[House Report 105-97]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                     105-97
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      PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1469, THE EMERGENCY 
         SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

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    May 14, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 149]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 149, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               Brief Summary of Provisions of Resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1469, 
the ``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for FY 1997'' 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill.
    The rule further provides that the amendment printed in the 
rule shall be considered as adopted. All points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provision in 
a general appropriations bill) or clause 6 (prohibiting 
reappropriations in a general appropriations bill) of rule XXI, 
are waived, except as specified in the rule.
    The rule also waives all points of order against each 
amendment printed in this report which may only be offered in 
the order specified, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, shall be considered as read, shall be offered 
only by the member designated in this report, and shall not be 
subject to further amendment or a demand for a division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
    The rule grants priority in recognition to those Members 
who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional 
Record prior to their consideration if otherwise consistent 
with House rules. The rule also allows the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration 
of the bill, and to reduce the vote to five minutes on a 
postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote.
    The rule further waives points of order against all 
amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI 
(prohibiting nonemergency designated amendments to be offered 
to an appropriations bill containing an emergency designation).
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

                            Committee Votes

    Pursuant to clause 1(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below.

Rules Committee Rollcall No. 22

    Date: May 14, 1997.
    Measure: Rule for the consideration of H.R. 1469, Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 1997.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To extend the debate time from 20 
minutes to 30 minutes on the Automatic Continuing Resolution 
amendment.
    Results: Adopted 12-0.
    Vote by Members: Dreier--Yea; Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; 
Pryce--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; McInnis--Yea; Hastings--Yea; 
Myrick--Yea; Moakley--Yea; Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; 
Solomon--Yea.

  Amendments Made In Ordered By the Rule for H.R. 1469--Supplemental 
                       Appropriations for FY 1997

           (Listed in order they will appear in this report)

    1. Kaptur/Riggs/Roukema/Roemer/Quinn--30 min.: Provides an 
additional $38 million in funding for the Special Supplemental 
Food Program for the Women, Infants and Children program.
    2. McKeon--10 min.: Authorizes a commission on the cost of 
higher education and provides $650,000 to complete its work.
    3. Dingell--10 min.: Provides protection in the amount of 
$300,000 for Monroe County, Michigan for costs incurred by 
Comair crash.
    4. Thune--10 min.: Relating to Community Development Block 
Grants.
    5. Traficant--10 min.: Adds new section regarding ``Buy 
American Requirements.''
    6. Neumann--20 min.: Strikes $2.4 million in advance FY 
1998 funding for FEMA; rescinds $3.6 billion in undefined 
Budget Authority, with the distribution of this rescission to 
be made by the President within 30 days of enactment; strikes 
$3.8 billion in HUD rescissions.
    7. Gekas/Solomon/Wynn--30 min.: Automatically provides a 
continuation of FY 1997 spending through the end of FY 1998, in 
absence of regular appropriations or a continuing resolution) 
at 100% of FY 1997 spending levels. (Senate version)
    8. Diaz-Balart/Shaw/Meek/Ros-Lehtinen/Kennedy (RI)--20 
min.: Postpones through the end of the fiscal year the cut-off 
of Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid payments to legal 
immigrants and rescinds $240 million for the Job Opportunities 
and Basic Skills program.
    Amendments made in order by the rule are as follows:

  1. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kaptur of Ohio or 
Representative Riggs of California or a Designee, Debatable for Not To 
                           Exceed 30 Minutes

    Page 5, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
following: ``(increased by $38,000,000)''.
    Page 35, after line 25, insert the following:

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                    national aeronautical facilities

                              (rescission)

    Of the funds made available under this hearding in the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 
(Pub. L. 103-327), $38,000,000 is rescinded.
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 2. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKeon of California 
         or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes

    Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new title:

TITLE IV--COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION REVIEW

SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

  (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Cost of 
Higher Education Review Act of 1997''.
  (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
          (1) According to a report issued by the General 
        Accounting Office, tuition at 4-year public colleges 
        and universities increased 234 percent from school year 
        1980-1981 through school year 1994-1995, while median 
        household income rose 82 percent and the cost of 
        consumer goods as measured by the Consumer Price Index 
        rose 74 percent over the same time period.
          (2) A 1995 survey of college freshmen found that 
        concern about college affordability was the highest it 
        has been in the last 30 years.
          (3) Paying for a college education now ranks as one 
        of the most costly investments for American families.

SEC. 4002. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE COST OF HIGHER 
                    EDUCATION.

    There is established a Commission to be known as the 
``National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education'' 
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4003. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 7 
members as follows:
          (1) Two individuals shall be appointed by the Speaker 
        of the House.
          (2) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
        Leader of the House.
          (3) Two individuals shall be appointed by the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate.
          (4) One individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
        Leader of the Senate.
          (5) One individual shall be appointed by the 
        Secretary of Education.
    (b) Additional Qualifications.--Each of the individuals 
appointed under subsection (a) shall be an individual with 
expertise and experience in higher education finance (including 
the financing of State institutions of higher education), 
Federal financial aid programs, education economics research, 
public or private higher education administration, or business 
executives who have managed successful cost reduction programs.
    (c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairperson. In 
the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson will 
assume the duties of the Chairperson.
    (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
    (e) Appointments.--All appointments under subsection (a) 
shall be made within 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. In the event that an officer authorized to make an 
appointment under subsection (a) has not made such appointment 
within such 30 days, the appointment may be made for such 
officer as follows:
          (1) the Chairman of the Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce may act under such subsection for the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives;
          (2) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
        Education and the Workforce may act under such 
        subsection for the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives;
          (3) the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human 
        Resources may act under such subsection for the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate; and
          (4) the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
        Labor and Human Resources may act under such subsection 
        for the Minority Leader of the Senate.
    (f) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every 
other member of the Commission.
    (g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made.
    (h) Prohibition of Additional Pay.--Members of the 
Commission shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of their service on the Commission. Members 
appointed from among private citizens of the United States may 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem, in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving 
intermittently in the government service to the extent funds 
are available for such expenses.
  (i) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission 
shall occur within 40 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 4004. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

  (a) Specific Findings and Recommendations.--The Commission 
shall study and make findings and specific recommendations 
regarding the following:
          (1) The increase in tuition compared with other 
        commodities and services.
          (2) Innovative methods of reducing or stabilizing 
        tuition.
          (3) Trends in college and university administrative 
        costs, including administrative staffing, ratio of 
        administrative staff to instructors, ratio of 
        administrative staff to students, remuneration of 
        administrative staff, and remuneration of college and 
        university presidents or chancellors.
          (4) Trends in (A) faculty workload and remuneration 
        (including the use of adjunct faculty), (B) faculty-to-
        student ratios, (C) number of hours spent in the 
        classroom by faculty, and (D) tenure practices, and the 
        impact of such trends on tuition.
          (5) Trends in (A) the construction and renovation of 
        academic and other collegiate facilities, and (B) the 
        modernization of facilities to access and utilize new 
        technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition.
          (6) The extent to which increases in institutional 
        financial aid and tuition discounting have affected 
        tuition increases, including the demographics of 
        students receiving such aid, the extent to which such 
        aid is provided to students with limited need in order 
        to attract such students to particular institutions or 
        major fields of study, and the extent to which Federal 
        financial aid, including loan aid, has been used to 
        offset such increases.
          (7) The extent to which Federal, State, and local 
        laws, regulations, or other mandates contribute to 
        increasing tuition, and recommendations on reducing 
        those mandates.
          (8) The establishment of a mechanism for a more 
        timely and widespread distribution of data on tuition 
        trends and other costs of operating colleges and 
        universities.
          (9) The extent to which student financial aid 
        programs have contributed to changes in tuition.
          (10) Trends in State fiscal policies that have 
        affected college costs.
          (11) The adequacy of existing Federal and State 
        financial aid programs in meeting the costs of 
        attending colleges and universities.
          (12) Other related topics determined to be 
        appropriate by the Commission.
    (b) Final Report.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Commission shall submit to the President and to the 
        Congress, not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        first meeting of the Commission, a report which shall 
        contain a detailed statement of the findings and 
        conclusions of the Commission, including the 
        Commission's recommendations for administrative and 
        legislative action that the Commission considers 
        advisable.
          (2) Majority vote required for recommendations.--Any 
        recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made 
        by the Commission to the President and to the Congress 
        only if such recommendation is adopted by a majority 
        vote of the members of the Commission who are present 
        and voting.
          (3) Evaluation of different circumstances.--In making 
        any findings under subsection (a) of this section, the 
        Commission shall takeinto account differences between 
public and private colleges and universities, the length of the 
academic program, the size of the institution's student population, and 
the availability of the institution's resources, including the size of 
the institution's endowment.

SEC. 4005. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

  (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
carrying out this title, hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, as the Commission may find advisable.
  (b) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission may adopt such 
rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish the 
Commission's procedures and to govern the manner of the 
Commission's operations, organization, and personnel.
  (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
          (1) Information.--The Commission may request from the 
        head of any Federal agency or instrumentality such 
        information as the Commission may require for the 
        purpose of this title. Each such agency or 
        instrumentality shall, to the extent permitted by law 
        and subject to the exceptions set forth in section 552 
        of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as 
        the Freedom of Information Act), furnish such 
        information to the Commission, upon request made by the 
        Chairperson of the Commission.
          (2) Facilities and services, personnel detail 
        authorized.--Upon request of the Chairperson of the 
        Commission, the head of any Federal agency or 
        instrumentality shall, to the extent possible and 
        subject to the discretion of such head--
                  (A) make any of the facilities and services 
                of such agency or instrumentality available to 
                the Commission; and
                  (B) detail any of the personnel of such 
                agency or instrumentality to the Commission, on 
                a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the 
                Commission in carrying out the Commission's 
                duties under this title.
  (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in 
the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal 
agencies.
  (e) Contracting.--The Commission, to such extent and in such 
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, may enter into 
contracts with State agencies, private firms, institutions, and 
individuals for the purpose of conducting research or surveys 
necessary to enable the Commission to discharge the 
Commission's duties under this title.
  (f) Staff.--Subject to such rules and regulations as may be 
adopted by the Commission, and to such extent and in such 
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, the Chairperson 
of the Commission shall have the power to appoint, terminate, 
and fix the compensation (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, or 
of any other provision, or of any other provision of law, 
relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule 
rates) of an Executive Director, and of such additional staff 
as the Chairperson deems advisable to assist the Commission, at 
rates not to exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate for level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5332 of such title.

SEC. 4006. FUNDING OF COMMISSION.

  (a) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 
1997 for carrying out this title, $650,000, to remain available 
until expended, or until one year after the termination of the 
Commission pursuant to section 4007, whichever occurs first.
  (b) Rescission.--Of the funds made available for ``DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION--Federal Family Education Loan Program Account'' 
in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (as 
contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 104-
208), $849,000 is rescinded.

SEC. 4007. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

  The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 60 
days after the date on which the Commission is required to 
submit its final report in accordance with section 4004(b).
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3. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan or 
           a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes

    Page 23, line 2, insert before the period the following: 
``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provisions of law, of the unobligated balances under this 
heading from amounts made available in this or any other Act 
for fiscal year 1997 or any prior fiscal year, $300,000 shall 
be made available to Monroe County, Michigan, as reimbursement 
for costs incurred in connection with the crash of Comair 
Flight 3272''.
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4. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thune of South Dakota 
         or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes

    Page 27, after line 23, insert the following:

                   COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

                Community Development Block Grants Fund

    For an additional amount for ``Community development block 
grants fund'' as authorized under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2000, for use only for buy-outs, 
relocation, long-term recovery, and mitigation in communities 
affected by the flooding in the upper Midwest and other 
disasters in fiscal year 1997 and such natural disasters 
designated 30 days prior to the start of fiscal year 1997: 
Provided, That in administering these amounts, the Secretary 
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any 
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary 
administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary 
or the use by the recipient of these funds, except for 
statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair housing 
and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, 
upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the 
use of such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the 
overall purpose of the statute: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall publish a 
notice in the Federal Register governing the use of community 
development block grant funds in conjunction with any program 
administered by the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency for buyouts for structures in disaster areas: 
Provided further, That for any funds under this head used for 
buyouts in conjunction with any program administered by the 
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, each State 
or unit of general local government requesting funds from the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for buyouts shall 
submit a plan to the Secretary which must be approved by the 
Secretary as consistent with the requirements of this program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development and the Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit quarterly reports to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all disbursement and 
use of funds for or associated with buyouts: Provided further, 
That, hereafter, for any amounts made available under this head 
and for any amounts made available for any fiscal year under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
that are used in communities affected by the flooding and 
disasters referred to in this head for activities to address 
the damage resulting fromsuch flooding and disasters, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall waive the requirement 
under such title that the activities benefit persons of low- and 
moderate-income and the requirements that grantees and units of general 
local government hold public hearings: Provided further, That, 
hereafter, for any amounts made available for any fiscal year under the 
HOME Investment Partnerships Act that are used in communities affected 
by the flooding and disasters referred to in this head to assist 
housing used as temporary housing for families affected by such 
flooding and disasters, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall waive (during the period, and to the extent, that such housing is 
used for such temporary housing) the requirements that the housing meet 
the income targeting requirements under section 214 of such Act, the 
requirements that the housing qualify as affordable housing under 
section 215 of such Act, and the requirements for documentation 
regarding family income and housing status and shall permit families to 
self-certify such information: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may make a grant from the amount provided 
under this head to restore electrical and natural gas service to areas 
damaged by the flooding and natural disasters: Provided further, That 
the entire amount made available under this head is designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended.
    Page 28, line 5, after the dollar figure insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $500,000,000)''.
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5. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Traficant of Ohio or a 
            Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes

    Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:

                       buy-american requirements

    Sec. 3003. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the 
entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
10c).
    (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
          (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and 
        products.--In the case of any equipment or product that 
        may be authorized to be purchased with financial 
        assistance provided using funds made available in this 
        Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities 
        receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
        assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
        products.
          (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance using funds made available in this 
        Act, the head of each Federal agency shall provide to 
        each recipient of the assistance a notice describing 
        the statement made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined 
by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 
affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or 
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in 
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United 
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract 
or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, 
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
48, Code of Federal Regulations.

 6. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neumann of Wisconsin 
         or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 20 Minutes

  Page 28, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $2,387,677,000)''.
  Page 28, line 6, strike ``$2,387,677,000'' and all that 
follows through line 7.
  Page 35, strike lines 8 through 25.
  Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:

               further rescissions in nondefense accounts

  Sec. 3003. (a) Rescission of Funds.--Of the aggregate amount 
of discretionary appropriations made available to Executive 
agencies in appropriation Acts for fiscal year 1997 (other than 
for the defense category), $3,600,000,000 is rescinded.
  (b) Allocation and Report.--Within 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall--
          (1) allocate such rescission among the appropriate 
        accounts in a manner that will achieve a total net 
        reduction in outlays for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 
        resulting from such rescission of not less than 
        $3,500,000,000; and
          (2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
        setting forth such allocation.
  (c) Definitions.--
          (1) The terms ``discretionary appropriations'' and 
        ``defense category'' have the respective meanings given 
        such terms in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
          (2) The term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
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7. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gekas of Pennsylvania 
or Representative Solomon of New York or a Designee, Debatable for Not 
                          To Exceed 30 Minutes

    On page 51, after line 23, add the following new title:

              TITLE IV--PREVENTION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

                              short title

    Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the ``Government 
Shutdown Prevention Act''.

                           continuing funding

    Sec. 402. (a) If any regular appropriation bill for fiscal 
year 1998 does not become law prior to the beginning of fiscal 
year 1998 or a joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations is not in effect, there is appropriated, out of 
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out 
of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
such sums as may be necessary to continue any program, project, 
or activity for which funds were provided in fiscal year 1997.
    (b) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
granted, for a program, project, or activity for fiscal year 
1998 pursuant to this title shall be at 100 percent of the rate 
of operations that was provided for the program, project, or 
activity in fiscal year 1997 in the corresponding regular 
appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997.
    (c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority 
granted, for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title for a 
program, project, or activity shall be available for the period 
beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and 
ending with the earlier of--
          (1) the date on which the applicable regular 
        appropriation bill for fiscal year 1998 becomes law 
        (whether or not that law provides for that program, 
        project, or activity) or a continuing resolution making 
        appropriations becomes law, as the case may be; or
          (2) the last day of fiscal year 1998.

                          terms and conditions

    Sec. 403. (a) An appropriation of funds made available, or 
authority granted, for a program, project, or activity for 
fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be made available 
to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act for fiscal year 1997, including 
all of the terms and conditions and the apportionment schedule 
imposed with respect to the appropriation made or funds made 
available for fiscal year 1997 or authority granted for the 
program, project, or activity under current law.
    (b) Appropriations made by this title shall be available to 
the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act.

                                coverage

    Sec. 404. Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for any program, project, or activity for 
fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall cover all 
obligations or expenditures incurred for that program, project, 
or activity during the portion of fiscal year 1998 for which 
this title applies to that program, project, or activity.

                              expenditures

    Sec. 405. Expenditures made for a program, project, or 
activity for fiscal year 1998 pursuant to this title shall be 
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution 
making continuing appropriations until the end of fiscal year 
1998 providing for that program, project, or activity for that 
period becomes law.

         initiating or resuming a program, project, or activity

    Sec. 406. No appropriation or funds made available or 
authority granted pursuant to this title shall be used to 
initiate or resume any program, project, or activity for which 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
during fiscal year 1997.

                    protection of other obligations

    Sec. 407. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
effect Government obligations mandated by other law, including 
obligations with respect to Social Security, Medicare, 
Medicaid, and veterans benefits.

                               definition

    Sec. 408. In this title, the term ``regular appropriation 
bill'' means any annual appropriation bill making 
appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or granting 
authority, for any of the following categories of programs, 
projects, and activities:
          (1) Agriculture, rural development, and related 
        agencies programs.
          (2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
        the judiciary, and related agencies.
          (3) The Department of Defense.
          (4) The government of the District of Columbia and 
        other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
        the revenues of the District.
          (5) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
        Services, and Education, and related agencies.
          (6) The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
        and Urban Development, and sundry independent agencies, 
        boards, commissions, corporations, and offices.
          (7) Energy and water development.
          (8) Foreign assistance and related programs.
          (9) The Department of the Interior and related 
        agencies.
          (10) Military construction.
          (11) The Department of Transportation and related 
        agencies.
          (12) The Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal 
        Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
        certain independent agencies.
          (13) The legislative branch.
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8. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Diaz-Balart of Florida 
 or Representative Meek of Florida or a Designee, Debatable for Not To 
                           Exceed 20 Minutes

    Page 51, after line 23, insert the following new section:

              extension of ssi redetermination provisions

    Sec. 3003. (a) Section 402(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(D)(i)) is amended--
          (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``the data which is 
        1 year after such date of enactment,'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 1997,''; and
          (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``the date of the 
        redetermination with respect to such individual'' and 
        inserting ``September 30, 1997,''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
as if included in the enactment of section 402 of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
    Page 51, after line 23, insert the following:

                   job opportunities and basic skills

                              (rescission)

    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
Law 104-208, there is rescinded an amount equal to the total of 
the funds within each State's limitation for fiscal year 1997 
that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable claims for 
such fiscal year.
    Section 403(k)(3)(F) of the Social Security Act (as in 
effect on October 1, 1996) is amended by adding after the ``,'' 
the following: ``reduced by an amount equal to the total of 
those funds that are within each State's limitation for fiscal 
year 1997 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable 
claims for such fiscal year (except that such amount for such 
year shall be deemed to be $1,000,000,000 for the purpose of 
determining the amount of the payment under subsection (l) to 
which each State is entitled),''.

                                
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