[Senate Report 105-168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 326

105th Congress                                                   Report
  2d Session                     SENATE                         105-168
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 MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECOVERY FROM NATURAL 
  DISASTERS, AND FOR OVERSEAS PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 
           ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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                 March 17, 1998.--Ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Stevens, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1768]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1768) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from 
natural disasters, for overseas peacekeeping efforts, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, 
reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.

    The accompanying bill addresses the President's 
supplemental requests contained in the 1999 budget appendix 
transmitted on February 8, 1998 (H. Doc. 105-177, volume II), 
budget estimate No. 2, transmitted on February 20, 1998 (H. 
Doc. 105-216), and budget estimate No. 3, transmitted on March 
3, 1998 (H. Doc. 105-220), and budget estimate No. 4, 
transmitted on March 9, 1998 (H. Doc. 105-228). In addition, 
the Committee addresses the special message submitted on 
February 20, 1998 (H. Doc. 105-215).
    The Committee has taken the unusual step of recommending an 
original Senate supplemental bill in order to expedite Senate 
consideration. Supplemental funding, as requested by the 
President, is required to address unanticipated changes in 
requirements and to meet unbudgeted overseas peacekeeping 
efforts.

   TITLE I--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR RECOVERY FROM 
  NATURAL DISASTERS, FOR OVERSEAS PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

                               CHAPTER 1

  SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                      Departmental Administration

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $27,231,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       4,800,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,000,000

    The Committee recommends an additional $2,000,000 to allow 
the Department to continue to resolve civil rights cases and 
complaints. Additional funding requested by the administration 
to enhance the Department's outreach and conflict resolution 
activities and to establish an advisory committee to the 
Secretary on civil rights will be considered by the Committee 
during the fiscal year 1999 appropriations process.

                     Office of the General Counsel

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $28,524,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................         235,000
Committee recommendation................................         235,000

    The Committee recommends an additional $235,000, the same 
amount as requested by the administration, to fund additional 
staff for the Office's new Civil Rights Division.

                          Farm Service Agency

           Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account

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                                                                                Fiscal year 1998--              
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                         Loan subsidies                                            Supplemental      Committee  
                                                                   Appropriation     estimate     recommendation
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Emergency insured...............................................  ..............  \1\ $21,000,00                
                                                                                               0     $21,000,000
Farm ownership:                                                                                                 
    Direct......................................................      $5,940,000       5,144,000       2,608,000
    Guaranteed..................................................      15,440,000         966,197         966,197
Farm operating: Direct..........................................      32,224,000         626,000       3,162,000
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\1\ Includes contingency of $15,000,000.                                                                        

    The Committee recommends $21,000,000 to support an 
estimated $87,000,000 in emergency disaster loans to provide 
assistance to farmers and ranchers for farmland, livestock, and 
crops damaged due to the ice storms, tornadoes, flooding, and 
other natural disasters. The entire amount provided is 
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended.
    The Committee also recommends $2,608,000 to support an 
estimated $20,000,000 in additional direct farm ownership 
loans, $966,197 to support an estimated $25,000,000 in 
additional guaranteed farm ownership loans, and $3,162,000 to 
support an estimated $48,000,000 in additional direct farm 
operating loans. Loan funds shall be provided to States 
following an adjustment to reflect pending loan applications 
and distributed on a proportionate basis by subaccount. The 
Committee also recommends the reallocation of guaranteed 
subsidized operating loan funds to better utilize remaining 
program levels among the States.

                     EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

1998 appropriation to date..............................................
1998 supplemental estimate.............................. \1\ $20,000,000
Committee recommendation................................  \2\ 64,480,000

\1\ Contingent amount.
\2\ Includes $4,480,000 for maple producers.

    The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for the Emergency 
Conservation Program to provide cost-sharing assistance to 
farmers and ranchers for farmland damaged by ice storms, 
tornadoes, flooding, and other natural disasters. These funds 
will assist with farmland restoration, cleaning up debris, 
mending fences, and restoring conservation structures 
(including some cover crops).
    In addition, the Committee recommends $4,480,000 to provide 
cost-sharing assistance to maple producers to replace taps and 
tubing damaged by ice storms.
    The amounts provided are designated by Congress as 
emergency requirements pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

            DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

1998 appropriation to date..............................................
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      $4,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,000,000

    The Committee recommends $4,000,000 to provide assistance 
to farmers and ranchers who lost milk production or cattle as a 
result of ice storms, tornadoes, flooding, and other natural 
disasters. The Committee understands the Secretary will 
implement the Livestock Indemnity Program as established in 
Public Law 105-18.
    The entire amount provided is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $101,036,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................  \1\ 40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,000,000

\1\ Includes contingency of $35,000,000.

    The Committee recommends an additional $50,000,000 for 
watershed and flood prevention operations to reduce hazards to 
life and property in watersheds damaged by ice storms, 
tornadoes, flooding, and other natural disasters. Emergency 
work may include opening dangerously restricted channels and 
waterways, repairing diversions and levees, and erosion control 
on denuded, steep slopes, as well as the purchase of floodplain 
easements.
    The entire amount provided is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                           Food Stamp Program

    The Committee recommends language requested by the 
administration to clarify that funds provided for fiscal year 
1998 for Food Stamp Program employment and training activities 
are to remain available until expended.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends bill language to increase the 
amount of prescription drug user fees that the Food and Drug 
Administration can collect and use for authorized purposes in 
fiscal year 1998 from $91,204,000 to $117,122,000, the full 
level authorized to be collected for fiscal year 1998 by the 
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (Public 
Law 105-115).

                               CHAPTER 2

                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

    The Department of Defense has requested a total of 
$2,004,047,000 within the jurisdiction of the Defense 
Subcommittee in new budget authority, to fund the incremental 
costs of contingency operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia 
and to fund repairs resulting from natural disasters.
    The administration's request has designated the bulk of 
these funds as emergency requirements. There is an additional 
$50,000,000 in contingent emergency funding requested to 
support disaster repairs resulting from the El Nino storms and 
other natural disasters.
    This chapter will initially address the funding 
requirements for contingency operations in Bosnia and Southwest 
Asia. The portion of the request for natural disaster damage 
repairs follows under a separate heading.
    A summary of the Department's request and the Committee's 
recommendations are detailed within the following table:

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                                                            Supplemental        Committee                       
                                                              request         recommendation         Change     
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Military personnel:                                                                                             
    Army...............................................      $184,000,000       $184,000,000   .................
    Navy...............................................        22,300,000         22,300,000   .................
    Marine Corps.......................................         5,100,000          5,100,000   .................
    Air Force..........................................        10,900,000         10,900,000   .................
    Navy Reserve.......................................         4,100,000          4,100,000   .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.........................................       226,400,000        226,400,000   .................
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Operations and maintenance:                                                                                     
    Overseas contingency operations transfer fund......     1,621,900,000      1,556,000,000       -$65,900,000 
    Army...............................................         1,886,000          1,886,000   .................
    Navy...............................................        48,100,000         33,272,000        -14,828,000 
    Air Force..........................................        27,400,000         21,509,000         -5,891,000 
    Defense-wide.......................................         1,390,000          1,390,000   .................
        Contingent emergency...........................       (50,000,000)       (44,000,000)       (-6,000,000)
    Army Reserve.......................................           650,000            650,000   .................
    Air Force Reserve..................................           229,000            229,000   .................
    Army National Guard................................           175,000            175,000   .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.........................................     1,701,730,000      1,615,111,000        -86,619,000 
                                                        ========================================================
Revolving and management funds:                                                                                 
    Navy working capital fund..........................        23,017,000         23,017,000   .................
    Defense-wide working capital fund..................         1,000,000          1,000,000   .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.........................................        24,017,000         24,017,000   .................
                                                        ========================================================
Defense Health Program: Operation and maintenance......         1,900,000          1,900,000   .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal.........................................         1,900,000          1,900,000   .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total:                                                                                                    
          Emergency....................................     1,954,047,000      1,883,328,000        -70,719,000 
          Contingent emergency.........................       (50,000,000)       (44,000,000)       (-6,000,000)
                                                        ========================================================
      Grand total......................................     2,004,047,000      1,911,428,000        -92,619,000 
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                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

    Military personnel retention.--The Committee is troubled by 
the indefinite nature of the peacekeeping operations in Bosnia 
and Southwest Asia. The respective armed services, concerned 
with the effects of these ongoing missions on combat readiness, 
rates of retention, and quality of life, have implemented 
disparate policies for controlling the length of such 
deployments.
    The Committee is acutely concerned that this diversion of 
forces from preparation for warfighting missions, in pursuit of 
no discernible military objective, has not only eroded combat 
readiness, but has led many service members to question the 
value of continued service. Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Appropriations Committees a report on military 
personnel retention. The report shall address the retention 
rates for all officers and enlisted personnel deployed to 
either Bosnia, Macedonia, or Southwest Asia in support of 
Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Intrinsic Action, 
IFOR, and SFOR. The report further shall identify the retention 
rates for pilots deployed in support of the operations 
described above. Finally, the retention rates reported shall be 
compared to those of the overall force.

                        Military Personnel, Army

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $20,452,057,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................     184,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     184,000,000

    The Committee recommends appropriations of $184,000,000 for 
military personnel, Army to fund pay and allowances in support 
of operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia. The following table 
summarizes the military personnel funding requirements for the 
Army:

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                                                              Supplemental        Committee                     
                         Category                                request       recommendation        Change     
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Operations in support of Bosnia...........................      $111,500,000      $111,500,000  ................
Operations in support of Southwest Asia...................        72,500,000        72,500,000  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Grand total.........................................       184,000,000       184,000,000  ................
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                        Military Personnel, Navy

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $16,493,518,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      22,300,000
Committee recommendation................................      22,300,000

    The Committee recommends appropriations of $22,300,000 for 
military personnel, Navy to fund pay and allowances in support 
of operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia. The following table 
summarizes the military personnel funding requirements for the 
Navy:

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                                                              Supplemental        Committee                     
                         Category                                request       recommendation        Change     
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Operations in support of Bosnia...........................        $2,400,000        $2,400,000  ................
Operations in support of Southwest Asia...................        19,900,000        19,900,000  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Grand total.........................................        22,300,000        22,300,000  ................
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                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $6,137,899,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       5,100,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,100,000

    The Committee recommends appropriations of $5,100,000 for 
military personnel, Marine Corps to fund pay and allowances in 
support of operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia. The 
following table summarizes the military personnel funding 
requirements for the Marine Corps:

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                                                              Supplemental        Committee                     
                         Category                                request       recommendation        Change     
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Operations in support of Bosnia...........................        $1,400,000        $1,400,000  ................
Operations in support of Southwest Asia...................         3,700,000         3,700,000  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Grand total.........................................         5,100,000         5,100,000  ................
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                     Military Personnel, Air Force

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $17,102,120,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      10,900,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,900,000

    The Committee recommends appropriations of $10,900,000 for 
military personnel, Air Force to fund pay and allowances 
associated with operations in Southwest Asia. The following 
table summarizes the military personnel funding requirements 
for the Air Force:

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                                                              Supplemental        Committee                     
                         Category                                request       recommendation        Change     
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Operations in support of Southwest Asia...................       $10,900,000       $10,900,000  ................
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                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,376,601,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       4,100,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,100,000

    The Committee recommends appropriations of $4,100,000 for 
Reserve personnel, Navy to fund pay and allowances associated 
with operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia. The following 
table summarizes the Reserve personnel funding requirements for 
the Navy:

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                                                              Supplemental        Committee                     
                         Category                                request       recommendation        Change     
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Operations in support of Bosnia...........................        $2,100,000        $2,100,000  ................
Operations in support of Southwest Asia...................         2,000,000         2,000,000  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Grand total.........................................         4,100,000         4,100,000  ................
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             Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,884,000,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................   1,621,900,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,556,000,000

    The administration has requested emergency supplemental 
appropriations of $1,621,900,000 for the overseas contingency 
operations transfer fund. This total includes $1,188,800,000 
for operations and maintenance requirements in Southwest Asia, 
$383,100,000 for operations and maintenance requirements in 
Bosnia, and $50,000,000 for drawdown recovery costs in 
Southwest Asia.
    The following table summarizes adjustments to the fiscal 
year 1998 supplemental request for the transfer fund.

                                  OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND                                 
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                                                              Supplemental        Committee                     
                          Account                                request       recommendation        Change     
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Operations in support of Bosnia...........................      $383,100,000      $367,200,000      -$15,900,000
Operations in support of Southwest Asia...................     1,188,800,000     1,188,800,000  ................
                                                                                                     ...........
Drawdown..................................................        50,000,000  ................       -50,000,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Grand total.........................................     1,621,900,000     1,556,000,000       -65,900,000
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                              ADJUSTMENTS

    The Committee recommends only $26,100,000 of the original 
$42,000,000 requested for infrastructure upgrades for Bosnia. 
While many of these upgrades have merit, they suggest an 
increasing hardening of temporary facilities. Funding the 
construction of long-term, semipermanent facilities represents 
a significant change in the policy of stationing forces in 
Bosnia on a temporary basis, and the Committee notes that an 
emergency supplemental request is not the appropriate vehicle 
to address such a significant policy change. The Committee 
does, however, recognize the importance of improving the 
housing conditions for the U.S. forces participating in this 
mission and agrees to fund the $18,700,000 requested for 
soldier housing, $3,200,000 for safety improvements, $2,100,000 
for MWR and $2,100,000 for soldier support needs.
    The Committee views as inappropriate the requirement for 
$50,000,000 to pay for transportation of other nations' 
personnel or equipment as part of the military buildup in 
Southwest Asia. Therefore, pending the resolution of 
discussions with coalition partners and allies regarding cash 
or assistance-in-kind contributions in support of the increased 
OPTEMPO in Southwest Asia, the Committee does not provide any 
funds for this purpose.
    Use of emergency funds for infrastructure projects.--The 
Committee directs that funds provided to the overseas 
contingency transfer fund may not be used to construct, modify, 
repair or refurbish any facility or project where the costs 
exceed $2,000,000. Funds for such military construction 
projects in the Southwest Asia or Bosnia theater of operations 
shall be requested by the Department of Defense and approved by 
both the authorizing and Appropriations Committee through the 
usual authorization and appropriation process.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                        natural disaster repairs

    As part of this emergency supplemental appropriation 
request, the administration has included requirements from 
several weather-related disasters, from the ice storms in the 
Northeast to the ongoing flooding in the Western States. These 
estimates total $172,900,000 and this total includes a 
contingent emergency amount of $50,000,000.
    The total funding requested for damages incurred by Typhoon 
Paka is $120,786,000. This amount includes $17,100,000, as 
addressed in the military construction chapter, for family 
housing repairs.
    In addition, the Committee understands that the Beckley, 
WV, Military Entrance Processing Station [MEPS] recently 
suffered significant damage from severe weather. The Committee 
strongly urges that adequate funds be provided to defray the 
costs to provide a temporary facility, purchase equipment and 
supplies destroyed, and eventually relocate into a permanent 
facility, allowing for a seamless transition to eventual full 
operations.
    The Committee also strongly urges that adequate funds be 
provided to defray costs incurred for military airlift flights 
necessary to respond to public utility damage and repair in 
Maine as a result of ice storms in the Northeast.
    The Committee has determined that a portion of these 
requirements, along with some of the El Nino damage repair 
estimates, are more appropriately funded in the military 
construction and family housing accounts. These amounts are 
delineated in the specific service and department accounts that 
follow.

                    army air battle captain program

    The Committee is concerned that the Department has not 
complied with the directive included in the fiscal year 1998 
conference report to continue the Air Battle Captain Program, 
including the recruitment and acceptance of new students for 
which funding was provided. The Committee strongly restates 
that the Army should continue to fund this successful program 
and directs that such funding shall be provided expeditiously, 
or no later than April 15, 1998.

                          software acquisition

    The Committee is interested in ensuring the Government's 
continued access to the full benefits of computer technology 
and the internet in a budget-conscious environment. The 
Committee commends the Defense Logistics Agency for its 
innovative and cost-savings per user-fee procurement structure 
which has cut computer software procurement, installation, 
maintenance, and upgrade costs by over 50 percent, while at the 
same time improving the security, efficiency, compatibility, 
and flexibility of the Department's vital information 
technology infrastructure. The Committee believes that such 
effective models for cutting costs while increasing outputs are 
to be strongly encouraged in the Department and the Government 
at-large.
    The Committee understands that the Navy's Fleet Industrial 
Supply Center Norfolk-Detachment Philadelphia/DLA-HQ is 
attempting to expand this new software procurement model to 
other parts of the Department, as well as other government 
agencies. The Committee commends FISC Norfolk and DLA for their 
innovative cost-savings procurement practices, and requests 
that the Department's future procurement software and software 
support be conducted with vendors having proven experience, and 
demonstrated cost-effectiveness, in working with Federal 
agencies to streamline and automate the software acquisition 
and support process within a per user-fee structure.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $16,754,306,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       1,886,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,886,000

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $21,617,766,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      48,100,000
Committee recommendation................................      33,272,000

    The Committee recommends that $14,828,000 of the requested 
amount be provided in the ``Military construction, Navy'' 
appropriation for repairs that exceed the limitation for 
operation and maintenance funded projects.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $18,492,883,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      27,400,000
Committee recommendation................................      21,509,000

    The Committee recommends that $5,891,000 of the requested 
amount be provided in the ``Military construction, Air Force'' 
appropriation for repairs that exceed the limitation for 
operation and maintenance funded projects.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $10,369,740,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      51,390,000
Committee recommendation................................      45,390,000

    The Committee recommends $1,390,000 be provided as 
requested for repairs on the DODD's school in Guam and further 
recommends that $6,000,000 of the requested amount be provided 
in selected military construction and family housing 
appropriation accounts for repairs that exceed the limitation 
for operation and maintenance funded projects. These are 
further explained in the military construction chapter.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,207,891,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................         650,000
Committee recommendation................................         650,000

    The Committee recommends $650,000 be provided for operation 
and maintenance, Army Reserve to fund repairs associated with 
damage resulting from Typhoon Paka.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,632,030,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................         229,000
Committee recommendation................................         229,000

    The Committee recommends $229,000 be provided for operation 
and maintenance, Air Force Reserve to replace supplies and 
equipment damaged or lost during Typhoon Paka.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $2,419,632,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................         175,000
Committee recommendation................................         175,000

    The Committee recommends $175,000 be provided for operation 
and maintenance, Army National Guard to repair damages to 
armories and cover the use of emergency generators associated 
with ice storms in the Northeastern United States.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                       Navy Working Capital Fund

1998 appropriation to date..............................................
1998 supplemental estimate..............................     $23,017,000
Committee recommendation................................      23,017,000

                   Defense-wide Working Capital Fund

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $971,952,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       1,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,000,000

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $10,369,075,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       1,900,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,900,000

    Although the Committee notes that there currently exists no 
requirement for additional emergency funding in the Defense 
Health Program, the Committee agrees to include transfer 
authority in the ``Overseas contingency operations transfer'' 
account to ensure that any emergent requirements can be met in 
a timely manner. The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall provide 
written notification to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees prior to any transfer of funds to the Defense Health 
Program.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 2

    Sec. 201. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid.--
The Committee includes a provision which provides funding for 
emergency response activities of the American Red Cross in 
support of military personnel and disaster relief requirements.
    Sec. 202. Yakima Training Center.--The Committee has 
included a provision related to the northern expansion area of 
the Yakima Training Center, WA.
    Sec. 203. Burden-sharing.--The Committee includes a 
provision which requests that the administration seek greater 
support for the common defense in Southwest Asia.
    Sec. 204. Reprogramming FY 98-8 PA.--The Committee has 
included a general provision transferring $40,000,000 from the 
operation and maintenance budget activity of the ``Chemical 
agents and munition destruction, defense'' account to the 
``Operation and maintenance, defense-wide'' account in lieu of 
a reprogramming request initiated by the Defense Department. 
Last year, the Congress inadvertently reduced funding for the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense by $40,000,000 more than 
anticipated. The statement of the managers accompanying the 
conference report is clear in its tables and narrative that 
$72,000,000 was provided for civil military programs under a 
specific subactivity group. To preclude any further possible 
misunderstanding on this matter, the Committee recommendation 
restores $40,000,000 to the appropriation in which both of 
these activities are funded.

                               CHAPTER 3

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                         CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,473,373,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................      33,000,000

    The Committee has recommended an appropriation of 
$33,000,000 for the Corps of Engineers to undertake emergency 
levee and waterway repairs at Elba and Geneva, AL; and 
emergency repairs to the Archusa Dam in Mississippi.

                   Operation and Maintenance, General

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,740,025,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee has recommended an additional $30,000,000 for 
operation and maintenance activities of the Corps of Engineers. 
The additional funds are provided to complete repairs of 
damages caused by recent flooding and wave action due to El 
Nino storms in California, the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, 
and along the North Atlantic coast to navigation channels and 
harbors, reservoir facilities, and flood channels.

                 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies

    In the fiscal year 1997 supplemental appropriation bill, 
the Committee allowed the Corps of Engineers to use up to 
$600,000 to mitigate the threat of damage to the Ramsey County 
rural sewer system in North Dakota resulting from flooding at 
Devils Lake, ND. The Committee understands that the original 
cost estimates of this project were below the cost of designing 
and implementing measures needed to mitigate these damages. 
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Corps of Engineers to 
use up to an additional $250,000 from funds available in the 
``Flood control and coastal emergencies'' account to complete 
measures to mitigate damages to the Ramsey County rural sewer 
system.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation

                      Water and Related Resources

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $694,348,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       2,340,000
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee recommends that the Bureau of Reclamation 
reprioritize work scheduled for the current year and use 
existing funds to accomplish critical activities resulting from 
recent storms.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

                           weapons activities

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $4,146,692,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................       4,000,000

    The Committee has provided $4,000,000 for the development 
and demonstration of dielectirc wall accelerator technology for 
remote explosive detonation, radiography, and fusion 
applications. The full amount is offset by a reduction in other 
defense activities.

                      Departmental Administration

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $218,747,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       5,408,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,408,000

    Authority is provided for the Department of Energy to spend 
an additional $5,408,000 derived from funds collected pursuant 
to the Foreign Research Reactor Spent Fuel Program for the 
management of spent nuclear fuel elements at the Savannah River 
site.

         DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

    The Committee is aware of unobligated balances within the 
Department of Energy's defense environmental management 
accounts estimated at $900,000,000. The Committee approves the 
reprogramming of $15,000,000 of those unobligated balances to 
accelerate the removal of waste stored in underground, single-
shelled tanks at the Hanford Reservation and will expeditiously 
review requests for additional reprogrammings should the 
Department identify additional requirements.

                      GENERAL PROVISION, CHAPTER 3

    Sec. 301. Retraining costs.--An exemption to current law is 
provided to enable the Secretary of Energy to pay retraining 
costs, estimated to be less than $80,000, associated with the 
closure of the Pinellas Plant site.

                               CHAPTER 4

             SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

    The Committee understands that the estimates which form the 
basis for many of these appropriations are based on preliminary 
damage determinations. Refinements and re-estimates, possibly 
resulting in allocations different from preliminary 
projections, may be necessary. The Committee expects funds to 
be provided consistent with established priorities. Before 
proceeding with final allocations to the field, the Committee 
expects the agencies to provide a report that identifies all of 
the projects considered for funding, including any changes from 
earlier estimates.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

                              construction

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $45,006,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      28,688,000
Committee recommendation................................      28,938,000

    The Committee recommends $28,938,000 for construction 
instead of $28,688,000 as proposed by the administration. Of 
these funds, $3,938,000 are for repairs to the property and 
structures of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge that are 
necessary as a result of Typhoon Paka; $17,184,000 are for 
repairs in California, Nevada, and Washington that are 
necessary as a result of El Nino-related storms; and $7,816,000 
are for repairs in the Northeast and Southeast that are 
necessary as a result of winter ice storms, floods, tornadoes, 
and other natural disasters. These funds will be used for 
debris cleanup, recreation facility restoration, demolition of 
buildings left unsafe by storms, habitat restoration, and road 
repair. The entire amount is designated as an emergency 
requirement.

                         National Park Service

                              construction

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $214,901,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       8,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,500,000

    The Committee recommends $8,500,000 for construction, as 
proposed by the administration, to repair damage to national 
park property and structures caused by the January 1998 ice 
storms in the Northeast, El Nino-related storms in California, 
tornadoes in Florida, and other natural disasters. These funds 
will be used for debris cleanup, recreation facility 
rehabilitation, road repair, and to repair utilities, 
communications systems, and beach erosion. The entire amount is 
designated as an emergency requirement.

                         U.S. Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $759,160,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       1,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,000,000

    The Committee recommends an amount of $1,000,000 for 
surveys, investigations, and research of the U.S. Geological 
Survey as proposed by the administration. Funds will be used 
for the repair of facilities and monitoring equipment and for 
other emergency-related activities required by the Survey as 
the result of recent natural disasters. The entire amount is 
designated as an emergency requirement.

                      Minerals Management Service

                royalty and offshore minerals management

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $137,521,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       6,675,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,675,000

    The Committee recommends $6,675,000 for royalty and 
offshore minerals management as proposed by the administration 
to enable the Service to meet increased workload and 
information demands stemming from higher than anticipated Outer 
Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing activity in the central 
and western Gulf of Mexico. These funds are to be derived from 
increased receipts related to Outer Continental Shelf 
activities.
    The Committee is aware of the success of the past four 
lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, and understands that since 
enactment of the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act, revenues from 
lease sales in the deep water have been more than 
$1,200,000,000 in excess of estimates. Furthermore, the 
Committee expects that existing financial terms be maintained 
for lease sales in the remaining incentive period, including 
minimum bids and royalty rates.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

                          (Transfer of Funds)

1998 appropriation to date..............................   $177,624,000 
1998 supplemental estimate..............................     (3,163,000)
Committee recommendation................................     (3,163,000)

    The Committee recommends the transfer of $3,163,000 to the 
``Abandoned mine reclamation fund'' account from the 
``Regulation and technology'' account as proposed by the 
administration. The transfer will enable the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to present the resources 
associated with its various activities more accurately in the 
context of its new budget structure.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

                      operation of indian programs

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,528,588,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       1,050,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,050,000

    The Committee recommends $1,050,000 for operation of Indian 
programs as proposed by the administration for document 
collection to support the Government's defense of Elouise 
Pepion Cobell et al v. Bruce Babbitt et al, a lawsuit filed on 
behalf of holders of individual Indian money [IIM] accounts.

                              construction

    Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] were detected in old 
electrical equipment in BIA school facilities on the Standing 
Rock Reservation, which straddles North Dakota and South 
Dakota. The Committee understands that the Bureau has begun 
decontaminating the affected facilities and replacing fixtures 
and ballasts using funds previously appropriated. The Committee 
expects the Bureau to complete the work, consistent with 
Environmental Protection Agency protocols, and to report to the 
Committee on the progress of PCB cleanup efforts no later than 
May 15, 1998.

             Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

                         Federal Trust Programs

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $33,907,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       4,650,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,650,000

    The Committee recommends $4,650,000 for Federal trust 
programs as proposed by the administration for document 
collection to support the Government's defense of Elouise 
Pepion Cobell et al v. Bruce Babbitt et al, a lawsuit filed on 
behalf of holders of individual Indian money [IIM] accounts.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                       state and private forestry

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $161,237,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      48,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      48,000,000

    The Committee recommends $48,000,000 for State and private 
forestry as proposed by the administration. These funds will 
assist in disaster relief efforts and management of forest 
resources on State, local government, and private lands 
affected by the January 1998 ice storms in the Northeast. 
Activities funded would include cleanup and replacement of 
trees, trail and road clearing, maple sugar operation 
assistance, and technical assistance to assess damage and 
develop recovery and stewardship plans. Cost-sharing assistance 
will also be provided through the Stewardship Incentives 
Program to nonindustrial, private landowners. The entire amount 
is designated as an emergency requirement.
    The Committee understands that under normal circumstances, 
funds provided for State and private forestry are subject to 
various cost sharing requirements according to the individual 
program to which the funds are allocated. In most cases, the 
Forest Service has the statutory or administrative authority to 
waive or reduce these cost sharing requirements if warranted. 
In view of the nature of the disasters addressed under this 
appropriation, the Committee expects the Forest Service not to 
apply cost sharing requirements that are any more stringent 
than those that are normally associated with the individual 
programs. Matching fund policies should be applied in a manner 
that leverages available resources to the maximum extent 
possible, while ensuring that emergency funds are available to 
the most needy communities.
    Similarly, the Committee understands that under normal 
circumstances funds provided for the Stewardship Incentives 
Program are for land owners with 1,000 acres or less of 
forested lands. The Forest Service, however, has the authority 
to waive this limitation. In view of the nature of the 
disasters addressed under this appropriation, the Committee 
urges the Forest Service to consider using its waiver 
authority, if warranted, to provide funds to land owners up to 
the statutory limitation for ownerships with 5,000 acres or 
less of forested land.

                         National Forest System

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,348,377,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

    As proposed by the administration, the Committee recommends 
$10,000,000 for the National Forest System in response to the 
January 1998 ice storms in the Northeast, and the October 1997 
blowdown on the Routt National Forest that damaged 20,000 acres 
of timber and recreation lands. These funds would support trail 
and recreation area cleanup on national forests damaged by 
these and other natural disasters. The entire amount is 
designated as an emergency requirement.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,841,074,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................         100,000

    The Committee recommends $100,000 for immediate response to 
the rise in suicide attempts in the past year by young people 
on the Standing Rock Reservation, which straddles North Dakota 
and South Dakota. The funding would go toward placing trained 
professionals on the reservation to counsel young people and 
their families.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 4

    Sec. 401. Trappers Loop connector Road.--Provides that 
actions related to construction of the Trappers Loop connector 
Road that are undertaken by agencies or entities other than the 
Forest Service are deemed to be nondiscretionary actions 
authorized and directed by Congress under title III, section 
304(e)(3) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996. The Trappers Loop Road is being constructed as part of 
preparations for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
    The Committee understands that the Department of 
Agriculture feels this provision will enable State and local 
entities cooperating with the Forest Service to participate in 
the design and construction of the Trappers Loop Road. Nothing 
in this provision expands the size or scope of the road or 
other phase I activities for which congressional direction was 
provided in the 1996 Omnibus Parks Act. The provisions will, 
however, facilitate completion of the road in a timely and 
cost-effective manner. The Committee further understands that 
the cost of road design may be greater than originally 
anticipated. The Committee hopes that this language will enable 
entities other than the Forest Service to provide any 
additional resources that may be required for design. Should 
additional Forest Service funds be required above the 
reprogramming thresholds, the Committee will consider a 
reprogramming request.
    Sec. 402. City of Boulder, CO, easement.--Establishes that 
an easement agreed to by the Forest Service and the city of 
Boulder, CO, for the relocation of a municipal water supply 
pipeline shall not diminish any rights held by the city for the 
replacement of such pipeline within the existing easement.
    Sec. 403. Transfer of excess property to Indian tribes.--
Extends authority provided to the Bureau of Indian Affairs by 
section 656 of Public Law 104-208, the fiscal year 1997 omnibus 
appropriations bill. That authority lapsed at the end of the 
1997 fiscal year; this section extends the authority 
indefinitely. Without this authority, 110 houses that the Air 
Force must dispose of soon, and that the tribes in North and 
South Dakota need, will be destroyed instead of being used on 
Indian reservations. Given the severe housing and public health 
problems on reservations in the Dakotas, the Committee believes 
that extension of this authorization is warranted.
    Sec. 404. Petroglyph National Monument.--Provides for 
negotiations between the Secretary of the Interior and the city 
of Albuquerque regarding the management of stormwater runoff 
and drainage within the Petroglyph National Monument. The 
provision also amends the Petroglyph National Monument 
Establishment Act of 1990 to make a boundary adjustment that 
will facilitate construction of a transportation corridor, and 
to make certain changes in the Secretary of the Interior's land 
acquisition authority.
    Sec. 405. Transportation system moratorium.--This section 
addresses the recently proposed moratorium on the construction 
of new roads in roadless areas purposed by the Chief of the 
Forest Service earlier this year. Subsection 405(a)(1) provides 
that, when the moratorium is finalized, the Chief retains the 
sole discretion to exempt from the moratorium any project 
previously scheduled for initiation or completion in fiscal 
year 1998 or fiscal year 1999. However, subsection 405(a)(2) 
makes it clear that any such exempted projects must comply with 
all applicable laws and regulations and must be subject to 
administrative appeals and judicial review.
    Subsection 405(b)(1) encourages the Chief, to the maximum 
extent practicable, to prepare and authorize substitute 
projects for those that are held up by the moratorium. Further, 
under subsection 405(b)(2), the Chief is obligated to make up 
the difference between previously expected county payments, and 
those that actually occur if they are lower as a consequence of 
halted or delayed projects. After determining and reporting to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate on 
the amount and source of any funds needed to pay the counties, 
the Chief shall make payments to the counties first from the 
$2,000,000 appropriated for that purpose in this chapter, and 
then, if necessary, from any funds appropriated to the Forest 
Service in fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999 that are not 
specifically earmarked for another purpose.
    Subsection 405(c) directs the Chief to conduct three 
important studies during the moratorium. These studies are: (1) 
study of whether standards and guidelines in existing forest 
plans encourage entry into roadless areas; (2) the completion 
of an inventory of the road system and maintenance needs within 
the National Forest System; and (3) a comprehensive and 
detailed analysis of the economic and social effects of the 
moratorium. These studies will be essential to providing 
information necessary to the Administration and the Congress to 
develop a longer term transportation policy on National Forest 
System lands. This subsection also indicates that funds for 
these studies shall be provided from fiscal year 1998 funds 
appropriated for forest research that are not otherwise 
specifically earmarked for another purpose.

                               CHAPTER 5

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
                            RELATED AGENCIES

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

    Polio eradication in Africa has reached a critical phase 
where rapid infusion of additional funds to support vaccination 
and surveillance may determine the success of the global 
program. Global polio eradication by the year 2000 is on track 
in all areas except Africa where it is hindered by poverty, 
logistical problems, and civil conflicts. Despite this, 
national immunization days [NID's] were conducted in 36 African 
countries from January 1997 to March 1998 and had a great 
impact on the number of polio cases. But additional efforts are 
necessary as nearly 50 percent of the global burden of polio 
continues to occur in Africa.
    The Committee finds that during the next six months there 
is a window of opportunity to make a breakthrough in polio 
eradication in Africa and has provided $9,000,000 to continue 
this work. African national authorities and technical experts 
from CDC and WHO are poised to move rapidly to conduct NID's in 
more than 40 countries and to connect Africa to the global 
polio surveillance network, pending funds for vaccine purchase 
and surveillance personnel. These activities, if conducted 
quickly, will put Africa on track to accomplish the global 
goal. Delay will mean not only that the opportunity is missed 
for Africa but that all countries participating in polio 
eradication, including the United States, will need to maintain 
vaccination and surveillance programs for a much longer time 
and at considerable additional cost before eradication is 
achieved.
    The entire amount provided is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Health Care Financing Administration

                           Program Management

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,743,066,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      16,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,000,000

    The Committee recommendation concurs with the supplemental 
budget request of $16,000,000 for activities related to Federal 
oversight and enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996. This additional amount is fully 
offset by a reduction in funding for peer review organizations, 
in bill language under general provisions.
    The additional $16,000,000 includes $6,000,000 for 65 full-
time equivalent positions to monitor private insurance 
compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act provisions in States that have failed to 
enact reforms specified in that legislation. The remaining 
$10,000,000 is to develop and implement the national provider 
identifier, the payer identifier, the claims attachment 
standards, and the expenses associated with administrative 
simplification provisions in the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act.

                               CHAPTER 6

                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                      Capitol Building and Grounds

                           capitol buildings

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $36,977,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................       7,500,000

    The Committee has recommended funding in the amount of 
$7,500,000 for beginning the emergency repair and 
rehabilitation of the Capitol dome. The Architect has presented 
a phased program for this work. The first phase of the repair 
entails removing lead-based paint from the interstitial space 
between the outer and inner domes, studying and documenting the 
nature of required metal repairs, and then repainting. This 
first repair phase is necessary for repairing cast iron, 
mechanical, electrical, and other structural elements.
    The current estimate of the entire scope of the project, 
although not yet fully determined, is $26,500,000.

                            capitol grounds

1998 appropriation to date..............................      $5,116,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................      20,000,000

    The Committee has recommended funding in the amount of 
$20,000,000 for implementation of the Capitol square perimeter 
security plan to improve perimeter security of the Senate 
Office Buildings and the Capitol square. This funding is based 
on recommendations contained in a survey performed for the U.S. 
Capitol Police Board by recognized experts in the field. Of the 
$20,000,000, $4,000,000 is provided to the Capitol Police Board 
for expenses associated with the design, and installation of 
security systems associated with the Capitol square perimeter 
security plan. Funds provided for the perimeter security of the 
Senate Office Buildings are subject to the review and approval 
of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the 
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
    Funds provided for the perimeter security of the Capitol 
square are subject to the review and approval of the House 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on House Oversight, 
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate 
Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Senate Committee 
on Appropriations. Pursuant to section 308(b) of Public Law 
104-53, any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or 
architectural feature of the Capitol buildings or grounds may 
be carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the 
Capitol. The Capitol Police Board is reminded that current 
procedures and statutory requirements should be followed in 
securing approval for alterations or modifications in the 
Capitol complex.

                               CHAPTER 7

                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Navy

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $683,666,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................      17,428,000

    The Committee recommends $14,828,000 for repair of 
buildings and structures including barracks, utility systems, 
wharves, shore protection systems, roads, fencing, and other 
structures located on Guam resulting from damage from Typhoon 
Paka. This funding is provided in the ``Military construction, 
Navy'' account rather than the ``Operation and maintenance, 
Navy'' account because the Committee believes the scope of 
these repairs will exceed the limitation for operation and 
maintenance activities. The Committee further provides 
$2,600,000 for repair of Marine Corps facilities in California 
associated with El Nino. This funding was requested by the 
President as part of the ``Operation and maintenance, Defense-
wide'' account disaster assistance fund.
    Flood prevention measures.--The Committee notes that during 
the flood of 1993, Marine Corp Air Station, Camp Pendleton was 
inundated due to similar circumstances. The Committee directs 
that not later than 30 days after enactment, the Secretary of 
the Navy provide a report detailing the cost of the 1993 flood, 
any corrective actions taken subsequent to the flood, the cost 
of the corrective actions, and the impact of the current 
flooding on the bridge replacement and river flood control, 
Santa Margarita construction projects as authorized and 
appropriated in fiscal year 1998.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $701,855,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................       5,891,000

    The Committee recommends $5,891,000 for the repair of roads 
and other essential facilities located on Andersen AB, Guam 
resulting from damage caused by Typhoon Paka. This funding is 
also available to demolish base facilities which have been 
damaged by the storm and are no longer required. This funding 
is provided in the ``Military construction, Air Force'' account 
rather than the ``Operation and maintenance, Air Force'' 
account because the Committee believes the scope of these 
repairs will exceed the limitation for operation and 
maintenance activities. The Committee believes that the Air 
Force has significantly reduced facility requirements on Guam 
resulting from the base realignment and closure consolidation, 
downsizing, and regionalization efforts. The Committee directs 
that the Air Force should only repair facilities and support 
systems required for this reduced footprint.

                 Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,370,336,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................      15,600,000
Committee recommendation................................      18,100,000

    The Committee recommends $15,600,000 for repair of family 
housing units, fences, damaged landscaping, and provides for 
debris removal at the Naval Station Marianas, Guam resulting 
from Typhoon Paka. The Committee further recommends $2,500,000 
for repair of Navy and Marine Corps family housing in 
California associated with damages from El Nino. This funding 
was requested by the President as part of the ``Operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide'' account disaster assistance fund.

                       Family Housing, Air Force

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,125,943,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       1,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,400,000

    The Committee recommends $1,500,000 for repair of family 
housing units, debris removal, and replacement of furnishings 
at Andersen AFB, Guam, resulting from Typhoon Paka. The 
Committee further recommends $900,000 for repair of Air Force 
family housing in California associated with damages from El 
Nino. This funding was requested by the President as part of 
the ``Operation and maintenance, Defense-wide'' account 
disaster assistance fund.
    Armament Software Engineering Center.--The Committee 
provided $1,300,000 in design funds for the Armament Software 
Engineering Center [ASEC] at Picatinny Arsenal in fiscal year 
1998. The Committee urges the Department of the Army to release 
this funding without delay.

                               CHAPTER 8

          SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary

           transportation planning, research, and development

1998 appropriation to date..............................      $4,400,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................       3,900,000

    The Committee has provided an additional $3,900,000 for 
ongoing transportation planning, research, and development 
activities of the Office of the Secretary. The additional funds 
are sufficient to complete ongoing activities and activities 
authorized after the passage of the fiscal year 1998 
appropriations act as well as funding requirements for an 
investment analysis in the area of transit planning and 
research as cited in the statement of managers accompanying the 
transportation appropriations bill for fiscal year 1998.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

1998 appropriation to date.............................. \1\ $60,000,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................     156,000,000

\1\ Includes amounts specifically appropriated for the year 2000 problem 
and $42,000,000 that the FAA anticipates to be committed to the year 
2000 problem from within individual programs.

    The Committee is concerned about the pace of the 
Department's progress on correcting the year 2000 problems in 
the air traffic control computer systems and software 
applications. The FAA got a very late start on fixing year 2000 
computer problems, and the Committee is concerned that the 
administration has underestimated the scope of the problem and 
the consequences of failing to correct the hardware microcode 
and the software deficiencies before September 9, 1999, and 
before January 1, 2000. Every piece of computer software and 
hardware must be assessed for problems, fixed as needed, and 
tested for year 2000 compliance.
    Given the FAA's difficulties in the past with developing, 
testing and deploying software for the air traffic control 
system, the Committee has little confidence that the current 
schedule can be maintained without increased resources and 
aggressive management. The Department of Transportation 
Inspector General recently concluded that: ``FAA's estimate 
does not provide sufficient coverage for hardware replacement 
cost, so there is the potential for additional funding 
requirements. Also, the cost to make major projects currently 
under development year 2000 compliant, and the cost to 
accelerate FAA's implementation schedule by at least 5 months, 
are unknown. If unexpected problems are identified during 
testing or implementation, FAA has to repeat much of the entire 
exercise--changing program code, retesting, and implementing 
new fixes. The closer it gets to year 2000, the more it will 
cost to fix additional problems identified and to repeat such 
exercises.''
    Failure to resolve these computer hardware and software 
deficiencies well before the year 2000 problem could disrupt 
air traffic is not a viable option. The FAA is directed to fix 
or replace the aging host computers immediately and to utilize 
the funds provided under this head and other resources as 
needed to remedy year 2000 deficiencies which could jeopardize 
the efficient and safe operation of the air traffic control 
system. The Secretary should report to the Committee within 10 
days of enactment of this legislation which, if any, actions 
recommended in the February 4, 1998, report from the Department 
of Transportation Inspector General it does not anticipate 
undertaking and completing. Thereafter, the FAA shall report 
monthly to the Committees on Appropriations as to the progress 
on the milestones outlined in the inspector general's report 
and on the progress made on fixing year 2000 deficiencies.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                          FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                        EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

1998 appropriation to date..............................................
1998 supplemental estimate..............................    $259,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     259,000,000

    The Committee has provided $259,000,000 in emergency relief 
Federal-aid highway funds to be used for emergency expenses 
resulting from flooding and other natural disasters. The high 
number of natural disasters occurring in fiscal years 1997-98 
has nearly exhausted the funds available for emergency relief 
highway repairs, and many claims for repairs resulting from the 
flooding in California, the ice storms in the Northeast, the 
flooding in all the States including Washington, North 
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, and other disasters 
relating to El Nino, have yet to be submitted.
    Over the last 5 years, the Emergency Relief Program has 
required an average of over $582,000,000 per year, and in 
fiscal year 1997, more than $700,000,000 was obligated. In 
fiscal year 1998, only $288,000,000 was available and 
$276,000,000 of that amount has been obligated to date. The 
remaining $12,000,000 is insufficient to cover the 
infrastructure repairs resulting from numerous recent natural 
disasters. Therefore, the Committee is providing an additional 
$259,000,000 to not only pay the costs associated with recent 
natural disasters, but also to cover the costs associated with 
highway repairs resulting from other disasters anticipated 
before the beginning of fiscal year 1999. Funds shall be 
available only to the extent an official budget request 
designating the funds provided as an emergency is transmitted 
by the President. The Committee has also included language to 
allow Emergency Relief Program obligations to occur after May 
1, 1998, even though the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
of 1997 prohibits Federal-aid highway obligations after that 
date.
    The Emergency Relief Program has traditionally been 
authorized at $100,000,000 per year, yet this amount has been 
woefully inadequate for each of the last 7 fiscal years. 
Supplemental appropriations for the Emergency Relief Program 
have been necessary to meet the demand for emergency repairs 
under this program. The Committee encourages the appropriate 
authorizing committees, during the highway reauthorization 
process, to authorize the Emergency Relief Program at a level 
which is more consistent with the historical trends.
    The Committee has provided the Secretary with the ability 
to borrow any unobligated emergency relief funds to cover the 
administrative costs of the Federal Highway Administration, in 
the event that the Department runs out of funds for such 
expenses before the Federal-aid highway reauthorization 
legislation is enacted.
    The Committee has also provided statutory direction to 
ensure that allocations of the funds made available under this 
heading are done in full consultation with the appropriations 
and authorizing committees of the Congress.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  National Transportation Safety Board

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $48,371,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................       5,400,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,400,000

    The Committee has provided $5,400,000 to the National 
Transportation Safety Board to continue its investigation of 
the TWA flight 800 accident. These funds will fund the full 
1998 Calverton facility rental costs, including heating, 
supplies, and personnel, and would provide $500,000 for 
security functions previously performed by the FBI. This 
provision assumes the closure of the Calverton airstrip and 
termination of associated firefighting costs.

                               CHAPTER 9

            SUBCOMMITTEE ON TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                         Automation Enhancement

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $25,889,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................      39,410,000

    The Committee believes that the year 2000 century date 
change conversion should be a priority for the Department of 
the Treasury. The Committee recommends providing $39,410,000 to 
the ``Automation enhancement'' account for fiscal year 1998 
year 2000 century date change conversion costs associated with 
the Treasury communications system. These funds would remain 
available until September 30, 2000.
    The Committee believes that the remaining $26,590,000 
necessary for this project in fiscal year 1998 can be 
redirected to this effort under existing authority, with 
advance approval of the Committee.

                      Financial Management Service

                         Salaries and Expenses

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $202,490,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................................
Committee recommendation................................       5,300,000

    The Committee recommends providing $5,300,000 to the 
Financial Management Service for fiscal year 1998 year 2000 
century date change conversion requirements. These funds would 
remain available until September 30, 2000. The Committee 
believes that the remaining $2,100,000 necessary for this 
project in fiscal year 1998 can be redirected to this effort 
under existing authority, with advance approval of the 
Committee.

                               CHAPTER 10

           SUBCOMMITTEE ON VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       Compensation and Pensions

1998 appropriation to date.............................. $19,932,997,000
1998 supplemental estimate..............................     550,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     550,000,000

    The Committee recommends providing the supplemental request 
of $550,000,000 for compensation and pensions. These funds are 
needed to accommodate the additional costs associated with the 
1998 cost-of-living adjustment of 2.1 percent for compensation 
beneficiaries; an increase in the estimated number of 
compensation beneficiaries; and an increase in the average 
payments to compensation and pension beneficiaries.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

    Community development block grants fund.--The Committee 
remains concerned about the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development's [HUD] administration of $500,000,000 in emergency 
CDBG funding, which was provided in the fiscal year 1997 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 105-18; 
June 12, 1997). This was an unprecedented amount of emergency 
CDBG funding and it raised a number of concerns regarding 
inadequate award procedures and accountability measures. 
Despite repeated requests by the Committee, HUD has provided 
little or no data regarding the funding procedures for 
emergency CDBG funds or the amounts of CDBG funds allocated by 
HUD to States and localities by amount or activity. It is 
expected that, by April 15, 1998, HUD will provide a summary of 
the procedures used for allocating and awarding emergency CDBG 
funds, a summary of all waivers made, and a list of all grant 
amounts by State, locality, and activity.
    The Committee also expects that funds in the amount of 
$2,842,510 made available as part of the Fiscal Year 1997 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to the State of Idaho 
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in response 
to the 1997 disaster designated FEMA-DR-1154, and announced in 
Secretary Cuomo's letter of October 24, 1997, to the Governor 
of Idaho, also shall be made available for use in response to 
the 1997 disaster designated FEMA-DR-1177, provided such use is 
otherwise consistent with Public Law 105-18 and the regulations 
governing such law.
    Home investment partnerships programs.--In order to 
facilitate the use of funds provided under the HOME Program for 
fiscal years 1996-98, the Committee urges the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development to grant suspensions, pursuant to 
the authority under the HOME Program, of the requirements 
pertaining to property standards to allow HOME funds to be used 
for emergency repairs in federally declared disaster areas. In 
addition, the Committee urges the Secretary to grant similar 
suspensions in order to deem the rehabilitation of single-
family housing located in a federally declared disaster area as 
an eligible expenditure of community housing development 
organizations.
    Management and administration.--The Committee compliments 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development on the progress 
being made in implementing HUD's 2020 management reform plan 
which is designed to rebuild the public trust in the Department 
through management and program reform in conjunction with the 
downsizing of the Department from 13,000 staff in 1992 to 7,500 
staff in 2002. Nevertheless, the Committee urges HUD to ensure 
that there is adequate staffing to ensure the quality and 
delivery of HUD program services during this transition. The 
Committee requests that HUD consult with Congress on any 
downsizing of HUD regional, State, and local offices that could 
result in a reduction of the quality and delivery of HUD 
services at the State and local level. In particular, the 
Committee recognizes that the HUD offices in Alaska and Hawaii 
have a unique understanding and ability to address the special 
housing and community development needs of Alaska and Hawaii 
and, therefore, need to be staffed fully to address these 
needs.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

    The Committee encourages FEMA to utilize stream flows 
developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in its flood studies 
for Sowashee Creek in Lauderdale County, MS.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                           HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT

    The Committee recommends against the Administration's 
proposal to authorize NASA to transfer $45,000,000 from the 
``Mission support'' account and $128,000,000 from the 
``Science, aeronautics and technology'' account to the ``Human 
space flight'' account for use in conjunction with the 
International Space Station [ISS] Program. NASA would augment 
this amount by $27,000,000 from the shuttle program (within the 
``Human space flight'' account) for a total of $200,000,000 in 
increased funding in fiscal year 1998 for the ISS.

                               CHAPTER 11

                        OFFSETS AND RESCISSIONS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

                         Salaries and Expenses

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $589,263,000
1998 rescission request.................................        -502,000
Committee recommendation................................        -502,000

    The Committee recommends that $502,000 of the funds 
appropriated for salaries and expenses for the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service be rescinded. This is the same amount 
proposed to be rescinded by the administration. The Committee 
directs that this reduction come from the funds made available 
to the Food Safety and Inspection Service for the Field 
Automation and Information Management [FAIM] project.

                          Farm Service Agency

           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

            Unsubsidized Guaranteed Operating Loan Subsidies

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $19,890,000
1998 rescission request.................................      -6,736,197
Committee recommendation................................      -6,736,197

    The Committee recommends that $6,736,197 of the funds 
appropriated for the cost of unsubsidized guaranteed operating 
loan subsidies be rescinded. This is the same level of 
reduction as proposed by the administration. The Committee 
understands that demands on the program have been lower than 
originally anticipated.

                         Rural Housing Service

                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $58,804,000
1998 rescission request.................................        -846,000
Committee recommendation................................        -846,000

    The Committee recommends that $846,000 of the funds 
appropriated for salaries and expenses for the Rural Housing 
Service be rescinded. This is the same amount proposed to be 
rescinded by the administration. The Committee directs that 
this reduction come from the funds made available to the Rural 
Housing Service for information technology.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management

                   Management of Lands and Resources

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $583,270,000
1998 rescission request.................................      -1,188,000
Committee recommendation................................      -1,188,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $1,188,000 from 
funds previously appropriated for the management of lands and 
resources as proposed by the administration. Balances remain 
from emergency funds provided to restore public lands destroyed 
by fire because actual restoration costs were lower than 
anticipated.

                   Oregon and California Grant Lands

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $101,406,000
1998 rescission request.................................      -2,500,000
Committee recommendation................................      -2,500,000

    As proposed by the administration, the Committee recommends 
a rescission of $2,500,000 from funds previously appropriated 
for Oregon and California grant lands because balances remain 
from emergency funds provided to restore public lands in Oregon 
damaged by fire. Actual restoration costs were lower than 
anticipated, in part because the treatment methods used cost 
less than the treatments originally anticipated.

                     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

                          Resource Management

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $594,842,000
1998 rescission request.................................................
Committee recommendation................................        -250,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $250,000 from 
funds appropriated in the fiscal year 1997 supplemental that 
are not needed to replace fish fry killed in the April 1997 
snowstorm.

                              Construction

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................     $45,006,000
1998 rescission request.................................      -1,188,000
Committee recommendation................................      -1,188,000

    As proposed by the administration, the Committee recommends 
a rescission of $1,188,000 from funds previously appropriated 
for construction because the Service anticipates reduced costs 
for individual projects.

                         National Park Service

                              Construction

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $214,901,000
1998 rescission request.................................      -1,638,000
Committee recommendation................................      -1,638,000

    As proposed by the administration, the Committee recommends 
a rescission of $1,638,000 from funds previously appropriated 
for construction because the Service anticipates reduced costs 
for individual projects.

                            Bureau of Mines

                           Mines and Minerals

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................................
1998 rescission request.................................     -$1,605,000
Committee recommendation................................      -1,605,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $1,605,000 from 
funds previously appropriated for the mines and minerals 
program as proposed by the administration. The Bureau of Mines 
was terminated in fiscal year 1996, and certain of its 
functions were transferred to other agencies. The rescission is 
proposed because funds from grants projects have been 
recaptured and are not available for other purposes.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

                              Construction

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $125,051,000
1998 rescission request.................................        -737,000
Committee recommendation................................        -837,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $837,000 from 
funds previously appropriated for construction, which are 
available due to reduced costs for individual projects from 
value engineering, reducing scope, or using standardized 
designs. The administration proposed a rescission of $737,000.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary

                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                              (RESCISSION)

    The Committee rescinds $2,499,000 of the funds made 
available for payments to air carriers in Public Law 101-516.

                        Office of the Secretary

                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                              (RESCISSION)

    The Committee rescinds $3,000,000 of the budgetary 
resources provided for small community air service by Public 
Law 101-508.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                 (RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

    The Committee rescinds $185,893,000 in contract authority 
that is not available for obligation due to annual limits on 
obligations.

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                        CONRAIL LABOR PROTECTION

                              (RESCISSION)

1998 appropriation to date..............................................
1998 rescission request.................................................
Committee recommendation................................       -$508,234

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $508,234 from 
funds previously appropriated and transferred from before 1985 
for Conrail labor protection. These funds can no longer be 
obligated for this purpose.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                     United States Customs Service

                         Salaries and Expenses

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................  $1,522,165,000
1998 rescission request.................................................
Committee recommendation................................     -11,300,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $11,300,000 from 
funds previously appropriated in fiscal year 1997. Of this 
amount, $6,000,000 are from the automated targeting system and 
$5,300,000 are from balances existing within Customs. The 
automated targeting system project was scaled back to a 
voluntary pilot program in fiscal year 1998, thereby realizing 
significant savings.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                   Information Technology Investments

                              (rescission)

1998 appropriation to date..............................    $325,000,000
1998 rescission request.................................................
Committee recommendation................................     -33,410,000

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $33,410,000 from 
funds previously appropriated for the capital asset acquisition 
of information technology systems. These funds are not required 
for the modernization effort during fiscal year 1998.

                     GENERAL PROVISION, CHAPTER 11

    Sec. 1101. The Committee recommends a provision, as 
requested by the administration, which offsets the costs of a 
supplemental request for Program Management, Health Care 
Financing Administration, by lowering the obligation limitation 
for peer review organizations by $16,000,000. This still leaves 
$67,400,000 for contracts with utilization and quality control 
peer review organizations, sufficient to carry out planned 
activities in fiscal year 1998.

                 TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

    Sec. 2001. Limitation of funds.--The Committee recommends 
language limiting the availability of funds in this act to the 
current fiscal year unless expressly provided otherwise.
    Sec. 2002. Patent and Trademark Office.--The Committee is 
concerned about the Patent and Trademark Office's plans to 
consolidate its operations in a new facility which is expected 
to cost more than $1,000,000,000 in lease costs. The Department 
of Commerce Inspector General has questioned the agency's 
requirement for 2 million square feet of space and the ``lack 
of a formal agreement with GSA on the acquisition of the leased 
facility and the working relationship between the agencies 
after lease award.''
    Sec. 2003. Department of Health and Human Services general 
departmental management.--The Committee has included language 
which responds to a concern raised by the administration 
clarifying the distribution of funds within title XX of the 
Public Health Service Act.
    Sec. 2004. Universal service.--The Committee recommends the 
requirement for the Federal Communications Commission to submit 
a report on universal service support for public institutional 
telecommunications users. Consistent with section 254(d) of The 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, any review of earnings included 
in the report required under this section shall include all 
telecommunications carriers, including local carriers, long-
distance carriers, and other providers, in a way that continues 
to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory treatment of all 
carriers.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, the Committee 
ordered reported the accompanying bill and S. 1769 enbloc, both 
subject to amendment and subject to scoring, by recorded vote 
of 26-2, a quorum being present.
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Stevens                    Mr. Faircloth
Mr. Cochran                         Mr. Kohl
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. Gorton
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Bumpers
Mr. Lautenberg
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Boxer

                            BUDGETARY IMPACT

    Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 
amended, requires that the report accompanying a bill providing 
new budget authority contain a statement detailing how that 
authority compares with the reports submitted under section 302 
of the act for the most recently agreed to concurrent 
resolution on the budget for the fiscal year. All funds 
recommended in this bill are either mandatory spending, 
emergency funding requirements, offset herein, or are within 
the remaining limits of the 302(a) allocations of the 
Committee.

                    Five-Year Projection of Outlays

    In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 
amended, the following table contains 5-year projections 
associated with the budget authority provided in the 
accompanying bill:

                              [In millions]

Budget authority: Fiscal year 1998............................    $3,109
Outlays:
    Fiscal year 1998..........................................       916
    Fiscal year 1999..........................................     1,651
    Fiscal year 2000..........................................       391
    Fiscal year 2001..........................................        79
    Fiscal year 2002 and future years.........................        31

Note.--The above table includes both mandatory, emergency, and 
discretionary appropriations.
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               Assistance to State and Local Governments

    In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(D) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 
amended, the financial assistance to State and local 
governments is as follows:

                              [In millions]

New budget authority..........................................      $143
Fiscal year 1998 outlays......................................        89

                       COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL                       
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             FISCAL YEAR 1998 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
                              TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
                                            CHAPTER I                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Departmental administration                                                              4,800,000            2,000,000           -2,800,000   
 105-216 Office of the General Counsel                                                              235,000              235,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                       Farm Service Agency                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
         Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account:                                                                                            
             Loan authorizations:                                                                                                                       
                 Farm ownership loans:                                                                                                                  
 105-228             Direct                                                                     (39,000,000)         (20,000,000)        (-19,000,000)  
 105-228             Guaranteed                                                                 (25,000,000)         (25,000,000)  ...................  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
                       Subtotal                                                                 (64,000,000)         (45,000,000)        (-19,000,000)  
 105-228         Farm operating loans: Direct                                                   (10,000,000)         (48,000,000)        (+38,000,000)  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
                   Total, Loan authorizations                                                   (74,000,000)         (93,000,000)        (+19,000,000)  
             Loan subsidies:                                                                                                                            
                 Farm ownership loans:                                                                                                                  
 105-228             Direct                                                                       5,144,000            2,608,000           -2,536,000   
 105-228             Guaranteed                                                                     966,197              966,197   ...................  
 105-228         Farm operating loans: Direct                                                       626,000            3,162,000           +2,536,000   
 105-220 Emergency disaster loans (emergency appropriations                                       6,000,000   ...................          -6,000,000   
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                 15,000,000           21,000,000           +6,000,000   
 105-220 Emergency conservation program (contingent emergency appropriations)                    20,000,000           64,480,000          +44,480,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Farm Service Agency                                                        47,736,197           92,216,197          +44,480,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                Commodity Credit Corporation Fund                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Dairy and livestock disaster assistance program (emergency appropriations)               4,000,000            4,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                             Natural Resources Conservation Service                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Watershed and flood prevention operations (emergency appropriations)                     5,000,000   ...................          -5,000,000   
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                 35,000,000           50,000,000          +15,000,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Department of Agriculture                                                  96,771,197          148,451,197          +51,680,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
                                  Food and Drug Administration                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-177 Prescription drug user fee act                                                         (26,000,000)         (25,918,000)            (-82,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter I:                                                                                                                        
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                           96,771,197          148,451,197          +51,680,000   
                       Appropriations                                                           (11,771,197)          (8,971,197)         (-2,800,000)  
                       Emergency appropriations                                                 (15,000,000)          (4,000,000)        (-11,000,000)  
                       Contingent emergency appropriations                                      (70,000,000)        (135,480,000)        (+65,480,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                           CHAPTER II                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
                                       Military Personnel                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Military personnel, Army (emergency appropriations)                                    184,000,000          184,000,000   ...................  
 105-220 Military personnel, Navy (emergency appropriations)                                     22,300,000           22,300,000   ...................  
 105-220 Military personnel, Marine Corps (emergency appropriations)                              5,100,000            5,100,000   ...................  
 105-220 Military personnel, Air Force (emergency appropriations)                                10,900,000           10,900,000   ...................  
 105-220 Reserve personnel, Navy (emergency appropriations)                                       4,100,000            4,100,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Military personnel                                                        226,400,000          226,400,000   ...................  
                   Emergency appropriations                                                    (226,400,000)        (226,400,000)  ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                    Operation and Maintenance                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Army (emergency appropriations)                               1,886,000            1,886,000   ...................  
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Navy (emergency appropriations)                              48,100,000           33,272,000          -14,828,000   
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Air Force (emergency appropriations)                         27,400,000           21,509,000           -5,891,000   
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Defense-wide (emergency appropriations)                       1,390,000            1,390,000   ...................  
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                 50,000,000           44,000,000           -6,000,000   
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Army Reserve (emergency appropriations)                         650,000              650,000   ...................  
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Air Force Reserve (emergency appropriations)                    229,000              229,000   ...................  
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, Army National Guard (emergency appropriations)                  175,000              175,000   ...................  
 105-220 Overseas contingency operations transfer fund (emergency appropriations)             1,621,900,000        1,556,000,000          -65,900,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Operation and maintenance                                               1,751,730,000        1,659,111,000          -92,619,000   
                   Emergency appropriations                                                  (1,701,730,000)      (1,615,111,000)        (-86,619,000)  
                   Contingent emergency appropriations                                          (50,000,000)         (44,000,000)         (-6,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                 Revolving and Management Funds                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Navy working capital fund (emergency appropriations)                                    23,017,000           23,017,000   ...................  
 105-220 Defense-wide working capital fund (emergency appropriations)                             1,000,000            1,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Revolving and management funds                                             24,017,000           24,017,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                              Other Department of Defense Programs                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Defense Health Program: Operation and maintenance (emergency appropriations)             1,900,000            1,900,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                       GENERAL PROVISIONS                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- G.P. Sec. 201 Overseas Humanitarian, disaster and Civic aid (contingent         ...................          36,500,000          +36,500,000   
          emergency appropriations)                                                                                                                     
      -- G.P. Sec. 204: Operation and maintenance, Defense-wide (by transfer)            ...................         (40,000,000)        (+40,000,000)  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, General provisions                                                 ...................          36,500,000          +36,500,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter II:                                                                                                                       
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                        2,004,047,000        1,947,928,000          -56,119,000   
                       Emergency appropriations                                              (1,954,047,000)      (1,867,428,000)        (-86,619,000)  
                       Contingent emergency appropriations                                      (50,000,000)         (80,500,000)        (+30,500,000)  
                   (By transfer)                                                         ...................         (40,000,000)        (+40,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                           CHAPTER III                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                                     DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    Corps of Engineers--Civil                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Construction General (contingent emergency appropriations)                      ...................          33,000,000          +33,000,000   
 105-220 Operation and maintenance, general (contingent emergency appropriations)                25,000,000           25,000,000   ...................  
 105-220     (By transfer) (contingent emergency appropriations)                                 (5,000,000)          (5,000,000)  ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                   DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                                      Bureau of Reclamation                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Water and related resources (contingent emergency appropriations)                        2,340,000   ...................          -2,340,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                      DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                                                                              
 105-216 Departmental administration                                                              5,408,000            5,408,000   ...................  
 105-216     Miscellaneous revenues                                                              -5,408,000           -5,408,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                Atomic Energy Defense Activities                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Weapons activities (by transfer)                                                ...................          (4,000,000)         (+4,000,000)  
 105-216 Defense environmental restoration and waste management (by transfer)                   (12,000,000)  ...................        (-12,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter III:                                                                                                                      
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                           27,340,000           58,000,000          +30,660,000   
                       Contingent emergency appropriations                                      (27,340,000)         (58,000,000)        (+30,660,000)  
                   (By transfer)                                                                (12,000,000)          (4,000,000)         (-8,000,000)  
                   (By transfer) (contingent emergency appropriations)                           (5,000,000)          (5,000,000)  ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                           CHAPTER IV                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                   DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                             United States Fish and Wildlife Service                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Construction (emergency appropriations)                                                  3,688,000   ...................          -3,688,000   
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                 25,000,000           28,938,000           +3,938,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                      National Park Service                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Construction (contingent emergency appropriations)                                       8,500,000            8,500,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                United States Geological Service                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Surveys, investigations, and research (contingent emergency appropriations)              1,000,000            1,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                   Minerals Management Service                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Royalty and offshore minerals management                                                 6,675,000            6,675,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                      Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Abandoned mine reclamation fund (by transfer)                                           (3,163,000)          (3,163,000)  ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    Bureau of Indian Affairs                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Operation of Indian programs                                                             1,050,000            1,050,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                         Office of Special Trustee for American Indians                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Federal trust programs                                                                   4,650,000            4,650,000   ...................  
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               Total, Department of the Interior                                                 50,563,000           50,813,000             +250,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                                         Forest Service                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 State and private forestry (emergency appropriations)                                   20,000,000   ...................         -20,000,000   
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                 28,000,000           48,000,000          +20,000,000   
      -- National forest system                                                          ...................           2,000,000           +2,000,000   
 105-220     (Emergency appropriations)                                                           5,000,000   ...................          -5,000,000   
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                  5,000,000           10,000,000           +5,000,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    Bureau of Indian Affairs                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Indian health services                                                          ...................             100,000             +100,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Forest Service                                                             58,000,000           60,100,000           +2,100,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter IV:                                                                                                                       
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                          108,563,000          110,913,000           +2,350,000   
                       Appropriations                                                           (12,375,000)         (14,475,000)         (+2,100,000)  
                       Emergency appropriations                                                 (28,688,000)  ...................        (-28,688,000)  
                       Contingent emergency appropriations                                      (67,500,000)         (96,438,000)        (+28,938,000)  
                   (By transfer)                                                                 (3,163,000)          (3,163,000)  ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                            CHAPTER V                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
                           Centers for Disease Control and Prevention                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Disease control research and training (contingent emergency appropriations)     ...................           9,000,000           +9,000,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                              Health Care Financing Administration                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Program management                                                                      16,000,000           16,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter V:                                                                                                                        
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                           16,000,000           25,000,000           +9,000,000   
                       Appropriations                                                           (16,000,000)         (16,000,000)  ...................  
                       Contingent emergency appropriations                               ...................          (9,000,000)         (+9,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                           CHAPTER VI                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
                                      Capitol Police Board                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- General expenses (by transfer)                                                  ...................          (4,000,000)         (+4,000,000)  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    Architect of the Capitol                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Capitol Buildings, salaries and expenses                                        ...................           7,500,000           +7,500,000   
      -- Capitol grounds                                                                 ...................          20,000,000          +20,000,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Architect of the Capitol                                           ...................          27,500,000          +27,500,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter VI:                                                                                                                       
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                   ...................          27,500,000          +27,500,000   
                   (By transfer)                                                         ...................          (4,000,000)         (+4,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                           CHAPTER VII                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Military construction, Navy: Contingent emergency appropriations                ...................          17,428,000          +17,428,000   
      -- Military construction, Air Force: Contingent emergency appropriations           ...................           5,891,000           +5,891,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Military construction                                              ...................          23,319,000          +23,319,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                         Family Housing                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Family housing, Navy and Marine Corps (emergency appropriations)                        15,600,000   ...................         -15,600,000   
      --     Contingent emergency appropriations                                         ...................          18,100,000          +18,100,000   
 105-220 Family housing, Air Force (emergency appropriations)                                     1,500,000   ...................          -1,500,000   
      --     Contingent emergency appropriations                                         ...................           2,400,000           +2,400,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Family Housing                                                             17,100,000           20,500,000           +3,400,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter VII:                                                                                                                      
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                           17,100,000           43,819,000          +26,719,000   
                   Emergency appropriations                                                     (17,100,000)  ...................        (-17,100,000)  
                   Contingent emergency appropriations                                   ...................         (43,819,000)        (+43,819,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                          CHAPTER VIII                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Office of the Secretary                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Transportation planning, research, and development                              ...................           6,900,000           +6,900,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                 Federal Aviation Administration                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Operations                                                                      ...................          47,200,000          +47,200,000   
 105-220 Facilities and equipment (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)                        ...................         108,800,000         +108,800,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Federal Aviation Administration                                    ...................         156,000,000         +156,000,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                 Federal Highway Administration                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
         Federal-aid highways (Highway Trust Fund):                                                                                                     
 105-220     Emergency relief program (emergency appropriations)                                224,000,000   ...................        -224,000,000   
 105-220     Contingent emergency appropriations                                                 35,000,000          259,000,000         +224,000,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Federal Highway Administration                                            259,000,000          259,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                              National Transportation Safety Board                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Salaries and expenses                                                                    5,400,000            5,400,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter VIII:                                                                                                                     
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                          264,400,000          427,300,000         +162,900,000   
                       Appropriations                                                            (5,400,000)        (168,300,000)       (+162,900,000)  
                       Emergency appropriations                                                (224,000,000)  ...................       (-224,000,000)  
                       Contingent emergency appropriations                                      (35,000,000)        (259,000,000)       (+224,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                           CHAPTER IX                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                   DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Automation enhancement                                                          ...................          39,410,000          +39,410,000   
      -- Financial Management Service                                                    ...................           5,300,000           +5,300,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Department of the Treasury                                         ...................          44,710,000          +44,710,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter IX: New budget (obligational) authority                    ...................          44,710,000          +44,710,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                            CHAPTER X                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
                                Veterans Benefits Administration                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-177 Compensation and pensions                                                              550,000,000          550,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                       INDEPENDENT AGENCY                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                        
                          National Aeronautics and Space Administration                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-216 Human space flight (by transfer)                                                      (173,000,000)  ...................       (-173,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Chapter X:                                                                                                                        
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                          550,000,000          550,000,000   ...................  
                   (By transfer)                                                               (173,000,000)  ...................       (-173,000,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, title I                                                                 3,084,221,197        3,383,621,197         +299,400,000   
                   Fiscal year 1998:                                                                                                                    
                       New budget (obligational) authority                                   (3,084,221,197)      (3,383,621,197)       (+299,400,000)  
                           Appropriations                                                      (595,546,197)        (829,956,197)       (+234,410,000)  
                           Emergency appropriations                                          (2,238,835,000)      (1,871,428,000)       (-367,407,000)  
                           Contingent emergency appropriations                                 (249,840,000)        (682,237,000)       (+432,397,000)  
                       (By transfer)                                                           (188,163,000)         (51,163,000)       (-137,000,000)  
                       (By transfer) (contingent emergency appropriations)                       (5,000,000)          (5,000,000)  ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                      TITLE II--RESCISSIONS                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Agricultural Research Service (rescission)                                                -223,000   ...................            +223,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                           Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Salaries and expenses (rescission)                                                        -350,000   ...................            +350,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                 Agricultural Marketing Service                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Marketing services (rescission)                                                            -25,000   ...................             +25,000   
 105-215 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (rescission)                       -38,000   ...................             +38,000   
 105-215 Food Safety and Inspection Service (rescission)                                           -502,000             -502,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                       Farm Service Agency                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Salaries and expenses (rescission)                                                      -1,080,000   ...................          +1,080,000   
 105-228 Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account: Unsubsidized guaranteed             -6,736,197           -6,736,197   ...................  
          operating loans rescission)                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
                             Natural Resources Conservation Service                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Conservation operations (rescission)                                                      -378,000   ...................            +378,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                      Rural Housing Service                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Salaries and expenses (rescission)                                                        -846,000             -846,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                   Food and Nutrition Service                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Child nutrition programs (rescission)                                                     -114,000   ...................            +114,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Department of Agriculture                                                 -10,292,197           -8,084,197           +2,208,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Maritime Administration                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program Account: Guaranteed loans subsidy                      -2,138,000   ...................          +2,138,000   
          (rescission)                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                   DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                                      Bureau of Reclamation                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Water and related resources (rescission)                                                  -532,000   ...................            +532,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                    Bureau of Land Management                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Management of lands and resources (rescission)                                          -1,188,000           -1,188,000   ...................  
 105-215 Oregon and California grant lands (rescission)                                          -2,500,000           -2,500,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Bureau of Land Management                                                  -3,688,000           -3,688,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
                             United States Fish and Wildlife Service                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Resource management (rescission)                                                ...................            -250,000             -250,000   
 105-215 Construction (rescission)                                                               -1,188,000           -1,188,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, United States Fish and Wildlife Service                                    -1,188,000           -1,438,000             -250,000   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                      National Park Service                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Construction (rescission)                                                               -1,638,000           -1,638,000   ...................  
                                                                                                                                                        
                                         Bureau of Mines                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Mines and minerals (rescission)                                                         -1,604,860           -1,605,000                 -140   
                                                                                                                                                        
                                    Bureau of Indian Affairs                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Construction (rescission)                                                                 -737,000             -837,000             -100,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Department of the Interior                                                 -8,855,860           -9,206,000             -350,140   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
                                         Forest Service                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Forest and rangeland research (rescission)                                                -148,000   ...................            +148,000   
 105-215 State and private forestry (rescission)                                                    -59,000   ...................             +59,000   
 105-215 National forest system (rescission)                                                     -1,094,000   ...................          +1,094,000   
 105-215 Wildland fire management (rescission)                                                     -148,000   ...................            +148,000   
 105-215 Reconstruction and construction (rescission)                                               -30,000   ...................             +30,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Forest Service                                                             -1,479,000   ...................          +1,479,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                                     Office of the Secretary                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-215 Payments to air carriers (rescission of contract authorization)                         -2,499,000           -2,499,000   ...................  
 105-215 Payments to air carriers (Airport and Airway trust fund) (rescission of                 -1,000,000           -3,000,000           -2,000,000   
          contract authorization)                                                                                                                       
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Office of the Secretary                                                    -3,499,000           -5,499,000           -2,000,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                 Federal Aviation Administration                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Grants-in-aid for airports (Airport and Airway Trust Fund): (Rescission of      ...................        -185,893,000         -185,893,000   
          contract authorization)                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                        
                                 Federal Railroad Administration                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- Conrail Labor protection                                                        ...................            -508,234             -508,234   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Department of Transportation                                               -3,499,000         -191,900,234         -188,401,234   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                                   DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
      -- United States Customs Service: Salaries and expenses (rescission)               ...................         -11,300,000          -11,300,000   
      -- Internal Revenue Service: Information technology investments (rescission)       ...................         -33,410,000          -33,410,000   
                                                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
               Total, Department of the Treasury                                         ...................         -44,710,000          -44,710,000   
                                                                                        ================================================================
                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
                              Health Care Financing Administration                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
 105-220 Peer review limitation (Sec. 1101)                                                     -16,000,000          -16,000,000   ...................  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Total, Title II:                                                                                                                         
                   New budget (obligational) authority                                          -42,796,057         -269,900,431         -227,104,374   
                       Rescissions                                                             (-23,297,057)        (-62,508,431)        (-39,211,374)  
                       Rescissions of contract authorization                                    (-3,499,000)       (-191,392,000)       (-187,893,000)  
                                                                                        ================================================================
               Grand total, all titles (net)                                                  3,041,425,140        3,113,720,766          +72,295,626   
                   Fiscal year 1998 (net):                                                                                                              
                       New budget (obligational) authority                                   (3,041,425,140)      (3,113,720,766)        (+72,295,626)  
                           Appropriations                                                      (579,546,197)        (813,956,197)       (+234,410,000)  
                           Emergency appropriations                                          (2,238,835,000)      (1,871,428,000)       (-367,407,000)  
                           Contingent emergency appropriations                                 (249,840,000)        (682,237,000)       (+432,397,000)  
                           Rescissions                                                         (-23,297,057)        (-62,508,431)        (-39,211,374)  
                           Rescission of contract authorization                                 (-3,499,000)       (-191,392,000)       (-187,893,000)  
                       (By transfer)                                                           (188,163,000)         (51,163,000)       (-137,000,000)  
                       (By transfer) (contingent emergency appropriations)                       (5,000,000)          (5,000,000)  ...................  
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