[House Report 104-291]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-291
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 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, THE UNITED STATES 
  POSTAL SERVICE, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND CERTAIN 
 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, 
                         AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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                October 25, 1995.--Ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Lightfoot, from the committee of conference, submitted the 
                               following

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 2020]

      The Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 2020) ``making appropriations for the Treasury 
Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses 
as follows:
      That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 4, 
10, 30, 32, 33, 39, 41, 42, 44, 50, 51, 64, 73, 83, 85, 87, 89, 
90, 91, 98, 99, 110, 111, 118, 124, 134, 137, 138, and 141.
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 
21, 25, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 45, 49, 53, 54, 55, 61, 63, 
66, 71, 72, 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86, 92, 94, 95, 96, 100, 102, 
103, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 
121, and 123.
    And agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 2:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
amendment insert: $105,929,000, of which up to $500,000 shall 
be available to reimburse the District of Columbia Metropolitan 
Police Department for personnel costs incurred by the 
Metropolitan Police Department between May 19, 1995 and 
September 30, 1995 as a result of the closing to vehicular 
traffic of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and other streets in 
the vicinity of the White House: Provided, That Section 640 of 
Title VI of the Treasury Postal Service and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-329, 108 Stat. 2432), 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
sentence: ``This section shall not apply to any claim where the 
employee has received any compensation for overtime hours 
worked during the period covered by the claim under any other 
provision of law, including, but not limited to, 5 U.S.C. 
5545(c), or to any claim for compensation for time spent 
commuting between the employee's residence and duty station.''; 
and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 3:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert:


          treasury buildings and annex repair and restoration


      For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
Treasury Building and annex, and the Secret Service 
Headquarters Building, $21,491,000, to remain available until 
expended.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 5:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
$10,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 6:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken in said amendment amended to 
read as follows: travel expenses of non-Federal law enforcement 
personnel to attend meetings concerned with financial 
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial 
regulation;
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 7:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert: $22,198,000; Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Director of the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network may procure up to $500,000 in 
specialized, unique or novel automatic data processing 
equipment, ancillary equipment, software, services, and related 
resources from commercial vendors without regard to otherwise 
applicable procurement laws and regulations and without full 
and open competition, utilizing procedures best suited under 
the circumstances of the procurement to efficiently fulfill the 
agency's requirements: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal 
services contracts; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 12:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$184,300,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 15:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken in said amendment, amended to 
read as follows: : Provided further, That no funds appropriated 
herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the 
compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to 
implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to 
change the definition of ``Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 
or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed 
on January 1, 1994; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 17:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert: : Provided further, That the Commissioner of 
the Customs Service designate a single individual to be port 
director of all United States Government activities at two 
ports of entry, one on the southern border and one on the 
northern border: Provided further, That $750,000 shall be 
available for additional part-time and temporary positions in 
the Honolulu Customs District; and the Senate agree to the 
same.
      Amendment No. 18:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert: 
$64,843,000 which; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 20:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
$1,723,764,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 22:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken in said amendment, amended to 
read as follows: : Provided, That $13,000,000 shall be used to 
initiate a program to utilize private counsel law firms and 
debt collection agencies in the collection activities of the 
Internal Revenue Service in compliance with section 104 of this 
Act and, on page 13, line 3, of the House of Representatives 
engrossed bill, H.R. 2020, after ``which'' insert ``up to'' 
and, on line 4, after ``Program,'' delete ``no amount of which 
shall be available for IRS administrative costs,'' ; and the 
Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 23:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert: $1,527,154,000, of which no less than 
$695,000,000 shall be available for tax systems modernization 
activities; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 24:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
amendment, insert: : Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
for tax systems modernization, $100,000,000 may not be 
obligated until the Secretary of the Treasury provides a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 
that (1) with explicit decision criteria, identifies, 
evaluates, and prioritizes all systems investments planned for 
fiscal year 1996, (2) provides a schedule for successfully 
mitigating deficiencies identified by the General Accounting 
Office in its April 1995 report to the Committees, (3) presents 
a milestone schedule for development and implementation of all 
projects included in the tax systems modernization program, and 
(4) presents a plan to expand the utilization of external 
expertise for systems development and total program 
integration; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 26:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$531,944,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 27:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
amendment, insert:
      (a) As authorized by section 190001(e), $69,314,000, of 
which $25,690,000 shall be available to the United States 
Customs Service for expenses associated with ``Operation 
Hardline''; of which $21,010,000 shall be available to the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, of which no less than 
$14,410,000 shall be available to annualize the salaries and 
related costs for the fiscal year 1995 supplemental initiative, 
and of which no less than $3,500,000 shall be available for 
administering the Gang Resistance Education and Training 
program, and of which $3,100,000 shall be available for 
ballistics technologies; of which $21,600,000 shall be 
available to the United States Secret Service, of which no less 
than $1,600,000 shall be available for enhancing forensics 
technology to aid missing and exploited children 
investigations; and of which $1,014,000 shall be available to 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and; and the 
Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 31:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
insert: 107; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 37:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter inserted in said amendment, insert:

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         salaries and expenses


      For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its 
functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), 
$3,180,000.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 43:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
read as follows:

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         salaries and expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)


      For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I of 
Public Law 100-690; not to exceed $8,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses; for participation in joint 
projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual 
interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or 
agencies, with or without reimbursement; $23,500,000, of which 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
available to the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center for 
counternarcotics research and development projects and shall be 
available for transfer to other Federal departments or 
agencies; and of the funds made available to the Counter-Drug 
Technology Assessment Center, $600,000 shall be transferred to 
the Drug Enforcement Administration for the El Paso 
Intelligence Center: Provided, That the Office is authorized to 
accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and 
personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of 
the Office.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 46:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             high intensity drug trafficking areas program


                     (including transfer of funds)


      For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, 
$103,000,000 for drug control activities consistent with the 
approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity 
Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than $55,000,000 shall 
be transferred to State and local entities for drug control 
activities; and of which up to $48,000,000 may be transferred 
to Federal agencies and departments at a rate to be determined 
by the Director: Provided, That the funds made available under 
this head shall be obligated within 90 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 47:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

           Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations


                         salaries and expenses


      For necessary expenses of the Advisory Commission on 
Intergovernmental Relations, $784,000, of which $334,000 is to 
carry out the provisions of Public Law 104-4, and of which 
$450,000 shall be available only for the purposes of the prompt 
and orderly termination of the Advisory Commission on 
Intergovernmental Relations.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 48:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

             Administrative Conference of the United States


                         salaries and expenses


      For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference 
of the United States, established under subchapter V of chapter 
5 of title 5, United States Code, $600,000: Provided, That 
these funds shall only be available for the purposes of the 
prompt and orderly termination of the Administrative Conference 
of the United States by February 1, 1996.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 52:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$20,542,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 56:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 56, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$5,066,149,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 57:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 57, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$545,002,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 58:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert:
      New Construction:
            Colorado:
                    Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, U.S. 
                Geological Survey Lab Building, $25,802,000
            Florida:
                    Tallahassee, U.S. Courthouse Annex, 
                $24,015,000
            Georgia:
                    Savannah, U.S. Courthouse Annex, $2,597,000
            Louisiana:
                    Lafayette, Federal Building and U.S. 
                Courthouse, $29,565,000
            Maryland:
                    Prince Georges County, Food and Drug 
                Administration, $55,000,000
            Nebraska:
                    Omaha, Federal Building and U.S. 
                Courthouse, $53,424,000
            New Mexico:
                    Albuquerque, Federal Building and U.S. 
                Courthouse, $6,126,000
            New York:
                    Central Islip, Federal Building and U.S. 
                Courthouse, $189,102,000
            North Dakota:
                    Pembina, Border Station, $11,113,000
            Pennsylvania:
                    Scranton, Federal Building and U.S. 
                Courthouse Annex, $24,095,000
            South Carolina:
                    Columbia, U.S. Courthouse Annex, $3,562,000
            Texas:
                    Austin, Veterans Affairs Annex, $7,940,000
                    Brownsville, Federal Building and U.S. 
                Courthouse, $27,452,000
            Washington:
                    Point Roberts, U.S. Border Station, 
                $3,516,000
                    Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $5,600,000
            West Virginia:
                    Martinsburg, Internal Revenue Service 
                Computer Center, $63,408,000
            Non-prospectus Projects Program, $12,685,000; and 
        the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 59:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert: : Provided further, That the $6,000,000 
under the heading of non-prospectus construction projects, made 
available in Public Laws 102-393 and 103-123 for the 
acquisition, lease, construction and equipping of flexiplace 
work telecommuting centers, is hereby increased by $5,000,000 
from funds made available in this Act for non-prospectus 
construction projects, all of which shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of the $5,000,000 made 
available by this Act, half shall be used for telecommuting 
centers in the State of Virginia and half shall be used for 
telecommuting centers in the State of Maryland: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available for the District of 
Columbia, Southeast Federal Center, under the heading, ``Real 
Property Activities, Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on 
Availability of Revenue'' in Public Law 101-509, $55,000,000 
are rescinded: Provided further, That the limitation on the 
availability of revenue contained in such Act is reduced by 
$55,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 60:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$637,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 62:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert:
      Repairs and Alterations:
            Arkansas:
                    Little Rock, Federal Building, $7,551,000
            California:
                    Sacramento, Federal Building (2800 Cottage 
                Way), $13,636,000
            District of Columbia:
                    ICC/Connecting Wing Complex/Customs (phase 
                2/3), $58,275,000
            Illinois:
                    Chicago, Federal Center, $45,971,000
            Maryland:
                    Woodlawn, SSA East High-Low Buildings, 
                $17,422,000
            North Dakota:
                    Bismarck, Federal Building, Post Office and 
                U.S. Courthouse, $7,119,000
            Pennsylvania:
                    Philadelphia, Byrne-Green Complex, 
                $30,909,000
                    Philadelphia, SSA Building, Mid-Atlantic 
                Program Service Center, $11,376,000
            Puerto Rico:
                    Old San Juan, Post Office and U.S. 
                Courthouse, $25,701,000
            Texas:
                    Dallas, Federal Building (Griffin St.), 
                $5,641,000
            Washington:
                    Richland, Federal Building, U.S. Post 
                Office, and Courthouse, $10,000,000
            Nationwide:
                    Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $43,533,000
                    Elevator Program, $13,109,000
                    Energy Program, $20,000,000
                    Advance Design, $22,000,000; and the Senate 
                agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 65:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$2,326,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 67:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 67, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
read as follows: : Provided further, That the Administrator is 
authorized to enter into and perform such leases, contracts, or 
other transactions with any agency or instrumentality of the 
United States, the several States, or the District of Columbia, 
or with any person, firm, association, or corporation, as may 
be necessary to implement the trade center plan at the Federal 
Triangle Project; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 68:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$5,066,149,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 69:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 69, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
amendment, insert:


                           operating expenses


      For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided 
for, necessary for asset management activities; utilization of 
excess and disposal of surplus personal property; 
transportation management activities; procurement and supply 
management activities; Government-wide and internal 
responsibilities relating to automated data management, 
telecommunications, information resources management, and 
related activities; utilization survey, deed compliance 
inspection, appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, and 
land use planning functions pertaining to excess and surplus 
real property; agency-wide policy direction; Board of Contract 
Appeals; accounting, records management, and other support 
services incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by 
the United States Court of Federal Claims; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $119,091,000.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 70:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$33,274,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 74:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 74, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the section number named, insert: 5; and the 
Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 76:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 76, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any 
other Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and thereafter, no funds may be obligated or expended in any 
way for the purpose of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or 
disposal of lands in the vicinity of Norfork Lake, Arkansas, 
administered by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
without the specific approval of the Congress.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 77:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 77, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any 
other Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and thereafter, no funds may be obligated or expended in any 
way for the purpose of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or 
disposal of lands in the vicinity of Bull Shoals Lake, 
Arkansas, administered by the Corps of Engineers, Department of 
the Army, without the specific approval of the Congress.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 78:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the first section number in said amendment, 
insert: 9; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 84:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 84, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$88,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be made 
available for the establishment of health promotion and disease 
prevention programs for Federal employees; and the Senate agree 
to the same.
      Amendment No. 88:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 88, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken in said amendment, amended to 
read as follows:
      Section 1. Section 1104 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``title'' 
                        the following: ``, the cost of which 
                        examinations shall be reimbursed by 
                        payments from the agencies employing 
                        such judges to the revolving fund 
                        established under section 1304(e)''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking the semicolon at 
                        the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
                        in lieu thereof a period; and
                    (B) by striking the matter following 
                paragraph (2) through ``principles.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) At the request of the head of an agency to 
        whom a function has been delegated under subsection 
        (a)(2), the Office may provide assistance to the agency 
        in performing such function. Such assistance shall, to 
        the extent determined appropriate by the Director of 
        the Office, be performed on a reimbursable basis 
        through the revolving fund established under section 
        1304(e).''.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 93:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 93, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
$33,269,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 97:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 97, and agree to the same with 
an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
read as follows:
      Sec. 512. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any 
other Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and thereafter, no funds may be obligated or expended in any 
way to withdraw the designation of the Virginia Inland Port at 
Front Royal, Virginia, as a United States Customs Service port 
of entry.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 101:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
in fiscal year 1996 for those operations and programs 
previously provided for by appropriation; and the Senate agree 
to the same.
      Amendment No. 104:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
amendment, insert: (retention of receipts is for the 
circulating operations and programs): Provided further, That 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall; and the Senate agree to 
the same.
      Amendment No. 107:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 107, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert: Provided further, That provisions of law 
governing procurement or public contracts shall not be 
applicable to the procurement of goods or services necessary 
for carrying out Mint programs and operations; and the Senate 
agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 109:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 524. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
employees health benefit program which provides any benefits or 
coverage for abortions, after the last day of the contract 
currently in force for any such negotiated plan.
      Sec. 525. The provision of section 524 shall not apply 
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
were carried to term, or that the pregnancy is the result of an 
act of rape or incest.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 122:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
read as follows:
      Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training when 
it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
obligate or expend such funds that such employee training--
            (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, 
        skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
        performance of official duties;
            (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels 
        of emotional response or psychological stress in some 
        participants;
            (3) does not require prior employee notification of 
        the content and methods to be used in the training and 
        written end of course evaluation;
            (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
        religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new 
        age'' belief systems as defined in Equal Employment 
        Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated 
        September 2, 1988;
            (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, 
        participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the 
        workplace; or
            (6) includes content related to human 
        immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency 
        syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to make 
        employees more aware of the medical ramifications of 
        HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV-positive 
        employees.
      (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
directly upon the performance of official duties.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 125:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 125, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the first section number in said amendment, 
insert: 628; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 126:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 126, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 629. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be expended by any Federal Agency to procure 
any product or service that is subject to the provisions of 
Public Law 89-306 and that will be available under the 
procurement by the Administrator of General Services known as 
``FTS2000'' unless--
            (1) such product or service is procured by the 
        Administrator of General Services as part of the 
        procurement known as ``FTS2000''; or
            (2) that agency establishes to the satisfaction of 
        the Administrator of General Services that--
                    (A) that agency's requirements for such 
                procurement are unique and cannot be satisfied 
                by property and service procured by the 
                Administrator of General Services as part of 
                the procurement known as ``FTS2000''; and
                    (B) the agency procurement, pursuant to 
                such delegation, would be cost-effective and 
                would not adversely affect the cost-
                effectiveness of the FTS2000 procurement.
      (b) After July 31, 1996, subsection (a) shall apply only 
if the Administrator of General Services has reported that the 
FTS2000 procurement is producing prices that allow the 
Government to satisfy its requirements for such procurement in 
the most cost-effective manner.
      (c) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct and deliver a comprehensive analysis of the cost of the 
Federal government of all Federal agency telecommunications 
services and traffic, by agency, and provide such report to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by no later than 
May 31, 1996: Provided, That such report shall (1) identify 
which agencies are using FTS2000 systems; (2) determine whether 
or not such usage is cost-effective; and (3) provide a 
comparison of telecommunication costs between agencies that use 
or do not use FTS2000.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 127:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 127, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the first section number named in said 
amendment, insert: 630; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 128:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 128, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 631. (a) Section 5402 of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f) by striking out ``During the 
        period beginning January 1, 1985, and ending January 1, 
        1999, the'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(1) by amending subparagraph 
        (D) to read as follows:
                    ``(D) have provided scheduled service 
                within the State of Alaska for at least 12 
                consecutive months with aircraft--
                            ``(i) up to 7,500 pounds payload 
                        capacity before being selected as a 
                        carrier of nonpriority bypass mail at 
                        an applicable intra-Alaska bush service 
                        mail rate; and
                            ``(ii) over 7,500 pounds payload 
                        capacity before being selected as a 
                        carrier of nonpriority bypass mail at 
                        the intra-Alaska mainline service mail 
                        rate.''.
      (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be effective on and after August 1, 1995.
      (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 5402(g)(1) title 39, 
United States Code (as in effect before the amendment made 
under subsection (a)) shall apply to a carrier, if such 
carrier--
            (A) has an application pending before the 
        Department of Transportation for approval under section 
        41102 or 41110(e) of title 39, United States Code, 
        before August 1, 1995; and
            (B) would meet the requirements of such 
        subparagraph if such application were approved and such 
        certificate were purchased.
      (c) Section 41901(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
repealed.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 129:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 129, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

SEC. 632. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN 
                    FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

      (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available by this Act for the 
Department of the Treasury shall be available for any activity 
or for paying the salary of any Government employee where 
funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee 
would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or 
policy that would permit the Secretary of the Treasury to make 
any loan or extension of credit under section 5302 of title 31, 
United States Code, with respect to a single foreign entity or 
government of a foreign country (including agencies or other 
entities of that government)--
            (1) with respect to a loan or extension of credit 
        for more than 60 days, unless the President certifies 
        to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives 
        that--
                    (A) there is no projected cost (as that 
                term is defined in section 502 of the Federal 
                Credit Reform Act of 1990) to the United States 
                from the proposed loan or extension of credit; 
                and
                    (B) any proposed obligation or expenditure 
                of United States funds to or on behalf of the 
                foreign government is adequately backed by an 
                assured source of repayment to ensure that all 
                United States funds will be repaid; and
            (2) other than as provided by an Act of Congress, 
        if that loan or extension of credit would result in 
        expenditures and obligations, including contingent 
        obligations, aggregating more than $1,000,000,000 with 
        respect to that foreign country for more than 180 days 
        during the 12-month period beginning on the date on 
        which the first such action is taken.
      (b) Waiver of Limitations.--The President may exceed the 
dollar and time limitations in subsection (a)(2) if he 
certifies in writing to the Congress that a financial crisis in 
that foreign country poses a threat to vital United States 
economic interests or the stability of the international 
financial system.
      (c) Expedited Procedures for a Resolution of 
Disapproval.--A presidential certification pursuant to 
subsection (b) shall not take effect, if the Congress, within 
thirty calendar days after receiving such certification, enacts 
a joint resolution of disapproval, as described in paragraph 
(5) of this subsection.
            (1) Reference to committees.--All joint resolutions 
        introduced in the Senate to disapprove the 
        certification shall be referred to the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and in the House of 
        Representatives, to the appropriate committees.
            (2) Discharge of committees.--(A) If the committee 
        of either House to which a resolution has been referred 
        has not reported it at the end of 15 days after its 
        introduction, it is in order to move either to 
        discharge the committee from further consideration of 
        the joint resolution or to discharge the committee from 
        further consideration of any other resolution 
        introduced with respect to the same matter, except no 
        motion to discharge shall be in order after the 
        committee has reported a joint resolution with respect 
        to the same matter.
            (B) A motion to discharge may be made only by an 
        individual favoring the resolution, and is privileged 
        in the Senate; and debate thereon shall be limited to 
        not more than 1 hour, the time to be divided in the 
        Senate equally between, and controlled by, the majority 
        leader and the minority leader or their designees.
            (3) Floor consideration in the senate.--(A) A 
        motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of 
        a resolution shall be privileged.
            (B) Debate in the Senate on a resolution, and all 
        debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
        shall be limited to not more than 4 hours, to be 
        equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
        majority leader and the minority leader or their 
        designees.
            (C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or 
        appeal in connection with a resolution shall be limited 
        to not more than 20 minutes, to be equally divided 
        between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager 
        of the resolution, except that in the event the manager 
        of the resolution is in favor of any such motion or 
        appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be 
        controlled by the minority leader or his designee. Such 
        leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their 
        control on the passage of a resolution, allot 
        additional time to any Senator during the consideration 
        of any debatable motion or appeal.
            (D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate 
        on a resolution, debatable motion, or appeal is not 
        debatable. No amendment to, or motion to recommit, a 
        resolution is in order in the Senate.
            (4) In the case of a resolution, if prior to the 
        passage by one House of a resolution of that House, 
        that House receives a resolution with respect to the 
        same matter from the other House, then--
                    (A) the procedure in that House shall be 
                the same as if no resolution had been received 
                from the other House; but
                    (B) the vote on final passage shall be on 
                the resolution of the other House.
            (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution of 
        the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the 
        resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That the 
        Congress disapproves the action of the President under 
        section 632(b) of the Treasury, Postal Service, and 
        General Government Appropriations Act, 1996, notice of 
        which was submitted to the Congress on         .'', 
        with the blank space being filled with the appropriate 
        date.
      (d) Applicability.--This section--
            (1) shall not apply to any action taken as part of 
        the program of assistance to Mexico announced by the 
        President on January 31, 1995; and
            (2) shall remain in effect through fiscal year 
        1996.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 130:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 130, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 633. For purposes of each provision of law amended 
by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal 
year 1996 in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay 
systems.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 131:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 131, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the first section number named in said 
amendment, insert: 634; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 133:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 133, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 636. This section may be cited as the ``Prohibition 
of Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands 
Act''.
      (a) As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``Federal agency'' means--
                    (A) an Executive agency as defined in 
                section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (B) each entity specified in subparagraphs 
                (B) through (H) of section 5721(1) of title 5, 
                United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Federal building'' means--
                    (A) any building or other structure owned 
                in whole or in part by the United States or any 
                Federal agency, including any such structure 
                occupied by a Federal agency under a lease 
                agreement; and
                    (B) includes the real property on which 
                such building is located;
            (3) the term ``minor'' means an individual under 
        the age of 18 years; and
            (4) the term ``tobacco product'' means cigarettes, 
        cigars, little cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, 
        snuff, and chewing tobacco.
      (b)(1) No later than 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
and the head of each Federal agency shall promulgate 
regulations that prohibit--
            (A) the sale of tobacco products in vending 
        machines located in or around any Federal building 
        under the jurisdiction of the Administrator or such 
        agency head; and
            (B) the distribution of free samples of tobacco 
        products in or around any Federal building under the 
        jurisdiction of the Administrator or such agency head.
      (2) The Administrator of General Services or the head of 
an agency, as appropriate, may designate areas not subject to 
the provisions of paragraph (1), if such area also prohibits 
the presence of minors.
      (3) The provisions of this subsection shall be carried 
out--
            (A) by the Administrator of General Services for 
        any Federal building which is maintained, leased, or 
        has title of ownership vested in the General Services 
        Administration; or
            (B) by the head of a Federal agency for any Federal 
        building which is maintained, leased, or has title of 
        ownership vested in such agency.
      (c) No later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of General Services and each head 
of an agency shall prepare and submit, to the appropriate 
committees of Congress, a report that shall contain--
            (1) verification that the Administrator or such 
        head of an agency is in compliance with this section; 
        and
            (2) a detailed list of the location of all tobacco 
        product vending machines located in Federal buildings 
        under the administration of the Administrator or such 
        head of an agency.
      (d)(1) No later than 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration and the House of Representatives Committee on 
House Oversight, after consultation with the Architect of the 
Capitol, shall promulgate regulations under the Senate and 
House of Representatives rulemaking authority that prohibit the 
sale of tobacco products in vending machines in the Capitol 
Buildings.
      (2) Such committees may designate areas where such 
prohibition shall not apply, if such area also prohibits the 
presence of minors.
      (3) For the purpose of this section the term ``Capitol 
Buildings'' shall have the same meaning as such term is defined 
under section 16(a)(1) of the Act entitled ``An Act to define 
the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the 
use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved July 31, 1946 
(40 U.S.C. 193m(1)).
      (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
restricting the authority of the Administrator of General 
Services or the head of an agency to limit tobacco product use 
in or around any Federal building, except as provided under 
subsection (b)(1).
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 135:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

SEC. 637. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON RESTRUCTURING THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
                    SERVICE.

      (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) While the budget for the Internal Revenue 
        Service (hereafter referred to as the ``IRS'') has 
        risen from $2.5 billion in fiscal year 1979 to $7.3 
        billion in fiscal year 1996, tax returns processing has 
        not become significantly faster, tax collection rates 
        have not significantly increased, and the accuracy and 
        timeliness of taxpayer assistance has not significantly 
        improved.
            (2) To date, the Tax Systems Modernization (TSM) 
        program has cost the taxpayers $2.5 billion, with an 
        estimated cost of $8 billion. Despite this investment, 
        modernization efforts were recently described by the 
        GAO as ``chaotic'' and ``ad hoc''.
            (3) While the IRS maintains that TSM will increase 
        efficiency and thus revenues, Congress has had to 
        appropriate additional funds in recent years for 
        compliance initiatives in order to increase tax 
        revenues.
            (4) Because TSM has not been implemented, the IRS 
        continues to rely on paper returns, processing a total 
        of 14 billion pieces of paper every tax season. This 
        results in an extremely inefficient system.
            (5) This lack of efficiency reduces the level of 
        customer service and impedes the ability of the IRS to 
        collect revenue.
            (6) The present status of the IRS shows the need 
        for the establishment of a Commission which will 
        examine the organization of IRS and recommend actions 
        to expedite the implementation of TSM and improve 
        service to taxpayers.
      (b) Composition of the Commission.--
            (1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of 
        this section, there is established a National 
        Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue 
        Service (in this section referred to as the 
        ``Commission'').
            (2) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed 
        of thirteen members, as follows:
                    (A) Five members appointed by the 
                President, two from the executive branch of the 
                Government, two from private life, and one from 
                an organization that represents a substantial 
                number of Internal Revenue Service employees.
                    (B) Two members appointed by the Majority 
                Leader of the Senate, one from Members of the 
                Senate and one from private life.
                    (C) Two members appointed by the Minority 
                Leader of the Senate, one from Members of the 
                Senate and one from private life.
                    (D) Two members appointed by the Speaker of 
                the House of Representatives, one from Members 
                of the House of Representatives and one from 
                private life.
                    (E) Two members appointed by the Minority 
                Leader of the House of Representatives, one 
                from Members of the House of Representatives 
                and one from private life.
                    The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
                Service shall be an ex officio member of the 
                Commission.
            (3) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect a 
        Chairman from among its members.
            (4) Meeting; quorum; vacancies.--After its initial 
        meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the 
        Chairman or a majority of its members. Seven members of 
        the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy 
        in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
        shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
        original appointment was made.
            (5) Appointment; initial meeting.--
                    (A) Appointment.--It is the sense of the 
                Congress that members of the Committee should 
                be appointed not more than 60 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this section.
                    (B) Initial meeting.--If, after 60 days 
                from the date of the enactment of this section, 
                seven or more members of the Commission have 
                been appointed, members who have been appointed 
                may meet and select a Chairman who thereafter 
                shall have the authority to begin the 
                operations of the Commission, including the 
                hiring of staff.
      (c) Functions of Commission.--
            (1) In general.--The functions of the Commission 
        shall be--
                    (A) to conduct, for a period of not to 
                exceed one year from the date of its first 
                meeting, the review described in paragraph (2), 
                and
                    (B) to submit to the Congress a final 
                report of the results of the review, including 
                recommendations for restructuring the IRS.
            (2) Review.--The Commission shall review--
                    (A) the present practices of the IRS, 
                especially with respect to--
                            (i) its organizational structure;
                            (ii) its paper processing and 
                        return processing activities;
                            (iii) its infrastructure; and
                            (iv) the collection process;
                    (B) requirements for improvement in the 
                following areas:
                            (i) making returns processing 
                        ``paperless'';
                            (ii) modernizing IRS operations;
                            (iii) improving the collections 
                        process without major personnel 
                        increases or increased funding;
                            (iv) improving taxpayer accounts 
                        management;
                            (v) improving the accuracy of 
                        information requested by taxpayers in 
                        order to file their returns; and
                            (vi) changing the culture of the 
                        IRS to make the organization more 
                        efficient, productive, and customer-
                        oriented;
                    (C) whether the IRS could be replaced with 
                a quasi-governmental agency with tangible 
                incentives and internally managing its programs 
                and activities and for modernizing its 
                activities, and
                    (D) whether the IRS could perform other 
                collection, information, and financial service 
                functions of the Federal Government.
      (d) Powers of the Commission.--
            (1) In general.--(A) The Commission or, on the 
        authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or 
        member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out 
        the provisions of this section--
                    (i) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
                such times and places, take such testimony, 
                receive such evidence, administer such oaths, 
                and
                    (ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
                attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
                the production of such books, records, 
                correspondence, memoranda, papers, and 
                documents, as the Commission or such designated 
                subcommittee or designated member may deem 
                advisable.
            (B) Subpoenas issued under subparagraph (A)(ii) may 
        be issued under the signature of the Chairman of the 
        Commission, the chairman of any designated 
        subcommittee, or any designated member, and may be 
        served by any person designated by such Chairman, 
        subcommittee chairman, or member. The provisions of 
        sections 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the 
        United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) shall apply in the 
        case of any failure of any witness to comply with any 
        subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of 
        this section.
            (2) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such 
        extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
        appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the 
        Commission to discharge its duties under this section.
            (3) Information from federal agencies.--The 
        Commission is authorized to secure directly from any 
        executive department, bureau, agency, board, 
        commission, office, independent establishment, or 
        instrumentality of the Government, information, 
        suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes 
        of this section. Each such department, bureau, agency, 
        board, commission, office, establishment, or 
        instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, 
        furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 
        statistics directly to the Commission, upon request 
        made by the Chairman.
            (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--(A) The 
        Secretary of the Treasury is authorized on a 
        nonreimbursable basis to provide the Commission with 
        administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
        other support services for the performance of the 
        Commission's functions.
            (B) The Administrator of General Services shall 
        provide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis 
        such administrative support services as the Commission 
        may request.
            (C) In addition to the assistance set forth in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), departments and agencies of 
        the United States are authorized to provide to the 
        Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
        other support services as they may deem advisable and 
        as may be authorized by law.
            (5) Postal services.--The Commission may use the 
        United States mails in the same manner and under the 
        same conditions as departments and agencies of the 
        United States.
      (e) Staff of the Commission.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairman, in accordance with 
        rules agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and 
        fix the compensation of a staff director and such other 
        personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
        to carry out its functions, without regard to the 
        provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
        appointments in the competitive service, and without 
        regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
        III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
        classification and General Schedule pay rates, except 
        that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
        exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person 
        occupying a position at level V of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
        Code. Any Federal Government employee may be detailed 
        to the Commission without reimbursement from the 
        Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, 
        status, and privileges of his or her regular employment 
        without interruption.
            (2) Consultant services.--The Commission is 
        authorized to procure the services of experts and 
        consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
        United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
        daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level 
        IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
      (f) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
            (1) Compensation.--(A) Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (B), each member of the Commission may be 
        compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of 
        the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position 
        at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day 
        during which that member is engaged in the actual 
        performance of the duties of the Commission.
            (B) Members of the Commission who are officers or 
        employees of the United States or Members of Congress 
        shall receive no additional pay on account of their 
        service on the Commission.
            (2) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes 
        or regular places of business in the performance of 
        services for the Commission, members of the Commission 
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
        lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons 
        employed intermittently in the Government service are 
        allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, 
        United States Code.
      (g) Final Report of Commission; Termination.--
            (1) Final report.--Not later than one year after 
        the date of the first meeting of the Commission, the 
        Commission shall submit to the Congress its final 
        report, as described in subsection (c)(2).
            (2) Termination.--(A) The Commission, and all the 
        authorities of this section, shall terminate on the 
        date which is 60 days after the date on which a final 
        report is required to be transmitted under paragraph 
        (1).
            (B) The Commission may use the 60-day period 
        referred to in subparagraph (A) for the purpose of 
        concluding its activities, including providing 
        testimony to committees of Congress concerning its 
        final report and disseminating that report.
      (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Such sums as may be 
necessary are authorized to be appropriated for the activities 
of the Commission.
      (i) Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, $1,000,000 shall be available from fiscal year 
1996 funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service, 
``Information systems'' account, for the activities of the 
Commission, to remain available until expended.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 136:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 136, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 638. The Administrator of General Services shall, 
within six months of enactment of this Act, report to Congress 
on the feasibility of leasing agreements with State and local 
governments and private sponsors for the construction of border 
stations on the borders of the United States with Canada and 
Mexico whereby--
            (1) lease payments shall not exceed 30 years for 
        payment of the purchase price and interest;
            (2) an agreement entered into under such provisions 
        shall provide for the title to the property and 
        facilities to vest in the United States on or before 
        the expiration of the contract term, on fulfillment of 
        the terms and conditions of the agreement.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 139:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 139, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the first section number named in said 
amendment, insert: 639; and the Senate agree to the same.
      Amendment No. 140:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same 
with an amendment as follows:
      In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
      Sec. 640. Service performed during the period January 1, 
1984, through December 31, 1986, which would, if performed 
after that period, be considered service as a law enforcement 
officer, as defined in section 8401(17) (A)(i)(II) and (B) of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed service as a law 
enforcement officer for the purposes of chapter 84 of such 
title and, on page 78, line 23 of the House of Representatives 
engrossed bill, H.R. 2020, after ``code'', insert the 
following: ``or Sec. 613 of this Act''.
      And the Senate agree to the same.
      The committee of conference reports in disagreement 
amendment numbered 132.
                                   Jim Lightfoot,
                                   Frank R. Wolf,
                                   Ernest Istook,
                                   Jack Kingston,
                                   Mike Forbes,
                                   Bob Livingston,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   Richard C. Shelby,
                                   James M. Jeffords,
                                   Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
                                   Mark O. Hatfield,
                                   Bob Kerrey,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.
       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

      The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2020) making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, 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.
      The conference agreement on the Treasury, Postal Service, 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996, incorporates 
some of the language and allocations set forth in House Report 
104-183 and Senate Report 104-121. The language in these 
reports should be complied with unless specifically addressed 
in the accompanying statement of the managers.

                reprogramming and transfer requirements

      The conferees agree with the Senate language stating 
requirements for agency requests for reprogramming and transfer 
actions.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 1. Inserts Senate language permitting 
$2,950,000 for information technology modernization to remain 
available until expended and deletes House language limiting 
the availability.
      Amendment No. 2. Appropriates $105,929,000 instead of 
$104,000,500 as proposed by the House, and $110,929,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. Also includes up to $500,000 in 
reimbursements to the District of Columbia for personnel costs 
incurred as a result of the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue, and 
amends Section 640 of P.L. 103-329.

           office of the under secretary for law enforcement

      The House reduced funding for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Treasury for Law Enforcement by $1,066,000; the 
Senate did not address this issue. The conferees agree that 
$66,000 shall be reduced from the fiscal year 1996 request for 
the Office of the Under Secretary of Treasury for Law 
Enforcement. The conferees direct that no funds be reprogrammed 
into this Office without prior Congressional approval.
      Of the amounts provided to the Office of the Under 
Secretary, the conferees direct that up to $500,000 shall be 
transferred to the District of Columbia for its costs 
associated with the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue. This 
transfer is consistent with a provision recommended by the 
Senate which requires the Department of Treasury to reimburse 
the District of Columbia for these costs.
      The conferees have also become aware of disparate 
personnel laws and regulations among the various Federal law 
enforcement agencies, as well as concerns that certain Treasury 
law enforcement bureaus have had difficulty disciplining 
employees because of overly restrictive personnel regulations. 
The conferees therefore direct the Office of the Secretary to 
report back to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations on options for changing the statutory and 
regulatory structure for Treasury law enforcement agencies to 
make recruiting, hiring, firing, promotions, demotions and 
lateral moves easier. The report should include options such as 
moving all Treasury law enforcement personnel to the excepted 
service and creating a broad-band pay structure for such 
employees. The report shall be due to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations no later than March 1, 1996.
      The conferees remain concerned with regard to the 
difficulties on the part of Treasury law enforcement bureaus in 
obtaining authorization from the Department of State in 
securing foreign posting for law enforcement officers. The 
conferees therefore request a report from the Department of 
Treasury to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
that identifies where Treasury bureaus need to post agents by 
country, the types of cases that those agents would be 
assigned, the rationale for such assignments and the cost of 
such postings. The report should include options on reducing 
the cost of overseas postings to Treasury bureaus. The report 
shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations no later than March 1, 1996.

       assistant secretary for management/chief financial officer

      The conferees withdraw the requirement included in the 
House report that the Mint and the BEP report directly to the 
Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Management/Chief Financial 
Officer. The conferees do agree with the House that the 
Treasurer shall provide only oversight and guidance for the 
Mint and BEP and should not monitor day-to-day operations.

                  under secretary for domestic finance

      The conferees note that a major Treasury Department issue 
which involves the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is 
the ongoing currency redesign initiative which is rightfully 
being tasked out from the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Treasury for Domestic Finance. Major Treasury Department issues 
which involve the United States Mint are ongoing discussions 
over the introduction of the one dollar coin as well as 
electronic forms of cash such as stored-value cards. These 
efforts are also rightfully tasked out from the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Treasury for Domestic Finance. However, both 
the BEP and the Mint are organizationally found under the 
Assistant Secretary for Management, not the Under Secretary for 
Domestic Finance. It appears that this is not the proper 
organizational location for these agencies which have much more 
in common with the Financial Management Service and the Bureau 
of Public Debt, both of which report to the Under Secretary for 
Domestic Finance, than with Treasury organizations which report 
to the Assistant Secretary for Management.
      In the interests of securing the most appropriate 
mechanism for these two organizations to receive proper policy 
oversight, the conferees recommend that the Secretary of 
Treasury review his organizational structure to ensure that the 
BEP and the U.S. Mint are reporting to the most appropriate 
Treasury official. The Secretary should report to the 
Committees only if he determines that there should be no change 
in the current organizational structure.

             u.s. dutch treaty protocol amendments of 1993

      The conferees strongly agree with the House report 
language regarding the U.S. Dutch Treaty Protocol Amendments of 
1993. While the Department has until October 31, 1995 to submit 
a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
the Committees have not received any indication that the 
Department is moving to permanently correct this problem. The 
conferees instruct the Department of Treasury to implement a 
permanent solution as stated in the House report.

                  property accountability improvements

      The conferees are encouraged by the widespread interest 
in moving property/asset accountability activities from a 
periodic physical audit and inventory process to an automated 
information based process. The interest in automated 
information management procedures, as expressed by various 
Department officials, and put forth in the National Performance 
Review, shows a significant potential for meaningful cost 
savings.
      It is the belief of the conferees that the Department's 
property management function lends itself to, and could benefit 
from, commercial off-the-shelf information technology including 
software, computer-based laminate barcode printers, barcode 
readers and storage devices.

          Treasury Buildings and Annex Repair and Restoration

      Amendment No. 3. Appropriates $21,491,000 instead of no 
appropriation as proposed by the House and $7,684,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. Included in this amount is $7,684,000 
for repairs and alteration requirements of the Treasury 
Building and Annex and $13,807,000 for the Secret Service's new 
headquarters building.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 4. Appropriates $29,319,000 as proposed by 
the House instead of $30,067,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund

      Amendment No. 5. Appropriates $10,000,000 instead of 
eliminating this account as proposed by the House and 
$15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Because of the 
importance of standardizing law enforcement communications and 
moving to narrow band communications equipment, the conferees 
agree that the Department may apply up to $3,500,000 of the 
$10,000,000 appropriated in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to the 
Enforcement Federal Wireless Communications project. The 
conferees furthermore agree that resources within this account 
may be transferred to ATF for costs related to development of 
its canine explosives detection program.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 6. Restores and modifies House language 
authorizing FinCEN to offset the cost of travel for law 
enforcement personnel only.
      Amendment No. 7. Appropriates $22,198,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $20,273,000 as proposed by the House. 
Also includes House proposed language allowing FinCEN to 
procure up to $500,000 for specialized automated data 
processing equipment without complying with procurement 
regulations and authorizing the use of its funds to procure 
personal services contracts.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 8. Deletes House provision permitting the 
Director of FLETC to offset part of the cost of travel expenses 
for certain individuals training at FLETC.
      Amendment No. 9. Deletes House provision authorizing 
FLETC to obligate funds for site security and expansion of 
antiterrorism training facilities.
      Amendment No. 10. Appropriates $36,070,000 as proposed by 
the House instead of $34,006,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

      acquisition, construction improvements, and related expenses

      Amendment No. 11. Appropriates $9,663,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $8,163,000 as proposed by the House. The 
conferees agree that the ``related expenses'' of this account 
may be used to pay for the cost of direct hire and contractor 
personnel entirely engaged in the execution of expansion and 
repair projects.

                      Financial Management Service

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 12. Appropriates $184,300,000 instead of 
$181,837,000 as proposed by the House and $186,070,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      Amendment No. 13. Inserts Senate language permitting 
$14,277,000 to remain available until expended for systems 
modernization requirements.

             Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 14. Appropriates $377,971,000 as proposed 
by the Senate instead of $391,035,000 as proposed by the House.
      The conferees have reduced the request by $7,874,000 for 
program enhancements and $5,000,000 for base equipment needs 
because the Congress funded these activities in the Fiscal Year 
1995 Supplemental Appropriations Act. The conferees have 
increased the request by $1,150,000 and five FTE's to reflect a 
transfer-back of the funding and positions which the 
Administration proposed to be funded in the ``Foreign Law 
Enforcement'' account. The conferees have denied the $4,700,000 
in ATF's base for the violence reduction alliance initiative. 
The conferees have reduced the account by $2,800,000 for ATF's 
support role in the GREAT Program. This funding has been 
shifted to the Violent Crime Trust Fund along with continued 
funding for GREAT grants to existing communities. Finally, the 
conferees have reduced administrative overhead object classes 
by $3,690,000 to be applied at the discretion of the Director. 
The reductions shall be applied to object classes 21.0, 22.0, 
23.3, 24.0, 25.0, 26.0, and 31.0. The reduction in the 
equipment activity should be restored to ATF's base in fiscal 
year 1997. Funding for counterterrorism initiatives has been 
included in the ``Violent Crime Trust Fund'' account.
      Amendment No. 15. Restores and modifies House language 
prohibiting ATF from obligating funds for administrative 
expenses or compensation or for any employee to amend the 
definition of ``curios or relics'' as published in the Code of 
Federal Regulations or remove items from ATF publication 
5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994.

                      explosives detection program

      The conferees understand that ATF has developed a method 
of training canines to detect explosive and fire accelerants 
that is more accurate and reliable than techniques employed 
elsewhere. This success has resulted in urgent requests by 
foreign governments such as Israel, Egypt and Greece for 
technical assistance in establishing their own programs in the 
ATF style. The conferees are concerned, however, that, although 
other nations have benefited from this technique, it has not 
been widely disseminated in the United States.
      The conferees therefore direct ATF to develop a formal 
program to train explosives and accelerant detection canines 
and handlers from local, state and Federal agencies. Treasury 
Asset Forfeiture funds may be used for positions and capital 
improvements at the training facility currently being used in 
Front Royal, Virginia.
      The conferees encourage all Federal agencies with a need 
for explosives and accelerant detection capabilities to 
consider using ATF's canine explosives and accelerant detection 
program.

                       explosives desensitization

      The conferees are aware of an Office of Technology 
Assessment (OTA) recommendation that Naval Surface Weapons 
Center Indian Head play a major role in any Ammonium Nitrate 
desensitization initiatives. The OTA report states that Indian 
Head has the highest concentration of explosives experts in the 
world, and that Indian Head is running the only insensitive 
munitions program in the U.S., with extensive experience in 
Ammonium Nitrate mixtures. In addition, the ATF has worked with 
the International Fertilizer Development Center. The conferees 
recommend that ATF continue to strongly involve Indian Head and 
the Center in any desensitization program.

                             fire research

      The conferees would also like to recognize the 
accomplishments in fire research conducted by the University of 
Maryland. The conferees are aware that ATF and the University 
of Maryland have in the past shared expertise and knowledge. 
Considering the important work yet to be done in the area of 
fire science and arson investigation, the conferees encourage 
the continuation and expansion of this partnership.

                     United States Customs Service

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 16. Appropriates $1,387,153,000 as proposed 
by the Senate instead of $1,392,429,000 as proposed by the 
House. The conferees deny the President's request to transfer 
$8,280,000 to foreign law enforcement and assume savings of 
$2,677,000 from administrative overhead.

                       western hemispheric trade

      The conferees have included funding for review of trade 
issues to be equally divided between the Center for Study of 
Western Hemispheric Trade in Texas and the Northern Plains and 
Rockies Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade in 
Montana at no more than half the level provided in 1995.
      Amendment No. 17. Restores House language and inserts 
Senate language requiring the Commissioner to designate a 
single individual to be port director of all government 
activities at two ports of entry and earmarks $750,000 for 
additional part-time and temporary positions in the Honolulu 
Customs District.

                     United States Customs Service

    operation and maintenance, air and marine interdiction programs

      Amendment No. 18. Appropriates $64,843,000 instead of 
$60,993,000 as proposed by the House and $68,543,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      Amendment No. 19. Deletes House language allowing 
$5,644,000 to remain available until expended.

                    Bureau of Engraving and Printing

                        currency redesign effort

      The conferees do not agree with the House language 
directing that the U.S. Treasurer have full operational control 
over all aspects of the public relations effort for currency 
redesign. The conferees agree that the currency redesign effort 
should remain under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing and the Under Secretary of Treasury for Domestic 
Finance.
      The conferees further agree that transferring or 
detailing full time equivalents and/or funding from any 
Treasury bureau or department to the Office of the Treasurer 
represents an augmentation of appropriations for Departmental 
Offices and should not be pursued without prior Congressional 
approval.

                     distinctive paper for currency

      The conferees agree that the House and Senate report 
language concerning the procurement of distinctive paper for 
the printing of currency is complimentary and is therefore 
supported by the conferees. Additionally, the conferees agree 
that none of the report language shall contradict the law which 
states that all requirements for the domestic manufacture of 
paper shall not apply if the Secretary of the Treasury 
determines that no domestic manufacturer of distinctive paper 
for currency or securities exists.

                    u.s. mint public enterprise fund

      Both the House and the Senate Committees on 
Appropriations included language establishing the United States 
Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The Senate language included minor 
changes to the House proposed language to which the conferees 
agree. The conferees agree with language included in the House 
report requiring the Director of the U.S. Mint and the 
Secretary of Treasury to file certain financial statements and 
reports.
      The conferees further agree that the Director shall 
ensure that the revenues and expenses from the circulating 
coinage and numismatic operations are recorded separately. 
Additionally, receipts from coinage operations shall not be 
used to fund numismatic operations, nor shall receipts from 
numismatic operations be used to fund circulating coinage 
operations.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                 processing, assistance, and management

      Amendment No. 20. Appropriates $1,723,764,000 instead of 
$1,682,742,000 as proposed by the House and $1,767,309,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

    irs regulations affecting intercity bus fuel excise tax refunds

      The conferees are concerned that many intercity bus 
companies are not receiving Federal diesel fuel excise tax 
refunds that are due to them. The IRS regulation regards the 
dyeing of diesel fuel to prevent illegal use of tax-free diesel 
fuel. Intercity buses are allowed to use either tax-free and 
remit the appropriate excise tax or use fully taxed fuel and 
seek an appropriate refund.
      While the conferees understand the rationale for this 
regulation, they are concerned that it may be impeding services 
provided by intercity bus companies to rural areas, the 
elderly, the young and the poor. The conferees expect the IRS 
to work with the appropriate Congressional committees to 
resolve this serious problem expeditiously.

                           electronic filing

      The conferees fully support the goals accompanying Tax 
Systems Modernization (TSM) as outlined by the Internal Revenue 
Service (IRS). However, the conferees seek a better 
understanding of actions taken by the IRS during the most 
recent tax season that have caused a dramatic decline in 
electronic filing, the cornerstone of TSM. The conferees 
request the IRS to include in the TSM business plan, the 
specific steps the IRS, in cooperation with the electronic 
filing industry, intends to take to maintain and increase the 
current levels of electronic filing.
      The conferees believe that the IRS has made significant 
strides in deterring and detecting fraud, but make the 
observation that many hardworking, honest taxpayers have been 
inconvenienced due to last filing season's changes. Further, 
the conferees believe that the IRS should work constructively 
with all participants (Congress, electronic filing industry, 
and taxpayers) who have a stake in electronic filing to ensure 
that the problems experienced during the most recent tax season 
will not be repeated.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                          tax law enforcement

      Amendment No. 21. Appropriates $4,097,294,000 as proposed 
by the Senate instead of $4,254,476,000 as proposed by the 
House.

                       tax compliance initiative

      In fiscal year 1995, Congress provided a total of 
$4,385,459,000 for Tax Law Enforcement which was comprised of a 
base program of $3,980,459,000 and $405,000,000 for the first 
installment of a new five year, $2,000,000,000 tax compliance 
initiative. In fiscal year 1996, the Administration requested a 
total of $4,524,351,000 for Tax Law Enforcement which is 
comprised of a base program of $4,119,351,000 and the second 
installment of $405,000,000 for the tax compliance initiative. 
The conferees have appropriated $4,097,294,000 for the base 
program, a three percent increase over the 1995 level and .5 
percent less than the request, but due to funding constraints 
could not provide the second installment of $405,000,000 for 
the tax compliance initiative. However, the conferees agree 
that within the funds available IRS should aggressively pursue 
tax compliance.
      The conferees do not believe that this action sends a 
signal that voluntary compliance is no longer a priority or 
that the action rewards tax cheats. The conferees are dedicated 
to ensuring the effective and efficient collection of taxes and 
strongly agree that IRS should pursue those who willfully and 
purposefully provide erroneous information to the IRS. The fact 
that overall IRS funding provided by the conference agreement 
represents 65 percent of the total discretionary allocation 
available to the conferees is a testament to this dedication.
      Amendment No. 22. Restores and modifies House language 
authorizing $13,000,000 for a private debt collection 
initiative.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                          information systems

      Amendment No. 23. Appropriates $1,527,154,000 instead of 
$1,571,616,000 as proposed by the House and $1,442,605,000 as 
proposed by the Senate and places a ``floor'' of $695,000,000 
on the expenditures for Tax Systems Modernization (TSM), which 
is $26,000,000 less than the House minimum for TSM and 
$25,000,000 more than the Senate minimum for TSM.
      Amendment No. 24. Deletes House language and modifies 
Senate language on Tax Systems Modernization.

                       tax systems modernization

      The conferees have also included legislative language 
which ``fences'' $100,000,000 of the funds appropriated for tax 
systems modernization until the Secretary of the Treasury 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
the Senate. The report shall use explicit decision criteria to 
identify, evaluate, and prioritize all systems investments 
planned for fiscal year 1996; include a schedule for 
successfully mitigating deficiencies identified by the General 
Accounting Office (GAO) in its April 1995 report to the 
Committees; establish a schedule for development and 
implementation of all projects included in the tax systems 
modernization program; and, provide a plan to expand the 
utilization of external, not Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 
expertise for systems development and integration.
      The conferees direct GAO to review the IRS report, when 
completed, to ensure that, in fact, deficiencies identified by 
GAO have been corrected. GAO shall provide an independent 
assessment of the actions taken by IRS to address these 
deficiencies in a report to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees by no later than April 1, 1996. Should the IRS 
report not be available prior to that time, the conferees 
direct the GAO to provide status reports to the Committees on 
IRS corrective actions and provide such assessment within 30 
days of receipt of the IRS report.
      The IRS has been told by a number of sources, including 
the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the GAO, and 
the National Academy of Sciences that, within the IRS, there is 
not the level of expertise required for proper development and 
implementation of TSM. The House and the Senate Appropriations 
Committees have urged IRS to move toward greater use of the 
contractor community and its expertise in the area of systems 
development and total program integration. Thus far, IRS has 
been reluctant to pursue this approach, relying instead on 
internal organizational structures. The conferees have 
therefore included language which requires the IRS to develop a 
plan to expand the utilization of contractor expertise for 
systems development and total program integration. As stated by 
the Senate, the IRS is a revenue collection agency, not an 
automation design company and should use contractor resources 
more effectively.
      Furthermore, the conferees believe that the Secretary of 
the Treasury should continue to exercise direct oversight 
control of the management of TSM, providing guidance and 
assistance when necessary.

          Administrative Provisions--Internal Revenue Service

      Amendment No. 25. Deletes House language prohibiting the 
transfer of funds from the tax law enforcement account in 
fiscal year 1996.

                      United States Secret Service

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 26. Appropriates $531,944,000 instead of 
$542,461,000 as proposed by the House and $534,502,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. The conferees deny funding of 
$2,300,000 for mainframe computer replacement and financial 
systems enhancements, deny the transfer of $3,100,000 to 
Foreign Law Enforcement, and assume administrative overhead 
savings of $7,646,000, as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
include $16,295,000 to restore base funding requirements which 
have eroded over the past several years. The conferees fund 
$13,807,000 associated with the new headquarters building in a 
separate account and $3,278,000 in protection costs associated 
with the upcoming Summer Olympics in the Violent Crime Trust 
Fund account.

                    Violent Crime Reduction Programs

      Amendment No. 27. Appropriates $69,314,000 instead of 
$51,686,000 as proposed by the House and $68,300,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. This includes $21,010,000 for the ATF, 
of which $3,100,000 shall be available for the further 
development of ballistics imaging technologies as part of the 
``CEASEFIRE'' program, $3,500,000 shall be available for 
administering the GREAT program, and the remaining $14,410,000 
shall be available to continue funding for recent expansions in 
the arson and explosives detection and investigation program. 
The conferees also provide $25,690,000 for the U.S. Customs 
Service's ``Operation Hardline'' to bolster drug law 
enforcement efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border, $21,600,000 for 
the United States Secret Service, and $1,014,000 for the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
      Of the $21,600,000 provided to the Secret Service, the 
conferees include $5,000,000 for anti-counterfeiting efforts, 
$1,600,000 for missing and exploited children, $400,000 for the 
Treasury Recipient Income Verification Program and $3,278,000 
for the upcoming Summer Olympics and the remaining funds for 
other Secret Service activities.
      Amendment No. 28. Appropriates $7,200,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $12,200,000 as proposed by the House.

             General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

      Amendment No. 29. Deletes House language authorizing 
Treasury to transfer up to 2 percent between appropriations 
accounts with the advance approval of the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations.
      Amendment No. 30. Deletes Senate language exempting 
Customs personnel funded through reimbursement from the Puerto 
Rico Trust Fund from government-wide work force reductions.
      Amendment No. 31. Inserts Senate language authorizing the 
Treasury Department to use its aircraft to assist Federal 
agencies in carrying out emergency law enforcement support to 
protect human life, property, public health or safety.
      Amendment No. 32. Deletes Senate language authorizing the 
expenditure of up to $500,000 to reimburse the District of 
Columbia for personnel costs incurred as a result of the 
closure of Pennsylvania Avenue.

                     TITLE II--U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

                    federal postal service employees

      The conferees strongly believe that the Federal postal 
employees who volunteered to fight the recent fires on Long 
Island, NY, from August 21 to September 6, 1995 should be paid 
their equivalent salaries for the time that they devoted to 
fighting fires. The Postal Service has previously indicated the 
employees must take vacation time or unpaid leave, but the 
conferees believe that the Presidential declaration of a 
national disaster in this case warrants, and the Postmaster 
General concurs, that all postal workers who were engaged as 
volunteer firefighters in the Long Island fires will be ``held 
harmless,'' not lose vacation or personal time, and be paid the 
equivalent of their salaries for their time donated to the 
disaster.

              TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                         The White House Office

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 33. Appropriates $39,459,000 as proposed by 
the House instead of $38,131,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           operating expenses

      Amendment No. 34. Appropriates $7,827,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $7,522,000 as proposed by the House.

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                   white house repair and restoration

      Amendment No. 35. Inserts Senate language establishing an 
appropriation of $2,200,000 to fund repairs and restoration 
activities at the White House.

                  Special Assistance to the President

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 36. Appropriates $3,280,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $3,175,000 as proposed by the House.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 37. Appropriates $3,180,000 instead of 
eliminating this account as proposed by the House and 
$3,439,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                  national economic policy formulation

      The conferees have restored funding for the Council of 
Economic Advisers in the amount of $3,180,000 but remain 
concerned over the duplication of effort within the Executive 
Office of the President as it relates to advising the President 
on economic policy. The conferees are also concerned that the 
specific functions and responsibilities of the Council are not 
ones which necessarily require a full time Federal employment 
level of 35 and annual operating costs of $3.5 million. The 
conferees direct CEA to submit, as part of its fiscal year 1997 
budget request, a report on the current organizational 
structure of economic advice to the President including an 
assessment of the roles of the Office of Management and Budget 
and the National Economic Council as they relate to the 
formulation, coordination, and implementation of national 
economic policy. This report should also include a specific 
plan for streamlining economic advice to the President and 
structuring a full time volunteer Council of Economic Advisers 
using, for instance, academicians, fellows, and other 
individuals to provide independent economic advice to the 
President.

                       National Security Council

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 38. Appropriates $6,648,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $6,459,000 as proposed by the House.

                        Office of Administration

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 39. Appropriates $25,736,000 as proposed by 
the House instead of $25,560,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                    Office of Management and Budget

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 40. Appropriates $55,573,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $55,426,000 as proposed by the House.
      Amendment No. 41. Deletes a provision inserted by the 
Senate prohibiting the obligation of fiscal year 1996 funds by 
OMB until a report on longer-term budgeting has been submitted 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The 
conferees did not include the Senate provision since the 
information required from OMB on this subject was provided to 
the Committees prior to conference action.

                          long-term budgeting

      The first and most significant recommendation endorsed by 
a majority of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax 
Reform was that the Federal government make major spending and 
tax decisions with reference to a longer time period than the 
traditional five year budget window. As a result, the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations requested OMB to provide a 30-year 
analysis of the costs of the major entitlement programs. That 
information was submitted to the Committee in a letter dated, 
September 12, 1995. The conferees have decided to print that 
letter and the accompanying document in the statement of 
managers so that the American public can be aware of the long-
range costs facing the country as a result of entitlement 
programs. That information follows:

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                               Washington, D.C., September 12, 1995
Hon. J. Robert Kerrey
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C.
      Dear Senator Kerrey: In response to your interest in the 
long-range outlook for the Federal budget, enclosed is a table 
that lists long-range baseline projections. These projections 
extend the baseline estimates published in the Administration's 
Mid-Session Review of the 1996 Budget for a period of thirty 
years.
      These projections use the best methodology and data 
available. However, it is very important to recognize the large 
uncertainties inherent in making projections of receipts and 
outlays this far into the future. The projections are obviously 
highly sensitive to the underlying economic and demographic 
assumptions. In addition, they rely on a simplified model of 
the budget. Receipts projections are based on a simplified 
derivation of tax bases implied by the underlying economic 
assumptions. Discretionary budget authority and outlays follow 
the caps specified in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1993 through FY 1998 and rise at the rate of inflation 
thereafter. Outlays for major entitlement programs are 
projected using a combination of underlying economic 
assumptions, available actuarial data and an analysis of recent 
trends.
      It is also important to recognize that all of the 
projections in the enclosure are baseline estimates. They do 
not reflect the policies in the President's balanced budget 
plan or in the Congressional Budget Resolution. Instead, they 
only project the effects of current laws assuming the policies 
underlying those laws are not changed.
      I hope this information is helpful to you and I look 
forward to working with you to address both the short- and 
long-term fiscal problems our nation faces.
            Sincerely,
                                           Alice M. Rivlin,
                                                           Director

                                                                                 LONG-RANGE BASELINE PROJECTIONS                                                                                
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                                                                    1996         1997         1998         1999         2000         2001         2002         2003         2004         2005   
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  Baseline totals:                                                                                                                                                                              
    Receipts..................................................        1,418        1,485        1,561        1,644        1,737        1,831        1,928        2,028        2,133        2,251
    Outlays...................................................        1,603        1,682        1,756        1,846        1,946        2,037        2,143        2,250        2,368        2,499
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      Deficit (-).............................................         -185         -197         -194         -202         -208         -206         -216         -222         -235         -248
  Memorardum:                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Discretionary budget authority............................          522          535          542          558          576          594          612          631          650          671
    Trust fund surplus/deficit (-): \1\                                                                                                                                                         
        OASDI \2\.............................................           75           81           87           92           98          105          112          120          127          135
        HI/SMI................................................            6           -4           -9          -16          -23          -31          -40          -49          -59          -70
        Civil service retirement..............................           27           27           28           29           32           33          -34           35           36           36
        Military retirement...................................            3            2            2            1            1            0           -0           -1           -2          -2 
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\1\ Based on most recent actuarial reports.                                                                                                                                                     
\2\ Figures are for calendar years.                                                                                                                                                             


                                                                                 LONG-RANGE BASELINE PROJECTIONS                                                                                
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                                                                    2006         2007         2008         2009         2010         2011         2012         2013         2014         2015   
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  Basline totals:                                                                                                                                                                               
    Receipts..................................................        2,363        2,485        2,611        2,742        2,878        3,020        3,167        3,320        3,477        3,639
    Outlays...................................................        2,627        2,763        2,908        3,066        3,235        3,413        3,602        3,806        4,026        4,264
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      Deficit (-).............................................         -264         -278         -298         -324         -357         -393         -435         -487         -549         -625
  Memorandum:                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Discretionary budget authority............................          691          713          735          758          781          805          830          856          883          910
    Trust fund surplus/deficit (-):\1\                                                                                                                                                          
        OASDI \2\.............................................          144          152          157          159          162          164          161          154          143          128
        HI/SMI................................................          -83          -97         -111         -128         -148         -170         -196         -227         -261         -299
        Civil service retirement..............................           37           37           38           38           39           39           40           40           40           41
        Military..............................................           -3           -4           -5           -6           -7           -8           -8           -9           -9           -5
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\1\ Based on most recent actuarial reports.                                                                                                                                                     
\2\ Figures are for calendar years.                                                                                                                                                             


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                                                                    2016         2017         2018         2019         2020         2021         2022         2023         2024         2025   
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  Baseline totals:                                                                                                                                                                              
    Receipts..................................................        3,807        3,985        4,167        4,355        4,552        4,755        4,967        5,188        5,413        5,650
    Outlays...................................................        4,511        4,772        5,053        5,353        5,675        6,017        6,383        6,775        7,194        7,644
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      Deficit(-)..............................................         -704         -787         -886         -998       -1,123       -1,261       -1,416       -1,587       -1,782       -1,995
  Memorandum:                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Discretionary budget authority............................          938          967          997        1,028        1,060        1,093        1,127        1,162        1,198        1,235
    Trust fund surplus/deficit(-):\1\                                                                                                                                                           
        OASDI\2\..............................................          108           81           49           12          -30          -78         -132         -193         -260         -334
        HI/SMI................................................         -341         -389         -444         -505         -571         -644         -727         -821         -924       -1,037
        Civil service retirement..............................           42           43           44           45           46           47           49           50           52           54
        Military retirement...................................            8           11           41           46           52           59           66           74           82          92 
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\1\ Based on most recent actuarial reports.                                                                                                                                                     
\2\ Figures are for calendar years.                                                                                                                                                             

    privatization of nonperforming federal loan and loan guarantees

      The conferees are aware that some Federal agencies are 
exploring the privatization of Federal loan and loan 
guarantees. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) recently held an auction of 177 multifamily 
loans that had defaulted on mortgage insurance written by HUD. 
The unpaid amount of these defaulted loans was more than 
$900,000,000, but because of the Government's poor collection 
history, the loans were valued by OMB as worth only 
$286,000,000 if they continued to be held by the Government. 
However, these same loans were sold to private investors for 
$710,000,000. This one transaction alone reduced the deficit by 
$424,000,000.
      The private sector was, in this case, willing to pay more 
than twice the value of these loans to the Government because 
there is a huge productivity gap between the Government and 
private sector (technology, infrastructure and expertise in 
managing bad loans, and profit motive). In short, the private 
sector has the technology, capacity, ability and motivation to 
produce more value than the Government ever could.
      The conferees believe that more consideration should be 
given to the sale of loans and loan guarantees held not only by 
HUD, but by all Federal agencies that provide credit programs. 
The Federal Government holds huge amount of loans and loan 
guarantees that are worth more in the hands of the private 
sector. The estimated amounts are $800,000,000 of loan 
guarantees and $200,000,000,000 in loans.
      Using conservative estimates, it may be that between 
$20,000,000,000 to $50,000,000,000 could be realized if much of 
the Federal credit program was to be turned over to the private 
sector. However, it is impossible to ascertain the value of 
such an effort because many of the agencies are unaware of the 
value imbedded in their credit programs and how such transfers 
might be achieved.
      Therefore, the conferees direct the Office of Management 
and Budget to direct, and coordinate with, the Federal agencies 
involved in credit programs to evaluate the value of their 
credit programs, including the cost of annual administrative 
expenses and develop a plan for the privatization of such 
credit programs. The Director of OMB shall be responsible for 
assuring the implementation of this directive and coordinating 
the activities of all Federal agencies hereunder.
      Specifically, OMB is directed to have the various 
agencies provide the following information: for each financing 
account and for each liquidating account, as those terms are 
defined in sections 502(7) and 502(8) of the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990; the cumulative balance of direct loans 
outstanding, the estimated net present value of such direct 
loans, the annual administrative expenses (the portion of 
salaries and expenses that are directly related to such loans 
outstanding), and the estimated net proceeds that would be 
received if such direct loans were sold; the cumulative balance 
of guaranteed loans outstanding, the estimated net present 
value of such loan guarantees, the annual administrative 
expenses (the portion of salaries and expenses that are 
directly related to such guaranteed loans outstanding), and the 
estimated net proceeds that would be received if such loan 
guarantees were sold; and the cumulative balance of defaulted 
loans that were previously guaranteed and have resulted in 
loans receivable, the estimated net present value of such loan 
assets, the annual administrative expenses (the portion of 
salaries and expenses that are directly related to such loan 
assets), and the estimated net proceeds that would be received 
if such direct loans were sold.
      On or before March 31, 1996, OMB shall require each 
Federal agency that makes or has made direct loans or loan 
guarantees, as those terms are defined in sections 502(1) and 
502(2) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, to prepare and 
issue a report to the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the 
chairmen of the appropriate committees of the House and Senate 
and a detailed plan containing the agency's proposed schedule, 
by fiscal year, and providing for the transfer to the private 
sector the sale, by September 30, 2002, of all direct loans, 
loan guarantees and defaulted loans that were previously 
guaranteed and have resulted in loans receivable to the extent 
such transfer would result in a net profit to the Treasury. 
Such schedule shall be updated annually on the first day of 
each successive fiscal year, and shall include a detailed plan 
for the sale of all direct loans, loan guarantees and defaulted 
loans that were previously guaranteed that are added to the 
agency's financing accounts subsequent to October 1, 1995.

              streamlining the employee grievance process

      The conferees note that there are a number of Federal 
agencies involved in settling employee grievances: the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority, the Merit Systems Protection Board, 
the Office of Special Counsel, the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Office 
of Personnel Management. The conferees believe that there are 
opportunities to streamline this somewhat unwieldy structure 
and therefore direct the Administration to develop a 
legislative proposal to restructure all Federal employee 
adjudicatory functions and submit this plan to Congress no 
later than February 1, 1996.

                 Information Security Oversight Office

      Amendment No. 42. Deletes Senate language appropriating 
$1,482,000 for salaries and expenses under the Executive Office 
of the President.
      The original President's 1996 budget request included 
$1,482,000 for a new Independent Agency titled ``Information 
Security Oversight Office''. A subsequent budget amendment 
eliminated the request for an Independent Agency and moved the 
Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), and $1,482,000, 
to the National Archives and Records Administration. The House 
eliminated funding, within the National Archives, for the ISOO 
and the Senate funded it as a separate agency under the 
Executive Office of the President at a level of $1,482,000.
      The conferees agree that as a separate agency, ISOO shall 
cease to exist and have eliminated the funding recommended by 
the Senate. The conferees have provided funding for ISOO in the 
National Archives and Records Administration appropriation.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Amendment No. 43. Restores and modifies funding and 
language inserted by the House and stricken by the Senate. The 
conferees have provided $23,500,000 for Office of National Drug 
Control Policy activities in fiscal year 1996. Included in this 
amount is $7,500,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office 
and $16,000,000 for the research and development projects of 
the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center (CTAC). Of the 
amounts appropriated to CTAC, $600,000 is for automated data 
processing improvements at the Drug Enforcement 
Administration's El Paso Intelligence Center.

                       California gunlink Project

      The conferees direct the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy to use a portion of the $3,100,000 made available under 
the fiscal year 1995 Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government Appropriations Act to purchase no more than six 
ballistics imaging machines for the California Gunlink project 
and use remaining resources to develop networking capabilities 
among the different models of ballistics imaging systems.

                         Model State Drug Laws

      The conferees direct the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy to apply $1,000,000 for the National Alliance for Model 
State Drug Laws for conferences to be held by Governors to 
review model state drug laws as proposed by the President's 
Commission on Model State Drug Laws.

                   Drug and Alcohol Addiction Project

      The conferees urge the Chief Scientist to consider a 
collaborative effort, designed by the Medical College of 
Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, to implement a 
demonstration project to explore the causes and treatments of 
drug and alcohol addiction, in collaboration with Albert 
Einstein Medical Center of Philadelphia.

      Amendment No. 44. Deletes language and funding inserted 
by the Senate for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. 
While the conferees have agreed to delete the bill language 
proposed by the Senate, the conferees remain concerned about 
the trends of drug abuse in this country and the effectiveness 
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to deal with this 
continuing problem. Despite an investment of over $86 billion 
in Federal anti-drug programs since Fiscal Year 1988, the 
number of hardcore drug users has remained constant at 2.7 
million. More disturbing are recent surveys which indicate that 
since 1992 there has been an increase in the use of illicit 
drugs amongst our nation's youth and a disturbing change in 
attitudes toward the acceptability of drug use.
      Despite significant increases in Federal spending there 
has been a lack of a clear and loud voice from the 
Administration in speaking out on drug abuse. If the Federal 
government is going to continue to provide billions of dollars 
to combat illicit drug trafficking and abuse then it must 
ensure that the problem receives the highest level of attention 
at the Cabinet level, and private sector representatives 
participate in policy development and direction. Therefore, the 
conferees strongly urge the President to convene a Cabinet 
Council, involving all Cabinet members whose departments play a 
role in drug control policy, to meet on a regular basis to 
discuss and formulate strategies to effectively reduce drug 
abuse in this country. In addition, the conferees strongly urge 
the President to convene a bipartisan conference on drug 
control, inviting representatives from prevention, law 
enforcement, education, treatment, business leadership, media 
and parent organizations to participate in the formulation of a 
strategy to reduce drug abuse. The conferees expect the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to 
report to the Committees on Appropriations by no later than 
January 15, 1996, on the progress being made in this regard.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs

             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

      Amendment No. 45. Deletes Housing language appropriating 
$104,000,000 for the HIDTA program.
      Amendment No. 46. Appropriates $103,000,000 for the HIDTA 
program instead of $104,000,000, as proposed in Amendment No. 
45 and $110,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, including 
$55,000,000 for state and local governments and $48,000,000 for 
Federal agencies. The conferees direct that these reductions in 
the Federal share be taken proportionately from all the 
existing HIDTAs.

                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR)

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

      Amendment No. 47. Appropriates $784,000 instead of 
$334,000 as proposed by the Senate and no appropriation as 
proposed by the House and includes language directing the 
orderly termination of ACIR.
      The conferees have appropriated a total of $784,000 for 
ACIR: $334,000 to conduct a study on unfunded mandates and 
$450,000 for costs associated with the termination of the 
agency.

         Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS)

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

      Amendment No. 48. Appropriates $600,000 instead of no 
appropriation as proposed by the House and $1,800,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

                           termination costs

      The conferees have agreed to provide a total of $600,000 
for the orderly termination of operations at ACUS which shall 
begin on October 1, 1995, and be completed no later than 
February 1, 1996. The conferees agree that this agency shall 
cease to exist and the appropriation of $600,000 shall be used 
only to close down operations at ACUS.

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 49. Appropriates $1,800,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $1,682,000 as proposed by the House.

                   Federal Election Commission (FEC)

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 50. Appropriates $26,521,000 as proposed by 
the House instead of $28,517,000 as proposed by the Senate and 
earmarks $1,500,000 for internal automated data processing 
systems.
      Amendment No. 51. Restores House language prohibiting the 
use of funds by FEC until a report is submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations on a systems requirements analysis 
on the development of an ADP system.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 52. Appropriates $20,542,000 instead of 
$19,742,000 as proposed by the House and $21,398,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

                    General Services Administration

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

      Amendment No. 53. Inserts Senate language inserting an 
account heading.
      Amendment No. 54. Inserts Senate language allowing an 
appropriation into the Federal Buildings Fund (FBF).
      Amendment No. 55. Inserts Senate language appropriating 
$86,000,000.
      Amendment No. 56. Limits obligation from the FBF to 
$5,066,149,000 instead of $5,066,822,000 as proposed by the 
House and $5,086,019,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Amendment No. 57. Makes available $545,002,000 for new 
construction of Federal buildings instead of $367,777,000 as 
proposed by the House and $573,872,000 as proposed by the 
Senate.
      Amendment No. 58. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
which provides funding for the construction of certain Federal 
buildings and facilities.

                    youngstown, ohio u.s. courthouse

      The fiscal year 1996 request includes $17,436,000 for the 
U.S. Courthouse in Youngstown, Ohio. The conferees have not 
provided funds for the construction of this project in fiscal 
year 1996 because the General Services Administration (GSA) has 
advised the conferees that the contract for this project cannot 
be awarded in fiscal year 1996. Because of the urgent need of 
the courts in Youngstown, the conferees instruct GSA to 
continue preliminary design work on this project in fiscal year 
1996 and request funds in fiscal year 1997 for the construction 
of this new courthouse project. The conferees further note that 
they will do their best to fund this project as one of the 
highest priorities in fiscal year 1997.

                     seattle, washington courthouse

      The conference agreement provides $5,600,000 to continue 
design work on the new courthouse in Seattle, Washington. 
Should this amount be insufficient to fully fund the design 
efforts for this facility, the conferees encourage the GSA to 
reprogram funds from other available resources.

                     brooklyn, new york courthouse

      The conferees are aware of the ``space emergency'' facing 
the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. GSA has 
proposed two projects to accommodate the space requirements of 
the Brooklyn Courthouse acquisition and renovation of the 
adjacent General Post Office Building and demolition of the 
Federal building portion of the Celler complex, followed by 
construction of a new court annex on that site. Earlier 
Congresses have appropriated funds for the initial phases of 
his project. The House bill contained $49,400,000 to partially 
fund the renovation of the General Post Office Building. The 
Senate bill contained no funding because GSA had notified the 
Committee that it would not be able to expend any additional 
funds in fiscal year 1996. The conferees support continuation 
of this project and urge GSA to submit a prospectus in fiscal 
year 1997 to move to the next phase.

                         raptor research center

      The conferees support the GSA's efforts to consolidate 
the Raptor Research Center at Boise State University in a 
building donated to the University. It is the understanding of 
the conferees that GSA's renovation costs of the donated 
building will be far less than leasing new space.

                         telecommuting centers

      Of the funds made available by this Act for telecommuting 
centers in northern Virginia, the conferees urge GSA to 
establish at least one center at a suitable location in western 
Fairfax County, one in Loudoun County, and one in eastern 
Prince William County, Virginia.

                    concord, new hampshire, parking

      The conferees agree that given the lack of available 
parking at the newly constructed Warren B. Rudman Federal 
Courthouse in Concord, N.H., and an employees' reliance upon 
auto transportation, a parking space availability problem will 
undoubtedly arise. Accordingly, the conferees believe that 
should the City of Concord build a parking facility to 
accommodate the vehicles of 400 people, (including 300 federal 
employees, as well as various citizens and court officials), 
the federal government should use this new parking facility for 
its employees' benefit to the maximum extent possible.

                     las vegas, nevada, courthouse

      The conferees are aware of the need for a new courthouse 
in Las Vegas, Nevada. Land for the site for this project will 
be donated to the Federal government by the City of Las Vegas 
at no cost. The conferees have not provided funds for the 
construction of this project in fiscal year 1996 because the 
General Services Administration has advised the conferees that 
the contract for this project cannot be awarded until June 
1997. Because of the urgent need of the courts in Nevada, the 
conferees instruct GSA to continue preliminary design work on 
this project in fiscal year 1996 and request funds in fiscal 
year 1997 for the construction of this new courthouse project. 
The conferees further note that they will do their best to fund 
this project as one of the highest priorities in fiscal year 
1997.

                           fda consolidation

      The conferees request GSA study the White Oak, Maryland 
site for the consolidation of FDA facilities.
      Amendment No. 59. Restores House language on Flexiplace 
Telecommuting Centers and inserts Senate language which 
rescinds $55,000,000 from the Southeast Federal Center in 
Washington, D.C.
      Amendment No. 60. Makes available $637,000,000 for 
repairs and alterations instead of $713,086,000 as proposed by 
the House and $627,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Amendment No. 61. Inserts Senate language authorizing 
unobligated balances in the repairs and alterations account to 
be used for implementing security improvements at Federal 
buildings, upon compliance with reprogramming guidelines of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
      Amendment No. 62. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
providing funding for repairs and alterations of certain 
Federal buildings and facilities.
      Amendment No. 63. Makes available $304,757,000 for basic 
repairs and alterations as proposed by the Senate instead of 
$307,278,000 as proposed by the House.
      Amendment No. 64. Restores House language earmarking 
$100,000 for the advanced design for the renovation of the 
national veterinary science laboratory and a biocontainment 
facility.
      Amendment No. 65. Makes available $2,326,200,000 for 
rental of space instead of $2,341,100,000 as proposed by the 
House and $2,327,200,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Amendment No. 66. Makes available $1,302,551,000 for 
building operations as proposed by the Senate instead of 
$1,389,463,000 as proposed by the House. Also inserts Senate 
language earmarking $1,000,000 for support for the Xth 
Paralympiad.
      Amendment No. 67. Restores and modifies House language 
moving the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation to the 
General Services Administration (GSA).
      Amendment No. 68. Limits obligations from the Federal 
Buildings Fund to $5,066,149,000 instead of $5,066,822,000 as 
proposed by the House and $5,086,019,000 as proposed by the 
Senate.
      Amendment No. 69. Inserts and modifies language proposed 
by the Senate which provides funds for GSA policy and 
operations and appropriates $119,091,000 instead of 
$113,827,000 as proposed by the Senate and $111,629,000 as 
proposed by the House.

                    General Services Administration

                           Operating Expenses

      The Administration requested that the traditional single 
account for the Policy and Operations of the General Services 
Administration (GSA) be separated into two appropriations. The 
House agreed with this approach and funded the Policy Oversight 
appropriation at $62,499,000 and the Operating Expenses 
appropriation at $49,130,000. The Senate retained that 
traditional approach and funded both of these organizations in 
one appropriation of $113,827,000.
      The conferees agree with the Senate position to provide 
funding for Policy and Operations within the Operating Expenses 
appropriation and have funded this appropriation at 
$119,091,000. However, the conferees direct GSA to ensure 
separate and distinct offices for Policy/Oversight and 
Operations. The Policy and Oversight office should be 
responsible for developing and overseeing government-wide 
policy while the Operations office should carry out GSA's other 
mission of providing services.
      The conference agreement should not prejudice any 
decision by the Office of Management and Budget to once again 
submit a budget request for GSA which provides separate 
appropriations for Policy and Operations. The conferees agree 
with the House position that the goal of developing government-
wide policy direction could be at odds with GSA's other goal of 
increasing its operational base and the OMB should consider 
future budgets which would provide a more definitive separation 
of these two goals.
      Within the $119,091,000 appropriated for GSA, funds shall 
be available for the ongoing ICN project, as directed by the 
House.
      The conferees have also included funds for the CLASS 
project in Lincoln, Nebraska, a telecommunications 
demonstration project for an on-line accredited education 
program leading to a high school diploma or its equivalent.

                   Review of Federal Supply Schedules

      The Senate included language which directed the General 
Services Administration (GSA) to postpone rules to implement 
section 1555 of the Federal Acquisition and Streamlining Act 
(FASA) until a comprehensive analysis of the effect of such 
rules has been completed. The House did not address this issue.
      The conferees agree that considerable concern has been 
raised by some private sector vendors on the effect of the 
implementation of section 1555 of FASA, and believe that 
additional study should be undertaken before implementation of 
some of the more controversial schedules. Therefore, the 
conferees direct that the GSA enforce a one-year moratorium on 
the implementation of section 1555 of FASA for certain more 
controversial schedules until final action on this matter is 
taken by the appropriate Congressional committees.

                           Child Care Centers

      On June 28, 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice 
submitted to Congress its report, ``Vulnerability Assessment of 
Federal Facilities''. This document establishes minimum 
security standards for Federal buildings. Within these 
standards, the conferees believe the General Services 
Administration (GSA) should review the placement of child care 
centers in Federal buildings. The conferees direct the 
Administrator of GSA to provide the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations an evaluation of future plans to ensure the 
safety of child care centers within the standards, as 
established.

                    General Services Administration

                      Office of Inspector General

      Amendment No. 70. Appropriates $33,274,000 instead of 
$32,549,000 as proposed by the House and $34,000,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.
      The conferees request that the Office of the Inspector 
General (IG) audit the policies and procedures for using the 
Flexiplace Telecommuting Centers to determine adequacy of the 
methods currently being used by agencies to account for 
employee time and attendance. Additionally, the IG should 
review the process used by GSA to determine the costs and 
benefits of additional telecommuting centers and submit a 
report on this review to the Committees on Appropriations no 
later than February 1, 1996.

          General Provisions--General Services Administration

      Amendment No. 71. Inserts Senate language adding Judicial 
Conference as a participant in determining Courthouse 
construction priorities.
      Amendment No. 72. Inserts Senate language adding Judicial 
Conference as a participant in determining Courthouse 
construction priorities.
      Amendment No. 73. Restores House language authorizing GSA 
to accept and retain income to offset the cost of flexiplace 
work telecommuting centers.
      Amendment No. 74. Restores House language authorizing the 
transfer of $2.2 million to the Charles County Community 
College and repeals a previous authorization.
      Amendment No. 75. Deletes House language providing 
transfer authority between ``Operating Expenses'' and ``Policy 
and Oversight''.
      Amendment No. 76. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
prohibiting excessing land in the vicinity of Norfork Lake, 
Arkansas by making the provision permanent.
      Amendment No. 77. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
prohibiting excessing land in the vicinity of Bull Shoals Lake, 
Arkansas by making the provision permanent.
      Amendment No. 78. Inserts Senate language amending 
previous language concerning a land transfer in Hawaii.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 79. Appropriates $24,549,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $21,129,000 as proposed by the House.

              National Archives and Records Administration

                           operating expenses

      Amendment No. 80. Appropriates $199,633,000 as proposed 
by the Senate instead of $193,291,000 as proposed by the House. 
Within this amount, the conferees have provided a total of 
$1,482,000 for the Information Security Oversight Office. The 
conferees further recommend that the National Security Council 
continue to provide guidance and policy support to ISOO.

                       administrative reductions

      The conferees agree to apply the same level 
administrative reductions to the National Archives and Records 
Administration appropriation as were applied to other 
appropriations. The reduction totals $1,482,000 and shall be 
applied to the following object classes at the discretion of 
the Archivist: 21, travel; 22, transportation of things; 23, 
communications and utilities; 24, printing, reproduction; 25, 
other services; 26, supplies and materials; and 31, equipment.

            cataloging, archiving, and digitizing activities

      The conferees agree to include $4,500,000 for cataloging, 
archiving, and digitizing activities at the National Archives 
as detailed in the Senate report. However, the conferees expect 
the Archives to submit a finalized plan for the long-term 
requirements for these activities, including an estimate of the 
total cost. The conferees require that the Archivist provide a 
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
detailing the National Archives and Records Administration 
five-year plan on the activities it desires to undertake in the 
areas of cataloging, archiving, and digitizing activities. The 
plan shall include detailed budget requirements for fiscal 
years 1996 and 1997, and estimated requirements for the 
remaining years.

             Archives Facilities and Presidential Libraries

                        repairs and restoration

      Amendment No. 81. Inserts Senate language appropriating 
$1,500,000.
      The conferees are aware of requirements that may exist 
for repair and alteration of Presidential Libraries around the 
country, especially the Hoover and Eisenhower libraries. The 
conferees direct that the National Archives submit a plan for 
any required repairs or alterations at the Hoover Presidential 
Library and the Eisenhower Presidential Library to the 
Committees on Appropriations.

        National Historical Publications and Records Commission

                             grants program

      Amendment No. 82. Appropriates $5,000,000 as proposed by 
the Senate instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by the House.

                      Office of Government Ethics

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 83. Appropriates $7,776,000 as proposed by 
the House instead of $8,328,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                         salaries and expenses

      Amendment No. 84. Appropriates $88,000,000 instead of 
$85,524,000 as proposed by the House and $93,106,000 as 
proposed by the Senate and inserts language proposed by the 
Senate regarding health promotion programs.
      Reductions from President's budget are as follows: 
$14,423,000 from occupational testing; $2,524,000 from Job 
Information Offices; $2,720,000 from Regional Offices; $808,000 
from Federal Quality Institute; $140,000 from International 
Affairs Office; $376,000 from Executive Direction; $2,605,000 
from Common Services; and $2,200,000 from Research Office. The 
conferees provide an additional $5,224,000 for office close-
down costs.

                          Senior Executive Pay

      Members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior 
Level, Senior Technical, Board of Contract Appeal Judges and 
other similarly situated Federal employees did not receive the 
2 percent comparability raise granted to all other Federal 
employees on January 1, 1995. The conferees recognize that 
during this time of government reorganization and downsizing, 
it is especially important that the career executive 
leadership, which is bearing the burden of leading their 
agencies through this difficult period, be treated in a fair 
and equitable manner. Therefore, the conferees urge the 
President to provide the same comparability and locality 
increase announced for all other employees to these career 
executives in January, 1996.
      Amendment No. 85. Makes available $102,536,000 for 
insurance and retirement programs as proposed by the House 
instead of $93,261,000 as proposed by the Senate.
      Amendment No. 86. Deletes House language prohibiting a 
reduction-in-force in the Office of Federal Investigations 
prior to June 30, 1996. The conferees agree that such a 
reduction in force should not take place before March 31, 1996.

           General Provisions--Office of Personnel Management

      Amendment No. 87. Restores House language regarding the 
title of this section.
      Amendment No. 88. Restores and modifies House language 
allowing Federal agencies to reimburse OPM for examinations for 
common occupations by not allowing for delegation of 
examinations for Administrative Law Judges.
      Amendment No. 89. Restores House language allowing OPM to 
withhold state taxes from payments to annuitants.
      Amendment No. 90. Restores House language extending 
retirement provisions under the Federal Workforce Restructuring 
Act to individuals taking delayed buyouts.
      Amendment No. 91. Restores House language allowing OPM to 
charge fees to other Federal agencies for the dissemination of 
employment information.
      Amendment No. 92. Inserts Senate language changing 
reporting requirements for OPM on pay status of employees 
outside the continental U.S.

                        United States Tax Court

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Amendment No. 93. Appropriates $33,269.000 instead of 
$32,899,000 as proposed by the House and $33,639,000 as 
proposed by the Senate.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                This Act

      Amendment No. 94: Deletes House language prohibiting the 
establishment of offices outside the District of Columbia 
unless certain criteria are met.
      Amendment No. 95. Deletes House language authorizing the 
payment of incentive awards.
      Amendment No. 96. Deletes House language making reference 
to the Federal Quality Institute.
      Amendment No. 97. Restores and modifies House language 
concerning the designation of Front Royal, Virginia, as a 
Customs Service Port of Entry by making the provision 
permanent.
      Amendment No. 98. Restores House language providing that 
fifty percent of unobligated balances may remain available for 
certain purposes.
      Amendment No. 99. Restores House language establishing 
the rate of pay for the Chief of Police of the Bureau of 
Engraving and Printing.
      Amendment No. 100. Inserts Senate language regarding the 
Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 101. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
regarding the Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 102. Inserts Senate language regarding the 
Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 103. Inserts Senate language regarding the 
Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 104. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
regarding the Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 105. Inserts Senate language regarding the 
Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 106. Inserts Senate language clarifying 
intent by adding numismatic collectibles to list of covered 
items.
      Amendment No. 107. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
regarding the Mint Revolving Fund.
      Amendment No. 108. Deletes House language prohibiting 
funds in this Act to be used for abortions unless the life of 
the mother is endangered (addressed in amendment number 109).
      Amendment No. 109. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
prohibiting the funds in this Act to be used for abortions 
unless the life of the mother is endangered or the pregnancy is 
the result of an act of rape or incest modified so that this 
provision shall become effective once current contracts expire.
      Amendment No. 110. Restores House language placing 
procurement authority for Tax Systems Modernization under the 
Secretary of the Treasury.
      Amendment No. 111. Restores House language providing for 
relief of certain weekly periodical publications that have been 
adversely affected by a 1989 mail classification regulation 
designed to control the inclusion of loose supplements in 
magazines and similar publications.
      Amendment No. 112. Deletes House language limiting 
training funds to topics that meet identified needs for 
knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties.
      Amendment No. 113. Inserts Senate language increasing the 
amount the Secret Service can expend at one non-governmental 
property of a sitting President from $75,000 to $200,000 for 
security enhancements.
      Amendment No. 114. Inserts Senate language prohibiting 
implementation of an ATF ruling pertaining to the citric acid 
content of vodka.

                          Citric Acid in Vodka

      Although conferees agree with the Senate proposal that no 
part of any appropriation made available in this Act shall be 
used to implement the ATF and Treasury decision ATF-360 (59 FR 
67216, 12/29/94), which limited the amount of citric acid that 
could be added to vodka to 300 parts per million (PPM), the 
conferees recognize the complex nature of the various issues 
surrounding any standard of identity determination with respect 
to the labeling of vodka. Therefore, the ATF is directed to 
conduct a study, in consultation with industry members, to 
determine whether a more reasonable industry standard can be 
established that better balances the interests of the consumer, 
the industry, and the government.
      Amendment No. 115. Inserts Senate language requiring that 
Secret Service pay for scheduled overtime when they have worked 
at least 2 hours of unscheduled overtime for protective duties.

              TITLE VI--GOVERNMENTWIDE GENERAL PROVISIONS

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

      Amendment No. 116. Deletes House language regarding 
employment of non-U.S. citizens.
      Amendment No. 117. Deletes House language prohibiting the 
use of grant funds for the acquisition of goods or services 
unless certain announcement criteria is met.
      Amendment No. 118. Deletes Senate language limiting the 
number of political appointees.
      Amendment No. 119. Inserts Senate language clarifying the 
use of energy savings from Federal agencies to permit 100% of 
savings to be used as contained in P.L. 102-393.
      Amendment No. 120. Deletes House language on establishing 
the Commission on Federal Mandates.
      Amendment No. 121. Deletes House language regarding the 
FDA Building.
      Amendment No. 122. Restores and modifies House language 
prohibiting Federal training not directly related to the 
performance of official duties.

                       federal training programs

      The language in this section is intended to prohibit 
expenditure of Federal funds on training that is offensive to 
Federal workers and unnecessary in the prosecution of their 
official functions. The conferees in no way intend this 
legislation to prohibit any type of training that is necessary 
for Federal workers to effectively complete their assigned 
tasks. In particular, the conferees agree that training that 
produces high levels of psychological stress may be absolutely 
necessary in the training of law enforcement officers, pilots, 
and other occupations that encounter high levels of stress in 
the course of official duties.
      In addition, this language is not intended to affect any 
training for displaced workers designed to help them find new 
employment.

      Amendment No. 123. Deletes House language prohibiting the 
use of the Exchange Stabilization Fund to bolster foreign 
currencies (addressed in amendment number 129).
      Amendment No. 124. Deletes Senate language requiring the 
Executive Branch to report to Congress on detailees and where 
they are assigned.
      Amendment No. 125. Inserts Senate language prohibiting 
the expenditure of funds for implementation of agreements in 
nondisclosure policies unless certain provisions are included.
      Amendment No. 126. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
requiring mandatory use of FTS2000.
      Amendment No. 127. Inserts Senate language addressing 
death benefit requirements for survivors of Secret Service 
officers.
      Amendment No. 128. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
pertaining to future contract requirements for carrying mail in 
Alaska.
      Amendment No. 129. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
regarding the Exchange Stabilization Fund; modified for 
technical corrections.

                      exchange stabilization fund

      The conferees agree that to assure continued United 
States government involvement in international monetary 
transactions--and the ability to continue to use the Exchange 
Stabilization Fund in the manner that the Congress has 
supported for over 60 years--this provision should allow for 
contemporaneous and confidential certification by the Secretary 
of the Treasury.
      This need for confidentiality is supported by the market 
sensitivity of these transactions and is consistent with the 
confidential nature of the monthly reports that the Treasury 
has provided and continues to provide to the Banking Committees 
on a confidential basis.

      Amendment No. 130. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
prohibiting a cost of living adjustment during 1996 for Members 
of Congress; modified to include Federal judges, and executive 
level personnel.
      Amendment No. 131. Inserts Senate language transferring 
two seized and forfeited A-37 Dragonfly jets to the National 
Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY for museum purposes.
      Amendment No. 132. Reported in disagreement.
      Amendment No. 133. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
banning tobacco vending machines in Federal buildings to which 
children have access.
      Amendment No. 134. Deletes Senate language concerning 
direct delivery of high value supplies.

                  high value supplies and depot system

      The conferees direct that the General Services 
Administration should increase use of direct deliver high-
dollar value supplies, and only stock items that are 
profitable, and review the depot system.

      Amendment No. 135. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
establishing an Independent Commission on Restructuring the 
Internal Revenue Service by making technical corrections.
      Amendment No. 136. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
requiring the Administrator of GSA to review the feasibility of 
leasing agreements with state and local governments for the 
construction or acquisition of border facilities.
      Amendment No. 137. Deletes Senate language requiring each 
agency to achieve a five percent reduction in energy costs 
during fiscal year 1996 and makes up to 50 percent of the 
savings available to the agency.
      Amendment No. 138. Deletes Senate language reducing 
maximum leave that can be accumulated by members of the Senior 
Executive Service.
      Amendment No. 139. Inserts Senate language transferring a 
building.
      Amendment No. 140. Inserts and modifies Senate language 
providing law enforcement credit to law enforcement officers 
hired during the three year transition period before FERS was 
fully implemented.
      Amendment No. 141. Deletes Senate language expressing 
sense of Senate that the GSA and FAA should review personnel 
rules and labor agreements regarding Federal assistance when 
relocating personnel because of a change of duty station.
            denver international airport employee relocation
      The conferees are concerned about reports that, under FAA 
and GSA rules, employees in the Denver, Colorado area were 
permitted to claim personal housing relocation allowances in 
connection with their transfer from FAA facilities at Stapleton 
Field to the new Denver International Airport, even in some 
cases where an employee's new home was farther from the new job 
site than the employee's former home. This kind of misuse of 
public funds is unacceptable and insults American taxpayers. 
The conferees expect GSA and FAA to review and reform current 
personnel rules and labor agreements to avoid any repetition of 
this experience and to restrict relocation allowances to cases 
in which a job site transfer reasonably and proximately 
necessitates a change in home site.
                   Conference Total--With Comparisons
      The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
fiscal year 1996 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
with comparisons to the fiscal year 1995 amount, the 1996 
budget estimates, and the House for 1996 follow:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1995... $23,500,947,000
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal 
    year 1996...........................................  24,896,488,000
House bill, fiscal year 1996............................  23,177,286,500
Senate bill, fiscal year 1996...........................  23,141,970,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1996..................  23,163,754,000
Conference agreement compared with:
    New Budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 
      1995..............................................    -337,193,000
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, 
      fiscal year 1996..................................  -1,732,734,000
    House bill, fiscal year 1996........................     -13,532,500
    Senate bill, fiscal year 1996.......................     +21,784,000

                                   Jim Lightfoot,
                                   Frank R. Wolf,
                                   Ernest Istook,
                                   Jack Kingston,
                                   Mike Forbes,
                                   Bob Livingston,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   Richard C. Shelby,
                                   James M. Jeffords,
                                   Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
                                   Mark O. Hatfield,
                                   Bob Kerrey,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.

                                
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