fleets;
       9. $4,000,000 for grants to interested States to establish 
     a long-term ambient monitoring and assessment framework at 
     relevant geographic scales to support all water quality 
     management objectives;
       10. $3,000,000 for EPA's National Computing Center to 
     provide for the remote mirroring of all critical information 
     and related systems to achieve a Continuance of Operations 
     (COOP)/Disaster Recovery capability;
       11. $5,000,000 for America's Clean Water Foundation for 
     implementation of on-farm environmental assessments for 
     livestock operations;
       12. $1,500,000 to support and implement the Highlands 
     Action Program (HAP) of the Agency, including, but not 
     limited to, federal personnel and related costs;
       13. $250,000 to the City of Prichard, Alabama for a 
     comprehensive water and wastewater improvement study;
       14. $500,000 for the Central California Ozone Study;
       15. $200,000 to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution 
     Control District, California for its Operation Clean Air 
     public education program;
       16. $300,000 to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, 
     California and National Park Service for shoreline and 
     habitat restoration;
       17. $750,000 to the Santa Clara Valley Water District in 
     California for groundwater remediation;
       18. $2,500,000 for the Southwest Center for Environmental 
     Research and Policy;
       19. $300,000 to the Florida Department of Agriculture and 
     Consumer Services for its Reclaimed Rainwater Irrigation 
     Project to demonstrate nonpoint source pollution prevention;
       20. $1,200,000 to Florida Gulf Coast University for the 
     Institute of Coastal Watershed Studies;
       21. $2,000,000 for Osceola County, Florida to treat 
     invasive plants (Hydrilla and Hygophila) in the County's 
     watershed and drainage system;
       22. $100,000 for development and implementation of the 
     Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, Offset Banking 
     Water Quality Improvement program;
       23. $400,000 to the Georgia Environmental Training and 
     Education Authority for a lagoon waste management 
     demonstration program;
       24. $175,000 to Cerro Gordo County, Iowa for continuation 
     of the initiatives related to the Clear Lake Restoration 
     Project;
       25. $200,000 to Storm Lake, Iowa for the Storm Lake Water 
     Quality Project;
       26. $100,000 to the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee for 
     monitoring programs and pilot studies on how to stabilize the 
     deep aquifer water levels and ensure a long-term water supply 
     for the Palouse region serving the Cities of Moscow, Idaho 
     and Pullman, Washington, the University of Idaho, Washington 
     State University and the surrounding areas in Latah County, 
     Idaho and Whitman County, Washington;
       27. $300,000 for the Selenium Information System Project at 
     the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory;
       28. $500,000 to the State of Idaho for Producers Supply Co-
     op to carry out a program of environmental response for fuel 
     contamination cleanup;
       29. $2,000,000 for the Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission to 
     continue a pilot program for environmental response, natural 
     resource restoration and related activities;
       30. $1,500,000 to Boise State University for research 
     projects aimed at developing and demonstrating multi-purpose 
     sensors to detect and analyze contaminants and time-lapse 
     imaging of shallow subsurface fluid flow;
       31. $600,000 to the Illinois Environmental Protection 
     Agency for the Fox River Watershed Management Program;

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       32. $1,450,000 for the Olmsted Parks Conservancy for a 
     regional watershed demonstration in the Louisville, Kentucky 
     Olmsted Parks;
       33. $1,550,000 for the Louisville Waterfront Development 
     Corporation, a non-profit corporation in Kentucky, for a 
     riverbank stabilization project to demonstrate pollution run-
     off reduction strategies;
       34. $400,000 for Red River Watershed Management Institute 
     at Louisiana State University-Shreveport for research, 
     education, and community service/outreach related to 
     watershed management in the area drained by the Red River and 
     its tributaries;
       35. $200,000 for St. Mary's College, Maryland for the River 
     and Lands Institute;
       36. $175,000 to Oakland County, Michigan for the Clinton 
     River Watershed Initiative including watershed research and 
     modeling, creation of a web-based database on stream flow and 
     water quality, bacterial source tracking, and outreach 
     activities;
       37. $1,000,000 for the Oakland County Drain Commission, 
     Michigan for water and sewerage infrastructure management and 
     planning;
       38. $125,000 for the Hypoxia Education and Stewardship 
     Project in Kansas City, Missouri;
       39. $250,000 for Wake County, North Carolina for a 
     groundwater protection program;
       40. $1,000,000 for the North Carolina Rural Economic 
     Development Center to develop a statewide Water and 
     Wastewater Assessment, Management and Security Initiative;
       41. $850,000 for continued support of a North Carolina 
     Central University research initiative to assess 
     environmental exposure and impact in communities of color and 
     economically disadvantaged communities;
       42. $175,000 to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln for 
     development of a large-scale, system-level mathematical model 
     of critical water resources in western Nebraska;
       43. $100,000 to the State of New Jersey for the New Jersey 
     Geographic Information System Smart Growth Program;
       44. $200,000 for Monmouth University, New Jersey, for the 
     Center for Coastal Watershed Management to promote watershed 
     research and education;
       45. $300,000 to the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance 
     Center at the State University of New Jersey to conduct a 
     study of environmental noise from interstate freight railroad 
     operations in Teaneck, New Jersey;
       46. $100,000 for the Peconic Estuary Program Office in 
     Riverhead, New York for implementation of a Comprehensive 
     Conservation and Management Plan;
       47. $150,000 in technical assistance grants to Washington 
     County, Rensselaer County, and Saratoga County, New York, for 
     Hudson River stewardship programs;
       48. $200,000 to Orange County, New York for a county-wide 
     water analysis;
       49. $200,000 to Madison County, New York for the landfill 
     gas to energy project;
       50. $200,000 for Columbia University in New York City, New 
     York for education and training related to ongoing biomedical 
     research on environmentally induced cancers and immunological 
     responses, at the Audubon Biomedical Science and Technology 
     Park;
       51. $250,000 to Wayne County, New York for the development 
     of a Sodus Bay comprehensive watershed management plan;
       52. $250,000 to the Center for Environmental Information in 
     Rochester, New York for planning, research and environmental 
     analysis for a Lake Ontario coastline remediation and 
     restoration initiative;
       53. $300,000 for the NADO (National Association of 
     Development Organizations) Research Foundation for 
     environmental training and information dissemination related 
     to rural brownfields, air quality standards and water 
     infrastructure;
       54. $350,000 to the State University of New York 
     Environmental School of Forestry for research and 
     demonstration of contaminant mitigation strategies for rural/
     suburban run-off affecting water quality along the rural-
     urban interface in Central New York watersheds;
       55. $350,000 to the State University of New York 
     Environmental School of Forestry for an Onondaga Creek 
     habitat restoration demonstration initiative;
       56. $750,000 to Cortland County, New York for continued 
     work on the aquifer protection plan, of which $350,000 is for 
     continued implementation of the comprehensive water quality 
     management program in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed;
       57. $1,500,000 for continued work on water management plans 
     for the Central New York Watersheds in Onondaga and Cayuga 
     counties;
       58. $500,000 for Springfield, Ohio for environmental 
     restoration activities;
       59. $250,000 to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) 
     Community Asthma Prevention program to increase awareness of 
     environmental asthma triggers in the homes of families in 
     Philadelphia;
       60. $500,000 to the Caribbean American Mission for 
     Education Research and Action (CAMERA) in support of their 
     youth environmental stewardship and education program;
       61. $200,000 to the National Energy Technology Center for 
     the Monogahela River Mine Pool Study in Northwestern West 
     Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania;
       62. $500,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 
     lead screening, testing, outreach and education throughout 
     the public school system;
       63. $750,000 to Environment and Sports Inc., a nonprofit 
     organization, for an environmental and awareness program;
       64. $1,500,000 to the American Cities Foundation for the 
     Neighborhood Environmental Action Team program and other 
     community environmental efforts;
       65. $250,000 to the Brazos River Authority for the Brazos/
     Navasota Watershed Management project;
       66. $50,000 to Frederick County, Virginia for a water 
     resources study in the counties of Frederick, Warren, Clark 
     and Shenandoah in Virginia and Berkley County in West 
     Virginia;
       67. $200,000 to Loudoun County, Virginia for development of 
     a comprehensive watershed management plan;
       68. $700,000 to the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management 
     Area in Washington State for the Columbia Basin Groundwater 
     Management Area Study;
       69. $500,000 for the Washington Puget Sound Action Team for 
     rapid assessment and response to declining oxygen levels in 
     the Hood Canal;
       70. $800,000 to the Polymer Alliance Zone's MARCEE 
     Initiative with oversight provided by the Office of Solid 
     Waste;
       71. $2,000,000 for on-going activities at the Canaan Valley 
     Institute, including activities relating to community 
     sustainability.
       72. $4,000,000 for the Small Public Water System Technology 
     Centers at Western Kentucky University, the University of New 
     Hampshire, the University of Alaska-Sitka, Pennsylvania State 
     University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, Montana 
     State University, the University of Illinois, and Mississippi 
     State University;
       73. $500,000 for the Kenai River Center in Kenai, Alaska;
       74. $500,000 for the State of New Hampshire for the New 
     Hampshire Estuaries Project;
       75. $3,000,000 for the University of Oklahoma for surface 
     water treatment, monitoring and environmental remediation of 
     mine-waste tailings in the Tar Creek and Spring Creek 
     watersheds in Ottawa County, Oklahoma;
       76. $1,000,000 for the State of Alaska to conduct a mercury 
     testing program on seafood;
       77. $500,000 for the New Hampshire Department of 
     Environmental Services for a milfoil and invasive species 
     removal program;
       78. $1,000,000 for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 
     the development of innovative cleanup technologies for 
     environmental contamination of soil and water;
       79. $500,000 for the University of Louisville Center for 
     Infrastructure Research in Kentucky for research of ways to 
     address problems caused by obsolete designs, aging facilities 
     and growing demands on water, wastewater and sewer 
     infrastructure;
       80. $500,000 for the Western Kentucky University Center for 
     Wastewater Research for research on wastewater and management 
     issues;
       81. $1,000,000 for the Watershed of the Ozarks in Missouri 
     for the Valley Mill Watershed Project;
       82. $1,000,000 for the University of Missouri at Columbia 
     for the Innovative Technologies for Nutrient Management 
     Project;
       83. $1,000,000 for the Missouri Pork Producers Association 
     for the development of environmental processes for 
     agricultural producer certifications;
       84. $450,000 for the Village of Questa, New Mexico for an 
     impact study on the quality of groundwater and surface water 
     sources and for costs related to mine reclamation;
       85. $750,000 for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation 
     Commission to complete a riverwide TMDL review of dioxin and 
     PCBs;
       86. $750,000 for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation 
     for Lake Pontchartrain water quality improvement projects.
       87. $250,000 for the Maryland Bureau of Mines for an acid 
     mine drainage remediation project;
       88. $1,000,000 for projects demonstrating the benefits of 
     Low Impact Development along the Anacostia Watershed in 
     Prince Georges County, Maryland, including $500,000 for storm 
     drains and trash traps;
       89. $250,000 for the Midwest Technology Assistance Center 
     at the University of Illinois;
       90. $500,000 for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation 
     District for toxic pollutant control;
       91. $500,000 for the Center for Agricultural and Rural 
     Development at Iowa State University for the Resource and 
     Agricultural Policy Systems program;
       92. $500,000 for the Small Business Pollution Prevention 
     Center at the University of Northern Iowa;
       93. $500,000 for the painting and coating assistance 
     initiative through the University of Northern Iowa;
       94. $500,000 for the Department of Water Supply, County of 
     Maui, Hawaii for the upcountry Maui lead-water reduction 
     plan;
       95. $250,000 for the Economic Development Alliance of 
     Hawaii to promote biotechnology to reduce pesticide use;
       96. $400,000 for the County of Hawaii and the Hawaii Island 
     Economic Development Board for community-based waste 
     recycling and reuse system;

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       97. $200,000 for the Milwaukee Community Services Corps for 
     a phytoremediation treatability plan;
       98. $300,000 for the Great Lakes Indian and Wildlife 
     Commission;
       99. $250,000 for the Northwest Straits Commission for 
     Washington State University's beach watchers program;
       100. $350,000 for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission 
     tribal water quality program;
       101. $300,000 for the Walker Lake Working Group in Nevada 
     for scientific, analytical, and other technical assistance to 
     evaluate solutions for the restoration of Walker Lake;
       102. $200,000 to the Walker Lake Paiute Tribe to conduct 
     environmental remediation of ordnance and other toxic 
     materials on tribal lands;
       103. $325,000 for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe for an 
     environmental characterization study of mine drainage on the 
     Owybee River, riparian areas, and other areas on the Tribe's 
     Duck Valley Reservation;
       104. $750,000 for the University of West Florida's PERCH 
     program;
       105. $200,000 for pollution prevention of Wreck Pond and 
     nearby beaches in Spring Lake, New Jersey;
       106. $250,000 for a storm water research initiative at the 
     University of Vermont;
       107. $500,000 for New Bedford, Massachusetts, for 
     environmental education and science programs;
       108. $200,000 for the Northeast Waste Management Officials 
     Association [NEWMOA];
       109. $200,000 for the Northeast States for Coordinated Air 
     Use Management [NESCAUM];
       110. $2,000,000 for the National Alternative Fuels Training 
     Consortium; and
       111. $500,000 for the Clinton River Watershed Initiative in 
     Michigan.
       The conferees strongly support the objectives of the 
     Agency's enforcement program, and have provided additional 
     resources to enable the Agency to fund a total of not less 
     than 2,237 enforcement FTEs in this account (3,465 FTEs 
     throughout the Agency), equal to the fiscal year 2003 enacted 
     level.
       The conference agreement provides the full budget request 
     for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), the 
     High Production Volume (HPV) Chemical Challenge Program, and 
     the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP).
       The conference agreement also provides the full budget 
     request for the Great Lakes National Program Office.
       The conference agreement provides the full budget request 
     of $2,000,000 for the Water Information Sharing and Analysis 
     Center (Water ISAC) to gather, analyze, and disseminate 
     sensitive security information to water and wastewater 
     systems. The conferees direct that the Water ISAC shall be 
     implemented through a grant to the Association of 
     Metropolitan Water Agencies.
       The conferees have, within available funds, provided 
     $2,000,000 for nine Environmental Finance Centers, the same 
     as for fiscal year 2003. Also from within available funds, 
     the Agency is provided with $250,000 to continue development 
     of BASINS models, GIS mapping, integration with other 
     financial and planning tools, and incorporation of cost-
     effectiveness considerations into integrated priority ranking 
     systems.
       Within available funds, the Agency is directed to contract 
     with an independent research organization, within 60 days of 
     enactment, to complete a comprehensive study of jobs created 
     by water infrastructure financing, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees expect EPA to specify all funding for paid 
     advertising throughout the Agency in the fiscal year 2004 
     operating plan and in the fiscal year 2005 budget submission.
       The conferees are concerned that Federal agencies continue 
     to receive failing grades due to weaknesses in cyber security 
     management. To address this weakness, the conferees believe 
     agencies can use vulnerability management as a means of 
     securing critical computer networks. The conferees direct EPA 
     to provide no less than $500,000, within available funds, to 
     demonstrate a cyber-security/vulnerability management 
     solution which, in real time, continuously and accurately 
     discovers network exposures and measures policy compliance in 
     an extensible and scalable manner. This management solution 
     can be achieved by using appliance-based technology to run a 
     hardened operating system that communicates through 
     encryption using digital certificates for authentication. The 
     conferees direct the Agency to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the efficacy of this technology no later 
     than October 1, 2004.
       The conferees understand that EPA supports Electro 
     Catalytic Oxidation, a multi-pollutant control technology for 
     coal fired power plants. The conferees encourage EPA to 
     continue to explore the potential clean air benefits of this 
     promising technology.
       The conferees support the Agency's electronics recycling 
     initiative, and encourage the Agency to support pilot 
     projects through the Polymer Alliance Zone's MARCEE 
     Initiative to develop a market-based sustainable electronics 
     recycling infrastructure.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       Appropriates $37,558,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General, an increase of $750,000 over the amounts proposed by 
     the House and the Senate. In addition to amounts appropriated 
     directly to the OIG, $13,214,000 is also available by 
     transfer from funds appropriated for the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund.
       The conferees have included language designating the 
     Inspector General of EPA to serve as the Inspector General 
     for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. An 
     additional $750,000, not in the budget request, and up to 5 
     FTEs are provided in fiscal year 2004 for this function. The 
     conferees direct that adequate funding be included in the 
     budget request in future fiscal years to carry out this 
     function.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       Appropriates $40,000,000 for buildings and facilities, 
     instead of $42,918,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
     $42,368,000 as proposed by the House.


                     HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $1,265,000,000 for Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,275,000,000 
     as proposed by the House. Bill language provides that such 
     sums as are available from the Superfund trust fund upon the 
     date of enactment are available for this activity, with the 
     remainder to be derived from general revenues of the 
     Treasury. Additional language provides for the transfer of 
     $13,214,000 to the Office of Inspector General, and for the 
     transfer of $44,697,000 to the Science and Technology 
     account. The conference agreement does not include delayed 
     obligations in the superfund account as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees have agreed to the following fiscal year 2004 
     funding levels:
       1. $880,281,000 for Superfund response and cleanup 
     activities, an increase of $28,895,000 over the fiscal year 
     2003 enacted level.
       2. $147,557,000 for enforcement activities.
       3. $140,425,000 for management and support.
       4. $13,214,000 for transfer to the Office of Inspector 
     General.
       5. $44,697,000 for research and development activities, to 
     be transferred to the Science and Technology account.
       6. $38,826,000 for reimbursable interagency activities, 
     including $28,150,000 for the Department of Justice and 
     $10,676,000 for OSHA, FEMA, NOAA, the United States Coast 
     Guard, and for the Department of the Interior.
       The conferees direct the EPA IG to conduct an evaluation of 
     Superfund expenditures at headquarters and the regions and 
     recommend options for increasing resources directed to 
     extramural cleanup while minimizing administrative costs. The 
     conference agreement does not include a provision, as 
     proposed by the Senate, to require EPA to allocate a specific 
     percentage of its superfund budget to site remedy 
     construction and long-term response activities. However, the 
     conferees expect EPA to direct the maximum possible resources 
     to these activities, and look forward to reviewing the IG's 
     recommendations for increasing funding for these critical 
     activities within available resources.
       The conferees direct the EPA Inspector General to conduct 
     an investigation into all financial transactions, including 
     revenue and spending, by the Gloucester Environmental 
     Management Services (GEMS) Trust, and make its findings 
     available to the public no later than April 1, 2004.


                LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

       Appropriates $76,000,000 for the leaking underground 
     storage tank program instead of $79,845,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $72,545,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                           OIL SPILL RESPONSE

       Appropriates $16,209,000 for oil spill response as proposed 
     by the House and the Senate.


                   state and tribal assistance grants

       Appropriates $3,896,800,000 for state and tribal assistance 
     grants instead of $3,601,950,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $3,814,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Bill language 
     specifically provides $1,350,000,000 for Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund (SRF) capitalization grants, of which up to 
     $75,000,000 is to be made available for use by States that 
     choose to make loans, including interest-free loans, that 
     increase non-point and non-structural, decentralized 
     alternatives, expanding the choices available to communities 
     in their fight for clean water. The conferees again strongly 
     encourage States that can do so to pursue innovative 
     technologies in this regard, but emphasize that this program 
     is voluntary and that States not participating in the program 
     will nevertheless continue to receive their normal level of 
     funding through the established SRF formulas.
       Additional bill language provides $850,000,000 for Safe 
     Drinking Water SRF capitalization grants; $50,000,000 for the 
     United States-Mexico Border program; $43,000,000 for grants 
     to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
     in rural and native Alaska communities; $3,500,000 for 
     remediation of above ground leaking fuel tanks in Alaska 
     pursuant to Public Law 106-554; $6,600,000 for grants for 
     construction of alternative decentralized wastewater 
     facilities; $93,500,000 for Brownfields grants; 
     $1,175,200,000 for categorical grants to the states and 
     tribes, including $50,000,000 for

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     Brownfields categorical grants and $20,000,000 for the 
     Environmental Information Exchange program; and $325,000,000 
     for cost-shared grants for construction of water and 
     wastewater treatment facilities and infrastructure and for 
     groundwater protection infrastructure.
       The conferees have included bill language which: (1) for 
     fiscal year 2004, authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to 
     use funds appropriated pursuant to the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) to make grants to Indian tribes 
     pursuant to section 319(h) and 518(e) of FWPCA; (2) will 
     permit the states to include as principal amounts considered 
     to be the cost of administering SRF loans to eligible 
     borrowers, with certain limitations; (3) for fiscal year 
     2004, authorizes the states to transfer funds between the 
     Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water SRF programs; and (4) 
     stipulates that no funds provided in the Act to address water 
     infrastructure needs of colonias within the United States 
     along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available 
     to a county or municipal government unless that governmental 
     entity has established an enforceable ordinance or rule which 
     prevents the development or construction of any additional 
     colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia 
     of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks 
     water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure.
       As in previous years, the conferees have included bill 
     language which stipulates that none of the funds provided in 
     this or any previous years' Act for the Safe Drinking Water 
     SRF may be reserved by the Administrator for health effects 
     studies on drinking water contaminants. The conferees have 
     instead provided significant resources for such studies 
     within EPA's Science and Technology account.
       The conferees have included new bill language which sets 
     certain requirements for Alaska Native Village grants, 
     including: (1) a 25% cost share from the State of Alaska; (2) 
     a limitation on administrative expenses; and (3) the 
     establishment of a statewide priority list and a set-aside 
     for regional hub communities.
       The conferees eliminated a provision included by the Senate 
     which was designed to make the use of targeted water and 
     wastewater investments in combination with funding from state 
     revolving funds more flexible. The House did not include this 
     provision. Because of concerns over the best way to address 
     flexibility in the combined use of these funds, the conferees 
     instead direct the EPA to report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by February 15, 2004 with 
     recommendations on ways to enhance the combined use of these 
     funds.
       The conferees have included bill language which makes 
     technical corrections and changes to grants approved in 
     previous fiscal years.
       Of the funds provided for the United States-Mexico Border 
     program, $7,000,000 is for continuation of the El Paso, Texas 
     desalination and water supply project, and $2,000,000 is for 
     the Brownsville, Texas water supply project.
       The conference agreement provides $6,600,000 for six 
     specific grants under the National Decentralized Wastewater 
     Demonstration program. The program, which has shown success 
     in developing and transferring technologies which offer 
     alternatives to centralized wastewater treatment facilities, 
     also requires a cost-share whereby each grantee must provide 
     25% of the project's total cost. The six projects included 
     for funding are located in Seattle, Washington ($1,350,000); 
     Blackstone Watershed, Massachusetts and Rhode Island 
     ($1,350,000); Boise, Idaho ($1,000,000); Pasquotank River 
     Watershed, North Carolina ($1,350,000); Washington, D.C. 
     ($800,000); and Chagrin River Watershed, Ohio ($750,000). As 
     in previous years, these projects were determined by non-
     governmental, independent analysis based upon their unique 
     and diverse geology and geography, their ability to provide 
     the greatest technological diversity using limited financial 
     resources, and the commitment of each community or regional 
     area to find and fund appropriate alternative technologies to 
     resolve their wastewater treatment needs.
       Within the State and Tribal Categorical Grant program, the 
     conference agreement includes:
       1. $228,550,000 for air resource assistance to State and 
     local governments under sections 103 and 105 of the Clean Air 
     Act, including $10,000,000 for the five State/Regional Haze 
     planning organizations;
       2. $11,050,000 for air resource assistance grants to Tribal 
     governments;
       3. $8,150,000 for radon grants;
       4. $200,400,000 for water pollution control Agency resource 
     supplementation under section 106 of FWPCA;
       5. $10,000,000 for beach grants to develop and implement 
     monitoring and information programs for coastal recreation 
     waters pursuant to the Beach Environmental Assessment and 
     Coastal Health Act of 2000;
       6. $238,550,000 for section 319 of FWPCA non-point source 
     pollution grants, including programs formerly eligible under 
     the section 314 Clean Lakes program;
       7. $15,000,000 for wetlands program development grants;
       8. $19,000,000 for water quality cooperative agreements 
     under section 104(b)(3) of FWPCA;
       9. $15,000,000 for targeted watershed grants;
       10. $102,600,000 for public water system supervision 
     grants;
       11. $11,000,000 for underground injection control grants;
       12. $5,000,000 for Drinking Water Program State Homeland 
     Security Coordination grants;
       13. $106,400,000 for RCRA financial assistance grants;
       14. $50,000,000 for Brownfields categorical cleanup grants;
       15. $11,950,000 for underground storage tank grants;
       16. $13,100,000 for pesticides program implementation 
     grants;
       17. $13,700,000 for lead risk reduction grants;
       18. $5,150,000 for toxic substances compliance/enforcement 
     grants;
       19. $19,900,000 for pesticides enforcement grants;
       20. $20,000,000 for the information exchange network 
     program;
       21. $6,000,000 for pollution prevention incentive grants;
       22. $2,250,000 for enforcement and compliance assurance 
     grants; and
       23. $62,500,000 for Indians general assistance grants.
       The conferees have not provided funding for a grant for 
     drinking water infrastructure improvements in San Juan, 
     Puerto Rico.
       The conferees have provided $325,000,000 for a targeted 
     program making grants to communities for the construction of 
     drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure and 
     for water quality protection. As in past years, these grants 
     shall be accompanied by a cost-share requirement whereby 45 
     percent of a project's cost is the responsibility of the 
     community or entity receiving the grant. In those few cases 
     where such cost-share requirement poses a particular 
     financial burden on the recipient community or entity, the 
     conferees support the Agency's use of its long-standing 
     guidance for financial capability assessments to determine 
     reductions or waivers from this match requirement.
       With the exception of the limited instances in which an 
     applicant meets the criteria for a waiver, the conferees have 
     provided no more than 55% of an individual project's cost, 
     regardless of the amount appropriated below. Consistent with 
     direction in the fiscal year 2003 Conference Report on this 
     bill, the phrase `terms and conditions' referenced in the 
     bill language includes the maximum 55% federal share, as well 
     as the intended recipients and the specific project 
     descriptions, as listed below.
       The distribution of funds under this program is as follows:
       1. $85,000 to the City of Cedar Bluff, Alabama for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       2. $90,000 to the Town of Pennington, Alabama for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       3. $100,000 to the Fayette, Alabama, Water Works Board for 
     water system infrastructure improvements;
       4. $100,000 to the Limestone County Water and Sewer 
     Authority, Alabama for drinking water improvements;
       5. $100,000 to the City of Athens, Alabama for wastewater 
     system improvements;
       6. $100,000 to Lawrence County, Alabama for the Bankhead 
     Forest Water project;
       7. $100,000 to the city of New Hope, Alabama for wastewater 
     system improvements;
       8. $850,000 for the Coosa Valley Water Supply District for 
     development of a surface water supply in St. Clair County, 
     Alabama;
       9. $175,000 to the West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and 
     Sewer Authority, Alabama for water infrastructure 
     improvements;
       10. $175,000 to the City of Lineville, Alabama for purchase 
     and construction of a water tank;
       11. $200,000 to Walker County Commission, Alabama for water 
     line extensions in isolated areas;
       12. $200,000 to Colbert County, Alabama, for water system 
     improvements;
       13. $200,000 to the Utilities Board of the Town of 
     Citronelle, Alabama for water infrastructure improvements;
       14. $225,000 to the West Lawrence Water Co-Op of Mount 
     Hope, Alabama for water system infrastructure improvements;
       15. $250,000 to Atalla, Alabama, for sewerage system 
     improvements;
       16. $300,000 to the Town of Gordo, Alabama for sanitary 
     sewer expansion project;
       17. $300,000 to the Guntersville, Alabama, Water and Sewer 
     Board for the Sand Mountain water storage system project;
       18. $550,000 to the Waterworks Board for the Towns of 
     Section and Dutton, Alabama for water system improvements;
       19. $350,000 to the Town of Berry, Alabama for construction 
     of a wetlands treatment facility;
       20. $350,000 to the Chilton Water Authority in Chilton 
     County, Alabama for water infrastructure improvements;
       21. $400,000 to Jackson County, Alabama for water system 
     improvements;
       22. $400,000 to the West Lauderdale County Water and Fire 
     Protection Authority, Alabama for construction of a water 
     treatment plant;

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       23. $475,000 to Franklin County, Alabama for water system 
     infrastructure improvements;
       24. $500,000 to Hartselle Utilities for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements in the City of Hartselle, 
     Alabama;
       25. $700,000 to Lawrence County, Alabama for construction 
     of a wastewater treatment facility;
       26. $850,000 to the Upper Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant 
     in Haleyville, Alabama, for water treatment plant improvement 
     project;
       27. $875,000 to the CREMS (Carlisle, Rockledge, Egypt, 
     Mountainboro, and Shady Grove) Water Authority, Alabama for 
     water system infrastructure improvements;
       28. $1,000,000 to the City of Florence, Alabama for the 
     rehabilitation of the Canal/Jones Hollow Interceptor sewer 
     lines;
       29. $250,000 to be shared equally between the Brent Water 
     and Sewer Board and the Centreville Water and Sewer Board in 
     Bibb County, Alabama for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       30. $2,000,000 to the Tom Bevill Reservoir Management Area 
     Authority for construction of a drinking water reservoir in 
     Fayette County, Alabama;
       31. $450,000 to the Southwest Alabama Regional Water supply 
     District for regional water supply distribution in 
     Thomasville, Alabama;
       32. $100,000 to the Town of Hodges, Alabama for the Hodges 
     water improvement project;
       33. $150,000 to the Town of Double Springs, Alabama for 
     water system improvements;
       34. $250,000 for Smith's Sewer and Water Authority for 
     sewer system expansion in Smith, Alabama;
       35. $100,000 to the Water and Sewer Boards of the Cities of 
     Brent and Centreville for court ordered repairs to the system 
     to mitigate water pollution in Centreville, Alabama;
       36. $250,000 to the City of Athens Utilities for commercial 
     sewage extension in Athens, Alabama;
       37. $100,000 to the Wilcox County Industrial Authority in 
     Camden, Alabama for water and sewer infrastructure 
     improvements in Wilcox County, Alabama;
       38. $150,000 for the Cherokee County Commission for Weiss 
     Lake Area system improvements in Centre, Alabama;
       39. $2,000,000 for Anchorage, Alaska for water and sewer 
     upgrades in West Anchorage;
       40. $1,500,000 for Fairbanks, Alaska for water system 
     upgrades;
       41. $1,000,000 for North Pole, Alaska for water and sewer 
     improvements;
       42. $985,000 for Palmer, Alaska for a water main;
       43. $768,000 for Sitka, Alaska for Japonski Island water 
     supply improvements;
       44. $925,000 for Wasilla, Alaska for water and sewer 
     improvements;
       45. $300,000 to the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona 
     to prepare a master plan for drinking water infrastructure on 
     the Fort Apache Indian Reservation;
       46. $1,000,000 for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona for the 
     Scottsdale Arsenic Removal Pilot Project;
       47. $602,000 for the City of Safford, Arizona, for 
     wastewater treatment plant construction costs;
       48. $600,000 to the City of Avondale, Arizona for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       49. $750,000 to the Town of Huachuca, Arizona for the 
     Effluent Recharge Project;
       50. $750,000 to the City of Tucson, Arizona for water 
     security infrastructure improvements;
       51. $100,000 to the Baxter County Water Facilities Board, 
     Arkansas for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       52. $125,000 to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas for 
     developing drainage plans;
       53. $200,000 to the Faulkner County Public Utilities Board, 
     Arkansas for wastewater infrastructure improvements for Lake 
     Conway;
       54. $300,000 to the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, 
     Arkansas for water infrastructure improvements;
       55. $650,000 for the Community Water System Public Water 
     Authority of Arkansas in Lonoke and White Counties for the 
     Greers Ferry drinking water project;
       56. $650,000 for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       57. $100,000 to the City of Chino Hills, California for a 
     needs assessment study for 39 improvements to the Los 
     Serranos storm water drainage system;
       58. $110,000 to the City of East Palo Alto, California for 
     the East Palo Alto Master Water Plan including water, 
     wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       59. $475,000 to the City of Brisbane, California for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       60. $200,000 to the City of Colton, California for 
     stormwater infrastructure improvements as part of the 
     Comprehensive 3-5 Storm Drain Plan;
       61. $200,000 to the Los Osos Community Services District, 
     California for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       62. $200,000 to the City of Modesto, California for the 
     Ninth Street Corridor Storm Drain project;
       63. $200,000 to the City of Norwalk, California for the 
     Norwalk Reservoir Project;
       64. $200,000 to the City of Cudahy, California for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       65. $200,000 to the City of Bell, California for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       66. $200,000 to Marin County, California for the Tomales 
     Bay Wastewater Treatment Facility;
       67. $250,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for 
     storm water infrastructure improvements;
       68. $450,000 to the City of Westminster, California for a 
     water quality improvement pilot project;
       69. $250,000 to the City of Fort Bragg, California for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       70. $250,000 for the City of Gardena, California for 
     wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
     71. $500,000 to the City of Santa Ana, California for the 
     West Pump Station Facility Upgrade project;
       72. $300,000 to the City of Murrieta, California for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       73. $300,000 to the City of El Segundo, California for 
     sanitary sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       74. $300,000 to the City of Santa Monica, California for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       75. $350,000 to the Monterey County Water Resource Agency 
     in California for planning and design of the Salinas Valley 
     Water Project;
       76. $350,000 to the City of Roseville, California for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       77. $350,000 to the City of Vallejo, California for 
     infrastructure improvements for the Mare Island Sanitary 
     Sewer and Storm Drain System;
       78. $475,000 to the City of Huntington Beach, California 
     for the Alabama Storm Drain project;
       79. $400,000 to the Irvine Ranch Water District, California 
     for the San Diego Creek Watershed Natural Treatment System;
       80. $400,000 to the County of Ventura, California for 
     implementation of the Calleguas Creek Watershed Management 
     Plan;
       81. $400,000 to the United Water Conservation District, 
     California for the River Park Reclamation and Recharge 
     Authority Groundwater Project;
       82. $400,000 to the City of Redding, California for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Stillwater 
     Business Park;
       83. $400,000 to the City of Victorville, California for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       84. $400,000 to the City of Whittier, California for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       85. $400,000 to the City of Folsom, California for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       86. $400,000 to the City of Lodi, California for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       87. $500,000 to the City of Fresno, California for a water 
     conveyance project;
       88. $650,000 to Placer County, California for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       89. $750,000 to the San Diego Water Authority, California 
     for a water desalination program;
       90. $800,000 to the Olivenhain Municipal Water District in 
     Encinitas, California for water infrastructure improvements;
       91. $800,000 to the City of Sacramento, California for the 
     Sacramento Combined Sewer System Improvement and 
     Rehabilitation Project;
       92. $800,000 to the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California 
     for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       93. $1,100,000 to the Mojave Water Agency, California for 
     the Mojave Desert Arsenic Demonstration project;
       94. $1,650,000 to the Cities of Arcadia and Sierra Madre, 
     California for water infrastructure improvements;
       95. $1,000,000 for the Orange County Sanitation District, 
     California for a wastewater treatment program;
       96. $500,000 to the Mission Springs, California Water 
     District for water infrastructure improvements;
       97. $500,000 to the City of San Bernardino, California for 
     the Lakes and Streams project;
       98. $1,000,000 for the Santa Clara Valley Water District, 
     California for perchlorate groundwater clean-up;
       99. $500,000 for the City of Ukiah, California for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       100. $500,000 for the West Valley Water District, 
     California for the Inland Empire Perchlorate Force Wellhead 
     Treatment;
       101. $500,000 for Madera County, California for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       102. $200,000 for Ventura County, California for sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       103. $1,000,000 to the Town of Rico, Colorado for the 
     construction of a wastewater treatment plant and sewer 
     system;
       104. $1,000,000 for the Brownsville Water District, 
     Colorado for the construction of a sanitary sewer collection 
     system and interceptor line;
       105. $1,000,000 for the Englewood/Littleton Bi-City 
     Wastewater Treatment Plant, Colorado for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       106. $200,000 to the Town of Prospect, Connecticut for 
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       107. $550,000 for the Town of Southington, Connecticut for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       108. $500,000 to the City of Stamford, Connecticut for 
     stormwater management improvements for the restoration of the 
     Mill River ecosystem;
       109. $900,000 for the Town of East Hampton, Connecticut for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       110. $500,000 for the City of New Britain, Connecticut for 
     drinking water infrastructure improvements;
       111. $1,100,000 for the City of Wilmington, Delaware for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       112. $400,000 to the Metropolitan Washington Council of 
     Governments for its Regional Water System Security 
     Enhancement Program;
       113. $1,000,000 for the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach 
     County, Florida for continued construction of the Tr-County 
     Biosolids Pelletization Facility;
       114. $1,000,000 for Key Biscayne, Florida for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       115. $175,000 to the City of Miami Gardens, Florida for 
     drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       116. $200,000 to Citrus County, Florida for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements for the Homosassa and 
     Chassahowitzka Water Collection System;
       117. $200,000 to the City of Hollywood, Florida for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       118. $200,000 to Palm Beach County, Florida for 
     improvements at the Lake Okeechobee Regional Water Treatment 
     Plant;
       119. $200,000 to the Southwest Florida Management District 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements for 
     Weeki Wachee Springs;
       120. $300,000 for the Northwest Florida Management District 
     for the Escambia County Utility Authority Water Reclamation 
     Project;
       121. $240,000 to the City of Marathon, Florida for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Boot Key 
     Municipal Harbor Development;
       122. $300,000 to Orange County, Florida for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements in Holden Heights;
       123. $350,000 to the City of Tampa, Florida for the South 
     Tampa Area Reclaimed Project;
       124. $350,000 to St. Johns County, Florida for the 
     Stormwater and Septic Tank Replacement Project;
       125. $400,000 to Sarasota County, Florida for the Phillipi 
     Creek Septic Tank Replacement Project;
       126. $400,000 to the City of Key West, Florida for 
     stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       127. $400,000 to the City of Oakland Park, Florida for the 
     Kimberly Lake Drainage Project;
       128. $400,000 to the City of Riviera Beach, Florida for 
     stormwater infrastructure improvements for Lake Worth Lagoon;
       129. $400,000 to the Town of Orange Park, Florida for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements for the St. Johns 
     River;
       130. $650,000 to the County of Putnam, Florida for a 
     Regional Water System project;
       131. $800,000 to the City of Sweetwater, Florida for 
     stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       132. $800,000 to the City of Homestead, Florida for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       133. $800,000 to the Southwest Florida Water Management 
     District for the Upper Peace River Watershed Restoration 
     Initiative;
       134. $2,000,000 for St. Johns Rivers Water Management 
     District, Florida to integrate alternative water supplies in 
     east-central Florida to reduce the regional water supply 
     deficit;
       135. $450,000 for St. Johns Rivers Water Management 
     District, Florida for the Northeast Florida Integrated Water 
     Resources Project;
       136. $10,000,000 to the Southwest Florida Water Management 
     District for continuation of the Tampa Bay Reservoir Project;
       137. $110,000 to the City of Helena, Georgia for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       138. $350,000 to the Liberty County Development Authority, 
     Georgia for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements 
     for the Liberty County Coastal Megapark;
       139. $400,000 to the City of Roswell, Georgia for the Big 
     Creek Watershed Project;
       140. $1,250,000 for the City of Forsyth, Georgia for 
     wastewater infrastructure--improvements;
       141. $700,000 to the City of Atlanta, Georgia for the West 
     Area Combined Sewer project;
       142. $600,000 to Gwinnett County, Georgia for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Liberty 
     Heights revitalization project;
       143. $1,100,000 for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water 
     Planning District for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvement projects;
       144. $1,000,000 to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water 
     Planning District for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements for the City of Atlanta Nancy Creek project;
       145. $2,250,000 for Columbus Water Works, Columbus, Georgia 
     for its Biosolids Flow-Through Thermophilic Treatment 
     Demonstration Project;
       146. $350,000 to Meriweather County, Georgia for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       147. $300,000 to the Guam Waterworks Authority for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       148. $1,000,000 for Oahu County and Kauai County, Hawaii 
     for water infrastructure improvements;
       149. $400,000 to the City of Middleton, Idaho for its water 
     and sewer utility extension and regional lift station 
     project;
       150. $500,000 to the City of McCammon, Idaho for wastewater 
     system improvements;
       151. $900,000 to the City of Jerome, Idaho for extension of 
     sewer lines;
       152. $2,000,000 for Shoshone County, Idaho, for Burke 
     Canyon Water and Sewer Improvements;
       153. $500,000 for the City of Burley, Idaho, for 
     construction on its Wastewater Treatment System Project;
       154. $100,000 to the Village of Carbon Hill, Illinois for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       155. $125,000 to the Village of Romeoville, Illinois for 
     stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       156. $200,000 to the Village of Lisbon, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       157. $200,000 to the Town of Cortland, Illinois for 
     construction of an elevated water storage tower;
       158. $200,000 to the Village of Burlington, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       159. $200,000 to the City of Genoa, Illinois for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       160. $250,000 for the Village of Oreana, Illinois for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       161. $300,000 to the City of Shelbyville, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       162. $300,000 to the City of Breese, Illinois for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       163. $325,000 to the Village of Downs, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       164. $350,000 for the City of Delavan, Illinois for the 
     construction of new water service lines and storage tanks;
       165. $350,000 for the City of Springfield, Illinois for the 
     replacement of the First Street Sanitary Sewer and stormwater 
     management for Memorial Medical Center;
       166. $350,000 to the Lake County Stormwater Management 
     Committee, Illinois for stormwater detention, infrastructure, 
     modeling, design and management activities in the upper Des 
     Flames River watershed;
       167. $500,000 for Lake County, Illinois for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       168. $350,000 to the Village of Johnsburg, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       169. $400,000 to the Village of LaGrange Park, Illinois for 
     a water main replacement project;
       170. $401,500 for the Village of Washington, Illinois for 
     improvements to the School Street Sewer Interceptor;
       171. $500,000 for the City of Virginia, Illinois for the 
     construction of a water treatment facility;
       172. $500,000 for the City of Lincoln, Illinois for 
     upgrades for its wastewater treatment plant;
       173. $500,000 for the Village of Armington, Illinois for 
     the construction of a sanitary sewer project;
       174. $500,000 for the City of Forsyth, Illinois for 
     construction of a new water treatment plant;
       175. $500,000 to the Village of Port Barrington, Illinois 
     for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       176. $648,500 for the City of Peoria, Illinois for the 
     installation of sanitary sewer infrastructure in Growth cells 
     2 and 3;
       177. $500,000 for Galesburg Sanitary District, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       178. $500,000 for the Village of Franklin Park, Illinois 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       179. $500,000 for the City of Galena, Illinois to expand 
     and improve wastewater facilities;
       180. $200,000 for the City of Wilmington, Illinois for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       181. $900,000 to the City of Martinsville, Indiana for 
     water supply, water storage, and other water infrastructure 
     improvements;
       182. $200,000 to the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       183. $200,000 to the City of Richmond, Indiana for 
     wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       184. $250,000 to be divided equally between Vanderburgh 
     County and the City of Evansville, Indiana for Pigeon Creek 
     wastewater system improvements;
       185. $400,000 to the City of Carmel, Indiana for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       186. $1,200,000 to the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana for the 
     Camp Scott Program for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       187. $750,000 to Rensselaer, Indiana for wastewater 
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       188. $200,000 for the Delaware County Commissioners, Eaton, 
     Indiana for water system improvements;
       189. $200,000 for the City of Elwood, Indiana for sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       190. $1,700,000 for the City of Sioux City, Iowa for 
     improvements at the Sioux City Regional Wastewater Treatment 
     Facility;
       191. $200,000 to the City of Postville, Iowa for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       192. $2,500,000 for the City of Ottumwa, Iowa for the 
     separation of combined sewers;
       193. $600,000 for the Mason City Water Treatment Plant in 
     Mason City, Iowa for water infrastructure improvements;
       194. $200,000 for the City of Carroll, Iowa for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       195. $2,000,000 for the City of Hutchinson, Kansas for 
     groundwater remediation;
       196. $1,250,000 for the City of Roeland Park, Kansas for 
     stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       197. $450,000 to the City of Newton, Kansas for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       198. $500,000 to the City of Frankfort, Kentucky for the 
     Schenkel Lane Sewer Replacement project;
       199. $200,000 to Grant County, Kentucky for the Grant 
     County/Bullock Pen Waterline Extension project;
       200. $200,000 to the City of Wickliffe, Kentucky for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       201. $500,000 to the Boyle County Fiscal Court, Kentucky 
     for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       202. $350,000 to the City of Whitesburg, Kentucky for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       203. $480,000 to the City of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       204. $800,000 to Martin County, Kentucky for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements and extension of wastewater 
     lines;
       205. $1,000,000 for the Louisville/Jefferson County 
     Metropolitan Sewer District, Kentucky to construct a wet 
     weather storage basin to control sewer overflows;
       206. $500,000 to the South Woodford Water District in 
     Woodford County, Kentucky, for the South Woodford Water 
     District System Improvement Project;
       207. $500,000 to the Hardin County Water District No. 2 in 
     Hardin County, Kentucky, for the Elizabethtown Loop Project;
       208. $2,000,000 to the Intermodal Transportation Authority 
     in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Kentucky TriModal Transpark 
     Water and Sewer Improvements;
       209. $1,000,000 for Sanitation District Number One in 
     Kentucky for water infrastructure improvements;
       210. $700,000 for the Ohio County Regional Wastewater 
     District, Kentucky for wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       211. $300,000 for the State of Kentucky for water 
     infrastructure improvements in Union County;
       212. $200,000 to the City of Denham Springs, Louisiana for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       213. $300,000 to the Military Department of Louisiana for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Gillis W. Long 
     Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana;
       214. $400,000 to the City of New Orleans, Louisiana for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       215. $800,000 to the City of Shreveport, Louisiana for the 
     installation of backflow preventers within the water 
     distribution system;
       216. $800,000 to the South Central Planning and Development 
     Commission, Louisiana for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       217. $1,000,000 for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       218. $750,000 for the City of Monroe, Louisiana for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       219. $750,000 for the Town of Gramercy, Louisiana for 
     drinking water infrastructure improvements;
       220. $700,000 for the City of St. Martinville, Louisiana 
     for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       221. $500,000 for the City of Gardiner, Maine for sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       222. $250,000 for the Town of Machias, Maine for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       223. $250,000 for Indian Township, Maine for improvements 
     to wastewater facilities;
       224. $300,000 to the Sanford Sewer District, Maine for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       225. $1,000,000 for the Town of Westemport, Maryland for 
     sewer infrastructure improvements;
       226. $500,000 for Chestertown, Maryland for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       227. $500,000 for the Town of Delmar, Maryland for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       228. $500,000 to the City of Crisfield, Maryland for water 
     infrastructure improvements and construction of biological 
     nutrient removal facilities;
       229. $500,000 for the Town of Hurlock, Maryland for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       230. $500,000 for nutrient control at wastewater treatment 
     plants on the Pocomoke River in Maryland;
       231. $1,000,000 for Harford County, Maryland for the Oaklyn 
     Manor Project;
       232. $500,000 for the Maryland Department of Natural 
     Resources for water quality restoration projects on the 
     Stoney Run and Dorsey Run in Howard and Anne Arundel 
     Counties, Maryland;
       233. $200,000 to the Town of Elkton, Maryland for 
     construction of biological nutrient removal facilities;
       234. $350,000 to the City of Cambridge, Maryland for 
     combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       235. $400,000 to the Washington Suburban Sanitary 
     Commission for wastewater disinfection system upgrades for 
     Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland;
       236. $200,000 to the Boston Groundwater Trust of 
     Massachusetts for its groundwater initiative;
       237. $450,000 to the City of Brockton, Massachusetts for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Brockton 
     Wastewater Treatment Facility;
       238. $200,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvement 
     projects in Essex County, Massachusetts;
       239. $250,000 to the City of Lowell, Massachusetts for 
     combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       240. $1,100,000 for the Cities of New Bedford and Fall 
     River, Massachusetts for combined sewer overflow mitigation 
     in Bristol County;
       241. $500,000 to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for 
     sewage pollution control projects along the Connecticut River 
     in Massachusetts and Connecticut;
       242. $200,000 to the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan for 
     the Saginaw Chippewa Water Main Extension Project;
       243. $1,000,000 for the Huron Regional Water Authority in 
     Michigan for water infrastructure improvements;
       244. $250,000 to the Grand Traverse County Board of Public 
     Works, Water and Sewer Committee, Michigan for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       245. $300,000 to the City of Negaunee, Michigan for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       246. $725,000 for Genesee County Drain Commission, Michigan 
     for the NorthEast Relief Sewer and Kearsley Creek Interceptor 
     project;
       247. $400,000 to the City of Detroit, Michigan for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Belle Isle 
     Sewerage Pumping Station and Combined Sewer Overflow 
     Facility;
       248. $750,000 to the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan for 
     combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       249. $1,000,000 to Wayne County, Michigan for continuation 
     of the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration 
     Project;
       250. $1,375,000 for the Oakland County Drain Commission to 
     address sanitary sewer overflows in Evergreen Farmington, 
     Michigan;
       251. $1,000,000 for the City of Benton Harbor, Michigan for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       252. $400,000 for Crystal Falls Township, Michigan for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       253. $1,000,000 for the City of Saginaw, Michigan for sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       254. $1,050,000 to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe located on 
     the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation, as established in the 
     Treaty of 1855, 10 Stat. 1165 for construction of the Mille 
     Lacs Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Minnesota;
       255. $500,000 for the City of Moorhead, Minnesota for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       256. $300,000 to the City of Roseau, Minnesota for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       257. $750,000 to the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota for 
     combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       258. $450,000 for the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi for 
     stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       259. $1,000,000 for the City of Forest, Mississippi for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       260. $200,000 for the City of Gulfport, Mississippi for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       261. $1,000,000 for the West Rankin Metropolitan Water and 
     Sewer Authority, Rankin County, Mississippi for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       262. $500,000 for Tchula, Mississippi for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       263. $500,000 for the City of Meridian, Mississippi for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       264. $500,000 for the City of Jackson, Mississippi for 
     wastewater system improvements;
       265. $400,000 to Franklin County, Mississippi for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Okissa Lake 
     Community development;
       266. $620,000 to the Town of Farmington, Mississippi for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       267. $1,500,000 for Joplin, Missouri for the Shoal Creek 
     Pre-treatment facility and Silver Creek parallel relief;
       268. $1,000,000 for Joplin, Missouri for the Jasper County 
     Crossroads Relief Sewer No. 1 Phase Two;
       269. $1,000,000 for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri for 
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       270. $750,000 for Monroe City, Missouri for water main 
     replacement and water line extension;
       271. $1,000,000 for the Cities of Peculiar and Raymore, 
     Missouri for the Cass County Watershed Expansion Project;
       272. $700,000 for the City of Pacific, Missouri for water 
     and sewer infrastructure improvements;
       273. $750,000 for Northwest Missouri Regional Council of 
     Governments for regional drinking water projects;
       274. $750,000 for the City of Lebanon, Missouri for sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       275. $400,000 for Wright City, Missouri for the 
     construction of an elevated water storage tank;
       276. $150,000 for Steelville, Missouri for completion of 
     its water service project, well and water storage tank;
       277. $500,000 to the City of St. Louis Department of Public 
     Utilities Water Division for the Columbia Bottoms Wellfield 
     Development Project in St. Louis, Missouri;
       278. $175,000 to the City of Belton, Missouri for 
     stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       279. $300,000 to the Duckett Creek Sanitary District for 
     the design, permitting and construction of wastewater 
     treatment facilities, sanitary sewers, and other related work 
     as necessary to document the impact of these facilities in 
     St. Charles County, Missouri;
       280. $350,000 to the City of Springfield, Missouri for 
     feasibility studies, preliminary and final designs and for 
     stormwater infrastructure improvements for the Upper James 
     River;
       281. $300,000 for the City of Helena, Montana for Phase 1 
     of Helena's Missouri River Water Treatment Plant 
     reconstruction;
       282. $1,000,000 for the Missouri River Water Project, 
     Helena, Montana for a water treatment project;
       283. $600,000 for the City of Kalispell, Montana for water 
     treatment improvements;
       284. $500,000 for the City of Missoula, Montana for the 
     Rattlesnake Water Project;
       285. $350,000 for the City of Red Lodge, Montana for a 
     water treatment facility;
       286. $350,000 for the City of Manhattan, Montana for a 
     water treatment facility;
       287. $300,000 for the City of Wisdom, Montana for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       288. $400,000 for the City of Hamilton, Montana for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       289. $1,275,000 to the City of Omaha, Nebraska for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements and combined sewer 
     overflow separation systems;
       290. $375,000 for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska for the 
     construction of combined sewer separation systems;
       291. $400,000 to the City of South Sioux City, Nebraska for 
     the Bi-State Missouri River Sewer Crossing project between 
     Nebraska and Iowa;
       292. $175,000 to the City of Henderson, Nevada for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       293. $100,000 for the Town of Hawthorne, Nevada for sewer 
     infrastructure improvements;
       294. $1,600,000 for the Virgin Valley Water District, 
     Nevada for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
       295. $1,000,000 for Washoe County, Nevada for the North 
     Lemmon Valley Artificial Recharge Project;
       296. $600,000 for Clark County, Nevada for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       297. $500,000 for the City of Berlin, New Hampshire, for 
     the Berlin Waterworks water distribution system improvements;
       298. $500,000 for the Town of Colebrook, New Hampshire for 
     drinking water infrastructure improvements;
       299. $300,000 for the Town of Rollingsford, New Hampshire 
     for wastewater treatment improvements;
       300. $350,000 for the Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire for 
     wastewater treatment improvements;
       301. $900,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire for 
     drinking water and combined sewer overflow infrastructure 
     improvements;
       302. $500,000 for the City of Manchester, New Hampshire for 
     the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement project;
       303. $350,000 for the City of Rochester Waterworks, New 
     Hampshire for the extension of Rochester, New Hampshire sewer 
     line;
       304. $400,000 to the State of New Jersey, New Jersey 
     Meadowlands Commission for wetlands restoration;
       305. $500,000 to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in 
     New Jersey for its combined sewage overflow reduction program 
     and the Passaic River/Newark Bay Restoration program;
       306. $800,000 to the Township of Jefferson, New Jersey for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements to help protect water 
     quality of Lake Hopatcong;
       307. $1,000,000 for the City of Camden, New Jersey for the 
     Von Neida Park Wastewater Management project;
       308. $700,000 for Rockland County in New York, for the 
     Western Ramapo Sewer Extension project;
       309. $300,000 for the City of Gallup, New Mexico for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       310. $2,000,000 for the Valley Utilities Project in the 
     City of Albuquerque and Bemalillo County, New Mexico;
       311. $1,000,000 for the City of Espanola, New Mexico, for 
     water and wastewater system improvements;
       312. $1,000,000 for the City of Los Lunas, New Mexico, for 
     the interceptor sewer line project;
       313. $125,000 to the Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water 
     Consumers Association for wastewater management and treatment 
     infrastructure improvements in northern Dona Ana County, New 
     Mexico;
       314. $300,000 to the City of Elephant Butte, New Mexico for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements in North Sierra 
     County;
       315. $600,000 to Bernalillo County, New Mexico for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements for South and 
     North Valley;
       316. $250,000 for the City of Oswego, New York for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       317. $250,000 for the City of Corning, New York for a 
     reservoir project;
       318. $113,000 to the Village of Pelham, New York for 
     sanitary sewer and storm water infrastructure improvement 
     project;
       319. $125,000 to the Town of Chester, New York for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       320. $200,000 to the Town of Sennett, New York for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       321. $200,000 to the Town of Bethel, New York for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       322. $200,000 to the Village of Endicott, New York for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       323. $200,000 to the Town of Babylon, New York for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       324. $250,000 to the Town of Grand Island, New York for 
     wastewater and combined sewer overflow infrastructure 
     improvements;
       325. $325,000 to Fulton County, New York for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       326. $400,000 for the Town of North Hempstead, New York for 
     stormwater management infrastructure improvements;
       327. $400,000 to the County of Rockland, New York for the 
     Western Ramapo Sewer Extension and Water Reuse project;
       328. $400,000 to the City of Dunkirk, New York for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       329. $400,000 to the City of Hamburg, New York for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       330. $400,000 to the Town of Greece, New York for sanitary 
     sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       331. $1,500,000 to the Cayuga County Water and Sewer 
     Authority for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the 
     Village of Fair Haven, New York;
       332. $250,000 to the Rivers and Estuaries Center on the 
     Hudson in New York for facilities construction;
       333. $230,000 to the Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority 
     for sanitary sewer overflow improvements for the Town of 
     Palmyra, New York;
       334. $200,000 to Onondaga County, New York for sewage 
     treatment plant improvements for the Village of Jordan;
       335. $2,000,000 to the Saratoga Water Committee in Saratoga 
     County, New York for construction of a drinking water 
     transport pipeline;
       336. $1,400,000 for the Village of Lake Placid, New York 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       337. $500,000 to the Town of North Castle, New York for 
     water infrastructure improvements for the Quarry Heights 
     District;
       338. $600,000 to the Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority 
     for construction of a waterline in the Towns of Sodus and 
     Huron, New York;
       339. $3,000,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for 
     Westcott Reservoir for drinking water infrastructure 
     improvements;
       340. $5,000,000 for drinking water infrastructure needs in 
     the New York City Watershed;
       341. $5,000,000 for water quality infrastructure 
     improvements for Long Island Sound, New York;
       342. $12,300,000 for continued clean water improvements for 
     Onondaga Lake, New York;
       343. $110,000 to the Town of Erwin, North Carolina to 
     enhance its water and wastewater infrastructure through the 
     renovation and repair of treatment facilities at the former 
     Swift Denim textile plant;
       344. $200,000 to the City of Shelby, North Carolina for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       345. $1,000,000 for the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer 
     Authority for water infrastructure improvements for Lenoir 
     County, North Carolina;
       346. $400,000 to the City of Creedmoor, North Carolina for 
     water quality and infrastructure improvements for Lake 
     Rogers;
       347. $200,000 to the Town of Bryson City, North Carolina 
     for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       348. $250,000 to the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina 
     for wastewater system maintenance and upgrades;
       349. $550,000 to the City of Durham, North Carolina for 
     water security improvements;
       350. $250,000 to the City of Cherryville, North Carolina 
     for renovation of the Sunbeam Industrial Park Water Tank and 
     Water Line;
       351. $250,000 to Hoke County, North Carolina for water and 
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       352. $150,000 to the City of Belmont, North Carolina for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       353. $75,000 to the City of Bessemer City, North Carolina 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       354. $75,000 to the City of Stanley, North Carolina for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       355. $400,000 to the City of Marion, North Carolina for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       356. $750,000 to the Town of Holly Springs, North Carolina 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements 
     according to the Master Water Reuse Plan;
       357. $150,000 to Richmond County, North Carolina for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements
       358. $550,000 for the City of Devils Lake, North Dakota for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       359. $900,000 for the City of Grafton, North Dakota for the 
     Grafton Water Treatment Plant;
       360. $200,000 for the City of Park River, North Dakota for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       361. $550,000 for the City of Riverdale, North Dakota for 
     the Riverdale Regional Water Treatment Facility;
       362. $300,000 for Dickey Rural Water Users Association in 
     Southeast, North Dakota for the Southeast Regional Expansion 
     Project;
       363. $300,000 to the Village of Haskins, Ohio for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       364. $350,000 to the Village of New Riegel, Ohio for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       365. $350,000 to the City of Gallon, Ohio for the Galion 
     Bio-Solids Handling Replacement Project;
       366. $400,000 to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 
     for the Doan Brook Pollution Abatement Project;
       367. $700,000 to the City of Ashland, Ohio for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       368. $500,000 for the Village of Somerset, Perry County, 
     Ohio to rehabilitate its existing water treatment plant;
       369. $500,000 to the City of Kirtland, Ohio for water and 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       370. $600,000 to the City of Vermilion, Ohio for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements and sanitary sewer 
     rehabilitations;
       371. $1,650,000 to Guernsey County, Ohio for a water line 
     extension project in Eastern Guernsey County;
       372. $800,000 for Springfield, Ohio for the establishment 
     of water and sewer infrastructure in preparation for and 
     economic development project;
       373. $800,000 to the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater 
     Cincinnati, Ohio for sanitary sewer overflow infrastructure 
     improvements;
       374. $1,750,000 for the City of Delphos, Ohio to construct 
     a reservoir, surface water treatment plant, associated 
     piping;
       375. $900,000 to the City of Urbana, Ohio for construction 
     of a new well field;
       376. $1,000,000 to the City of Toledo, Ohio for wet weather 
     flow and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       377. $1,200,000 to the City of Amherst, Ohio for wastewater 
     treatment plant improvements;
       378. $1,200,000 to the City of Port Clinton, Ohio for 
     wastewater treatment plant improvements;
       379. $2,000,000 for Shawnee Hills subdivision of Greene 
     County, Ohio for a central sewer system;
       380. $300,000 to the Village of Millersburg, Ohio to 
     upgrade the Millersburg Wastewater Treatment Plant;
       381. $900,000 to the City of Van Wert, Ohio to increase the 
     size of the drinking water reservoir;
       382. $500,000 to Fulton County, Ohio to prevent landfill 
     leachate flows into surface water by improving the cap and 
     leachate collection system at the Fulton County Landfill;
       383. $200,000 to the City of Midwest City, Oklahoma for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       384. $200,000 to the City of Norman, Oklahoma for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       385. $200,000 to the City of Seminole, Oklahoma for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       386. $325,000 to the Town of Arcadia, Oklahoma for water 
     supply and wastewater handling systems upgrades;
       387. $325,000 to the City of Choctaw, Oklahoma for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       388. $1,500,000 for the City of Lawton, Oklahoma for the 
     Southwest Water Treatment Plant;
       389. $950,000 for the City of Warrenton, Oregon for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       390. $500,000 for the City of Irrigon, Oregon for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       391. $200,000 to the City of Wilsonville, Oregon for the 
     installation of a rain and stormwater management system for 
     the Villebois project;
       392. $200,000 to Tillamook County, Oregon for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements including construction of an 
     animal waste composting facility;
       393. $100,000 for the City of Albany, Oregon for the 
     Albany-Millersburg Joint Water Project;
       394. $250,000 to the Odell Sanitary District, Oregon for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       395. $900,000 for the City of Portland, Oregon for its wet 
     weather demonstration project;
       396. $125,000 to Paint Borough, Pennsylvania for stormwater 
     and sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements;
       397. $200,000 to Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       398. $200,000 to Downingtown Borough, Pennsylvania for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       399. $450,000 to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania for water 
     infrastructure improvements for the Jersey Shore Borough;
       400. $200,000 to the Borough of Avondale, Pennsylvania for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       401. $100,000 to Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania for 
     a Biosolids Treatment Facility Replacement project;
       402. $250,000 to the York City Sewer Authority, 
     Pennsylvania for infiltration and inflow removal 
     infrastructure improvements;
       403. $200,000 to the Matamoras Municipal Authority of the 
     Borough of Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       404. $250,000 to the Somerset County Redevelopment 
     Authority, Pennsylvania for water and wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements for development of the Windber 
     Business Park;
       405. $275,000 for Forward Township, Pennsylvania for the 
     Gallatin-Sunnyside Area Sewer Project;
       406. $300,000 to the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for 
     the Mish Run Sewer Improvement Project;
       407. $300,000 to the Hanover Township Sewage Authority, 
     Pennsylvania for extension of sewer lines for Starpoint 
     Business and Industrial Park;
       408. $625,000 to the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       409. $400,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
     Water Department for the planning, design, and construction 
     of stormwater management solutions;
       410. $400,000 for the Wyoming Valley Sanitation Authority, 
     Pennsylvania for combined sewer overflow infrastructure 
     improvements;
       411. $400,000 to the Kulpmont-Marion Heights Joint 
     Municipal Authority, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       412. $600,000 to the Borough of Coudersport, Pennsylvania 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       413. $3,200,000 for the Three Rivers Wet Weather 
     Demonstration program to develop innovative, cost-effective 
     solutions to assist municipalities to eliminate sewer 
     overflows in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
       414. $750,000 to the Cambria Somerset Authority for the 
     Quemahoning Reservoir water supply project to provide water 
     to communities in Somerset and Cambria Counties, 
     Pennsylvania;
       415. $250,000 to the Summit Township Sewer Authority for a 
     public sanitary sewer system extension in Erie County, 
     Pennsylvania;
       416. $250,000 to Tuscarora Township for East Waterford 
     sanitary sewer system upgrades in Juniata County, 
     Pennsylvania;
       417. $200,000 to Newport Borough Water Authority for a 
     river filtration system and distribution line replacement in 
     Perry County, Pennsylvania;
       418. $350,000 for the Municipality of Penn Hills, 
     Pennsylvania for sewer infrastructure improvements;
       419. $150,000 for the Mid-Cameron Authority for wastewater 
     treatment plant upgrades in Emporium Borough and Shippen 
     Township, Pennsylvania;
       420. $150,000 for Laporte Borough for the waterline 
     replacement project in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania;
       421. $200,000 for Granville Township for wastewater 
     transfer station improvements in Mifflin County, 
     Pennsylvania;
       422. $150,000 for Mercer County Regional Council of 
     Governments for the Shenango Valley Joint Sewer/Water 
     Infrastructure Project in Mercer County, Pennsylvania;
       423. $1,650,000 to the Municipality of Barceloneta, Puerto 
     Rico for water infrastructure improvements in the Palenque 
     and Garrochales communities;
       424. $175,000 to the Town of Lincoln, Rhode Island for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       425. $175,000 to the Town of North Providence, Rhode Island 
     for wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       426. $1,450,000 for the Narragansett Bay Commission of 
     Rhode Island for combined sewer overflow infrastructure 
     improvements;
       427. $500,000 for the Pascoag Utility District, Rhode 
     Island for water infrastructure improvements;
       428. $440,000 for the City of Providence, Rhode Island for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       429. $500,000 for the Town of Jamestown, Rhode Island for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       430. $500,000 for the Pawtucket Water Supply Board, Rhode 
     Island for the renovation of Central Falls Pipe;

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       431. $100,000 for the Prudence Island Water Utility, Rhode 
     Island for water infrastructure improvements;
       432. $850,000 for East Providence, Rhode Island for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       433. $175,000 to the City of Greenville, South Carolina for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       434. $250,000 to the Town of Estill, South Carolina for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       435. $300,000 to Calhoun County, South Carolina for water 
     infrastructure improvements for the Fort Motte Water System;
       436. $300,000 to the Alligator Rural Water Company for 
     water infrastructure improvements in Chesterfield County, 
     South Carolina;
       437. $1,400,000 for the Charleston Commissioners of Public 
     Works, South Carolina for wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       438. $400,000 to the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment 
     Corporation, South Carolina for stormwater infrastructure 
     improvements according to the Pavilion Area Master Plan;
       439. $250,000 to Kershaw County, South Carolina for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure development for an industrial 
     park;
       440. $1,200,000 for the Town of Ravenel, South Carolina for 
     construction of a main sewer transmission line along U.S. Hwy 
     17;
       441. $1,000,000 for the City of Corsica, South Dakota for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       442. $1,000,000 for the City of Lennox, South Dakota for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       443. $200,000 for the City of Sisseton, South Dakota for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       444. $1,000,000 for the City of Hartford, South Dakota for 
     drinking water infrastructure improvements;
       445. $100,000 for the City of DeSmet, South Dakota for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       446. $250,000 to Meigs County, Tennessee for extension of 
     water lines;
       447. $500,000 to the City of Decatur, Tennessee for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       448. $600,000 for the City of Jackson, Tennessee for the 
     Sandy Creek Sanitary Sewer Overflow Project;
       449. $300,000 to the City of Tesculum, Tennessee for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       450. $1,400,000 for the City of Newport, Tennessee for the 
     Newport Utility District to expand drinking water services 
     and improve wastewater treatment;
       451. $200,000 to Harris County, Texas Precinct 2 for water 
     quality planning and design to provide water and wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       452. $200,000 to the El Paso Water Utilities, Texas for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       453. $2,150,000 to the City of Austin, Texas for sanitary 
     sewer overflow mitigation and infrastructure improvements;
       454. $1,300,000 San Antonio Water Systems, San Antonio, 
     Texas for Brooks City-Base water infrastructure improvements;
       455. $350,000 to the City of Leonard, Texas for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       456. $400,000 to the Texas Water Development Board for the 
     Texas Water Desalination Initiative in Freeport, Texas;
       457. $400,000 to the City of Waco, Texas for the Waco-
     McLennan County Regional Water project;
       458. $500,000 to the Brazos River Authority for water 
     infrastructure improvements in West Fort Bend County, Texas;
       459. $200,000 to the City of Goldthwaite, Texas for 
     drinking water needs;
       460. $600,000 for Daggett County, Utah for the Dutch John 
     Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements;
       461. $500,000 for the City of Riverton, Utah for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       462. $650,000 for Iron County, Utah for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       463. $250,000 for the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy 
     District, Utah for a groundwater extraction and treatment 
     remedial project;
       464. $900,000 for Park City, Utah for water infrastructure 
     improvements associated with the Spiro and Judge Water 
     Tunnels;
       465. $675,000 for Sandy City, Utah for water and stormwater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       466. $500,000 for the City of Orem, Utah for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       467. $1,000,000 for the Town of Waitsfield, Vermont for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       468. $1,500,000 for the Champlain Water District, Vermont, 
     for Chittenden County stormwater infrastructure improvements;
       469. $125,000 for the Phoebe Needles System in Franklin 
     County Virginia for a secondary sewage treatment system;
       470. $150,000 to the Town of Chatham, Virginia for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       471. $250,000 for the Prentis Park Water and Sewer 
     Rehabilitation project in Portsmouth, Virginia;
       472. $400,000 to Chesterfield County, Virginia for drainage 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements for Rayon Park;
       473. $400,000 to be divided equally between the City of 
     Alexandria, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia for water 
     quality improvements in the Four Mile Run watershed;
       474. $440,000 for Henry County and the City of 
     Martinsville, Virginia for a wastewater treatment plant 
     upgrade and the conversion of two wastewater plants to 
     pumping stations;
       475. $500,000 for the Piney River Wastewater Improvement 
     Project in Nelson County, Virginia;
       476. $500,000 for Fluvanna County, Virginia for water and 
     sewer projects;
       477. $500,000 for the Town of Kenbridge, Virginia for the 
     expansion of a wastewater treatment plant;
       478. $785,000 for Franklin County, Virginia for a drinking 
     water infrastructure project;
       479. $800,000 to the City of Richmond, Virginia for 
     combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
       480. $1,000,000 to be divided equally between Appomattox 
     County and the Town of Appomattox, Virginia for water and 
     sewer projects;
       481. $1,200,000 to Dale Service Corporation wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements in Dale City, Virginia;
       482. $750,000 for the Fairfax County Water Authority, 
     Virginia for water infrastructure security improvements
       483. $300,000 for Fairfax County, Virginia for wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       484. $400,000 for the City of Norfolk, Virginia for the 
     Prentis Park Water and Sewer Rehabilitation;
       485. $300,000 for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia for 
     combined sewer overflow controls;
       486. $350,000 to the Government of the Virgin Islands for 
     wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements;
       487. $200,000 to the City of Tacoma, Washington for water 
     and stormwater infrastructure improvements for the Salishan 
     housing development;
       488. $200,000 to the City of Grand Coulee, Washington for 
     water infrastructure improvements;
       489. $750,000 for the Skagit Public Utility District, 
     Washington for sewer improvements for Similk Beach;
       490. $200,000 to the City of Seattle, Washington for the 
     High Point Natural Drainage System project;
       491. $500,000 for the City of Lakewood, Washington for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       492. $400,000 to the City of Carnation, Washington for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       493. $400,000 to the City of Duvall, Washington for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       494. $600,000 to the City of Shelton, Washington for water 
     and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       495. $100,000 to the Town of Ione, Washington for water 
     infrastructure improvements;
       496. $1,000,000 for the City of Sunnyside, Washington for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       497. $450,000 for the Vashon Sewer District, Washington for 
     wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       498. $380,000 to the City of Moundsville Sanitary 
     Department in West Virginia for storm sewer and sanitary 
     improvements on Jefferson Avenue;
       499. $671,000 to the City of Petersburg, West Virginia for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       500. $750,000 to the Town of Harrisville, West Virginia for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       501. $750,000 to the Mineral County Commission in Mineral 
     County, West Virginia for sewer system design and 
     construction;
       502. $824,000 to the City of Philippi, West Virginia for 
     water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
       503. $875,000 to the Marshall County Sewerage District in 
     West Virginia for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       504. $1,617,000 to the Gilmer County Public Service 
     District in West Virginia for water and wastewater 
     infrastructure improvements;
       505. $2,000,000 to the Sun Valley Public Service District 
     in West Virginia for water and wastewater infrastructure 
     improvements;
       506. $5,000,000 to the City of Parkersburg, West Virginia 
     for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements.
       507. $2,000,000 to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage 
     District, Wisconsin for its Central Metropolitan Interceptor 
     System project;
       508. $500,000 for the City of Racine, Wisconsin for water 
     infrastructure improvements.
       509. $1,800,000 to the City of Chipewa Falls, Wisconsin for 
     sewer and water infrastrructure enhancements;
       510. $2,150,000 to the Village of Port Edwards, Wisconsin 
     for replacement of a sewage treatment plant.


                       administrative provisions

       The conferees have again this year included an 
     administrative provision giving the Administrator specific 
     authority to, in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, 
     award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian 
     Tribes or Intertribal consortia so as to properly carry out 
     EPA's environmental programs.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision, as 
     proposed by the House, extending for one year the collection 
     of

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     $21,500,000 in maintenance fees. Nor does the conference 
     agreement include prohibitions on the collection of pesticide 
     registration and tolerance fees, as proposed by the House. 
     Instead, the conference agreement includes a provision, as 
     proposed by the Senate, which provides for the collection of 
     certain pesticides fees through fiscal year 2008 (see title 
     V).
       The conferees have included a new provision proposed by the 
     Senate which, for fiscal year 2004, extends the eligibility 
     of brownfield grant recipients to those who purchased 
     properties prior to the enactment of the Small Business 
     Liability Relief and Brownfield Revitalization Act of 2001. 
     The conferees have not included a provision that would permit 
     the use of certain brownfield grant funds for administrative 
     costs, as the Senate had proposed.
       The conferees have not included a provision, as proposed by 
     the Senate, that clarifies an existing exemption in the Clean 
     Air Act concerning state regulations of engines under 50 
     horsepower.

                   Executive Office of the President


                OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

       Appropriates $7,027,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.


  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

       Appropriates $3,238,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       Appropriates $30,125,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General, as proposed by the House instead of $30,848,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Funds for this account are derived 
     from the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings and Loan Insurance 
     Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund and are therefore not 
     reflected in either the budget authority or budget outlay 
     totals.

                    General Services Administration


                FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND

       Appropriates $14,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $12,500,000 as proposed by the House. Provides limitation 
     of $21,000,000 on availability of the Fund as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $18,000,000 as proposed by the House. Funds 
     in excess of this amount are available for expenditure only 
     as authorized in future appropriations Acts.

           United States Interagency Council on Homelessness


                           operating expenses

       Appropriates $1,500,000 for the United States Interagency 
     Council on Homelessness as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     had included the same amount of funding for this activity 
     under its prior name, Interagency Council on the Homeless.
       The conferees expect HUD to continue providing 
     administrative support on a reimbursable basis to the 
     Council.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

       Of the amounts approved by the conferees in this agreement, 
     NASA must limit reprogramming of funds between programs and 
     activities to not more than $500,000 without prior 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate. Any activity or program cited in this report 
     shall be construed as the position of the conferees and 
     should not be subject to reductions or reprogramming without 
     prior approval. The conferees agree with the Senate directive 
     that NASA include the outyear budget impacts of all 
     reprogramming requests, including the outyear budget impact 
     of all missions in the annual operating plan. The conferees 
     direct NASA to identify, in the initial operating plan and 
     all subsequent revisions, all Space Shuttle Return to Flight 
     costs and purposes, the anticipated budget runout of the 
     Return to Flight actions, and the funding sources being used 
     to pay for the Return to Flight costs. The operating plan and 
     all subsequent changes to the plan shall include a separate 
     accounting of all program/mission reserves.
       The conferees agree with the House direction that NASA is 
     to provide no less than $2,000,000 to demonstrate encryption 
     technology as part of its cyber-security architecture. This 
     demonstration should be conducted in cooperation with the 
     NASA Inspector General. NASA is to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate within 90 days on 
     its plan to conduct this demonstration and is directed to 
     convey the results of the demonstration upon its completion.
       The conferees agree with the Senate directive for NASA to 
     provide a comprehensive plan that will respond to the 
     Columbia Accident Investigation Board report as well as 
     address other staffing, systemic and program shortcomings in 
     NASA programs. The plan should include an assessment of any 
     proposed investments that NASA considers critical to the 
     reform of the agency and the success of its missions. The 
     conferees expect the plan to include a 10-year funding 
     profile for implementing the proposed reforms with benchmarks 
     that are designed to ensure a safe return to flight. The 
     conferees direct NASA to provide the report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate no later than 
     January 15, 2004.
       The conferees agree with the Senate direction for a report 
     on the risks associated with illegal transfer or theft of 
     sensitive technologies. The conferees direct NASA and the 
     NASA Inspector General to work together and report annually 
     on these issues, including an assessment of risk.
       The conferees agree that program delays often result in 
     large cost increases that are increasingly difficult to 
     justify and that NASA should have as a priority a desire to 
     reduce these costs. Therefore, the conferees direct NASA to 
     work to reduce the costs associated with program delays, and 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations by January 15, 
     2004 on options for cost reductions. In arriving at these 
     options, NASA should include in the report an explanation of 
     what constitutes core staff and program needs versus full 
     development and operations staff requirements.


                       SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Appropriates $7,512,100,000 for space flight capabilities 
     instead of $7,806,100,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $7,582,100,000 as proposed by the Senate. Specifies that 
     $15,000,000 of the amount provided for the Space Shuttle Life 
     Extension Program shall be for development and independent 
     assessment of concepts to increase crew survivability for 
     crew sizes of 4 to 7 as proposed by the House. The conferees 
     have not included the House language which would have 
     specified these efforts should result in increased 
     survivability by a factor of 20. Deletes the Senate language 
     which would have specified $3,986,000,000 for activities 
     related to the Space Shuttle and prohibited transfer of any 
     of these funds to other programs or activities. Deletes 
     Senate language which would have capped International Space 
     Station costs at $1,507,000,000. Retains House language which 
     allows for the transfer of funds from this account to the 
     science, aeronautics, and exploration account in accordance 
     with section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act 
     of 1958.
       The amount provided is a reduction of $270,000,000 from the 
     budget request and includes a reduction of $200,000,000 from 
     the International Space Station request and a reduction of 
     $70,000,000 from the Space Launch Initiative budget request.
       While the conferees have agreed to delete Senate bill 
     language which would have specified $3,986,000,000 for 
     activities related to the Space Shuttle, the conferees agree 
     that none of the reductions specified in this report should 
     be taken against this activity. Transfers made pursuant to 
     section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act, 
     while allowed, will need to be fully justified and approved 
     by the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     in advance of the transfer and must include the outyear 
     implications on all activities involved in the reprogramming 
     action.
       The conferees have not included a cost cap on the 
     International Space Station as proposed by the Senate but do 
     agree that there are substantial cost reductions associated 
     with the program as a result of shuttle operations being 
     suspended and agree that NASA needs to be more aggressive in 
     controlling costs associated with reduced program activity.
       The conferees agree that of the funds appropriated in this 
     account, $24,000,000 shall be for the commercial technology 
     program within the Innovative Technology Transfer 
     Partnerships theme. NASA shall maintain this program as it 
     existed in fiscal year 2003 and prior fiscal years.
       The conferees do not agree with the Senate direction that 
     the Space Flight Advisory Committee is to report directly and 
     independently to the Congress on NASA's implementation of the 
     Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) recommendations. 
     Implementation of the CAIB recommendations is addressed 
     further in the Inspector General section of this statement.
       The conferees are in agreement that the new charter of the 
     Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel addresses the concerns 
     expressed in the Senate report and will satisfy the desire of 
     the conferees to receive timely reports that assess the 
     shuttle program in terms of safety, upgrades, operations, and 
     overall management of the shuttle program.
       Upon the resumption of shuttle flights to the International 
     Space Station, the conferees direct NASA to develop and 
     forward to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate a plan detailing the steps necessary to reach U.S. 
     Core Complete, as well as the outyear costs associated with 
     this plan.
       The conferees are in agreement that the Orbital Space Plane 
     External Program Assessment Team (EPAT), as currently 
     chartered, will address many of the concerns expressed by the 
     Senate when its report suggested the creation of an 
     independent oversight committee. However, the conferees are 
     concerned that the current membership relies too heavily on 
     former NASA officials and direct NASA to expand the 
     membership of the EPAT to include individuals that have 
     extensive non-NASA experience in program management to ensure 
     necessary independence from the Space Launch Initiative 
     program management. The conferees also direct the EPAT to 
     report on its assessments of the program to the Congress on a 
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     basis, with the first report due on December 31, 2003.
       The Orbital Space Plane (OSP) program is expected to 
     represent a significant investment by the American taxpayers 
     if it is carried out to completion. It is therefore necessary 
     that NASA manage this program unlike any other program it has 
     ever executed or tried to execute in the past. The conferees 
     believe that first and foremost, NASA must heed all the 
     findings and recommendations of the International Space 
     Station Management and Cost Evaluation report as well as the 
     CAIB report. It does not appear from materials provided to 
     the Congress thus far that this is the case. The conferees 
     understand that NASA is currently scheduled to release the 
     OSP full-scale development Request for Proposals (RFP) in 
     late 2003, and are concerned that the goals of this RFP may 
     not be aligned with the results of the ongoing interagency 
     space policy review. The conferees believe that NASA should 
     not release the RFP until the interagency space policy review 
     has been completed and NASA has determined that the RFP is 
     consistent with the results of this review. Additionally, the 
     conferees believe the President must assure the Congress that 
     sufficient resources will be available to support the 
     contract awarded as a result of the RFP and the related NASA 
     in-house efforts in fiscal year 2004 and the outyears and 
     anticipate receipt of such assurances in a timely manner. Any 
     operating plan changes that involve this program will not 
     take effect until 90 days after submission to the Congress 
     unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate sooner than 90 days.
       The conferees agree with the Senate direction that NASA 
     report by January 31, 2004, on the outyear costs for each 
     project within the Next Generation Launch Technology program, 
     the criteria being used to select technologies for 
     investment, and the metrics used to determine whether 
     projects within the program are progressing or should be 
     discontinued.
       The conferees understand that NASA is currently assessing 
     complementary and/or replacement logistics support to and 
     from the International Space Station (ISS). This assessment 
     encompasses utilization of Progress, Automated Transfer 
     Vehicle (ATV), H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), Alternative 
     Access to Space (AAS) concepts, Autonomous Shuttle, and 
     possibly other cargo capability concepts. The AAS studies 
     have an anticipated completion date of January 2004 to be 
     followed by a thorough review of all the options by NASA. 
     Additionally, the conferees understand that the 
     administration is reviewing overall U.S. space exploration 
     goals, including new cargo capability, as part of the fiscal 
     year 2005 budget process. The conferees direct the 
     administration to report back to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate with the Agency's plan 
     on ISS re-supply services by June 1, 2004.
       The conferees are concerned that in its desire to return 
     the shuttle to full operations, NASA may damage seriously the 
     integrity of the Shuttle Life Extension Program (SLEP). The 
     conferees believe that the process that NASA has put in place 
     for the SLEP will correctly identify cost effective and 
     necessary modifications, but NASA must still demonstrate the 
     resolve to execute properly the program by requesting 
     adequate budget resources and devoting management attention 
     to the effort. The conferees will continue to examine this 
     program and will not entertain unrealistic reprogramming 
     proposals that place the program's overall objectives in 
     jeopardy.


                  science, aeronautics and exploration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Appropriates $7,929,900,000 for science, aeronautics and 
     exploration instead of $7,707,900,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $7,730,507,000 as proposed by the Senate. Includes 
     language as proposed by the Senate which allows funding to be 
     used for restoration of facilities.
       The amount provided includes the following reductions to 
     the budget request:
       1. $8,000,000 from the Space Interferometer Mission;
       2. $20,000,000 from Project Prometheus;
       3. $10,000,000 from the Beyond Einstein program; and
       4. $11,000,000 from the Global Climate Change Research 
     Polarimeter program;
       The conferees agree that the high radiation environment the 
     Jupiter Icy Moons (JIM) mission is expected to encounter 
     calls for development of low-cost hardened microcircuit 
     devices for the JIM mission and is encouraged that the Jet 
     Propulsion Lab is undertaking an immediate effort to validate 
     new technology in time for its use on the JIM mission. The 
     conferees share the concern expressed by the Senate regarding 
     the Project Prometheus program, particularly uncertainties in 
     the mission design, and the dependence on the new unproven 
     technologies. For these reasons, the conferees direct NASA to 
     provide specific program milestones and funding paths for all 
     elements of Project Prometheus and report progress to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on a 
     quarterly basis. All funding lines should include a full run-
     out of costs for at least 10 years. The first quarterly 
     report is due on December 31, 2003.
       The conferees are in agreement with the House direction for 
     NASA to evaluate the level of stipends for its Graduate 
     Student Research Program and the Earth System Science 
     Fellowships as well as the House direction for an evaluation 
     on the merits of expanding its use of graduate fellowships. 
     Both reports are due not later than June 30, 2004.
       The conferees share the concern of the House with regard to 
     the establishment of a National Program Office for air 
     traffic management development and direct NASA to report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations by March 31, 2004 on efforts 
     to establish the Office.
       The conferees remain strongly supportive of the Center of 
     Excellence for Aerospace Propulsion Particulate Emissions 
     Reduction established at the University of Missouri-Rolla's 
     Cloud and Aerosol Sciences Lab and expect NASA to develop a 
     plan to utilize the Center's capabilities on an ongoing 
     basis.
       The conferees are aware that two of the three Virtual 
     Airspace Modeling and Simulation (VAMS) programs being 
     developed for the Federal Aviation Administration have been 
     fully funded in NASA's budget submission. The conferees also 
     note that the third program, Display System Replacement (DSR) 
     enhancements, is a two-year, $15,000,000 effort that has not 
     received adequate funding in the request. Because of the 
     importance of these programs, the conferees expect that NASA 
     fully fund all three programs in fiscal year 2004, including 
     $8,000,000 for DSR, and provide sufficient resources in the 
     fiscal year 2005 submission to ensure their completion by the 
     close of the fiscal year.
       The conferees direct NASA to task the GSFC EOSDIS Project 
     Office to develop the initial baseline architecture and 
     information technology blueprint for the future EOSDIS and 
     expect this activity to mirror the direction proposed in 
     Senate Report 108-143. The conferees wish to reiterate that 
     all future earth science enterprise missions should take full 
     advantage of the existing EOSDIS system rather than creating 
     individual ``stove pipe'' ground systems that will diminish 
     the integrated architecture developed over the last dozen 
     years.
       The conferees are aware that technical problems affecting 
     the Landsat 7 satellite threaten the nation's ability to 
     continue providing land remote sensing data. The Land Remote 
     Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-555) directed the 
     Landsat Program Manager to evaluate the options for a 
     successor land remote sensing system to Landsat 7 and set 
     forth four options for developing a successor system. To 
     ensure that the U.S. Government does not experience a loss of 
     remote land sensing capabilities which would jeopardize the 
     nation's domestic, foreign policy and national security 
     interests, the conferees instruct NASA to immediately begin 
     developing a successor to the Landsat 7 system in accordance 
     with P.L. 102-555. Furthermore, the conferees instruct NASA, 
     working in conjunction with the United States Geological 
     Survey, to develop a successor system that may be implemented 
     in the near term based on the remaining options cited in the 
     Land Remote Sensing Policy Act. It is the conferee's 
     expectation that NASA will include in its FY 2005 budget 
     justification a detailed plan and timeline for developing a 
     successor system to Landsat 7.
       The conferees have provided an additional $8,500,000 for 
     the NPOESS Preparatory Project to initiate the mission's 
     science data system through the EOSDIS Core System at the 
     Goddard Space Flight Center. Such a system should have 
     capabilities to: process Level 1 data; distribute it to not 
     less than five Climate Analysis and Research Systems (CARS) 
     for higher level processing; and archiving all Level 1 data 
     and products resulting from higher level processing 
     activities. The conferees believe NASA, through the GSFC-ECS, 
     must assume responsibility for this critical portion of the 
     NPP to avoid significant gaps in the utilization of the 
     mission's data and expect NASA to subsequently budget for it 
     beyond fiscal year 2004.
       The conferees agree, that within the total funding 
     provided, $25,325,000 shall be for the National Space Grant 
     College and Fellowship program as specified in the House 
     report and $10,000,000 shall be for the EPSCoR program.
       The conferees agree to the following additions to the 
     budget submission:
       1. $1,000,000 for the GSFC COM Simulation Architecture 
     Project;
       2. $1,000,000 for the Alabama Supercomputer Education 
     Outreach program;
       3. $1,000,000 for the Pulsed Power and Energetic Research 
     Center at the University of Huntsville, Alabama;
       4. $1,000,000 for Science, Engineering, Math and Aerospace 
     Academy programs. The Academy is to be established at Albany 
     State College in Georgia;
       5. $250,000 for the National Science Center Foundation of 
     Augusta, Georgia for its Learning Logic Program;
       6. $1,000,000 for aircraft engine research, including 
     research being done in conjunction with the Department of 
     Defense;
       7. $150,000 for the North Alabama Planetarium Initiative;
       8. $900,000 to Alabama A&M University--Advanced Space 
     Propulsion Material Research and Technology Center;

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       9. $1,500,000 to the BizTech High Technology Business 
     Incubator;
       10. $2,000,000 to the In-Space Propulsion program for High-
     Power Pulsed Inductive Thruster technology research, 
     utilizing a vector inversion pulsed generator to pre-ionize 
     the propellant at an exceptionally high frequency;
       11. $1,000,000 for remote sensing infrastructure at the 
     University of Miami Center for Southeastern Tropical Remote 
     Sensing (CSTARS) in Miami-Dade County, Florida;
       12. $500,000 for Southeast Missouri State University's NASA 
     Educator Resource Center;
       13. $2,200,000 for the Education Advancement Alliance in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for education grants and 
     scholarships;
       14. $250,000 for Rutgers for continued construction of a 
     research and teaching facility on its Busch Campus in 
     Piscataway, New Jersey;
       15. $250,000 for Middle Tennessee State University for K-12 
     Science Education Enhancements;
       16. $500,000 for the Northwestern University's Institute 
     for Proteomics and Nanotechnology;
       17. $2,300,000 for the NASA--Illinois Technology 
     Commercialization Center at DuPage County Research Park;
       18. $300,000 to develop a high temperature nanotechnology 
     research program;
       19. $300,000 for a national Communications, Navigation, and 
     Surveillance test bed;
       20. $300,000 for the Biological and Physical Research Rack 
     on the ISS;
       21. $500,000 for the Industrial Technology Institute at 
     Cleveland State University;
       22. $800,000 for an Aerospace Education Center in 
     Cleveland, Ohio;
       23. $800,000 for the Glennan Microsystems Initiative;
       24. $200,000 for the Bowling Green State University Hybrid 
     Engine project;
       25. $500,000 for the Ohio View Consortium;
       26. $1,300,000 for the University of Toledo Turbine 
     Institute;
       27. $1,000,000 for the Garrett Morgan Commercialization 
     Initiative in Ohio;
       28. $200,000 for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois 
     for its Cosmic Gateway Teacher Training program;
       29. $1,000,000 for Michigan SATS Incorporated;
       30. $2,000,000 for the Michigan Technology 
     Commercialization Corporation to identify and develop new 
     medical materials and technologies which have the ability to 
     provide low cost alternatives to current therapies;
       31. $300,000 for the Center for Science and Mathematics at 
     the University of Redlands, California;
       32. $2,500,000 for continued Space Radiation Research at 
     Loma Linda University Medical Center;
       33. $300,000 for Fulton Montgomery Community College in 
     Johnstown, New York for the Spatial Information Technology 
     Center;
       34. $1,000,000 for the Goddard Space Flight Center's 
     Clustering and Advanced Visual Environments Initiative;
       35. $1,500,000 for on-going activities in support of NASA 
     Dryden Flight Research Center's Intelligent Flight Control 
     System (IFCS) research project;
       36. $1,500,000 for on-going activities of the Goddard 
     Institute for Systems, Software, and Technology Research, 
     including mission design tools, Earth science analysis, and 
     remote sensing instrumentation development;
       37. $2,500,000 for the Institute for Scientific Research, 
     Inc. for research related to transversable access to orbit;
       38. $1,700,000 for continued development of a lightweight 
     carrier pallet to support the Hubble Space Telescope Program;
       39. $4,000,000 for NASA's Independent Verification and 
     Validation Facility;
       40. $15,000,000 for the Institute for Scientific Research, 
     Inc. for development and construction of research facilities;
       41. $750,000 for the NASA Goddard Commercial Technology 
     program only to fund the full implementation of the Earth 
     Alert Project;
       42. $500,000 for the NASA Specialized Center for Research 
     and Training in Gravitational Biology at North Carolina State 
     University;
       43. $1,000,000 to the University of North Carolina at 
     Chapel Hill for the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center;
       44. $1,500,000 to the MCNC-Research and Development 
     Institute (RDI) to establish a Laboratory for Distributed 
     Chemical and Biological Sensors;
       45. $500,000 for the Montana Aerospace Development 
     Authority;
       46. $1,500,000 for Idaho State University for the Temporal 
     Land Cover Change Research Program;
       47. $1,500,000 for the Idaho National Engineering and 
     Environmental Laboratory for development of performance, 
     safety, and mission success tools for NASA programs;
       48. $500,000 for continuation of emerging research that 
     applies remote sensing technologies to forest management 
     practices at the State University of New York, College of 
     Environmental Sciences and Forestry;
       49. $500,000 for the development of an Aircraft Radio 
     Guidance System (ARGUS) utilizing a new radio frequency 
     interferometer that will provide two or three dimensional 
     navigation guidance for airborne, space or surface vehicles;
       50. $1,000,000 for the Advanced Interactive Discovery 
     Environment engineering research program at Syracuse 
     University;
       51. $1,500,000 for Integrated Sensing Systems at the 
     Rochester Institute of Technology;
       52. $2,000,000 to research Secure Automatic Dependent 
     Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Surveillance data link 
     technology for enhanced aviation security and general 
     aviation airspace access;
       53. $2,000,000 for Cryogenic Power Electronics Development 
     at the State University of New York at Albany;
       54. $2,000,000 for the JASON Foundation;
       55. $2,000,000 for the Regional Application Center for the 
     Northeast;
       56. $2,550,000 for the Fractional Aircraft Ownership Test 
     Program;
       57. $3,000,000 in the Computing, Information and 
     Communications Technology Program (CICT) for High Information 
     Density Approaches to Mobile Broadband Internet 
     Communications;
       58. $4,000,000 for new Adaptive Surveillance Techniques for 
     Airport Surface Safety;
       59. $4,500,000 for the National Center of Excellence in 
     Infotonics in Rochester, New York;
       60. $4,500,000 for the National Center of Excellence in 
     Bioinformatics in Buffalo, New York;
       61. $4,500,000 for a new Science Center at St. Bonaventure 
     University in New York State;
       62. $5,000,000 for Project SOCRATES;
       63. $6,000,000 for the continuation of the Space Alliance 
     Technology Outreach Program, including $2,500,000 for 
     business incubators in Florida and New York;
       64. $175,000 to the Astronaut Memorial Foundation for the 
     Columbia STS 107 addition to the National Space Mirror 
     Memorial at Kennedy Space Center;
       65. $900,000 for the Florida Institute for Technology in 
     Melbourne, Florida for a Hydrogen Production, Fuel Cell and 
     Sensor Technology Initiative;
       66. $1,900,000 for replacement and upgrade of equipment at 
     Kennedy Space Center;
       67. $300,000 for the Florida State University Challenger 
     Learning Center;
       68. $500,000 to the University of South Florida Center for 
     Space Cellular and Macromolecular Biotechnology;
       69. $8,000,000 for the Florida State University System 
     Hydrogen Research Initiative;
       70. $1,000,000 to the Little River Canyon field school;
       71. $1,000,000 to the Tulane Institute for Macromolecular 
     Engineering and Science for research on polymers;
       72. $7,500,000 for the implementation of a remote data 
     store at the NASA IV&V Facility, to be distributed as 
     follows: no less than fifty percent of appropriated funds are 
     for the acquisition of data storage hardware and software 
     including, but not limited to, content addressable storage 
     technologies; remaining funds are provided for 
     communications, facility and integration services at the IV&V 
     Facility to support data backup, recovery, and on-line access 
     capabilities for the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) ECS 
     program;
       73. $2,250,000 for the University of Alabama in Huntsville 
     for the Center for Modeling Simulation and Analysis;
       74. $3,000,000 for Solar Probe mission within available 
     funds;
       75. $1,000,000 to Utah State University, Logan, Utah for 
     the Calibration Center;
       76. $1,500,000 to Montana State University-Bozeman for the 
     Center for Studying Life in Extreme Environments;
       77. $750,000 to Montana State University-Bozeman for the 
     Space Science and Engineering Lab;
       78. $1,000,000 to the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho 
     for advanced microelectronics and biomolecular research;
       79. $1,500,000 to the Glenn Research Center for the Advance 
     Power Systems Institute;
       80. $2,000,000 to New Mexico State University for the 
     ultra-long balloon program to augment planned flights and 
     technology development;
       81. $2,000,000 to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas 
     for equipment at the Experimental Sciences Building;
       82. $1,000,000 to the University of Texas, Austin for 
     nanomedicine;
       83. $1,000,000 to Texas A&M University in College Station 
     for the Space Engineering Institute;
       84. $2,000,000 for the Stennis Space Center for the 
     commercial technology program;
       85. $1,400,000 to the University of New Orleans, Louisiana 
     for the Composites Research Center of Excellence and for the 
     development of advanced manufacturing technologies at Michoud 
     Space Center;
       86. $2,500,000 to Marshall University, Bridgeport, West 
     Virginia for the Hubble Telescope Project;
       87. $2,300,000 to the University of North Dakota, Grand 
     Forks, North Dakota for the Northern Great Plains Space 
     Science and Technology Center;
       88. $2,000,000 for University of Maryland, Baltimore County 
     for photonics research;
       89. $8,000,000 for mission formulation studies for EOS 
     follow-on missions;
       90. $23,000,000 for EOSDIS Core System Synergy Program of 
     which $2,000,000 is for the Northwest Collaboratory at the 
     Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;

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       91. $1,500,000 to George Mason University, Fairfax, 
     Virginia for the Center for Earth Observing and Space 
     Research Mid-Atlantic Geospatial Information Consortium;
       92. $1,000,000 to Utah State University, Logan, Utah for 
     the Intermountain Region Digital Image Archive and Processing 
     Center;
       93. $2,500,000 to the University of Mississippi for the 
     Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions;
       94. $2,000,000 to Mississippi State University for the 
     Geospatial and Natural Resources Institute;
       95. $1,600,000 to the University of New Mexico for the 
     Center for Rapid Environmental Assessment and Terrain 
     Evaluation;
       96. $3,000,000 for the University of Alaska for weather and 
     ocean research;
       97. $1,000,000 to Glenn Research Center for the John Glenn 
     Biomedical Engineering Consortium;
       98. $1,250,000 to Space Sciences Inc. for microgravity 
     related pharmaceutical development;
       99. $2,500,000 for Marshall Space Flight Center for the 
     Propulsion Materials Microgravity Research project;
       100. $2,000,000 for the University of Missouri 
     Bioinformatics Consortium for equipment purchase;
       101. $1,500,000 for Truman State University Life Sciences 
     for laboratory equipment;
       102. $5,000,000 for the development of an aeronautics 
     research budget covering the next 5 years. It is expected 
     that air traffic management will also be included within this 
     budget. Funds shall be allocated to the National Institute 
     for Aerospace for contracting with industry and academia to 
     prepare such a budget plan no later than March 1, 2004;
       103. $15,000,000 for future aircraft research with a 
     priority on supersonic flight technologies;
       104. $15,000,000 for future aviation systems including a 
     priority on aviation security and air traffic management;
       105. $15,000,000 for continued development of flight 
     technologies with direct application to military vehicles;
       106. $3,000,000 to Wichita State University, Wichita, 
     Kansas for the National Center for Composite Materials 
     Performance;
       107. $1,000,000 to Wichita State University, Wichita, 
     Kansas for the Critical Aircraft Icing project;
       108. $2,000,000 to Glenn Research Center for the commercial 
     technology program;
       109. $2,500,000 to Stennis Space Center for infrastructure 
     improvements;
       110. $1,000,000 to Stennis Space Center for relocation of 
     the visitors center. NASA is also directed to submit a 
     funding plan to the Committee for the visitors center;
       111. $1,000,000 to the Delaware Aerospace Education 
     Foundation, Kent County, Delaware;
       112. $2,000,000 to Wheeling Jesuit University for the 
     National Technology Transfer Center;
       113. $1,000,000 to the Virginia Commonwealth University, 
     Richmond, Virginia for advanced research in batteries and 
     fuel cells;
       114. $1,500,000 to the University of Montana in Missoula, 
     Montana for the National Space Privatization Program;
       115. $2,000,000 for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science 
     in Denver, Colorado for equipment for the Space Science 
     Museum;
       116. $1,500,000 for the Adventure Science Center in 
     Nashville, Tennessee for the Sudekum Planetarium;
       117. $500,000 for the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar 
     Falls, Iowa for the Existing Business Enhancement Program;
       118. $1,300,000 for Iowa State University for the PIPELINES 
     Project;
       119. $1,000,000 for the Metropolitan School District of 
     Decatur Township Indiana for the Challenger Learning Center 
     Expansion;
       120. $1,700,000 for Northern Kentucky University/University 
     of Louisville for a digital science center;
       121. $1,000,000 for the Oregon Museum of Science and 
     Industry for the space science education distance learning 
     program;
       122. $1,000,000 for Southeast Missouri State University for 
     the NASA ERSC Outreach Project;
       123. $1,500,000 for Dominican University's Center for 
     Science and Technology for project based learning;
       124. $200,000 to Wheeling Jesuit University for Classroom 
     of the Future;
       125. $2,000,000 to the University of Connecticut for the 
     Center for Land Use Education and Research;
       126. $2,000,000 to Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa for 
     non-destructive evaluation studies;
       127. $500,000 to the Des Moines Science Center, Des Moines, 
     Iowa;
       128. $2,000,000 for the School of Science and Mathematics 
     at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina;
       129. $3,000,000 to the University of Hawaii, Hilo for the 
     Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center;
       130. $1,500,000 to Space Education Initiative, Wisconsin 
     for the Wisconsin Geoscience Education initiative;
       131. $1,000,000 to the Youth Achievers Committee of New 
     Jersey, Burlington County, New Jersey for the Youth Achievers 
     Committee Science and Math Initiative;
       132. $500,000 to the University of Vermont, Burlington, 
     Vermont for the Center for Advanced Computing;
       133. $1,000,000 to Wayne State University, Detroit, 
     Michigan for the Center of Smart Sensors and Integrated 
     Microsystems;
       134. $1,000,000 for Wellpinit School District in Wellpinit, 
     Washington for the Virtual Classroom Project;
       135. $1,500,000 for the Mitchell Institute, Portland, Maine 
     for the science and engineering education endowment;
       136. $1,500,000 for the Arkansas Center for Space and 
     Planetary Sciences;
       137. $600,000 for the Challenger School in Kenai, Alaska;
       138. $8,500,000 for the NPOESS data science system;
       139. $1,000,000 for the Dole Scholarship Program;
       140. $1,800,000 for the City College of New York for a 
     community-based science and technology education facility;
       141. $3,000,000 for technology development necessary to 
     ensure the Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle 
     mission can move forward;
       142. $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force Research 
     Lab to develop and deploy Interactive Data Wall technology;
       143. $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force for 
     joint research on emerging areas of computing, including grid 
     computing, quantum and biomolecular information processing 
     technology; and
       144. $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force Lab to 
     develop dual-use lightweight space radar technology.


                      office of inspector general

       Appropriates $27,300,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General instead of $26,300,000 as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate. The conferees have agreed to a higher funding 
     level to ensure the Inspector General has the resources to 
     hire sufficient staff with technical expertise to monitor 
     long-term compliance with the recommendations of the Columbia 
     Accident Investigation Board (CAIB). The conferees also 
     believe the Inspector General should work closely with the 
     Return to Flight Task Group, the Stafford-Covey group, as it 
     reviews NASA's implementation of the CAIB recommendations. 
     The conferees direct the Inspector General to report on 
     efforts to hire additional technical staff to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate by June 30, 2004.
       The conferees agree with the direction contained in the 
     Senate report regarding a review of NASA's contract 
     procedures and conventions to determine reforms which may 
     lead to cost savings.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The conferees have included five administrative provisions 
     which were in both the House and Senate bills. The conferees 
     have not included a provision on the working capital fund as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have not included a 
     Senate provision which would have prohibited NASA from using 
     any funds to compensate any person who contracts with NASA if 
     that individual had selected early retirement or taken a buy-
     out from NASA.
       The conferees agree with the Senate direction that NASA 
     report on the budgetary impact of its proposed reforms to its 
     personnel practices.
       The conferees agree with the Senate direction that NASA 
     should contract with the National Academy of Public 
     Administration on the organizational structure of NASA 
     headquarters and field operations.

                  National Credit Union Administration


                       central liquidity facility

       Provides limitation of $1,500,000,000 on CLF lending 
     activities from borrowed funds as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.
       The conferees direct NCUA to provide quarterly reports on 
     lending activities of the CLF through September 2004.


               COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

       Appropriates $1,200,000 instead of $1,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $1,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within 
     this amount, $1,000,000 is provided to augment funds 
     available for technical assistance grants for fiscal year 
     2004 and $200,000 is available until expended for loans to 
     community development credit unions.

                      National Science Foundation

       The conferees agree that the National Science Foundation is 
     to abide by the reprogramming requirements set forth in the 
     beginning of the statement of the managers.


                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

       Appropriates $4,276,600,000 for research and related 
     activities instead of $4,306,360,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $4,220,610,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     have included bill language which provides up to $345,000,000 
     for polar research and operations support and $90,000,000 for 
     a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for 
     economically significant crops.
       The conference agreement provides $4,276,600,000 for 
     ongoing and new research priorities of the Foundation, an 
     increase of over $220,140,000 above the fiscal year 2003 
     level. Within the very severe overall fiscal constraints 
     imposed on the conferees for fiscal year 2004, the managers 
     have given their highest priority to funding basic research 
     within the research and related activities account. This 
     account supports investigator-

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     initiated grants within each of the core disciplines as well 
     as critical cross-cutting research which brings together 
     multiple disciplines. The conferees urge the Foundation in 
     allocating the scarce resources provided in this bill and in 
     preparing its fiscal 2005 budget request to be sensitive to 
     maintaining the proper balance between the goal of 
     stimulating interdisciplinary research and the need to 
     maintain robust single issue research in the core 
     disciplines.
       The conferees direct NSF to include multi-year budget 
     estimates and future budget impacts for multi-disciplinary 
     and mid-level activities in the annual operating plan and in 
     future budget requests.
       The specific funding level for each of NSF's research 
     activities is as follows:

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                                                            House Report 108-   Senate Report      Conference
               Directorate                 FY 2004 request         235             108-143          agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Biological Sciences.....................      $562,220,000      $586,841,000      $577,220,000      $592,000,000
Computer & Information Science &               584,260,000       609,846,000       609,390,000       609,600,000
 Engineering............................
Engineering.............................       536,570,000       560,067,000       550,000,000       561,000,000
Geosciences.............................       687,920,000       718,045,000       692,210,000       719,000,000
Mathematical & Physical Sciences........     1,061,270,000     1,107,745,000     1,085,870,000     1,100,000,000
Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences..       211,740,000       221,012,000       206,740,000       205,000,000
Polar Programs..........................       329,930,000       350,000,000       341,730,000       345,000,000
Integrative Activities..................       132,450,000       147,804,000       157,450,000       145,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       From the amount provided for Biological Sciences, 
     $90,000,000 has been provided for plant genome research on 
     economically significant crops.
       From the amount provided for Computer and Information 
     Science and Engineering, up to $225,000,000 of the 
     appropriated level may be used for information technology 
     research and not less than $20,000,000 may be used for 
     cyberinfrastructure initiatives.
       From Mathematical and Physical Sciences, $55,310,000 is for 
     the National Radio Astronomy Observatory program of which 
     $9,400,000 is provided for the Expanded Very Large Array; 
     $10,300,000 is for the Green Bank Observatory; and $4,600,000 
     is for studies and repair of the Green Bank Observatory. The 
     conferees recommend $6,000,000 for continued advanced 
     planning of the Rare Symmetry Violating Process project.
       Of the amount for Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences, 
     $6,000,000 is for the Children's Research Initiative.
       The conferees direct NSF to provide details on the funding 
     levels for research and logistics within the U.S. Polar 
     Research Programs in the fiscal year 2004 operating plan.
       From the funds provided for Integrative Activities, 
     $110,000,000 is provided for Major Research Instrumentation. 
     To the extent possible, NSF should utilize funds in excess of 
     the budget request to support the merit-based instrumentation 
     and infrastructure needs of developing, HBCU, and other 
     minority-serving colleges and universities.
       The conference agreement includes $255,000,000 for 
     nanotechnology programs throughout the directorates, an 
     increase of $34,000,000 over fiscal year 2003.
       The Conferees direct NSF to include the multi-year budget 
     estimates for all multi-disciplinary and mid-level activities 
     in the annual operating plan and in future budget requests.


                      MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND

                        FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

       Appropriates $155,900,000 for major research equipment and 
     facilities construction instead of $192,330,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $149,680,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Included within the appropriated amount is $51,000,000 for 
     construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array aperture-
     synthesis radio telescope; $43,500,000 for EarthScope; 
     $42,000,000 for continued research and development of the 
     IceCube Neutrino Detector Observatory in Antarctica; 
     $8,100,000 for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for 
     Earthquake Engineering Simulation; $1,300,000 for 
     construction costs associated with the Amundson-Scott South 
     Pole Station; and $10,000,000 for support of the Terascale 
     Computing System and the Distributed Terascale Facility.
       The conferees have not provided funding for the National 
     Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) without prejudice. The 
     conferees direct NSF to consider the recommendations in the 
     National Academy of Sciences report and continue to refine 
     the NEON plan from funds provided under research and related 
     activities.
       The conferees have not provided funding for the Integrated 
     Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and instead expect to see 
     funding for this project proposed in the fiscal year 2005 
     request as stated in the fiscal year 2004 budget 
     justification.
       The conferees reiterate language included in the Senate 
     report directing NSF to develop with the National Science 
     Board funding criteria for major projects; directing NSF to 
     identify all equipment, facility, and infrastructure-related 
     costs over $5,000,000 in the fiscal year 2005 budget request; 
     and directing the Deputy Director of Large Facility Projects 
     to develop guidelines and a cost tracking system to ensure 
     cost oversight.


                     EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

       Appropriates $944,550,000 for education and human resources 
     instead of $910,680,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $975,870,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree 
     to the following funding levels and directives within this 
     account:

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                                                            House Report 108-   Senate Report      Conference
                 Program                   FY 2004 request         235             108-143          agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Math & Science Partnership..............      $200,000,000      $140,000,000      $145,000,000      $140,000,000
EPSCoR..................................        75,000,000        90,000,000       100,000,000        95,000,000
Elementary, Secondary & Informal               194,450,000       204,450,000       209,450,000       207,000,000
 Education..............................
Undergraduate Education.................       142,100,000       146,440,000       172,810,000       162,940,000
Graduate Education......................       156,880,000       156,880,000       156,880,000       156,880,000
Human Resources Development.............       103,410,000       106,710,000       125,530,000       116,530,000
Research, Evaluation & Communication....        66,200,000        66,200,000        66,200,000        66,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conferees direct NSF to submit a report by May 1, 2004, 
     on the status of all the States participating in the 
     Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
     (EPSCoR) program, and to include within this report the 
     progress of each eligible state towards graduation from the 
     EPSCoR program.
       Within the level of funding for Elementary, Secondary and 
     Informal Education, $62,500,000 has been provided for the 
     Informal Science Education program.
       Of the amount appropriated for Undergraduate Education, 
     $45,500,000 has been provided for the Advanced Technological 
     Education program; $25,000,000 is for the STEM Talent 
     Expansion Program; and $8,000,000 is for the Robert Noyce 
     Scholarship Program. No funds are provided for the Workforce 
     for the 21st Century program.
       The conferees have provided sufficient funding in fiscal 
     year 2004 to reach a graduate stipend level of $30,000.
       Within the funding level for Human Resource Development, 
     $34,500,000 is provided for the Louis Stokes Alliances for 
     Minority Participation program; $24,000,000 is provided for 
     the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     Undergraduates (HBCU) Program; $15,000,000 is provided for 
     the Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate; and 
     $15,000,000 is provided for the Centers of Research 
     Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program and the 
     HBCU Research University Science and Technology (THRUST) 
     initiative within CREST. While the conferees agree that 
     eligibility for THRUST should not exclude CREST recipients, 
     NSF is directed to first use fiscal year 2004 program funds 
     to fully fund multi-year awards to recipients of THRUST.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $220,000,000 for salaries and expenses instead 
     of $215,900,000 as proposed by the House and $225,700,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $2,500,000 for the 
     administrative, management, and enterprise architecture 
     evaluation contract underway. The conferees strongly urge the 
     Foundation to give highest priority to enterprise 
     architecture work products and information technology 
     implementation. The conferees request that the National 
     Science Board and the Inspector General review the proposed 
     project plan and provide comment to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by March 1, 2004.
       The conferees request that the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management conduct a review of NSF policies and 
     practices regarding use of temporary term employees, known as 
     ``rotators'', and report the findings to the Director of the 
     Foundation and the Committees on Appropriations not later 
     than March 1, 2004. The conferees request that this review 
     focus on the percentage of the NSF professional workforce 
     staffed through temporary appointments and its impact on the 
     career civil service system at

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     NSF, the use of temporary appointments to staff the most 
     senior positions at NSF including the heads of its science 
     Directorates, and the level of compensation paid to 
     individuals filling senior staff appointments through 
     temporary appointments. Further, the conferees direct that 
     future budget requests will consolidate the costs of all 
     temporary employees, including employees covered under inter-
     governmental personnel agreements, under this heading.
       The conferees direct NSF to enforce the existing policy 
     providing NSF employee travel from this account.
       The conferees direct NSF to designate a senior-level 
     manager at the Foundation responsible for assisting minority 
     serving institutions working with the Foundation.


                  office of the NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

       Appropriates $3,900,000 for the National Science Board as 
     proposed by the Senate, instead of $3,800,000 as proposed by 
     the House. A representational allowance of $9,000 has been 
     provided for the Board.
       The conferees agree that NSF will continue to provide 
     support for the preparation of the Science and Engineering 
     Indicators report, plus all other activities as in previous 
     years. The conferees direct the Foundation to include budget 
     justification materials for the Board as a separate account 
     in future budget requests to the Congress.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       Appropriates $10,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation


          PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

       Appropriates $115,000,000 for the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
     Corporation as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Language is included in the bill which designates 
     $5,000,000 to support the Corporation's multi-family rental 
     housing program, as proposed by the Senate.


                        administrative provision

       Language is included as an administrative provision, as 
     proposed in the budget submission, which amends the 
     Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to bring the 
     Corporation's compensation practices in line with those of 
     federally chartered non-profit corporations.

                        Selective Service System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $26,308,000 for salaries and expenses as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $28,290,000 as proposed by 
     the House. The conference agreement does not include language 
     proposed by the Senate which prohibits the system from using 
     funds to support the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service. However, the conferees direct the Selective Service 
     System to discontinue providing information about the 
     Corporation in the future.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement includes the following 
     dispositions of General Provisions:
       Retains fourteen general provisions proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate, all of which were included in the 
     fiscal year 2003 Act.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate prohibiting the 
     obligation or expenditure of funds unless the contract has 
     been awarded and entered into in full compliance with the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
       Retains language proposed by the Senate regarding the Buy-
     America Act.
       Retains language proposed by the House limiting the 
     transfer of funds in this Act to the authority provided by 
     this Act.
       Retains language proposed by the House establishing new 
     full cost accounting appropriations accounts for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       Retains language proposed by the House regarding outreach 
     and marketing efforts to enroll veterans in the Veterans 
     Health Administration. A similar amendment was proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Retains language proposed by the House and Senate 
     prohibiting funds from being used to estimate the values for 
     adult premature mortality that differ based on the age of the 
     adult.
       Retains language proposed by the House expressing a Sense 
     of the Congress that no veteran should wait more than thirty 
     days for a doctor's appointment.
       Retains language proposed by the Senate expressing a Sense 
     of the Congress that human dosing studies of pesticides raise 
     ethical and health questions. The House bill included a 
     related provision.
       Retains language proposed by the House prohibiting the use 
     of any NASA funds to be used for voluntary separation 
     incentive payments if those incentives result in the loss of 
     skills related to the safety of the Space Shuttle or the 
     International Space Station.
       Retains language proposed by the Senate providing States 
     administering the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
     programs flexibility in the use of funds for administrative 
     expenses and technical assistance. While such flexibility has 
     been provided, the conferees expect the States to ensure that 
     appropriate technical assistance is provided to localities 
     receiving funds under the CDBG program.
       Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate authorizing 
     appropriations for sewer overflow grants. This conference 
     agreement deletes this provision without prejudice, instead 
     referring the matter to the relevant authorizing committees.
       Retains a provision proposed by the Senate expanding a 
     National Academy of Sciences study on New Source Review 
     rules.
       Retains a provision proposed by the Senate regarding 
     harmonization of dates related to air quality standards for 
     particulate matter and regional haze.
       Includes modified language, similar to language proposed by 
     the Senate recognizing the six Pioneer Homes in Alaska as 
     eligible for per diem payments under the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs state home program.
       The conferees have included a new general provision which 
     provides authority for the NASA Administrator to exceed the 
     limitation on claims contained in the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Act of 1958.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding Agent 
     Orange studies without prejudice. Instead, the conferees 
     direct the VA to report by February 27, 2004, on the 
     Department's future plans for epidemiological research on 
     Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange as recommended in 
     April 2003 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), including the 
     Department's future resource needs for these studies. The 
     conferees strongly encourage VA to consult with the IOM on 
     this matter.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate providing enhanced-
     use lease authority at the Charleston VA Medical Center.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding VA-Navy 
     facilities sharing in North Chicago and instead addresses 
     this matter in report language under title I.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding 
     international jurisdictional issues.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding health 
     care for veterans in rural areas and instead addresses this 
     matter in report language under title I.
       The conferees have not included language proposed by the 
     Senate specifying the allocation of funds among Native 
     American tribes under the NAHASDA block grant program.
       The conferees have not included language proposed by the 
     Senate establishing a new rural housing for teachers program 
     under the Denali Commission.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate in this title 
     regarding the public housing operating subsidy formula and 
     instead includes modified language under administrative 
     provisions in title II.
       Deletes language expressing the Sense of the Senate on the 
     section 8 voucher program.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding the Paul 
     and Sheila Wellstone Center and instead includes funding for 
     this activity under the Community Development Fund in title 
     II. The House did not include a similar provision.
       Deletes language proposed by the Senate requiring the HUD 
     Secretary to extend certain Moving to Work agreements and to 
     require a study.
       Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate regarding VISTA 
     volunteer education awards. Instead, the conferees have 
     included report language in title III.
       Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate regarding 
     rulemaking for AmeriCorps programs and instead includes a 
     similar provision in title III.
       Includes a provision which sets certain requirements for 
     the EPA and States regarding the regulation of engines under 
     50 horsepower.

                  TITLE V--PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AND FEES

       The conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by 
     the Senate which provides for the collection of certain 
     pesticides fees through fiscal year 2008.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.......123,003,816
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal yea126,344,797
House bill, fiscal year 2004................................126,943,148
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...............................128,243,712
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004......................128,243,693
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003......+5,239,877
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal ye+1,898,896
  House bill, fiscal year 2004...............................+1,300,545
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2004.....................................-19

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          DIVISION H--MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND OFFSETS


                    (including rescissions of funds)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. The conference report includes language regarding 
     the Conservation Security Program.
       Sec. 102. This section redirects funds provided by P.L. 
     108-106 from the Emergency Preparedness and Response, 
     Disaster Relief account to the Forest Service and Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service and other accounts in the 
     Department of Agriculture which fund critically needed 
     wildfire, forestry and watershed protection services in 
     response to the unprecedented wildfire emergencies which 
     recently devastated portions of southern California. The 
     emergency declaration does not increase emergency spending 
     beyond what was designated in P.L. 108-106.
       Sec. 103. The conference agreement provides additional 
     funding for reimbursement to State and local law enforcement 
     agencies for security costs associated with the 2004 
     Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions. The conference 
     agreement provides not more than $25,000,000 each for New 
     York City and Boston. The Department of Justice is directed 
     to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     detailing how these funds are allocated. The report shall 
     include a list of State and local law enforcement agencies 
     receiving reimbursements including the amount and purpose for 
     which each agency received reimbursement.
       Sec. 104. The conference agreement includes language 
     establishing the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study 
     Abroad Fellowship Program, and providing $500,000 for this 
     purpose.
       Sec. 105. The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding a Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
       Sec. 106. The conference agreement includes an additional 
     $16,000,000 for the United States Supreme Court, Care of the 
     Building and Grounds account.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision which 
     transfers previously appropriated Navy acquisition funds to 
     provide a $49,000,000 increase for the advance procurement 
     and full funding of the Virginia class submarine and a 
     $19,600,000 increase for additional requirements for the 
     refueling of the SSN-715. The conferees understand that 
     $9,200,000 is available from fiscal year 2004/2005 Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy funds made available 
     for New Design SSN and Advanced Submarine Systems 
     Development. The conferees direct that the $9,200,000 
     reduction be applied solely to projects included in the base 
     program requested in the fiscal year 2004 budget and applied 
     equally to both New Design SSN and Advanced Submarine Systems 
     Development programs. The conferees request that a breakout 
     of the application of this reduction be provided to the 
     congressional defense committees within 30 days of enactment 
     of this Act. The conferees further understand that $8,000,000 
     of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2003 and $11,800,000 
     of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2004 for outfitting, 
     post delivery, conversions, and first destination 
     transportation are in excess to current requirements and 
     therefore available for reprogramming. The conferees direct 
     that these reductions be equitably applied to the ships and 
     submarines for which the funds were originally requested.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision which 
     makes technical adjustments to section 724 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, as amended by 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision which 
     makes technical adjustments to section 853 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision which 
     clarifies the application of section 8022 of the Department 
     of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-87).
       The conference agreement includes a general provision which 
     provides that from within available Defense Health Program 
     funding, $3,100,000 is to be used only for the procurement of 
     Linear Accelerator Radiation Therapy equipment and associated 
     operating software for Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and 
     $2,900,000 is to be used only for the Defense and Veterans 
     Head Injury Program.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     regarding the storage of mercury in the National Defense 
     Stockpile.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     providing technical adjustments and authority for certain 
     classified activities provided for in Public Law 107-206 and 
     described in the classified annexes accompanying that Act and 
     Public Law 108-11.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     providing direction regarding funds provided in Public Laws 
     107-117, 107-248, and 108-87 under the heading ``National 
     Defense Sealift Fund'' for construction of additional sealift 
     capacity.
       DoD-VA Medical Care.--The conferees direct the Secretary of 
     the Navy to expand the use of the North Chicago VA Medical 
     Center by the DoD beneficiaries of the Great Lakes region. 
     The conferees also direct the Secretary to work with the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to finalize site selection for 
     a joint Navy/VA ambulatory care center to serve both DoD 
     beneficiaries and veteran patients. The conferees urge the 
     Secretary to study siting the clinic adjacent to the North 
     Chicago VA Medical Center. The Secretary shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the site selected by July 30, 
     2004. The conferees also understand that the Committees will 
     see a proposal for design planning and funding construction 
     of this facility in fiscal year 2006.
       Chemical Biological Suit.--The conferees are concerned with 
     a recent GAO finding that the production of the JSLIST 
     chemical biological suit worn by U.S. soldiers is dependent 
     upon a foreign-based, single supply source for its most 
     critical components. The Joint Program Executive Office for 
     Chemical and Biological Defense plan to field test and 
     qualify an off-the-shelf, alternate fabric/membrane to 
     incorporate into a next generation suit will take three years 
     to complete given current funding levels. The conferees 
     direct the Department of Defense to provide necessary funds 
     from those available immediately to begin field testing and 
     qualification of an alternate, off-the-shelf fabric/membrane 
     for the JSLIST suit.
       Digitization of DoD Technical Manuals.--Within 10 days of 
     the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall complete the transfer of contract and program 
     administration of the funds appropriated for the Digitization 
     of DoD Technical Manuals from the Army to the Marine Corps 
     Systems Command and shall transfer the balance of unobligated 
     fiscal year 2003 funds and all fiscal year 2004 funds 
     appropriated for this program from Other Procurement, Army to 
     the ``Auto Test Equipment Systems'' line in Procurement, 
     Marine Corps. The Secretary shall ensure that the transfer 
     occurs in a manner that causes no delays or disruption in the 
     program.
       Vaccine Development.--The conferees are aware that there 
     has been considerable progress made by DARPA on the 
     development of a therapeutic vaccine for protection against 
     anthrax as a weapon of bioterrorism. The conferees understand 
     that the research and development has progressed to the point 
     where primate and human clinical trials are the next phase. 
     The conferees encourage the Department of Defense to continue 
     this important research, and if necessary, use existing 
     reprogramming authorities to address any fiscal year 2004 
     funding shortfalls should they emerge.
       Philadelphia Military Academy.--The conferees recommend the 
     Department of Defense establish a Junior ROTC program at the 
     Philadelphia Military Academy. The Department should 
     establish this program as quickly as feasible and use funds 
     previously appropriated for these types of training programs.
       Consequence Management Training.--It is the conferees' 
     intent that the funds appropriated in Public Law 107-248 for 
     consequence management training at Camp Gruber are to train 
     both DoD personnel and non-DoD first responders.
       Family Assistance and Ombudsman for WRAMC.--The demand for 
     medical treatment and family assistance has increased 
     significantly at our military medical facilities. In 
     particular, there have been almost 2,000 soldiers who have 
     gone through Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) for 
     medical treatment since the beginning of Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom. The WRAMC staff has responded exceptionally well to 
     the medical needs of our injured troops and should be 
     commended for their work. The conferees, however, are 
     concerned that family members coming to the Washington, DC 
     area to visit their loved ones are experiencing 
     transportation and information difficulties once they arrive. 
     These include difficulties in obtaining and paying for 
     transportation from airports to Walter Reed and confusion 
     once they get to Walter Reed regarding lodging, per diem, and 
     the availability of family assistance resources. The 
     conferees recommend that the Army establish an Ombudsman 
     program, as part of the overall family assistance outreach 
     program, to assist family members of injured soldiers at 
     Walter Reed. This should include representatives to meet and 
     greet family members at Walter Reed upon their initial 
     arrival to guide them to their destination and inform them of 
     available assistance.
       Walter Reed Amputee Center.--The conferees are aware of 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center's efforts to improve amputee 
     treatment and rehabilitation, especially in light of the 
     growing number of injured military members returning from 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom who require such care. As such, the 
     conferees direct the Surgeon General of the Army to prepare 
     and submit an infrastructure improvement plan for the Walter 
     Reed Amputee Center to the congressional defense committees. 
     The plan should be submitted not later than January 15, 2004, 
     and should include a detailed description of the types of 
     infrastructure improvements needed, a timetable for making 
     these improvements, and associated cost estimates.
       Section 117. The conference agreement includes language 
     relating to previously appropriated funds for the False Pass, 
     Alaska, project.

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       Section 118. The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the Central Riverfront Park project on the Ohio 
     River in Cincinnati, Ohio.
       Section 119. The conference agreement includes language 
     providing for the use of available funds from the Hamlet City 
     Lake, North Carolina, project to carry out current projects 
     in Richmond County.
       Section 120. The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the project for clearing and snagging in Deep 
     River, near Lake Station, Indiana.
       Section 121. The conference agreement includes a technical 
     correction to Section 117 of H.R. 2754, the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 2004, relating to the Idaho, 
     Montana, Rural Nevada, New Mexico, and Rural Utah project.
       Section 122. The conference agreement includes language 
     providing for the use of available funds from the Savannah 
     Harbor Deepening Project, Savannah, Georgia, for the Savannah 
     Harbor Expansion Project.
       Section 123. The conference agreement includes language 
     regarding the Columbia River Channel Improvements project in 
     Oregon and Washington.
       Section 124. The conference agreement includes language 
     directing the Corps of Engineers to proceed with work to 
     complete the Stillwater, Minnesota, project.
       Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama.--The 
     conference agreement on H.R. 2754, the fiscal year 2004 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, included an 
     additional $1,500,000 for operation and maintenance of the 
     Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama, project. Of 
     those funds, $1,000,000 is to be used to fund the evaluation 
     of a plan for the relocation of project offices to 
     Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
       Section 125. The conference agreement clarifies that an 
     additional $166,100,000 is provided in the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 2004, for offsetting 
     collections for purchase power and wheeling expenses.

                             Energy Supply


                       Renewable Energy Resources

       In calculating the non-Federal match commitment required 
     for the Upper Lynn Canal, Alaska, project, non-Federal 
     resources including cash, personnel, services, and equipment 
     expended in the last two fiscal years shall be included in 
     determining whether the non-Federal match requirement has 
     been fulfilled.
       Biomass/biofuels.--The $960,000 earmark for the Mount Mass 
     CC Bio Wood Gasification Project provided for in the 
     statement of managers accompanying H.R. 2754 should be 
     properly titled as the Mount Wachusett Community College 
     Biomass Wood Gasification Project.

                             Nuclear Energy

       Program Direction.--Of the amount made available for 
     program direction in the statement of managers accompanying 
     H.R. 2754, $34,237,000 is assigned to the 050 budget 
     function.

                                Science

       Biological and Environmental Research.--The statement of 
     managers accompanying H.R. 2754 providing $5,000,000 for the 
     development of new molecular imaging probes is further 
     clarified to apply to programs that bring together PET 
     imaging, systems biology and nanotechnology to develop new 
     molecular imaging probes. These probes should provide a 
     biological diagnosis of disease that is informative of the 
     molecular basis of disease and specific for guiding the 
     development of new molecular therapies. The programs must 
     bring together chemists, physicists, biologists, and imaging 
     scientists to produce new technologies and science in the 
     stated area. The particular disease orientation is in cancers 
     such as breast, prostrate, colorectal, melanoma and 
     degenerative neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and 
     Parkinson's diseases.
       In addition, the $1,000,000 earmark for the Carnegie Mellon 
     University Green Chemistry Project should be properly titled 
     as the Carnegie Mellon University Advanced Building 
     Efficiency Testbed Initiative.
       Science Laboratories Infrastructure.--The statement of 
     managers accompanying H.R. 2754 provides $1,000,000 for 
     excess facilities disposal for the 88-inch cyclotron at the 
     Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. If the Department of 
     Energy decides to continue operating the 88-inch cyclotron 
     during fiscal year 2004, the $1,000,000 should be applied to 
     disposal of other excess facilities at the Lawrence Berkeley 
     National Laboratory.

               Environmental and Other Defense Activities

                  Defense Site Acceleration Completion

       Accelerated Completions 2035.--The statement of managers 
     accompanying H.R. 2754 indicates that the conference 
     agreement provides $1,929,536,000 for Accelerated 
     Completions, 2035, with the reduction of $49,061,000 below 
     the request due to the Department-requested adjustment for 
     Oak Ridge cleanup activities. The statement of managers 
     should be amended to reflect that $31,851,000 of this 
     reduction represents the Department-requested adjustment for 
     Oak Ridge cleanup and $17,210,000 represents a reduction to 
     the overall 2035 subaccount, not specific to Los Alamos, Oak 
     Ridge, or any other 2035 cleanup site.

                        Other Defense Activities

       Environment, Safety and Health (Defense).--Of the funds 
     made available for transfer to the National Institute for 
     Occupational Safety and Health for epidemiological studies in 
     the statement of managers accompanying H.R. 2754, $7,500,000 
     shall be applied to conduct epidemiological research and 
     other activities to establish the scientific link between 
     radiation exposure and the occurrence of chronic lymphocytic 
     leukemia.
       Section 127. The conference agreement includes language 
     related to Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.
       Section 128. The conference agreement includes language 
     modifying Section 312 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 2004, and Section 634 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2003 regarding the classification of certain 
     materials as ``11 e.(2) by-product materials''.
       Section 129. The conference agreement includes language 
     making technical corrections to H.R. 6, the Energy Policy 
     Act.
       Sec. 130. The conference agreement includes an additional 
     $50,000,000 to the Department of Energy's Office of Science 
     to begin work on the Coralville, Iowa project.
       Section 131. The conference agreement includes $250,000 for 
     Biological Sciences at DePaul University; $500,000 for the 
     Cedars-Sinai Gene Therapy Research Program; and $500,000 for 
     the Hartford Hospital Interventional Electrophysiology 
     Project.
       Section 132. The conference agreement includes $750,000 for 
     the Energy Center of Wisconsin Renewable Fuels Project; 
     $500,000 for the Wind Energy Transmission Study; $250,000 for 
     the White Pine County, Nevada, Public School System biomass 
     conversion heating project; $250,000 for the Lead Animal 
     Shelter Animal Campus renewable energy demonstration project; 
     $3,000,000 for the establishment of a Hawaii Hydrogen Center 
     for Development and Deployment of Distributed Energy Systems; 
     and $250,000 for the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition for 
     biomass restoration and science-based restoration.
       Section 133. The conferees have included additional funding 
     in specified amounts for certain Army Corps of Engineers 
     Construction, General, projects, including, for the Red River 
     Below Denison Dam, Arkansas, project, $1,250,000; for the Red 
     River Red River Emergency, Arkansas, project, $1,750,000; for 
     the Napa River, California, project, $2,750,000; for the 
     Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, project, $1,000,000; for the 
     McCook and Thornton Reservoirs, Illinois, project, 
     $1,000,000; for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock, 
     project, $1,000,000; Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, Montana, 
     $1,000,000; for the Passaic River Streambank Restoration 
     (Minish Park), New Jersey, project, $1,000,000; and for the 
     Grand Forks--East Grand Forks, MN, project, $3,000,000.
       Section 135. The conferees agree to extend the Pre-Disaster 
     Mitigation Program authorization by one year to December 31, 
     2004.
       Section 136. The conferees agree to extend the National 
     Flood Insurance Program authorization by six months to June 
     30, 2004.
       Section 137. The conference agreement includes a provision 
     that modifies the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 
     2002 as it relates to fishing agreements.
       The conference agreement includes technical corrections to 
     the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108, related to two 
     statutory citations in the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     ``Construction'' account.
       The conference agreement includes technical corrections to 
     the Congaree National Park Boundary Revision in Public Law 
     94-545, to retain the current classification of the park 
     under section 162 of the Clean Air Act and to change the name 
     of the Congaree Swamp National Monument Wilderness to the 
     ``Congaree National Park Wilderness''.
       The conference agreement includes a technical correction to 
     section 123 of the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108, to ensure 
     that the National Park Service can provide a grant to the 
     Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation for continued land 
     acquisition in the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National 
     Historic District.
       The conference agreement includes a provision setting a 
     November 18, 2007, date for the termination of the Delaware 
     and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission.
       The conference agreement corrects a citation in Title IV of 
     the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108.
       The conference agreement includes a provision reallocating 
     certain funds provided to the Indian Health Service for 
     alcohol control, enforcement, prevention, treatment, sobriety 
     and wellness, and education in Alaska.
       The conference agreement includes technical corrections to 
     section 344 of the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108: (1) 
     clarifying that the across the board reduction to accounts in 
     the Act does not apply to emergency requirements pursuant to 
     section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), the 
     concurrent budget resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     2004, and (2) allowing the Secretary of the Interior to use 
     her discretion in applying the reduction within the Indian

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     Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments 
     to Indians account.
       The conference agreement establishes the Theodore Roosevelt 
     National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi; authorizes the 
     construction, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, of an 
     education center on the refuge; changes the name of the Bogue 
     Phalia Unit of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge to the 
     ``Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge''; and changes the 
     name of the Central Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge 
     Complex to the ``Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge 
     Complex''.
       The conference agreement amends section 386 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2003 to permit the consideration of an option 
     providing a loan guarantee for a liquefied natural gas 
     transportation project in Alaska.
       The conference agreement amends the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act to authorize the use of funds 
     to pay certain expenses after the death of certain Department 
     of the Interior employees in Alaska.
       The conference agreement establishes the Office of Native 
     Hawaiian Relations within the Office of the Secretary of the 
     Interior and appropriates $100,000 for that office.
       The conference agreement permits the Assiniboine and Sioux 
     tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana to 
     lease tribally owned land for interstate natural gas 
     pipelines.
       The conference agreement authorizes the National Park 
     Service to purchase, from willing sellers, Fern Lake and its 
     surrounding watershed, approximately 4,500 acres, for 
     inclusion in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. 
     This will ensure the protection of Fern Lake as the sole 
     water source for the city of Middlesboro, Kentucky.
       The Smithsonian Institution should continue planning, 
     administration and other activities required for the 
     establishment of the National Museum of African-American 
     History and Culture. The Smithsonian Institution should use 
     General Service Administration consulting contracts to help 
     evaluate the four sites under consideration.
       Sec. 151 authorizes the Attending Physician to Congress to 
     have authority and responsibility for overseeing and 
     coordinating the use of medical assets in response to a 
     bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public 
     health emergencies.
       Sec. 152 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to lease 
     any portion of the real property located at 449 South Capitol 
     Street Southwest, DC for the use of the United States Capitol 
     Police.
       Sec. 153 establishes the United States Senate-China 
     Interparliamentary Group.
       Sec. 154 establishes the United States Senate-Russia 
     Interparliamentary Group.
       Sec. 155 is a provision regarding the expenses of the 
     Chaplain of the Senate.
       Sec. 157. Pension Plan Parity.--The conference agreement 
     includes a provision directing the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation to restore certain guaranteed pension benefits. 
     Neither the House nor the Senate bills contained these 
     provisions.


                         vision rehabilitation

       The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services is directed to carry out a nationwide outpatient 
     vision rehabilitation services demonstration project. The 
     purpose of this demonstration project is to examine the 
     impact of standardized national coverage for vision 
     rehabilitation services provided in the home by physicians, 
     occupational therapists and certified vision rehabilitation 
     teachers.
       This demonstration project should be conducted over a 
     period of five years beginning July 1, 2004. The Secretary 
     shall expend from available funds appropriated to him in FY 
     2004, including transfers authorized under existing 
     authorities from the Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust 
     Fund, an amount not to exceed $2 million for FY 2004 to carry 
     out this demonstration project.
       Sec. 158. The conference agreement includes a general 
     provision, which appropriates $9,692,000 to the Department of 
     Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund and offsets the 
     appropriation with a rescission in the same amount from the 
     ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'' 
     account.
       Sec. 159. The conferees agree to provide an additional 
     amount of $1,000,000,000 for requirements payments to states 
     under the Help America Vote Act.
       Sec. 160. designates the courthouse at 333 Lomas Boulevard 
     in New Mexico as the ``Pete V. Domenici United States 
     Courthouse.''
       Sec. 161. requires the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget to consult with Alaska Native corporations on the same 
     basis as Indian tribes under Executive Order 13175.
       Sec. 162. provides a total of $50,000,000 from the highway 
     trust fund for the reconstruction of the Treasure Island 
     Bridge in Florida and for plaza design and road improvements 
     at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
       Sec. 163 extends the Japanese Imperial Government 
     Disclosure Act for one additional year.
       Cash balance plans.--The conference agreement on the 
     Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 directs the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to prepare a legislative proposal that would 
     provide transition relief to older and longer service 
     participants affected by conversions from traditional defined 
     benefit plans to cash balance plans. The conference agreement 
     also prohibits the use of funds to complete certain 
     regulations pending at the Treasury Department. The purpose 
     of this prohibition is not to call into question the validity 
     of hybrid pension plan designs (cash balance and pension 
     equity). The purpose of the prohibition is to preserve the 
     status quo with respect to conversions through the entirety 
     of fiscal year 2004 while the applicable committees of 
     jurisdiction review the Treasury Department's legislative 
     proposals.
       Sec. 164. The conference agreement includes a provision 
     related to the distribution of certain Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development block grant funds to Alaska Native 
     recipients.
       Sec. 168. The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $1,800,000,000 funds made available to the Department of 
     Defense and made available in P.L. 107-38 and P.L. 107-117, 
     as well as a 0.59 percent across-the-board rescission to 
     discretionary budgetary resources provided in fiscal year 
     2004 regular appropriations Acts (except Defense and Military 
     Construction), as well as to any previously enacted fiscal 
     year 2004 advance appropriation.

     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Frank R. Wolf
       (except for section 617 of Division B),
     James T. Walsh,
     Dave Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     Jack Kingston,
     Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Tom Latham,
     Virgil Goode,
     Ray LaHood,
     John P. Murtha,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher Bond,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Mike DeWine,
     Sam Brownback,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Tom Harkin,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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